Insights Update!

Last month, MCG representatives attended Sage Software’s (formerly Best Software!) largest business partner conference ever in Dallas, Texas. Over 25 new products, upgrades, and services were announced. Some highlights are below – see the press release for more details at www.bestsoftwareinc.com/newsroom.

Sage Software is expanding its hosted service offerings with new Sage Payroll Services for mid-market companies and organizations, including Sage Payroll Service for Abra, Sage Payroll Service for MAS, and a stand-alone payroll service for companies using any in-house accounting system.

• Sage CRM and SageCRM.com offer a configurable full CRM suite with sales force automation, marketing automation and client care automation that can be deployed as a hosted or on-premises solution. The company’s market-first rent-to-buy program makes Sage CRM and SageCRM.com attractive options for small and mid-sized businesses.
• Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 Version 4.1, scheduled for availability in September, will extend the enhanced user interface, and unique personalization, customization and integration capabilities of the new business framework that were previously introduced in version 4.0 into the Accounts Receivable, Sales Order, Return Merchandise Authorization, and Bank Reconciliation modules. Also scheduled for release this fall is Sage MAS 200 SQL (version 3.73), which will feature Crystal v10 support and extend the Paperless Office functionality throughout all appropriate modules.
• Sage MAS 500 Version 7.0, scheduled for availability in September, will offer a new Business Insights Explorer module, providing enhanced business intelligence through streamlined access to key information. Extensive new warehouse management capabilities will enable customers to customize the picking and shipping workflow, and implement advanced processes such as wave picking.