-- Better Cash Flow Management -- Richer analysis capabilities enable
construction firms to better project cash flow needs. They can also run
"What If" scenarios to see the impact of certain activities on the business
such as equipment purchases, additional employees or subcontractors, and
other investments, without running actual transactions, and can customize
cash flow projections based on historical transactions or other activity.
All of these scenarios can be exported to Microsoft® Excel® for further
analysis.
-- More Historical Data -- Now companies can report on data outside of
two open years, allowing them to easily compare budgets and financial
results using more comprehensive historical trends. This offers improved
trending analysis and enables better research producing more accurate
forecasts based on prior years' activity.(1)
-- Real Time Error Alerts -- Day-to-day transaction management is
improved through warnings when a company uses a non-standard A/P or A/R
account on Purchase and Sales Invoices, as well as when they use non-Cash
accounts on Receipts and Payments. The new alerts extend the existing
Internal Accounting Review feature by warning small businesses as problems
occur so there's less likelihood of mistakes continuing and causing
problems in the long term.
-- Improved Time and Expense Tracking -- The ability to set the first day
of the work week for weekly timesheets for those who don't work a
traditional Monday-Friday week. To save time, they can also copy
timesheets from the previous week, as well as see new Time and Expense
Ticket List Views, for better analysis.
-- Improved payroll management -- A new Vacation and Sick Time tab on the
employee record allows easy variance of time-off options per employee, with
a new Vacation and Sick Time Report to easily display that information. As
an added precaution, all Peachtree reports now display only the last four
digits of Social Security numbers, to help prevent identity theft and
comply with state laws.
Using Peachtree Premium Accounting for Construction, construction-based
small businesses can track progress billing, calculate labor burden,
monitor insurance expiration dates, and companies using an accrual based
accounting method can also manage retainage payables and receivables.
Additionally, Peachtree Premium Accounting for Construction 2009 comes with
Crystal Reports® 2008(2) to provide even greater operational and
financial analysis with customized reports.
With Peachtree Premium Accounting for Construction, start up is simplified
with the Set up Wizard and sample charts of accounts. Strong security
features, reporting options, Business Status Center and greater integration
with Microsoft Office applications offer small construction companies an
accounting package that will help them streamline operations and better
manage business cycles to generate positive results.
Growing companies recognize Peachtree as a powerful tool to help them
manage current and future growth, and Sage Software offers the assistance
they need to manage that growth. Also available in the product line is
Peachtree by Sage - Quantum 2009. Introduced in 2006, Peachtree Quantum is
the most comprehensive application in the product line, offering all of the
new features and enhancements along with more user and transaction volume
support. With 2009, Peachtree Quantum now supports up to 30 licensed,
named users(3) and provides significant performance improvements in
multi-user environments using new Smart Posting technology. This
technology provides significant performance improvements in multi-user
environments.(4) And, repeated tests have proven Peachtree Quantum 2009
significantly outperforms products such as QuickBooks® Enterprise 2008
with up to 4 times faster transaction processing in a 20 user
environment.(5)
Included with Peachtree Quantum is Peachtree Quantum Business Care, an
extensive service plan that includes all the product updates and upgrades
that become available within 12 months of the product purchase date, access
to online training and one year of unlimited access to Customer Support.(6)
As small construction related companies grow and require additional
scalability, there is also a clear migration path available for them up to
the company's Sage Timberline Office and Sage Master Builder products.
Pricing and Availability
Peachtree by Sage Premium Accounting for Construction 2008 and the
industry-specific solutions for accountants, distribution, nonprofits and
manufacturing are now available direct from Sage Software, selected
resellers, and hundreds of Peachtree Certified Consultants nationwide. The
manufacturer's suggested retail price for Peachtree by Sage Premium
Accounting for Construction 2008 single user is $599.99 and for multi-user
(5 seat license) is $1299.99. 10, 15, 20 and 30 seat licenses are
available for Peachtree Quantum, which starts at $3950.00 for new
customers, $3575.00 for upgrading customers. High value competitive
rebates are available from Sage Software for customers on other small
business accounting packages. Call 800-228-0068 for more details.
About Sage Software
Sage Software supports the needs, challenges and dreams of nearly 2.9
million small and mid-sized business customers in North America through
easy-to-use, scalable and customizable software and services. Our products
support accounting, operations, customer relationship management, human
resources, time tracking, merchant services and the specialized needs of
the construction, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit and
real estate industries. Sage Software is a subsidiary of The Sage Group
plc, a leading international supplier of accounting and business management
software solutions and related products and services for small and
mid-sized businesses. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock
Exchange in 1989 and the Group now has 5.7 million customers and employs
over 14,800 people worldwide. For more information, please visit the Web
site at www.sagesoftware.com/moreinfo or call (866) 308-2378.
1 Upon upgrading to Peachtree 2009, 3 years of converted Peachtree
Financial Statement data and account balance data on General Ledger reports
will be readily accessible, as well as any future closed years will be
available.
2 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and Windows Server 2000 not
supported
3 Multi User licenses available in packs of 10, 15, 20 or 30. A maximum
of 30 licensed, named users is allowed. Only the first 30 named users
selected in the user maintenance screen are considered licensed, named
users.
4 Performance results are based on recommended system requirements for
Peachtree Premium Accounting 2009. Results may vary based on configuration,
size and content of data file, system and network traffic. For information
on testing environment refer to www.peachtreequantum.com/test09.
5 Performance results are based on recommended system requirements for
Peachtree Quantum Accounting 2009, which satisfies the system requirements
for QuickBooks Enterprise 2008. Results may vary based on configuration,
size and content of data file, system and network traffic. For information
on testing environment refer to www.peachtreequantum.com/qbetest09.
6 The Peachtree Business Care Plan (which includes product upgrades,
updates, and customer support) will be renewed automatically each year on
the anniversary date of your purchase unless you terminate your agreement
prior to that date. Renewal is not required to continued access to product
updates for supported versions.
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