AccountEdge 2010 Released in Canada
Acclivity upgrades Mac line, releases Windows small business accounting app in Canada
June 30, 2010 (Rockaway, NJ) - Acclivity today announced the release of the 2010 versions of AccountEdge for Mac and AccountEdge Network Edition for Mac, and a new-to-Canada version, AccountEdge for Windows. Acclivity develops Mac and Windows accounting and business management software for small businesses in over 70 countries.
AccountEdge for Windows marks the return of what used to be known as MYOB Accounting Plus, which has not been available for sale in Canada since 2002. Acclivity returned to the Canadian market with what used to be known as MYOB software last year, bringing AccountEdge for Mac to Canada after an eight-year absence.
"The release of AccountEdge for Windows in Canada is another important milestone for our Canadian business," said Acclivity’s Glenn Elliott. "And the first upgrade of AccountEdge for Mac in Canada marks the first anniversary of a product that’s been very well received by Canadian small businesses and the Canadian Mac community at-large."
New in AccountEdge for Windows
The Canadian version of AccountEdge 2010 for Windows comes with close to a decade's worth of features. Aside from core features including sales and purchases, banking, inventory, time billing, payroll and contact management, here is a small sampling:
- Credit card processing
- Integration with Enstore for online sales
- New command center interface
- Undo bank reconciliations
- More item attributes - brands, tags, weight, multiple images
- Maintain multiple years of transactions
- Time sheets for billing and payroll
For more information on all of the features found in AccountEdge 2010 for Windows, visit ca.accountedge.com/windows/features/.
New in AccountEdge for Mac
Among the notable new features in the latest version of AccountEdge for Mac are integration with Sofa’s web store Enstore, more detailed tracking of item information, and profitability of a sale analysis.
Web store integration
Enstore is a pay-as-you-go web store that seamlessly integrates with AccountEdge. Products, images, pricing and other details are managed in AccountEdge and synced up to Enstore. AccountEdge pulls down new orders, customers, payments and taxes.
Additional item attributes
AccountEdge 2010 comes with more robust tracking of item information, including item weight, tagging functionality, brand association, Internet price, and the ability to attach up to three images to an item for multiple viewpoints.
Profitability of a sale
Quickly learn the profitability of a sale with the Show Profit Analysis button. It shows gross profit, margin, and cost of each item you are selling and for the entire invoice. Change the price per unit to see how it affects margin and profitability. You can show profit analysis from an order, quote, or an invoice.
For a full list of new features available in AccountEdge 2010, please visit ca.accountedge.com/mac/features/.
Pricing and Availability
Both the Mac and Windows versions of AccountEdge are priced at $399 USD and are available for download at ca.accountedge.com. AccountEdge Network Edition is priced at $549 USD, includes a total of two user licenses, and is also available for download at ca.accountedge.com. AccountEdge will also be available at select retail locations.
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About Acclivity LLC
Acclivity develops, sells, and supports award-winning small business accounting and management software for Macintosh and Windows platforms in over 70 countries. For more information, visit acclivitysoftware.com.
Acclivity Releases AccountEdge for Windows
February 4, 2010 (Rockaway, NJ) - Acclivity today announced the immediate availability of AccountEdge for Windows 2010, their complete small business management and accounting software application that formerly went by the name Premier Accounting.
“We decided to change the name to AccountEdge for Windows for a couple of reasons,” said Tom Nash, Managing Partner of Acclivity. “Mainly we wanted to bring the software inline with its sister product, AccountEdge for Mac. It makes it easier for us to communicate with our customers, and simplifies our business.
“It also makes sense for us since we are beginning a push to bring the two versions of AccountEdge as close together as they can be, feature-wise,” Nash continued. “With this version, we were able to get a lot of features that we’ve been offering our Mac customers into the Windows version.”
New look
AccountEdge for Windows 2010 comes with an updated command center that is easier to read and navigate. The user’s company name appears in the top left corner of each command center window, and the icons, buttons and drop down menus have been redesigned for better readability.
Web store integration
EnStore is a pay-as-you-go web store that seamlessly integrates with AccountEdge. Products, images, pricing and other details are managed in AccountEdge and synced up to EnStore. AccountEdge pulls down new orders, customers, payments and taxes.
EnStore comes with the flexibility to customize your store, automatic shipping and tax rate lookup, hassle-free payment processing through major payment providers and a set of beautifully designed templates. You don’t have to be a web designer to set up this online store.
EnStore, currently in beta, comes with free setup, free hosting and unlimited bandwidth and storage. (Service available February 2010).
Additional item attributes
AccountEdge for Windows 2010 comes with more robust tracking of item information, including item weight, tagging functionality, brand association, Internet price, and the ability to attach up to three images to an item for multiple viewpoints.
Profitability of a sale
Quickly learn the profitability of a sale with the Show Profit Analysis button. It shows gross profit, margin, and cost of each item you are selling and for the entire invoice. Change the price per unit to see how it affects margin and profitability. You can show profit analysis from an order, quote, or an invoice.
Print bank deposit slips
Save time by printing out your bank deposit slips, while taking into consideration cash back on deposits, total cash, total checks, and number of items deposited. Purchase accompanying deposit slips that come pre-printed with your account information, and take your deposit slips right to the bank.
List searching improvements
Search with more speed and efficiency in ‘select from’ lists, such as when choosing a customer when filling out an invoice. You can search by first name, last name, company name, phone number, and more to help you find what you’re looking for faster. The new Search By feature works for vendors and items, too.
Also in AccountEdge 2010
- Enhanced usability in the bank reconciliation window allows for sorting of all columns. Quickly find a check by sorting a variety of options
- Create letters, send emails, and find transactions with card file action menu
- View Google MapsTM and get directions right from your contact cards
For a full list of new features available in AccountEdge for Windows 2010, please visit www.accountedge.com/windows/features/.
Pricing and availability
Available through the AccountEdge website, www.accountedge.com. AccountEdge is priced at $299 for new users, and $159 for upgraders. For more information, please visit www.accountedge.com, or call (800) 322-6962.
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Acclivity Announces AccountEdge 2010
New release includes web store integration
January 20, 2009 (Rockaway, NJ) - Acclivity today announced the release of AccountEdge 2010, the latest version of their premium small business accounting software for Mac.
The latest version of AccountEdge comes packed with the most requested updates and features as asked for by our users. Among the notable new features are integration with Sofa’s web store EnStore, more detailed tracking of item information, profitability of a sale analysis, and bank deposit slip printing.
“AccountEdge 2010 comes with several considerable updates this year,” said Tom Nash, Acclivity Managing Partner. “One of the new additions that we’re excited to talk about is the integration with EnStore, the new web store developed by our Checkout partners, Sofa. This feature is appealing for anyone that wants to offer their customers a simple, elegant online shopping experience. It’s easy to get started and start selling.”
Web store integration
EnStore is a pay-as-you-go web store that seamlessly integrates with AccountEdge. Products, images, pricing and other details are managed in AccountEdge and synced up to EnStore. AccountEdge pulls down new orders, customers, payments and taxes.
EnStore comes with the flexibility to customize your store, automatic shipping and tax rate lookup, hassle-free payment processing through major payment providers and a set of beautifully designed templates. You don’t have to be a web designer to set up this online store.
EnStore, currently in beta, comes with free setup, free hosting and unlimited bandwidth and storage. (Service available February 2010).
Additional item attributes
AccountEdge 2010 comes with more robust tracking of item information, including item weight, tagging functionality, brand association, Internet price, and the ability to attach up to three images to an item for multiple viewpoints.
Profitability of a sale
Quickly learn the profitability of a sale with the Show Profit Analysis button. It shows gross profit, margin, and cost of each item you are selling and for the entire invoice. Change the price per unit to see how it affects margin and profitability. You can show profit analysis from an order, quote, or an invoice.
Print bank deposit slips
Save time by printing out your bank deposit slips, while taking into consideration cash back on deposits, total cash, total checks, and number of items deposited. Purchase accompanying deposit slips that come pre-printed with your account information, and take your deposit slips right to the bank.
List searching improvements
Search with more speed and efficiency in ‘select from’ lists, such as when choosing a customer when filling out an invoice. You can search by first name, last name, company name, phone number, and more to help you find what you’re looking for faster. The new Search By feature works for vendors and items, too.
Open last company file
The welcome window comes with a new design that makes it easier to open your company file with the new Open Last file function. Open Last displays the last company file you opened, allowing you to start working with a single click.
Also in AccountEdge 2010
- Auto update automatically checks for any new software and payroll updates
- Backup your file in .zip format to share your file with Windows users
- Enhanced usability in the bank reconciliation window allows for sorting of all columns. Quickly find a check by sorting a variety of options
- Add shipping details to an invoice or order including tracking number
- Add gross pay and year-to-date gross pay on pay stubs and pay checks
- Sales Tax Reports provide a grand total for sales and purchases across all tax codes
For a full list of new features available in AccountEdge 2010, please visit www.accountedge.com/mac/features/.
Pricing and availability
Available through the AccountEdge website, www.accountedge.com, and other online outlets, mail order catalogs, and select retailers. AccountEdge is priced at $299 for new users, and $159 for upgraders ($249 for Network Edition). For more information, please visit www.accountedge.com, or call (800) 322-6962.
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Mamut to launch new Mac accounting products for UK market
Mamut and Acclivity form partnership and provide upgrade path for MYOB Mac customers
London, UK – 14 December 2009 – Mamut Software, the European provider of business software for small and medium businesses (SMBs), today announced that it will be launching two new products, Mamut AccountEdge and Mamut AccountEdge Plus, for the Apple Macintosh platform. The new products will launch in the UK in April 2010 and will be released as part of a multi-year partnership with Acclivity, global developers of the award winning AccountEdge series of accounting software.
In April 2008, Mamut acquired the UK Business Division of MYOB, and under the agreement Mamut gained distribution rights to the MYOB and DOSH brand names and product range in the UK. Mamut AccountEdge builds on the success of MYOB’s Mac products, and will include a new streamlined interface, offering improved navigation and appearance over previous MYOB offerings.
It includes several new innovations such as a Business Insights feature which allows users to easily view information about business critical data such as financial ratios, turnover, profits and operating balances and an integrated Google Map functionality which allows users to pin point a customer’s location and source directions.
“With the arrival of Mamut AccountEdge in the UK, Mac users will be able to take advantage of richer functionality. The release will give MYOB Mac users a valuable chance to catch up with the various developments in the market that have taken place since MYOB withdrew from the UK in 2008,” said Bryan Richter, UK Country Manager for Mamut, when explaining the significance of the new release. “Mamut is very pleased to continue driving forward the evolution of Mac products within the UK market.”
“The UK is fertile ground for Mac small business and we’re thrilled to be developing a fully localised version of AccountEdge for Mamut,” said Scott Davisson, Acclivity Managing Partner. “Acclivity’s long been committed to developing world-class software for small businesses that choose Macs and we’ve found the perfect partner in Mamut.”
Mamut will also be offering existing MYOB customers in the UK the opportunity to upgrade to the Mamut AccountEdge solution at a discounted price.
“This is a really positive development for MYOB Mac customers,” said Jonathon White, a leading independent chartered accountant. “A significant number of our customers currently use the Mac version of MYOB. They will be reassured that this agreement between Mamut and Acclivity will enable them to continue with this market leading product on their preferred platform.”
Mamut AccountEdge will be available directly from Mamut and through associated resellers and channel partners in the UK. The below are just some of the new features which will be included in the product at launch:
- Business Insights: allows users to calculate important financial ratios, providing current information about profits, turnover, and operating balances.
- Google Maps and View Directions: View a map or get turn-by-turn directions to the exact location of a customer, employee, vendor or personal contact
- New Form Customisation Tools: A new format palette makes forms customisation easier and more intuitive. Add text, and easily change the style. Insert images, shapes and fields, and quickly resize and rotate them to create the look users want
- Contact List Searching Improvements: New filters will help to further define user searches. When searching through their contacts, items, etc., users can now define their search term with “Contains” or “Starts with” to further narrow their results
- Card File Action Menu: Easy access to a variety of card-related options allows users to complete multiple tasks without having to leave the card screen. Users can create letters, send emails, find transactions and more as well as quickly creating a sale directly from a Customers contact Card
- Network Edition: With the addition of AccountEdge Plus, multiple users will be able to be in the accounting files at the same time. For example, users can have their bookkeeper pay the bills while the sales team are simultaneously creating invoices
- Enhanced Applescript Dictionary: An enhanced Applescript dictionary allows developers and users familiar with Applescript to build integrations with other applications
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Werck BV Announces Checkout 3
Major Upgrade Features Web Store Integration
September 24, 2009 (Rockaway, NJ) - Werck BV today announced the immediate release of Checkout 3, the powerful, easy and affordable point of sale software for the Mac.
"Checkout 3 comes loaded with features, but is still the easiest Mac Point of Sale application out today," says Dirk Stoop, Werck BV Partner. "We've included so many customer requested features and enhancements, like barcode label printing, a revamped Product Manager, and an overall speed boost. We're also proud to announce the launch of our new Checkout web store, EnStore."
Seamless eCommerce Integration
EnStore is a pay-as-you-go web store that integrates seamlessly with Checkout. Products can be managed in Checkout and then synced with EnStore, online orders and customers are then tracked directly in Checkout.
EnStore comes with the flexibility to customize your store, automatic shipping and tax rate lookup (US and Canada only), hassle-free payment processing through major payment providers and a set of beautifully designed templates created by the award-winning designers behind Checkout. The EnStore buying experience is so simple, your customers will keep coming back.
EnStore, currently in beta, comes with no setup fee, free hosting, and unlimited bandwidth and storage. Powered by Google App Engine, EnStore automatically scales up as your business grows.
Label Printing
Add barcodes to items, then print on Avery or Dymo labels. Scan the labels at the counter and Checkout does the rest.
Matrix Products
Checkout 3 has a brand new interface to set up product variations like sizes and colors. The number of definable product properties is limitless, making it easier to set up and sell products without restrictions.
Product Manager
Rebuilt from the ground up, Checkout's new product manager offers better search functions and allows for editing and deletion of multiple products at the same time.
Deposits
Checkout 3 makes it possible to accept down payments and deposits on orders.
Quicker Sales
A typical retail sale is now completed faster and easier. With improved support for barcode scanners and magnetic swipe readers, Checkout now works even better in a high-volume business.
And so much more:
- Faster log-ins, and overall improved performance for large stores
- Connect up to 20 workstations to one store (Only when the store is hosted on an Intel-based Mac)
- Improved barcode scanner and swipe reader support
- Faster and more powerful search functionality
- Select and delete multiple customer records at once
- Improved Reports and Ledger performance
- Multi-region sales tax support
- Support for multiple suppliers per product
- New easy interface to scan in or enter serial numbers for your products
- Edit properties of multiple products at once
- Support for manually configured connections in the Login window
- Support for shipping addresses and shipping cost on Orders
- Support for hosting multiple Stores on one computer
Availability and Pricing
In the United States and Canada, Checkout is available through Apple resellers, on the web at checkoutapp.com, and other online outlets and mail order catalogs.
Internationally, Checkout 3 is available from Werck Sales BV at checkoutapp.com
Checkout 3 is priced at $399 / €329. More information can be found on Checkout 3 at checkoutapp.com, or by calling (877) 788-1202.
Trademarks
Google App Engine is a trademark of Google Inc. Checkout is a trademark of Werck BV. EnStore is a trademark of Sofa BV. Other mentioned product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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AccountEdge Returns to Canada
Acclivity Releases Mac Small Business Accounting App in Canada
July 7, 2009 (Rockaway, NJ) - Small business software developer Acclivity today announced the release of the long-awaited Canadian version of AccountEdge, their small business accounting solution for the Mac. The release marks the return of AccountEdge to Canada after an eight-year absence.
"We've been wanting to re-introduce AccountEdge back into Canada for a long time," said Todd Salkovitz, Product Evangelist at Acclivity. "For years, the Canadian Mac small business community has been letting us know loud and clear that Canadians using Macs deserve world-class software and I'm happy to finally be able to say that we've made it happen."
Acclivity acquired MYOB US, Inc. and its development team from MYOB Limited of Australia in late November 2008, and named bringing AccountEdge back to Canada as a top priority. Acclivity brings two products to Canada today: AccountEdge, premium small business accounting software for Mac, and AccountEdge Network Edition, which adds multi-user networking to AccountEdge.
New Features
The Canadian version of AccountEdge comes packed with new features. The command centre interface has evolved with a more streamlined design, plus the addition of the Task List, a sliding drawer for quick access to frequently used windows and reports. Business Insights provides trend-based information for year-over-year analysis of profits, turnover, and operating balances.
Mac OS X support has been enhanced with Address Book Syncing, iCal integration, MobileMe backup, improved AppleScript capability, better reporting, and integration with Checkout and Daylite. For a full list of the almost 10 years worth of new features available in AccountEdge, go to ca.accountedgeapp.com/features.
Windows Version
"We've got good news for Canadian small businesses using Windows, too," Salkovitz said. "We will be releasing a Windows version of AccountEdge for Canada in 2010. More details will be posted on our website as they become available."
Pricing and Availability
AccountEdge is priced at $399 USD and is available for download at ca.accountedgeapp.com/. AccountEdge Network Edition is priced at $549 USD, includes a total of two user licenses, and is also available for download at ca.accountedgeapp.com/. AccountEdge will also be available at select retail locations.
Acclivity Purchases MYOB US, Inc. - Strengthens Mac Product Development
December 6, 2008 - Rockaway, NJ - Acclivity has announced it has acquired MYOB US Inc. and its Mac (and PC) development team from MYOB Limited of Australia. Acclivity will now drive global development of MYOB's Mac OS business management products - FirstEdge, AccountEdge and AccountEdge Network Edition.
Acclivity will continue to enhance and deliver these products to its US customers. Acclivity will also develop the Mac OS products for MYOB who will be its exclusive republisher in Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
Additionally, Acclivity's new development team will continue to develop the Windows product line for their US customer base.
"This deal delivers benefits to our customers on several fronts," said Scott Davisson, Acclivity Managing Partner. "First and foremost, it allows us to author the product roadmap for our US customers on Mac and Windows. We think they'll be thrilled with the product direction in the coming years."
"We'll also be able to assert our Mac focus by building great solutions for small businesses that use Macs; an often underserved group," Davisson said.
"This deal also allows us the flexibility to enter markets outside of the US," added Tom Nash, Acclivity Managing Partner. "We're now free to explore how we will bring AccountEdge back to Canada. By popular demand, I might add."
Current MYOB US customers, as well as Australian and New Zealand Mac customers, will continue to use the same products and have access to the same support resources to which they've grown accustomed. "There will be no customer disruption," Nash said.
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Acclivity and Sofa Announce Checkout Joint Venture
Join forces to develop, market and support Checkout point of sale software globally
November 7, 2007 (ROCKAWAY, NJ) - Acclivity, exclusive distributors of MYOB software in the US, and Sofa, developers of Mac point of sale software Checkout, have announced the creation of Werck BV, a joint venture that will combine Acclivity's experience servicing small businesses with Sofa's dedication to developing easy-to-use software. Werck will develop, market and support Checkout for Mac small businesses around the world.
Acclivity, which does business as MYOB US, will distribute Checkout in the US and Canada under the MYOB brand, while Checkout will be sold under the newly formed Werck brand in all other international markets.
"Sofa's founders have an infectious passion to help simplify the lives of retailers, which perfectly complements our focus on small business owners," says Scott Davisson, Managing Partner, Acclivity. "They also have a very clear development philosophy. Retailers using the Mac will be excited not only by what Checkout can do for their daily workflow, but by how elegant, simple, and Mac-like the software is to use."
Checkout helps retailers manage their point-of-sale processes, order entry, inventory management, customers and vendors. Unlike traditional point-of-sale systems that often require custom implementations, Checkout is designed to get retailers up and running in 15 minutes or less.
"We're thrilled to partner with MYOB US. Sofa's core ability to build software, brands and an overall product experience joined with MYOB US's seasoned expertise in the small business software market provide the best possible ingredients for even better small business solutions," says Dirk Stoop, co-founder, Sofa.
A soon-to-be-released major upgrade to Checkout will provide an even more mature, feature-rich offering with such features as multi-user access, accounting software integration, and credit card processing (version 2 is expected to ship in early 2008).
"We’re growing our range of great business tools for small businesses and increasing the choices for businesses that use Macs," says Davisson. "We're obviously partial to our complete solution, with MYOB AccountEdge and Checkout, but we’re open to working with other accounting software as well.”
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MYOB Ltd. Announces Management Buyout of US Operations
Rockaway, NJ (November 29, 2005) – MYOB Ltd. (ASX: MYO), global developer of small business accounting and management software and services, today announced the sale of its US operations to Acclivity LLC, an entity owned by certain members of the MYOB US, Inc. management team. Acclivity will act as the exclusive US republisher for MYOB products and services as of December 5, 2005.
Acclivity is owned and managed by Tom Nash, former architect of MYOB US, Inc. product strategy, and Scott Davisson, former head of MYOB US Sales and Marketing. Under the republishing agreement, Acclivity (dba MYOB-US) will provide the same level of superior service and support that MYOB customers have come to expect, while aggressively seeking to grow its user base. MYOB Ltd. will continue to develop MYOB small business accounting and management software for the US market.
“Our chief focus is the continued support of our MYOB customers. It’s important that our customers understand that, from their perspective, nothing changes.” said Tom Nash, Acclivity Managing Partner.
Craig Winkler, CEO MYOB Ltd., commented, “We firmly believe that this structure delivers the best result for MYOB customers, employees and shareholders. And, importantly, our US customers will continue to receive the same world-class products and services that they have always received. We are very pleased with the outcome, and look forward to working closely with our new US republisher over the years to come.”
Acclivity anticipates expanding its existing products and services portfolio through development efforts and strategic partnerships, and will actively listen to its customers for confirmation that its direction remains in alignment with the pivotal needs of small businesses.
“Long term, it’s our goal to leverage our experience within the small business and accountant markets to identify opportunities for growth,” said Scott Davisson, Acclivity Managing Partner. “In many ways this transaction allows for the best of both worlds. We’ll continue to work closely with MYOB Limited, a first rate, global organization, while taking advantage of the freedom and entrepreneurial spirit of a small business.”
Acclivity LLC will remain at MYOB’s current location in Rockaway, NJ and will retain the same phone and fax numbers.
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