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SAGE an accounting software - seesamad - 01-14-2005

AOA !
Dear All ! May i have your attention plz i wanna an information abt an accounting software named SAGE. Can i habdle / use it by myself means if i wanna to learn SAGE by myself is this possible ? It will be difficult or not .ALso tellme that SAGE software has what type of feature and in PAKISTAN Will it be available easily on cds or not?
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Abdul Samad MBA-itm (IIUI) ; ACCA (2.3 & 2.4 )

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- Goodman - 01-14-2005

its a bookkeeping software. you can get it from wwww.sage.com

If you the conceptual knowledge of bookkeeping, you can learn sage by yourself otherwise you might need some assistance.

- seesamad - 01-14-2005

AOA dear Mr.Good Man;
thanks for your cooperations but do tell me that what type of assistence i have to look after .
As a very important question is that in our PAKISTAN How many types of accountung packages are mostly implemening or are in under use in multinational firms and banks.
LOOKINF FORWARD FOR YOUR COOPERATIONS.
Thanks and Regards!
Bye Bye )

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its a bookkeeping software. you can get it from wwww.sage.com

If you the conceptual knowledge of bookkeeping, you can learn sage by yourself otherwise you might need some assistance.

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- Goodman - 01-16-2005

Abdul

I have a limited but progressive exposure of pakistani businesses. I think large companies use customized databases and very few companies use softares like sage.

- Desert Sleet - 01-17-2005

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Here is a Review of Sage Software by Zdnet. Hope It ill Help You
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote<hr height=1 noshade id=quote> Line 50 v9 is the latest accounting âsolutionâ from Sage, probably the UKâs best-known publisher of business accounting software. The Sage range, split into five product groups, covers practically every business situation, from Instant Accounting for the one-man band to the Web-enabled Line 500 for large-scale industries. Within those groups, there are different levels of functionality dependent on the extent of your requirements and the depth of your pocket.

Line 50 is aimed at small-to-medium businesses and comprises three products. In ascending order of cost and functionality, thereâs Sage Accountant, which offers three-ledger (sales, purchase and nominal) accounting along with features such as profit & loss, balance sheets and budget reporting as well as VAT management and credit control. Then thereâs Sage Accountant Plus which adds stock control, invoicing and cheque printing. Finally, thereâs Sage Financial Controller, reviewed here, which has all of those plus extras like sales and purchase order processing, quotations and pro-formas. In fact, whether as an upgrade or starting from scratch, sales and purchase order processing are so useful that thereâs a case to be made for bypassing the lesser titles and jumping straight to Financial Controller. Other useful facilities include fixed asset tracking, component stock verification, bill paying online via BACS, various e-commerce options and, if youâre brave enough, applying credit charges to customers who do not pay on time.

Features new to version 9 include allowing you to archive a complete set of company data; grouping tasks to suit your usage; the ability to process transactions in all major foreign currencies (although if this is a significant proportion of your business, Sage recommends Line 100 instead); and predefined graphical reports of key management information. Improvements to other areas allow you to view summary details of your customers' payment history, stock levels and business performance; keep track of how much stock you have (or donât have); write debt-chasing letters (and if this fails, put them on âstopâ); use wizards to calculate your VAT Return and run your month and year end. The program also boasts Plain Paper Printing (instead of buying pre-printed forms), and although most other accounting systems can do this, Sage gives you lines, boxes and other graphics to play with. Other thoughtful touches include the ability to scan in images such as signatures on reports, a warning when the Sales Price entered on an invoice is less than the cost price on your product record and the option to have every VAT number validated on entry (country format only).

One new feature, Transaction e-mail (only in Financial Controller) lets you send and receive orders, invoices and other trading documents by email instead of through the post. This naturally saves time and paper and if you receive transactions by email it can eliminate re-keying errors. Transaction e-mail can be sent to anyone with an email address and still, says Sage, satisfy the VAT regulations. It does, though, cost you -- the first six months are free, but after that itâs Â£99 annually -- in contrast to competitor Intuitâs QuickBooks which can also email invoices but at no extra charge. Sage says it uses structured email containing a security code to make it difficult for tampering to go undetected. You need Microsoftâs Outlook as your email client.

Although it falls into the integrated software category (rather than being modular), Line 50 professes to be able to establish links to other Sage offerings like WebTrader, Payroll, Job Costing, Contact Manager and Timeslips, plus third-party software. In the box you get Sage Forecasting (that lets you apply âwhat if?â queries to your data) plus a report designer.

If youâre upgrading from a previous Line 50 installation, or from Instant Accounting, you just point the program at that existing data. If youâre coming from a competitive product, the only way to get your data in is either to re-key or to export it from your previous program and import it into Line 50, a surprisingly cumbersome procedure for software that hopes to make you a Sage convert.

You can buy Sage Accountant for Â£395 (ex. VAT), although you wouldnât if you need invoicing. The standard Financial Controller costs Â£840, unchanged from the previous version, and thereâs a network version for Â£2,175 (which includes one yearâs SageCover). Line 50âs competition includes the likes of QuickBooks Premier at Â£350, Access Foundations starting at around Â£600, and Pastel Accounting also from Â£600, although none match it feature for feature. Sage also throws in a nice thick manual, and you can buy a support contract and extensive tailored training.
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- seesamad - 01-19-2005

AOA !
Dear Desert thanks a lot . I appreciate ur kind attention to my query and cooperation .
Thanks and Regards !
Bye bye
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