Best Software Delivers More Insights To Its Partners (As Well As ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The company also announced FAS Construction in Progress Accounting, a new module that aims at allowing companies to better control their capital budgets and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/07/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_07_25_03_1.asp - 19k - 2003-07-25 Summary: During Insights 2003, Best Software announced several new industry-specific kits and a strategic acquisition in support of its vertical product strategy, which targets manufacturers, distributors, nonprofits and accountants. More than 40,000 accounting and bookkeeping firms currently use or recommend Bes

Will Sage Group Cement Its SME Leadership with ACCPAC and Softline ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... growth, and a great reason for this would be its prudent strategy of acquiring complementary products that lend themselves to cross-selling (eg, FAS and ACT! ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/06/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_06_05_04_1.asp - 23k - 2004-06-05 Summary: Given Sage's revenue level is quite higher than those of Geac, MBS, SSA Global, and Lawson Software, making it an ultimate juggernaut within the SME market per se, the time has long come for its mind share to become commensurate with its size.

Will Sage Group Cement Its SME Leadership with ACCPAC and Softline ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... In the US, that has meant MAS 90, MAS 200, and MAS 500, along with Peachtree, BusinessWorks, Best FAS, and the Platinum for Windows (PfW) BatchMaster line. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/06/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_06_11_04_1.asp - 29k - 2004-06-11 Summary: The major quandary for Sage/Best will be whether to base the long-term strategy on leveraging ACCPAC's technologically superior product into and overriding a unified enterprise solution, or to remain as a conglomerate of stand-alone solutions with strong brand names.

Best Software Delivers More Insights To Its Partners (As Well As ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... expanding albeit well-crafted portfolio of business-management solutions for small-to-mid-sized organizations, including ACT!, Abra, CPASoftware, FAS, MAS 90 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/07/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_07_24_03_1.asp - 18k - 2003-07-24 Summary: Several months after having unveiled its 'customer and/or partner for life' strategy blueprint at the end of 2002, Best Software recently organized its first annual Insights 2003 conference and briefed its partners on the actual steps of executing its strategy to prop itself up against the inevitable fac

Microsoft to Add 'Encore' Functionality to MBS Great Plains 8.0 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... and the biggest reason for this would be its prudent strategy of acquiring complementary products that lend themselves to cross-selling (including, FAS and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/07/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_07_09_04_1.asp - 16k - 2004-07-09 Summary: Microsoft's Encore acquisition should bring the two former partners' complementary product offerings even closer together and should widen opportunities within the public and nonprofit sectors under the Microsoft umbrella. The products' technologies are quite compatible and so their integration will not

Best Software Delivers More Insights To Its Partners (As Well As ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... for some time to come, still likely suffer from either the "Best who?" syndrome and/or will be confused with the former Abra, Carpe Diem or FAS provider only. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/07/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_07_29_03_1.asp - 25k - 2003-07-29 Summary: Best Software/Sage is a company that delivers products based on savvy understanding of its customers' needs, of the competitive forces in the market, and on constant adaptability. It is still standing on top of the hill in many SME markets, and it is typically a much more difficult task for anyone to cap

Accounting (ERP for SMB):Sage Software Sage MAS 200 ERP

... The core accounting features modules in A/P, A/R, Bank Reconciliation, FAS Asset Accounting, G/L, and Magnetic Media Reporting. ... http:/.../software/174-10978/Accounting-ERP-for-SMB/Sage-Software-Sage-MAS-200-ERP.html - 4k - 2008-06-18

Best Software To Hold Competition At Bay Part Four: Challenges & ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... company will, for some time to come, still likely suffer from either the "Best who?" syndrome and/or will be confused with the former Abra or FAS provider only ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2002/12/research_notes/EN_CR_PJ_12_23_02_1.asp - 16k - 2002-12-23 Summary: The downside, as a rule, is the painstaking integration effort yet to be devised for a number of remaining products in the Sage s/Best s family and to be subsequently exerted, as there is always a large time bracket from concept to actual materialization. Further, integration is never a simple feat.

The Market Impact of Two Powerhouses

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... growth, and a great reason for this would be its prudent strategy of acquiring complementary products that lend themselves to cross-selling (eg, FAS and ACT! ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/08/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_08_25_05_1.asp - 23k - 2005-08-25 Summary: This is an analysis of the equivalent moves of two superpowers to secure the lower-end of the market, also known as the small-to-medium enterprise (SME) market segment. One is Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS), the other is UK-based the Sage Group.

Best Software To Hold Competition At Bay Part Two: Strategy

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... its diverse, ever-expanding portfolio of business-management solutions for small-to-mid-sized organizations, including ACT!, Abra, CPASoftware, FAS, MAS 90 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2002/12/research_notes/EN_CR_PJ_12_19_02_1.asp - 20k - 2002-12-19 Summary: Best Software's top objective is to encourage customers to stay with the company for the life of their business.