See the release notes:
Sage ERP MAS 90 and MAS 200 4.5.0.2
Service Pack 8 for V2011
Sage BusinessWorks v2011 SP 8 contains the early tax table updates for 2012 AND the adjusted OASDI rate of 4.2% per the recent Congressional vote. Please do not install this service pack until AFTER you have completed your last payroll of 2011 and after you have run the W2 forms.
You can download a service pack from Sage BusinessWorks:
1. From the BusinessWorks Help menu, select Support and Service on the Web, and Download Updates. If you are already logged into Sage Software Online, you can skip to step 4.
2. Log in to Sage Software Online (www.sagesoftwareonline.com). (If you are not registered for Sage Software Online, click Register now, and follow the onscreen instructions.)
3. Click Support, and Sage BusinessWorks.
4. The Sage BusinessWorks support webpage appears.
5. Click Service Packs.
6. Click Download v2011 SP8.
7. See the Release Notes that accompany the service pack for more details.
Sage Software, Inc. (2011) - Sage BusinessWorks Accounting Service Pack 8 for v2011
Due to the many tax law changes in the past year, Sage BusinessWorks Support is expecting a higher than average call volume this January with longer expected wait times in the support queue. We realize that your time is valuable so the Sage BusinessWorks Support team created videos and documents designed to address the majority of the anticipated end of year questions with emphasis on the OASDI and FUTA changes in 2011.
To help you with your yearend processing, please review the following:
Sage Software, Inc. (2011) Sage BusinessWorks Accounting Important Tips for End of Year Payroll Processing
Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 4.5 is packed with compelling value, new features and functionality, and even more flexibility. The enhancements in this exciting release are inspired by you—our customers—mainly in Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Purchase Order, and Sales Order. Customers upgrading to 4.5 will receive a FREE fully functional SageCRM 7.1 user and server license, and one Sage ERP MAS Intelligence Report Manager License. Intelligence now includes new Reporting Tree capabilities and enhanced report distribution. 4.5 is so flexible, you can choose to remain on your current system, or move to Sage ERP MAS 200 SQL*, running on a Microsoft SQL Server database. Also incorporated in 4.5 are the 37 enhancements provided through downloadable Product Updates since Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 4.4 shipped last year, in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliation, Inventory Management, Job Cost, Paperless Office, Payroll, Sales Order, as well as additional system-wide features and functionality.
You asked Sage for a more streamlined way to manage your customers who have a corporate or parent company, and subsidiaries or branches. So we’ve incorporated a new type of customer in 4.5, a National Account. Using this designation, you’ll be able to identify and bill the parent company for goods and services you sell and provide to the branch—while still keeping a unique customer account for each entity. Options in Accounts Receivable let you associate existing accounts, and establish the billing relationships you want for each. Then use Sales Order just as you normally do to enter National Accounts orders, check credit and inventory, and ship and bill. Efficiently provide goods and services to your customers, and correctly show what’s “Billed To” the parent company using its name and address, and then “shipped to” the branch.
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Based on the solid foundation that Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 ERP solutions have continued to build on for over 20 years, our latest release provides something for everyone. From Core Financials and Project Management to Distribution and Manufacturing, Sage MAS 90 and 200 4.4 is loaded with features. You can work even more efficiently the way you want to with new features and enhancements focused on workflow and business process, especially in the inventory management, purchase order, bill of materials, and bar code areas of the system. Features and functionality in Sage MAS 90 and 200 version 4.4 include some of the most requested customer enhancements, and incorporates more personalization options, increasing flexibility in data entry and report creation, easier access to data, and many other usability improvements.
The list of 4.4 enhancements is led by the ability to use expanded fields, additional customization tools, more Business Insights Explorer views, personalized report settings, and the ability to perform more efficient inventory counts. To help you drive efficiency, moving up to the new version can now be done with more control and at much greater convenience to your company, so you won’t need to interrupt your daily operations and normal workflow in order to upgrade. Many of the enhancements are business process specific—resulting in streamlined workflows and improved everyday operational value.
Parallel Migration allows you to migrate to 4.4 from previous versions of Sage MAS 90 or 200 (versions 3.71, 4.0, 4.05, 4.10, 4.2, or 4.3) with more freedom and control over the process. You can continue normal business operations and work with your Business Partner to begin your upgrade, prepare and test, and then migrate when you are ready. Built-in premigration utilities scan your data and help you make the repairs necessary for a smooth migration. These new tools and features reduce the overall cost of upgrading by minimizing the impact on your business.
In 4.4, you can expand your Customer and Item number fields, or elect to continue to use your existing field lengths. Twenty alphanumeric characters can be used for Customer numbers, and 30 for Item numbers. These new character field lengths allow you to add specific information within those character fields to improve your workflow and enhance business processes. Using up to 20 characters for customer numbers allows full company names to be used, or coded or themed information to be added, which assists in easy identification for multiple accounts of the same or similar names, and more. Expanding the item number to 30 characters improves productivity and business workflow through the use of smart part numbers, such as a UPC, recycling codes, a vendor number, special handling requirements information, and more.
Based on the solid foundation that Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 ERP solutions have set for over 20 years, our latest release works the way you do—and delivers more value to growing companies like yours. Focused on the most requested customer enhancements, Sage MAS 90 and 200 4.3 incorporates more business intelligence, paperless office capabilities, direct deposit functionality, usability improvements, and complete business solutions.
The list of 4.3 enhancements is led by additional Business Insights Explorer views, new charting capabilities, and Business Insights Dashboard features. To help you drive efficiency, enhancements include the incorporation of paperless office e-mail, fax, and document storage functionality, built-in Federal and Sate Tax reporting and eFiling capabilities. For both you and your employees, full direct deposit capabilities provide more efficient payroll and options for deposit selections. Many of the enhancements are process and module specific—resulting in streamlined workflows and improved everyday operational value. With Sage MAS 90 and 200 4.3, we continue to listen to our customers and provide the functionality that you tell us is most important to you. The addition of new features and enhancements—along with a simplified upgrade process moving from 4.2—continues to provide you a low total cost of ownership.
New inquiry tools and reporting capabilities make analysis and decision-making more straightforward. Enhancements throughout the software make data entry and navigation more natural and intuitive. The object-oriented architecture introduced in version 4.0 has been expanded throughout the core accounting applications, plus integration with CRM solutions and a new fixed asset management module extend the capabilities of your software.
Business Insights Explorer— Gain Instant Visibility Across Your Business
Business Insights Explorer is an easy-to-use, on-the-fly inquiry and analysis tool that improves your decision-making by helping you identify opportunities, inefficiencies, challenges, successes, and more. With a smartly designed grid interface, it serves up information from across the Sage MAS 90 or 200 system. You get a perfect view into important information and tasks, as well as immediate answers to unanticipated inquiries without an existing report. You can even drill down and edit information at the transaction level directly from Business Insights Explorer!
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