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MYOB AccountEdge 2009 (Mac OS X)

Account Edge  

We have been an MYOB user for years. Yes it is an excellent package for small to medium business. You can also let your accountant take the data file and access it from Windows as most accountants are incredibly backward when it comes to Macs. However I did note the blurb above and want to take issue with a couple of things. 1 - Multiuser licence - now NOT supported from MYOB and will not be supported for ???? even if you have a SW paid support package. Their excuse? "Well Mac change their OS so often we just cannot keep up with it any longer." This is from a company which is facing a take over of AU$400m from a US company. I really wonder if they will stay with Mac - funny thing is they cut their teeth on MAC OS and then went to the PC market as well so they could make a buck! 2 - "Product Description: You'll find that AccountEdge is an extremely capable accountant, a great executive assistant, a terrific customer relations manager". IMHO it will never be a CRM - too slow - it really is slow - half the speed of the PC version and if you can't multilicence it across platform and auto synch with your Palm or PC when anywhere in the world what's the point of calling it CRM? They say that you import and export name lists but not really - just the salesman getting off with their usual hyperbole. 3 - "AccountEdge 2009 also includes integration with Marketcircle's productivity suite Daylite" - read the versiontracker reports on Daylite. Wonder why they didn't choose a good cross platform front end device such as FileMaker or NowUpToDate? "includes integration" is the carefully worded description. 4 - Annoying things? Setting up a client who has say 3 addresses - no problem - mail, billing & delivery say. What if they are all the same? You guessed it - you need to enter all separately. Very annoying and when MYOB questioned about it - "you are the first to complain about that"! [alert admin]

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Tuesday, January 13 2009 @ 02:19 PM PST

One of the few software programs that gets worse with time  

If you are on PC go for Act! Otherwise this seems to be the best for the price.

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Wednesday, January 25 2006 @ 05:11 AM PST

One of the few software programs that gets worse with time  

I am sorry but I do agree with this. It is a shame but I migrated from Act! because I wanted a true cross platform data base and after wasting many hours trying to get keywords to synchronise from PC <=> Mac I emailed NUTD and was told, very promptly (thanks) that they are having trouble with keyword synching so have withdrawn it on the PC.!!! Synching over the net works and doesn't…

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Wednesday, January 25 2006 @ 05:09 AM PST