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Sage MAS 90 and 200 Business Intelligence Comparison

May 12, 2010 by Wayne Schulz

Sage just released a pretty helpful chart which shows the main differences between some of the most popular Business Intelligence products that companies have been using with MAS 90 and MAS 200.

As you may know Sage is preparing to release a new universal Business Intelligence product which will be used on the Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 product line.

Their current release plans indicate that this will ship in Summer 2010 as outlined in a recent announcement:

Sage MAS Intelligence will soon be introduced as the ideal FRx replacement product for Sage MAS ERP. On target to be released this summer, Sage MAS Intelligence offers powerful and easy to use graphical financial reporting capabilities to access business-critical information, and makes complex reporting easy using a new report designer. Going beyond General Ledger reporting needs, Sage MAS Intelligence will provide Business Intelligence across the entire Sage MAS ERP system, including CRM and Abra.

The products compared are:

Sage MAS Intelligence (Sage’s NEW offering scheduled for Summmer 2010)
Sage MAS 90 and 200 Business Insights Dashboard
Sage MAS 90 and 200 Business Insights Reporter

FRX
BizNet
Crystal Reports
F9

The comparisons provide for ranking a wide range of features under the categories of Data Access, Report Security, Report Delivery and Distribution, Reporting Capabilities, Sorting, Aggregation and Drill Down, Database Support Provided, Operating Systems Support and MS Office Version Support.

SageMAS Intelligence Comparison- FRX, Biznet, Alchemex, Crystal, F9

Search your MAS 90, MAS 200, MAS 500, SalesLogix and Accpac Database With z.Find

May 12, 2010 by Wayne Schulz

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Ever wish there was a way to quickly search your Sage ERP and CRM database without having to go through multiple lookup screens?

z.Find from Escape Velocity Systems uses a Google-type search to quickly locate data within your ERP or CRM database without the need to hunt from report to report or inquiry to inquiry.

You can search multiple databases as well as link in mulitiple non-ERP/CRM sources.

The product works with:

Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 (pricing TBD)

Sage MAS 500 ($6,000 plus $2,000 recurring maintenance)

Sage Accpac

Sage SalesLogix

Third Party Applications and Customizations

z.find search for MAS 90, MAS 200, MAS 500, Accpac, SalesLogix

More information – and a recorded demonstration – can be found on the Escape Velocity web site linked below.

Press Release:

EVS Launches z.Find for Sage MAS 500 ERP, Sage SalesLogix, Sage MAS 90 ERP and Sage AccPac ERP

Boulder, CO– Escape Velocity Systems, Inc. (EVS), a Boulder, Colorado based ERP innovation group announced today the launch of the z.Find now publicly available for Sage MAS 500 ERPand Sage SalesLogix. EVS also announced today the beginning of the z.Find beta program for Sage MAS 90 ERP. Development work is in progress on z.Find for Sage Accpac as well.

The z.Find is a search application that brings the first ever Google-type search capabilities to Sage ERP products. From a single interface, z.Find can return information that resides in multiple databases, third party add-ons or customized tables. “z.Find breaks away from the traditional, structured way of finding data in an ERP by tearing down the walls between modules and systems,” states Evan Garber, President of EVS.

EVS also announces that the z.Find application can be purchased, downloaded, deployed, and updated directly from the z.AppStore. “The experience of adding functionality to your existing ERP solution should be fast and easy; delivery through our z.AppStore makes that possible,” comments Garber.
EVS was formed in 2001 to combine specific industry knowledge and expertise with industry changing innovation and technology. The company’s focus is to create tools that enable mid-market enterprises to have a better, more effective experience with their ERP.

For more information, visit www.evs-sw.com or contact sales@evs-sw.com.

z.Find – Escape Velocity Systems

Sage Extended Solutions Get An Updated Site

November 20, 2009 by Wayne Schulz

The Sage Extended Solutions for MAS 90 and MAS 200 web site has just been updated.

The new site is a bit vague on the availability of the Extended Solutions listed.

Our understanding from speaking to partners who’ve attended Sage briefings is that as of version 4.4 (expected Q1 2010) Sage will not be selling Extended Solutions. They will however continue to support existing Extended Solutions for a period of time.

As noted previously, we understand that approximately 56 of the Extended Solutions (link to list of solutions is below) will be incorporated at some point (schedule TBD) to version 4.4 (and higher) of the Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 product.

https://s-consult.com/2009/11/19/sage-extended-solutions-absorbed-into-mas90-mas200/

In addition the following 25 Extended Solutions are not shown on the new site and will be rendered obsolete by the release of Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 version 4.4 and are expected to be retired.

Although there’s been no formal announcement, Sage have indicated in various partner meetings that the following Extended Solutions will be incorporated to the main product after version 4.4 has been released (Warning: Subject to change):

March 2010: SO1096, PR1018, JC1046, AR1200, SO1271, AR1027, SO1035

June 2010: BR1005, BR1004

September 2010: SO1173, AP1043, AP1101, SO1354

For now we only know that 56 solutions are being added into MAS 90 and MAS 200 4.4+. Except as noted above we don’t know when they will be added or how long it will take to add them all into the product.

Disclaimer/Warning: Prior to making any decisions on Sage Extended Solutions please consult with your Sage Business Partner. All information provided is preliminary and subject to change. This represents our interpretation of Sage’s plans for their Extended Solutions and NOT any official statement on behalf of Sage.

New Sage Extended Solutions Web Site – thanks Brett Zimmerman, Tom Maurer

Purchase Agent by JobOps now available for MAS 90 and MAS 200

September 30, 2009 by Wayne Schulz

Here’s some information on a new module from the same folks who brought you the JobOps manufacturing package for MAS 90 and MAS 200.

This package used to be called Component Exception Manager and it was a big portion of the Job Ops manufacturing package feature set.

Now Job Ops have unbundled the functionality. Given it a new name (Purchase Agent) and instead of pricing it at $5k or more — they’ve set an affordable price of around $1,500.

Check out the details below in the demo script that JobOps has distributed to us.

via: Jim Woodhead – DSD Business Systems – San Diego MAS 90 Consultants and Master Developers

View the Purchase Manager by JobOps for MAS 90 and MAS 200 full color brochure

Hellene Thurston joins SWK Technologies

August 11, 2009 by Wayne Schulz

Hellene Thurston has joined SWK Technologies of Livingston NJ as their Senior Channel Sales and Marketing Executive. She’ll work alongside Dane DeSantis, Jeff Roth and Gary Berman to market SWK’s line of Mapadoc EDI products to Sage Business Partners as well as develop and implement other exciting marketing initiatives for the company.

I’ve known Hellene for many years when she worked as my contact at Sage Software. Always responsive, friendly and quick with to respond with needed information – she’s a great addition

What many people don’t know about Hellene is that she’s a wine connoisseur as well as a damned smart accounting software representative. Contact her at 973-758-6137 to chat about her collection of fine wines or via email at hellene.thurston@swktech.com.

I’m sure she’d also love to talk to you about any of SWK’s offerings.

SWK Technologies

EVS Launches z.Find for Sage MAS 500 ERP, Sage SalesLogix, Sage MAS 90 ERP and Sage AccPac ERP

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