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Extended Solutions Preferred Development Partner List

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Sage MAS 90 and 200 Development Partners are an important member of the Sage partner community, providing valued specialized solutions for Sage MAS 90 and 200 ERP customers.

The library of over 1000 Sage MAS 90 and 200 Extended Solutions titles have been made available to Sage Development Partners so that they can apply their expertise and provide Sage MAS 90 and 200 customers the specialized solutions that they need. The Sage MAS 90 and 200 Development Partners shown below have expressed interest in the Extended Solutions business, and have made a commitment to provide Extended Solutions customers with a high standard of service.

If you are not already working with a Sage Development Partner, please consider one of these Development Partners.

Sage MAS 90 and 200 Extended Solutions Preferred Development Partners

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As you may already know Sage have announced the future of their Extended Solutions catalog will fall into one of two categories:

1. Extended Solutions incorporated to future releases

2. Extended Solutions with source code made available to Preferred Development Partners

Preferred Development Partners are those taught the secret handshake and certified by Sage and trusted with the source code for Extended Solutions.

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The developers that are listed above can assist with upgrading your existing Extended Solutions (meaning those which were not chosen to be incorporated to version 4.4).

UPDATE: Sage has added more developer names to their list. We’ve posted the additional Preferred Development Partner names and web sites here.

Each individual developer will quote their own fee for this upgrade. In some instances the developers may have comparable enhancements to offer in lieu of upgrading the Extended Solutions that you’re using.

Sage Extended Solutions Get An Updated Site

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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.

sage extended 25

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

Sage Extended Solutions Absorbed Into MAS90 & MAS200

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Sage North America appears to be formalizing their plans for including some of their popular catalog of Extended Solutions for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 into the core product beginning with release 4.4.

If you’re not familiar with Extended Solutions they were pre-written customizations (sold separately) that once installed work seamlessly within MAS 90 and MAS 200.

For years Extended Solutions were the “secret sauce” that Sage consultants used when they implemented new systems for customers.

During any ERP software implementation there’s usually a tiny bit of missing functionality that’s needed. For example finding a fixed cost Extended Solution that for example performed ACH Payments for Accounts Payable (not a core MAS 90 feature) was significantly cheaper and easier than hiring a programmer to modify the software to perform that task.

Sage Extended Solutions No Longer Sold

Beginning with version 4.4 of MAS 90 and MAS 200 Extended Solutions will not be sold separately. Instead Sage have taken the list of available solutions and intends to cull out the most popular ones for inclusion in future releases of MAS 90 and MAS 200.

Extended Solutions not selected for inclusion will have their source code made available to a number of select programmers (Master Developers) so that customers can have their enhancements upgraded.

Although some solutions with few users may not make it into Sage MAS 90 or MAS 200 we understand that Sage will continue to provide support (without upgrades past version 4.3) for a period of time yet to be officially announced.

Note: As of this writing the site for Extended Solutions catalogs and pricing is down.

Exact Timetable For Inclusion Uncertain

We’ve yet to hear anything official on when these enhancements (shown below) will be included in the next release(s) of Sage MAS 90 and 200.

One source who attended a Sage meeting indicated that out of and estimated 700 titles (active & inactive) there will be approximately 56 preserved and rolled into MAS 90 and MAS 200 over the next 12-24 months in various quarterly updates.

Another approximate two dozen enhancements were listed as being un-needed due to functionality that was in the new version 4.4 release of MAS 90 and MAS 200.

An unofficial partial list (we think this list is close to what will be added in the first three rounds of updates in 2010 is almost certainly shy a few enhancements and probably subject to change – so take it with a grain of salt) of Extended Solution parts that may be rolled into the first release is:

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

June 2010: BR1005, BR1004

September 2010: SO1173, AP1043, AP1101, SO1354

According to consultants who’ve attended the briefings, Sage is selecting the enhancements to include based on the numbers of installed base users and the ease of embedding them in the future release.

Recommendations

While the exact timetable of when certain Extended Solutions will be included in the future releases of Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 is uncertain we recommend reviewing the official Sage document below to see which of your enhancements is being incorporated in a future MAS 90 or MAS 200 list.

If your enhancement is not on the list you may be able to enlist the aid of a qualified Sage Master Developer to assist you in the upgrade process or to purchase a similar enhancement from another developer.

Internet faxing for MAS 90 and MAS 200 Paperless Office

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If you’ve recently started to use the Paperless Office features of MAS 90 or MAS 200 you may have found that while you could fax documents via Microsoft Fax the capability to fax via Internet based services was omitted.

This internet faxing capability was removed when Paperless Office was included in the latest version of Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200.

Now that capability is back, albeit as an add-on ($795 product + $265 maintenance = $ 1,060 total)

Sage’s Extended Solutions LM-1033 – Enhanced Faxing for Paperless Office adds internet faxing capabilities to Paperless Office by converting faxes to emails for the following providers:

  • Faxaway
  • eFax
  • MaxEmail
  • Protus

    • Use this enhancement with paperless forms faxing from within your Sage MAS 90 or MAS 200 system.

    Generic faxing has also been added in case you need to configure your fax service to work with one of those that has not been listed above. Sage however does not provide any special support for configuring generic fax services so you’re on your own with any special configurations outside the 4 supported services listed above.

    If You’re Not Using Paperless Office – Why Not?

    Nearly 20 percent of the typical office space is set aside for storage, in addition to offsite storage. This method is both expensive and wasteful. Sage’s Paperless Office (included at no extra cost in both Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200) allows you to generate forms and registers to an electronic archive (PDF format) on your hard drive.

    The software handles all system security (providing the option for only those who printed a document to subsequently access it) as well as the task of naming each document, filing it in the write spot on the hard disk and when desired allowing forms to be sent via email.

    MAS 90 and MAS 200 Paperless Office Modules Include:

  • Journals and Registers
  • Period-End Processing
  • Direct Deposit Stubs and Accounts Payable Checks
  • Statements
  • Sales Orders and Sales Order Invoices
  • Accounts Receivable Invoices
  • Purchase Orders
  • Job Cost Invoices
  • Electronic Forms Delivery (Email or Microsoft Fax)

    • More Information on Paperless Office for MAS 90 (PDF)

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