Archive for April, 2010

Oftentimes businesses don’t decide to implement EDI (electronic data interchange), they are required by one of their suppliers or customers. The process (which usually means more or new business) can be complicated and expensive to implement but Kissinger has released EDI Advantage 2010 for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 which moves all of the [...]

Hightower, Inc., publisher of MAS 90 and MAS 200 enhancements including Point of Sale Professional and Time & Billing Professional, have issued a notice regarding the recently issued MAS 90 and 200 service update from Sage. The notice (and case for maintaining a reliable back up) is included below: Sage Software has temporarily removed Product [...]

Sage MAS 90 and 200 Existing Customer Promotions New! Reinstatement relief on the lapsed fees with an off-plan reinstatement in Q3 Qualifying reinstatements are for users who have been off plan for at least six-months. All eligibility is subject to approval. New! ACT! Customers: Save 25% on migration to the Sage MAS 90 and 200 [...]

Within 90 days, requirements established by the five major credit card networks will affect many businesses’ ability to accept credit cards. Referred to as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) they impose new requirements for merchants to follow, and may apply to your customers. Sage has created a PCI-DSS Resource Center to help. [...]

Automate every aspect of Sales Tax, from Nexus to Audit Protection! Attend this informational webinar to discover how! Sales Tax Challenges and Audit Protection Wednesday, April 21, 2010 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT This webinar will discuss: Understanding sales and use tax Tax Changes in 2009 and 2010 Nexus Taxability of Transactions Managing Exemptions Audits [...]

Beginning with the first quarterly return due by April 30, 2010, the new Form 941 (released by Sage in March) should be used. The list below includes links to the updated forms for all versions of MAS 90 and 200 and Extended Enterprise Suite. The 2010 Form 941 is available by installing the appropriate program [...]

If you are processing credit card payments through MAS 90 or 200 using the Credit Card Module or PC Charge (and especially if you are processing credit card payments through a standalone terminal), the PCI Compliance for Dummies (compliments of Qualys) is a good, thorough read helping you understand which customer data needs to be [...]

Your current Sage Software subscription/maintenance supplies you with new version releases, service updates, program fixes and product updates. It also allows access to Sage Online, a near-endless supply of information about the software you spend so much of your time with. To register for access to the site, follow these steps: The person must be [...]

After a longer than comfortable wait for Sage, business partners and, of course, end-users, the compatibility statement for Windows 7 has been released by Sage. With the installation of a downloadable Hot Fix, Windows 7 can be run with Sage MAS 90 and 200 version 4.30.0.18 (all service updates must be installed) and versions 4.40 [...]