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Which Product is Right for Me? |
When choosing business management and accounting software, it’s important to consider both your immediate and
future needs. Not an easy task, unless you have a crystal ball! That’s why it’s
essential that the business systems you choose allow you to expand simply and economically.
Choose BusinessVision for professional business systems designed to grow as you grow.
BusinessVision’s seamless upgrade path allows you to upgrade to larger products as
needed, while maintaining all of your data. Simply install the upgrade and pick up where you
left off! Your data is converted automatically. With BusinessVision, you have the freedom to
buy what you need right now, knowing that you can expand at any time,
without putting a halt to your business.
Good Things Come in Small Packages
Unlike most small business accounting packages, BusinessVision was created
first as a powerful multi-user system. Most smaller packages that claim
to be expandable, simply add
additional users to an entry level system, resulting in unreliable, watered
down performance. It’s a lot like adding school bus seating to a
go-cart!
BusinessVision’s approach is just the opposite. Our single user BusinessVision 7.0
Limited Edition is a robust solution, providing small businesses with features that are
normally unavailable in its price range. Created first as a powerful 18-module, networkable
system, BusinessVision 7.0 Limited and Small Business Editions have been scaled down to fit
the exact needs of smaller companies. Regardless of your company’s size, as a
BusinessVision user, you’ll never have to compromise on performance.
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What to Consider When Choosing a BusinessVision Product |
How many people will need to access BusinessVision concurrently?
It’s important to consider the number of users that will benefit
from having access to BusinessVision. More than just accounting software,
BusinessVision is sold as a completely integrated business management solution,
and is a valuable tool in accomplishing a vast number employee tasks.
In addition to your bookkeeping staff, employees handling various other
responsibilities such as sales/order entry, AR/AP, shipping/inventory and
marketing/communications can use BusinessVision to dramatically improve
workflow. Best of all, as a true real-time system, BusinessVision is a
central source for up-to-the-minute information.
Though very powerful, BusinessVision 7.0 Limited Edition allows only one
person at a time to access the data. Companies requiring multiple concurrent
users should consider:
» BusinessVision 7.0 Small Business Edition for up to 3 users
» BusinessVision 7.0 Standard Edition for 5-10 users
» BusinessVision 7.0 Client Server Edition for 10-100+users
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Do I need the ability to
handle Bills of Materials?
Indispensable for light manufacturers and companies selling kitted items,
the Bill of Materials module of BusinessVision can also be used to achieve
a variety of objectives such as incorporating labor into the price on an
inventory item, or receiving items in one quantity and selling in another.
If you require Bill of Materials you should consider:
» BusinessVision 7.0 Standard Edition for 5-10 users
» BusinessVision 7.0 Client Server Edition for 10-100+users
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Can I benefit from Budgets and Forecasts?
Many businesses benefit from the powerful Budgets and Forecasts module.
Used as an accurate “yardstick”, against which to measure
the performance of your business, the on-line budgeting feature keeps
you on top of what’s happening. In addition to maintaining budgets
for this year, last year and next year, a unique AutoForecast feature
permits instant on-screen projections of performance, based on actual
performance for the year-to-date. If you would like to take advantage
of these sophisticated Budgets and Forecasts tools, you should consider:
» BusinessVision 7.0 Standard Edition for 5-10 users
» BusinessVision 7.0 Client Server Edition for 10-100+users
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Do I need multiple currency capabilities?
Even if you’re just processing transactions in one additional currency,
BusinessVision’s Multiple Currency Manager can save you hours of
calculations. The unique AutoPost feature actually creates the required
foreign currency journal entries and General Ledger accounts automatically
- no manual set-up of multiple foreign accounts required - simply process
the transaction and appropriate General Ledger accounts for the currency
are created on-the-fly. If you require multiple currency capabilities you
should consider:
» BusinessVision 7.0 Small Business Edition for up to 3 users
» BusinessVision 7.0 Standard Edition for 5-10 users
» BusinessVision 7.0 Client Server Edition for 10-100+users
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Do I have an unusually high volume of transactions?
The BusinessVision Client-Server Edition is ideal for companies with
higher than average transaction loads. Using the robust Pervasive
database engine, BusinessVision 7.0 Client-Server Edition offers a high
degree of “fault tolerance” when faced with the myriad network
and environmental problems that can occur. Since all reading and writing
of the data files occurs on the server, there is less chance that the
files could be corrupted by a network or hardware error. If you’re
not sure of whether you need this level of performance and “fault
tolerance”, a BusinessVision consultant would be happy to help
you assess your requirements.
Do I want customization tools?
BusinessVision 7.0 offers unsurpassed flexibility, but those looking for
a custom solution use the WorkBook element of the CustomPack to customize
their system to meet the unique requirements of their business. WorkBook
allows you to add new fields to each major module, in order to cater
for these specific requirements. WorkBook data can be added to existing
reports and forms, and you can also create entirely new reports using
this additional information. (Report creation requires Crystal Reports
Software) If you would like to take advantage of these customization
tools, you should consider adding CustomPack to:
» BusinessVision 7.0 Small Business Edition for up to 3 users
» BusinessVision 7.0 Standard Edition for 5-10 users
» BusinessVision 7.0 Client Server Edition for 10-100+users
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Do I Offer Complex Customer Specific Pricing?
Offering up to 20 selling prices, nine quantity breaks and a comprehensive
price discount matrix, BusinessVision 7.0 helps you to easily maintain
accurate and versatile pricing policies. However, companies with contract
pricing or customer specific pricing requirements use the Customer Specific
Pricing element of the CustomPack to provide unique pricing (and quantity
breaks) for specific items sold to certain customers. Special prices
can even be copied from one customer to another and start/end dates (expiry
dates) can easily be established, ensuring the right price is charged
at the right time. If you offer customer specific pricing, you should
consider adding CustomPack to:
» BusinessVision 7.0 Small Business Edition for up to 3 users
» BusinessVision 7.0 Standard Edition for 5-10 users
» BusinessVision 7.0 Client Server Edition for 10-100+users
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Differences at a Glance
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Optional Add-on Products |
| Sage BusinessVision 7.0 |
Modules |
Users |
Additional Users |
Sage e-BusinessVision |
MultiCurrency |
CustomPack |
| Limited Edition |
16* |
One |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Small Business Edition |
16* |
Three |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Standard Edition |
18 |
Five |
Up to 10 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Client-Server Edition |
18 |
Ten |
Up to 100 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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* excludes Bill of Material and Budgets & Forecasts modules
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Next Steps
There are many things to consider when selecting an Accounting/Business Management System. Attending a Sage BusinessVision Product Information Webcast or taking an on-line product tour can help you to become more familiar with the powerful tools that are available to you.
A Certified Sage BusinessVision Business Partner will be happy to provide you with a free in-house demonstration, and assist you in evaluating your needs to determine whether a Sage BusinessVision system is the right fit for you. To arrange for your free in-house demo, please contact a Sage at 1-800-945-8007.
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