Microsoft has decided to call time on its Accounting product
Microsoft ditches Office Accounting product
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01 Nov 2009, Phil Muncaster , V3
Microsoft has begun telling UK customers that it will end sales of its Office Accounting product, according to a ZDNet report.
All Office Accounting products will be affected, including Express, Standard, Professional, Professional Plus, 3-user and Small Business Accounting.
A Microsoft Office spokesperson said that the decision was prompted by an increasing overlap with functionality in the firm's other offerings.
"After evaluating the product over the past few years we have determined that other Microsoft offerings, such as free templates in the Office system used with Excel and the Dynamics product, are able to meet our customers' needs," the spokesperson is reported as saying.
"The Office Small Business web site has links to free templates for small businesses, such as invoices, expenses, time sheets, budgets and more, and the Microsoft Small Business Center is also a great resource for small businesses."
Existing customers will still receive five years of free mainstream support, and a further five years of paid-for support, while companies that unwittingly bought the product recently can return it within 30 days, according to the report.
UK Microsoft partner Mamut has just taken over product support for Microsoft Office Accounting users.
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Payroll Customers
Users with Payroll suddenly find that the payroll calculation system will not be available. They will now have to transfer to another package as you cannot simply say I will not pay my staff. The timescales involved are pitiful, Microsoft has shown a complete disregard for their users who have bought the package in good faith and are now being informed that they will now have to get used to a completely new package part way through the tax year.
Posted by Viv Burrows, 01 Nov 2009
Spreadsheets don't add up!
Accounting based on manual spreadsheet management is not a viable solution for businesses. Advising companies to base their financial management on error-prone worksheets is not the way to go. SMEs need to take control of their financial activities. Leveraging software that automates the laborious account reconciliation processes in real-time enables organisations not only to improve efficiency and accuracy but also to minimise operational risk. It is imperative that companies take action to ensure the accuracy of their data.
Posted by Michael Coppack, www.adramatch.com, 04 Nov 2009