IRVINE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 17, 2006 -- Sage Software today announced the release of
Sage PFW ERP 5.5, the newest version of the company's award-winning
financial and process manufacturing solution. Sage PFW 5.5 includes new
features that improve usability and maximize productivity throughout core
business functions, as well as enhanced functionality to increase accuracy
and help protect key data for process manufacturing operations. Designed
especially for small to midsized companies transacting business throughout
the global marketplace, Sage PFW 5.5 is a complete financial and operations
management system that provides extensive capabilities for handling
international transactions plus comprehensive, fully integrated modules for
process manufacturers.
"Sage Software remains one of the few vendors providing specialized
industry solutions that address the needs of process and discrete
manufacturers, as well as general purpose solutions for small and midsized
businesses," said Jim Portner, Sage Software vice president and general
manager for Sage PFW ERP. "For our customers in process manufacturing
industries, Sage PFW 5.5 provides extensive capabilities for improving
their operations coupled with comprehensive business management tools for
increasing profitability."
Prominent new features in Sage PFW 5.5 include an Advanced Lookup Engine,
enhanced security, Accounts Receivable Writeoff, Accounts Payable Quick
Check and Batch Edit Report.
Advanced Data Lookup
The Sage PFW Advanced Lookup Engine is a data retrieving tool that enables
users to tailor functions to each user's unique requirements. By organizing
data views in meaningful ways at the user level, the Advanced Lookup Engine
speeds access to important information and improves overall efficiency.
Customized views can be saved for quick retrieval, or even set as defaults.
The highly flexible Advanced Lookup Engine also exports data results in a
variety of formats, enabling users to leverage valuable company information
for marketing and sales activities.
Enhanced Security
A new Delete credential has been added to Sage PFW 5.5 for greater
protection of data across the entire company. The Delete credential
controls the ability to remove financial data, process manufacturing
formulas and other critical information to only those with the specified
credential. By isolating the Delete credential from Read/Write credentials,
an added layer of security is created to protect important data.
Sage PFW 5.5 also supports Administrator rights assigned to multiple
individuals within an organization. This gives companies greater
flexibility with better auditing, as maintenance and other changes to
security, sales, accounting and manufacturing data are fully tracked when
updated. Administrative functions have been enhanced with an easy-to-use
TreeView display and helpful toolbar to simplify the creation and
maintenance of security groups and user rights.
Simplified Receivables and Payables
A new Accounts Receivable Writeoff feature automates the task of clearing
nominal, unpaid invoice amounts and eliminates time-consuming manual
adjustments to Accounts Receivable legers. Accounts Receivable Writeoff
applies balances to pre-defined general ledger accounts by writeoff type to
quickly and easily make adjustments and keep data accurate.
Sage PFW 5.5 simplifies check printing with a new Quick Check button, which
lets users with appropriate credentials print checks at any time. Quick
Check is a convenient, user-friendly way to expedite payments for C.O.D.
shipments or other payments that cannot wait until the next check run.
Coupled with the new Allow Payment Date Override -- enabling companies to
establish allowable date thresholds -- Sage PFW 5.5 gives business owners
the power and flexibility they need to run smoothly and efficiently.
Batch Edit Report
The new Batch Edit Report is an automated tool designed to ensure accuracy
and eliminate even the smallest of errors before batches are closed and
finalized. Providing user-configured validation checks for formulas,
finished goods and raw materials, Batch Edit Report is able to meet the
needs of a variety of process manufacturing industries. Users also define
validation flags to help identify critical problems, identified as "Error"
conditions, or tolerable problems, identified as "Warning" conditions. By
tailoring Batch Edit Report to meet validation requirements, users have
better control over inventory and maintain more accurate and reliable data.
Configurable validation conditions include:
-- Batch
-- Verify Non-Lot-Tracked Critical Materials
-- Formula
-- Verify Loss Constant per Batch Weight
-- Verify Loss Factor
-- Variance between Batch Weight and Order Weight
-- Finished Goods
-- Variance between Quantity Ordered and Produced
-- Quantity Produced is Zero
-- BOM Quantity differs from Inventory BOM
-- Finished Good Formula differs from Batch Formula
-- Raw Materials
-- Variance between Quantity Required and Used
-- Verify Loss Factor
-- Finished Goods with BOMs used as Raw Materials
About Sage PFW
Sage PFW meets the complex challenges that transcontinental accounting and
process manufacturing present. Combining a powerful yet user-friendly
interface and a web-enabled open architecture, Sage PFW is as functional as
it is easy to use. Sage PFW features a complete suite of fully integrated
process manufacturing applications, which are ideally suited for process
manufacturers in the paints and coatings, specialty chemical, consumer
packaged goods, foods and nutraceutical industries. From research and
development, formula management to MRP, MSDS and production, Sage PFW
improves efficiency and unifies processes within even the most complex
manufacturing environments.
Pricing and Availability
Sage PFW 5.5 is available now through Sage PFW business partners. For
pricing and additional information, contact your local Sage PFW business
partner, call the Sage Software Sales Department at 800-477-5700 or visit
www.sagepfw.com.
About Sage Software
Sage Software supports the needs, challenges, and dreams of more than 2.6
million small and midsized business customers in North America through
easy-to-use, scalable and customizable software and services. Our products
support accounting, operations, customer relationship management, human
resources, time tracking, merchant services and the specialized needs of
the construction, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit and
real estate industries. Sage Software is a subsidiary of The Sage Group
plc, a leading international supplier of accounting and business management
software solutions and related products and services for small and midsized
businesses. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange
in 1989 and the Group now has 5.0 million customers and employs over 10,500
people worldwide. For more information, please visit the Web site at
www.sagesoftware.com/moreinfo or call (866) 308-2378.
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