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New Peachtree Payroll With Accounting Gives Startup and Established Small Businesses Fast, Accurate and Low Cost Control Over Finances and Payroll
Includes Payroll With Basic Accounting and Six Months of Support
| Source: Sage Software
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - October 28, 2008) - Sage Software announced today the availability
of Peachtree Payroll with Accounting. The new, affordably priced bundle is
available at retail and is designed for start-ups that need to quickly set
up their payroll, and for existing small businesses that do not have an
automated system, are outsourcing payroll, or have separate payroll and
accounting. The software bundle includes Peachtree Select Payroll,
Peachtree Pro Accounting 2009, and six months' free support to help small
businesses quickly and easily automate their finances and payroll, while
maintaining control of payroll activities in house all in one integrated
solution.
"We understand the challenges that small businesses are facing in these
uncertain economic times, we care about their needs, and are here to help
them every step of the way," said Connie Certusi, general manager, small
business accounting solutions, Sage Software. "We are introducing this
bundle to assist small businesses in getting on the right financial path."
Now more than ever, small businesses need control of and visibility into
their business processes, particularly around payroll activities and
managing their business's finances. Peachtree Payroll with Accounting
provides all of the essentials of the stand-alone Peachtree Pro product,
including the ability to track and invoice customers, track payments,
create reports, and track and manage inventory. It also provides real-time
alerts on a variety of key financial and inventory indicators, module-level
password security, an internal accounting review, and 100 MB of Peachtree
Online Backup powered by Iron Mountain.
The financial management tools of Peachtree Payroll with Accounting are
complemented by Peachtree Select Payroll, making it easier for companies to
pay employees by providing the tools to help keep payroll on time and
accurate, including the ability to print paychecks from a PC, automatically
calculate deductions, earnings, and taxes, track vacation and sick time,
track and manage benefits, print signature-ready e-forms, and e-file taxes.
Pricing and Availability
Peachtree Payroll with Accounting is priced at $299.99 and is now available
via major retailers: Office Depot, Microcenter and Fry's, as well as
online at www.Amazon.com, www.Buy.com and www.CDW.com, and will be
available at Staples on November 11. For more information on the rest of
the Peachtree line, please visit www.peachtree.com.
About Sage Software
Sage Software supports the needs, challenges and dreams of nearly 2.9
million small and medium-sized 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 the North America business of The
Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier of business management software
and services to small and medium-sized businesses. Formed in 1981, Sage was
floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989. Sage Group now has 5.7
million customers and employs over 14,800 people worldwide. For more
information, please visit the web site at www.sagesoftware.com or call
(866) 308-2378.