The document below was received from the Channel Manager - Business Division UK, Mamut Software Ltd (http://www.mamut.co.uk) to advertise an April product launch.
Mamut to launch new Mac accounting products for UK market
In the UK today Mamut and Acclivity announced the formation of a
partnership to provide an upgrade path for MYOB Mac customers. Launching two
new products, Mamut AccountEdge and Mamut AccountEdge Plus, for the Apple
Macintosh platform.
The new products will launch in the UK in April 2010 and will be
released as part of a multi-year partnership with Acclivity, global developers
of the award winning AccountEdge series of accounting software. Mamut AccountEdge
builds on the success of MYOB’s Mac products, and will include a new
streamlined interface, offering improved navigation and appearance over
previous MYOB offerings.
It includes several new innovations such as a Business Insights
feature which allows users to easily view information about business critical
data such as financial ratios, turnover, profits and operating balances and an
integrated Google Map functionality which allows users to pin point a
customer’s location and source directions.
“With the arrival of Mamut AccountEdge in the UK, Mac users will
be able to take advantage of richer functionality. The release will give MYOB
Mac users a valuable chance to catch up with the various developments in the
market that have taken place since MYOB withdrew from the UK in 2008,” said
Bryan Richter, UK Country Manager for Mamut, when explaining the significance
of the new release. “Mamut is very pleased to continue driving forward
the evolution of Mac products within the UK market.”
“The UK is fertile ground for Mac small business and we’re
thrilled to be developing a fully localised version of AccountEdge for Mamut,”
said Scott Davisson, Acclivity Managing Partner. “Acclivity’s long been
committed to developing world-class software for small businesses that choose
Macs and we’ve found the perfect partner in Mamut.”
Mamut will also be offering existing MYOB customers in the UK the
opportunity to upgrade to the Mamut AccountEdge solution at a discounted price.
“This is a really positive development for MYOB Mac customers,”
said Jonathon White, a leading independent chartered accountant. “A significant
number of our customers currently use the Mac version of MYOB. They will be
reassured that this agreement between Mamut and Acclivity will enable them to
continue with this market leading product on their preferred platform.”
Mamut AccountEdge will be available directly from Mamut and
through associated resellers and channel partners in the UK. The below are just
some of the new features which will be included in the product at launch:
• Business Insights: allows users to calculate important
financial ratios, providing current information about profits, turnover, and
operating balances.
• Google Maps and View Directions: View a map or get turn-by-turn
directions to the exact location of a customer, employee, vendor or personal
contact
• New Form Customisation Tools: A new format palette makes forms
customisation easier and more intuitive. Add text, and easily change the style.
Insert images, shapes and fields, and quickly resize and rotate them to create
the look users want
• Contact List Searching Improvements: New filters will help
to further define user searches. When searching through their contacts, items,
etc., users can now define their search term with “Contains” or “Starts with”
to further narrow their results
• Card File Action Menu: Easy access to a variety of
card-related options allows users to complete multiple tasks without having to
leave the card screen. Users can create letters, send emails, find transactions
and more as well as quickly creating a sale directly from a Customers contact
Card
• Network Edition: With the addition of AccountEdge
Plus, multiple users will be able to be in the accounting files at the same
time. For example, users can have their bookkeeper pay the bills while
the sales team are simultaneously creating invoices
• Enhanced Applescript Dictionary: An enhanced Applescript
dictionary allows developers and users familiar with Applescript to build integrations
with other applications
