Horizontal vs. Vertical Accounting Software

Accounting software blogger Austin Merritt recently published this article discussing the death of horizontal accounting software. 

Spring Cleaning

We know Spring is almost over over, but here is a way to do a little house cleaning.

If you look in your company data files in Windows Explorer, you will probably see many files with a wrk#####.m4t, such as:

SO_SalesOrderWrkTLM120304040.m4t or

AR_StatementWRKCSO393030839.m4t

These are temp files left by Sage after users have previewed a Sales Order or Statement. There are many more types of these out there and they can add up to using a lot of space. We recently removed over 3 Gig from one company.

To remove, do a search for *wrk*0*.m4t files in your company data files. Be sure to review all found records before deleting. If you're not sure you should delete something, contact Oates and Company for further assistance.

17 Rules of the Road for CRM

When it comes to choosing the right customer relationship managment (CRM) system for your business, it's important to understand all the benefits of an integrated CRM system before beginning your selection process.

Click here to find a comprehensive guide to helping your choose the CRM system that's right for you.

On Premise Server vs. Virtualization (Cloud Computing)

Most businesses are looking for ways to reduce IT costs, and our Sage MAS 90 and 200 and Sage MAS 500 customers and prospects are no different.   As business's current servers

Sage MAS 90 & Windows 7 Tip

I want to update everyone on MAS 90 and Windows 7 plus give a little tip that may help many people when trying to install an unsupported version of MAS to a Windows 7 workstation.