Accounting System Comparison

High-End Enterprise Systems

CLICK HERE! To See the Key: Functions Supported/Required: General Ledger Cash Management 3 -- Budgeting Complex Allocations Multi-Lingual Accounting -- -- -- -- Governmental Accounting -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Credit Management -- -- -- -- -- Time and Billing -- 3 -- Sales Analysis -- -- -- Payroll F -- 3 3 -- -- Direct Deposit -- F 3 -- -- -- Inventory Control -- -- Warehouse Management -- -- M -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill of Materials -- -- -- Job Costing: Construction -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- Job Costing: Service -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- Job Costing: Manufacturing -- -- 3 -- -- -- Job Costing: Government Contractors -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Project Accounting 3 -- -- Accounting System Comparison High-End Enterprise Systems CLICK HERE! To See the Key: Project Management -- 3 3 3 -- Fixed Assets 3 3 3 -- Facilities/Equipment Maintenance Scheduling -- -- F -- -- -- -- -- Order Entry -- -- POS/Counter Sales -- -- -- 3 -- -- -- M -- 3 -- -- -- Contact Management 3 -- 3 -- -- 3 -- -- -- Customer Support Management -- -- F -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Service Contract Management -- -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- Service Dispatch -- -- -- -- 3 -- -- M -- -- -- -- Document/Image Management 3 -- -- 3 -- -- 3 -- -- -- Workflow Management F F -- 3 -- -- -- -- Manufacturing Functions Required/Supported: Assembly/Light Manufacturing -- -- -- -- -- Make-to-Stock Manufacturing -- -- -- -- -- Make-to-Order Manufacturing -- -- -- -- -- Work Order Processing -- -- -- -- Inter/Intranet Functions Supported: Consumer to Business Commerce F -- M -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- Business to Business Commerce F -- F -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- Automatic Credit Card Validation F -- F -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Automatic Credit Check and Approval F -- M -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Order Status Query F -- M -- 3 -- -- -- Financial/Management Report Circulation -- M -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- Accounting System Comparison High-End Enterprise Systems CLICK HERE! To See the Key: Client Operating System: DOS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- OS/2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- XENIX/UNIX -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Windows 3.1 + -- -- -- -- -- -- Windows 95 Windows 98 -- -- -- -- -- -- Windows NT 4.0 Windows NT 5.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Server Operating System: IBM Mainframe -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- MS Windows 95 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- MS Windows 98 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- MS Windows NT 4.0 -- MS Windows NT 5.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Novell NetWare -- -- -- -- -- -- -- OS/2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Sun OS/Solaris -- -- -- -- -- UNIX - Data General -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- UNIX - HP UX -- UNIX - IBM AIX -- -- -- UNIX - Sun Solaris -- -- -- -- UNIX - SCO/Unixware -- -- -- -- -- -- UNIX - Other -- -- -- --

Key :		Feature is provided in publisher's products.
	--	Feature cannot be met under any circumstances.
	3	Feature is provided by a third party vendor.
	R	This report can be generated but only in a Report Writer.
	F	Feature can be met by a future release of the core accounting applications.
	M	Feature can be met, but only if the product is modified.

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