[ReviewAZON asin="B003DU34MU"]Sage Peachtree Premium Accounting 2011 is an easy-to-use comprehensive solution that provides tools for strategic growth like multi-company consolidations, advanced budgeting, serialized inventory, and Crystal Reports 2008.Save time with simplified navigation and dashboards, multi-tasking screens, integration with Microsoft Excel*, and comparative budgeting. The Internal Accounting Review* helps you track errors and deter fraud. Sage Peachtree Premium Accounting 2011 provides advanced analysis tools, and 125+ customizable reports and financial statements. Its multi-user option* helps improve productivity, while providing screen-level security and a clear audit trail. Helping you with business management and strategic growth--Sage Peachtree Premium Accounting 2011.

Who's It For?
Sage Peachtree Premium Accounting 2011 is designed for the owners and managers of growing businesses who want a premium accounting solution to handle complex business management needs. This comprehensive solution combines user-friendly tools with robust functionality.

Sage Peachtree Premium Accounting 2011 has a multi-user option*, and provides all of the features found in Sage Peachtree Complete Accounting 2011, plus: company consolidation, compensation management, advanced budgeting with the ability to create multiple budgets, Crystal Reports 2008, serialized inventory, the ability to archive company data, run 125+ customizable reports and much more. All first-time Sage Peachtree customers receive 30 days of free support*, 30 days of free online training*, and a no-risk, 60-day, money-back guarantee, which guarantees satisfaction or refund of purchase price less any rebates paid.

Why Choose a Sage Peachtree Solution?
If you view accounting as a tool that can help you make better decisions rather than just a necessary chore, Sage Peachtree is the perfect choice. Sage Peachtree is designed for people like you who are dedicated to getting the numbers right, so you can truly understand how your business is performing. Sage Peachtree is an easy-to-use solution based on real, double-entry accounting principles with module- or screen-level security, audit trails, and automatic accounting checks. You get the accuracy and control you need to improve results.

(*See www.peachtree.com/disclosures for details.)

New and Improved Features for 2011

Setup Advisor helps new and veteran users discover better ways to use Sage Peachtree with step-by-step advice on how to create and maintain records.

Streamlined Service Billing helps service-based businesses save time and prevent delayed or lost revenue by quickly generating multiple invoices for unbilled time and expenses.

Job Status Indicators help users keep their jobs on track with an at-a-glance view that lets them quickly sort or filter jobs based on customizable status types such as "on schedule," "delayed," or "at risk."

Inventory and Services Management Center lets users quickly track and evaluate inventory items and services to make more informed purchasing and sales decisions.

Enhanced Assemblies Reporting helps you understand your assembly items at a glance so you can better manage assembly costs and meet customer delivery goals.

Change Order Processing helps users keep all information related to a change order in one location, so they can get better insight into the impact of change orders on job revenues and expenses.

New Feature Screenshots

Get step-by-step advice on how to create and maintain records. Click to enlarge.	Quickly generate multiple invoices for unbilled time and expenses. Click to enlarge.	Set up a virtually unlimited number of custom job statuses. Click to enlarge.
The color-coded “stoplight signals” make it easy to visually see which jobs you need to focus on. Click to enlarge.	Easily sort and filter by Job Status on the Job List. Click to enlarge.	A customizable dashboard provides at-a-glance inventory and services information. Click to enlarge.

Sage Peachtree 2011 Product Family Feature Comparison Chart

Disclaimers (for table):

1. New customers receive 30 days of free on-line training upon signing up with Sage University. Must sign up within 6 months of product registration.
2. Requires Microsoft Outlook 2002, 2003 or 2007; Outlook Express 5 or 6; other MAPI compliant email programs.
3. Internet access required. Your bank may charge a fee to download statements.
4. Versions 2008 - 2010. Excludes conversion of QuickBooks individual payroll transactions. For additional information on conversion limitations, please visit www.peachtree.com/qb.
5. Compliant tax forms and tax tables require a subscription to Sage Peachtree Simple Payroll. For details see www.peachtreepayroll.com or call 877-231-3761.
6. The Internal Accounting Review is not intended to uncover all questionable transactions. Sage Software is not liable or responsible for any fines or penalties that may result from errors in your company accounting records.
7. Requires Microsoft Word 2002, 2003, or 2007.
8. Requires Microsoft Excel 2002, 2003, or 2007.
9. Includes Sage Exchange, which is certified to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS). Requires Internet access.
10. Subject to approval and to Sage terms of service. Additional fees, internet access and checking account required.
11. UPS functionality is subject to UPS terms and conditions. Internet access required.
12. Regulatory compliance requires paid subscription. Additional fees apply for more than 200 assets.
13. Retainage is available only in companies using accrual based accounting.
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[ReviewAZON asin="B0027ELOIE"]Peachtree by Sage Premium Accounting 2010 is a comprehensive solution that provides premium features like multi-company consolidations, advanced budgeting, serialized inventory, and Crystal Reports 2010.* It provides a multi-user option* for improved productivity with screen-level access control, plus analysis tools, and 140+ customizable reports and financial statements. (*See www.peachtree.com/disclosures for details.)

Easily and quickly view all history related to a particular customer or vendor transaction. Click to enlarge.

Use Business Analytics to help improve your business' financial health and make critical decisions. Click to enlarge.

View the details you need all in one place with the Customer Management Center. Click to enlarge.

Open and work in multiple companies within Peachtree at the same time. Click to enlarge.

Store a virtually unlimited number of contacts for every customer in Peachtree. Click to enlarge.

Product Features

• Advanced Budgeting and Financial Analysis
• Serialized Inventory
• Cash Flow Forecasting
• Employee Compensation Tracking
• Terminal Services*
• Industry-Specific Versions Available

(*See www.peachtree.com/disclosures for details.)

New and Improved Features for 2010

Transaction History

• Easily and quickly view all history related to a particular customer or vendor transaction throughout the entire chain of events at any point in the sales or purchase process.
• View forward from a purchase order to a payment or backwards from a receipt to a quote.
• Save time getting to the information you need to take action!

Business Analytics*

• See how your company is performing compared to other companies in your industry or geographic region with the new customizable company dashboard!
• Get instant access to view up-to date key financial trends in order to compare items such as Total Revenue, Gross Margin %, Days Sales Outstanding, and much more.
• Use this tool to help improve your business' financial health and make critical decisions.

* Internet access required. Service is embedded within Peachtree 2010, however is also available for Peachtree 2008 and 2009 products via a separate application download from www.peachtree.com.

Customer Management Center

• Save time by viewing the details you need all in one place to better manage and service your customers without missing a beat.
• Create a customizable dashboard view of your customers' information such as their converted and unconverted quotes, invoices, receipts, time tickets, aged balances, items and services sold, and much more. Drill down to the detail and quickly take action too.
• Save time by looking up customers quickly based on their ID, phone number or any of their contact information, and filter further based on date ranges. Utilize the Recent Selections link to quickly pull up customers you have already viewed.
• Easily export customer information to Microsoft Excel or PDF, or launch an e-mail from the Customer Management Center.

Open Multiple Companies*

• Get your work done faster by being able to open and work in multiple companies within Peachtree at the same time!
• Open all of your companies at the same time and toggle in just one click to the company you need without closing your current company.
• If you would rather work in only one company at a time, now you can save time by not having to re-enter your login information when switching between companies. Enter your user id & password once and Peachtree will remember it until you close Peachtree.

* When opening more than one company, performance is not impacted; however, you will experience reduced product functionality in those companies opened after the first one.

Multiple Contacts*

• Store a virtually unlimited number of contacts for every customer in Peachtree!
• The new "Contacts" tab in the Customers screen allows you to keep track of many specific details you need to maintain your relationships for each of your customers.
• Track more details like contacts' titles, phone numbers, e-mail address, and specify the ship-to addresses.
• A new Notes field allows you to track unique information about each contact, like shipping instructions.

*There is a maximum of 20 ship to addresses and 1 billing address per customer. Only 2 contacts per customer can be synced with Outlook.

Employee Management

• Save time and reduce errors by keeping track of employees' information all in one place!
• Store additional employee data within Peachtree such as emergency contact, performance reviews, employment details like hiring date and I-9 verification, additional phone numbers and much more.
• Easily stay on top of your employees' records by receiving alerts and reminders for key tasks coming up such as review dates.

Automatic Backup

• No more hassles or worries about safeguarding data in Peachtree. Automate your backup process for any time that is convenient for you and your company!
• With Peachtree Automatic Backup, set up your schedule once, and the rest is taken care of for you. Peachtree doesn't even have to be running to make the scheduled backup.
• Notify users to log out, or automatically log them off in order to run your backup (Peachtree Quantum only).

Password Security

• Secure your company's data from unauthorized access with increased password security options.
• Strengthen your password security with new customizable options such as automatic password expiration, multiple incorrect password attempts lockout, no repeat passwords, and masking passwords from other users in Peachtree.
• Maintenance is easier giving users the ability to change their own passwords without relying on the admin, and requiring strong password compliance.

In-Product Advisor

• Learn the best way to work within Peachtree by leveraging our in-product user tips. These tips will help you discover functions or features that will assist you in learning other areas of the product quicker.
• The Advisor will assist you in pointing out better ways to accomplish common tasks in the program, in areas such as Sales/Invoicing, Inventory, Vendors, Receipts and General Journal Entries.
• Set your experience with Peachtree to maximize the effectiveness of assistance you might require, and set the length of time that each message will be displayed.

Inventory Enhancements

• See what your customers are buying with the new Item Sales History by Customer onscreen view and report.
• Now you don't need to know the official name of an item, or the number, to find it quickly. Search for items by words you've typed into other description or notes fields.
• Streamline your data entry when setting up new items with the ability to set the Item Class default based on your most common inventory type such as Stock, Non-Stock, Service, etc.

Peachtree by Sage 2010 Product Family Feature Comparison Chart

Disclaimers:
1. Versions 2006-2009. Excludes conversion of QuickBooks individual payroll transactions. For additional information on conversion limitations, please visit www.peachtree.com/qb
2. Requires Microsoft Outlook 2002, 2003 or 2007; Outlook Express 5 or 6; other MAPI compliant e-mail programs.
3. Sage is not liable or responsible for any fines or penalties that may result from errors in your company accounting records. The Internal Accounting Review is not intended to uncover all questionable transactions.
4. Internet access required. Service is embedded within Peachtree 2010, however is also available for Peachtree 2008 and 2009 products via a separate application download from www.peachtree.com.
5. Requires Microsoft Excel, Word or Outlook 2002, 2003, or 2007.
6. Compliant tax forms and tax tables require a subscription to Peachtree Simple Payroll. For details see www.peachtreepayroll.com or call 877-231-3761.
7. There is a maximum of 20 ship to addresses and 1 billing address per customer.
8. Subject to approval and to Sage terms of service. Additional fees, internet access and checking account required.
9. UPS functionality is subject to UPS terms and conditions. Internet access required.
10. When opening more than one company, you will experience reduced product functionality in those companies opened after the first one.
11. Outlook Sync supported in Exchange 2000 SP2, 2003 and 2007.
12. Regulatory compliance requires paid subscription. Additional fees apply for more than 200 assets.
13. Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and Windows Server 2000 not supported.
14. Peachtree does not impose a hard limit on database capacity, however, individual performance will vary depending on actual number of transactions, database size, and number of concurrent users. Data management efficiencies are also realized in the Peachtree 2010 products.
15. The Peachtree Business Care Plan (which includes product upgrades, updates, and customer support) will be renewed automatically each year on the anniversary date of your purchase unless you terminate your agreement prior to that date. Renewal is not required to continued access to product updates for supported versions.
16. Multi User licenses available in of packs of 10, 15, 20 or 30. A maximum of 30 licensed, named users is allowed. Only the first 30 named users selected in the user maintenance screen are considered licensed, named users.
17. Support Specialists are available from 8:30 am until 8:30 pm ET Monday-Friday, and reserve the right to limit calls to 1 hour or 1 incident.