What's New for Sage Software?

This is the last year MAS 90 and MAS 200 Version 3.71 will be supported with these critical payroll tax and 1099 updates. If you are using MAS 90 or MAS 200 Version 3.71 or previous versions, consider upgrading your Sage MAS 90 or 200 software to the current version in order to receive software updates after this year. Give us a call to discuss your upgrade plans.

If you are using Sage Extended Solutions, a list of Extended Solutions impacted by the TTU and IRD will be posted online soon. Some Extended Solutions will require a new update be installed after the 2007 Year End Interim Release Download is applied.

MAS 90 and MAS 200 Version 4.20 users must install Service Pack 4 or higher for compatibility with Windows Vista. MAS 90 and MAS 200 Version 4.10 users must install Service Pack 15 or higher for compatibility with Windows Vista. Visit www.sagesoftwareonline.com for complete details on Vista compatibility, or contact Blytheco today for details.

The current schedule for Sage Software to provide compatibility with the Microsoft Vista operating system for Sage MAS 90, Sage MAS 200, and Sage MAS 500 is as follows:

Plug and Play Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200
The world's first plug-and-play financial accounting system, combining the power of Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 preinstalled on a highly reliable network server. With the Applianz system, you can have all the power and flexibility of Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 installed and running in minutes instead of days!

Discounted Checks and Forms for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200
Checks and forms from Deluxe, Safeguard and Sage Checks and Forms include tax forms, continuous feed and laser checks, pre-printed invoices, office supplies, customized business gifts, etc.

Sage Payroll Paycards
Sage Payroll PayCards offers a new employee payment option for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and organizations. Sage Payroll PayCards can help reduce payroll costs and the liabilities associated with paper paycheck generation, while enabling employers to give their employees a new, simple, and cost-effective way to receive their pay. Sage Payroll PayCards are reloadable, and allow SMBs and organizations to provide both banked and unbanked employees with a more efficient payroll solution.

Sage Compliance Trainer
Sage Compliance Trainer is a new online training solution designed to help businesses and organizations satisfy government-mandated requirements for employee education on workplace harassment and sexual discrimination. Sage Compliance Trainer is available on-demand as an online resource, and includes two one-hour courses, Preventing Workplace Harassment and Discrimination, Employee Edition and Preventing Workplace Harassment and Discrimination, Supervisors’ Supplement. Each course enables users to track and monitor attendance for government mandates, as well as keep accurate training records for audits.

Product Name Change
Abra Benefits Connect has become Abra Benefits Messenger. This is a name change only; note that the features and functionality of the service do not change. The Abra Benefits Messenger service securely automates online communication of Sage Abra customers’ employee benefits enrollment data to their specific insurance carriers to eliminate the need to submit paper enrollment forms, reduce enrollment errors and give greater flexibility in adding benefits programs or switching among insurance carriers.

Sage Abra HRMS Instant demo
Free, unassisted, remote access to an actual full-featured installation of Sage Abra HRMS. The demo is provided via the internet using a remote connection to our Sage Abra HRMS Demo server. Your access to Sage Abra HRMS will be valid for a full month. This free service is provided as a demo only; any data entered will be deleted at the end of your session. There is no obligation and you can cancel or end the session at any time.

Discounted Checks and Forms for Sage Abra
Checks and forms from Deluxe, Safeguard and Sage Checks and Forms include tax forms, continuous feed and laser checks, pre-printed invoices, office supplies, customized business gifts, etc.


New Sage Payroll Services — Affordable Payroll Outsourcing
Get payroll your way with Sage Payroll Services, the flexible and affordable payroll outsourcing solution. Sage Payroll Services provides comprehensive online payroll solutions that include federal,state and local tax table updates, filing and reporting, as well as real-time, online access to payroll reports and a no penalty guarantee. With Sage Payroll Services, there is no software to install; no hardware to buy; and no maintenance, upgrade, or support costs. As a result, you can get up and running quickly and affordably.

Sage MIP Fund Accounting Version 9.0 is now available! Enhancements to the product include: new tax forms and eFiling by Aatrix, new recurring and reversing entry management functionality, enhanced fixed assets tracking and reporting, streamlined navigation and enhanced user interface, and additional payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and reporting functionality.

 Sage MIP Fund Accounting What's New in Version 9.0 (PDF 755 kb)

Sage MIP Fund Accounting, version 8.0 features new receiving functionality, additional purchase order controls, and three new seamlessly integrated modules: Multicurrency, Inventory Control, and Sales Order Entry. All enhancements were made to further help nonprofit organizations of all sizes plan and manage budgets, maximize grants, and produce accurate, customized reports in minutes.

Read More about the new features in Sage MIP Fund Accounting 8.0


New Sage MIP Fund Accounting Instant Demo
Free, unassisted, remote access to an actual full-featured installation of Sage MIP Fund Accounting. The demo is provided via the internet using a remote connection to our demo server. Your access to Sage MIP Fund Accounting will be valid for a full month. This free service is provided as a demo only; any data entered will be deleted at the end of your session. There is no obligation and you can cancel or end the session at any time.

Discounted Checks and Forms for Sage MIP Fund Accounting
Checks and forms from Deluxe, Safeguard and Sage Checks and Forms include tax forms, continuous feed and laser checks, pre-printed invoices, office supplies, customized business gifts, etc.

Sage Fundraising 50, version 8.0 is now available! This new release features new “Donate Now” capabilities for Sage Payment Solutions customers, reporting enhancements, new user defaults, and enhanced security and system options – all to help meet nonprofit organizations’ donor and relationship management needs, while increasing the productivity of their development staffs.


Discounted Checks and Forms for Sage Fundraising
Checks and forms from Deluxe, Safeguard and Sage Checks and Forms include tax forms, continuous feed and laser checks, pre-printed invoices, office supplies, customized business gifts, etc.

 What's New for Sage BusinessWorks?

Sage BusinessWorks 50 Accounting version 8 is now available! Sage BusinessWorks version 8 includes enhancements such as new drill down screens designed to streamline processing and save time, support for the new Microsoft Vista operating system, plus many other new ease-of-use features. Version 8 also incorporates a new Cash Account Register Report, a useful reconciliation tool that displays details of all transactions that impact a cash account, and the ability for users to submit suggestions for future product improvements to Sage Software directly via Sage BusinessWorks.

Read the BusinessWorks Version 8 Enhancement Guide (PDF 2.68 mb)