MYOB US Announces Latest Version of FirstEdge for Mac OS X
posted on January 10, 2006, by EdMACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO—January 10, 2006— MYOB US today announced FirstEdge v2, the eagerly awaited second version of its popular small business accounting application for Mac OS X version 10.4 “Tiger.” FirstEdge is a straightforward software package that gives small business owners the ability to do their banking, keep comprehensive contact information, track sales and expenses, write up quotes and invoices then print them on fully customizable forms and generate over 80 reports. Additionally, FirstEdge offers optional, integrated MYOB Business Services that let the user accept credit cards and fully outsource payroll.
“FirstEdge v2 brings an outstanding list of time saving features, like integrated credit card processing and customizable forms, to Mac-based small business owners,” said Tom Nash, Managing Partner, MYOB US. “Over four years of development has gone into this application and our commitment to develop for Mac OS X continues as FirstEdge is still the only product of its kind available for the Mac.”
“Hundreds of breakthrough features and Apple's legendary ease of use make Tiger the world’s most advanced operating system and an excellent choice for small business users,” said Ron Okamoto, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. “We’re delighted that MYOB continues their long commitment to the Mac by providing this feature-rich update to the extremely popular FirstEdge accounting application.”
New features include:
Professional Forms Designer
The Creative Forms Designer comes packed with powerful features, making it easier to create personalized and professional looking business forms.
Powerful Reporting Features
The new Statement of Cash Flow report, Customer Ledger Report, cash and accrual based Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss report join the 80 other financial and management reports in FirstEdge v2. Additionally, the new Report Customizer lets you choose which details you want included on a report, and gives you the ability to save that report to your Reports Menu for quick and easy access.
The Report Viewer makes viewing on-screen reports simple with the ability to resize and drag and drop columns, to view reports by date range, and to preview how the report will look on paper prior to printing.
Enhanced Emailing
Statements and invoices can now be emailed individually or in batches to save time and effort. Custom default subject lines and messages save even more time, while a default invoice delivery system can be chosen for each customer so that the user doesn’t have to choose more than once whether to email, print, or email and print an invoice or statement to a given customer.
MYOB Business Services
MYOB Business Services are exciting additions to FirstEdge v2, offering the best in time and cost saving services. MYOB Business Services for FirstEdge are optional and fee-based, and include:
MYOB FirstEdge v2 for Mac is priced at $99 at retail and $79 for those upgrading from FirstEdge, and is available for order at the MYOB US website, www.myob.com/us, or by calling 800-322-6962 and will be available for purchase at Apple Stores and from mail order catalogs. FirstEdge v2 for Mac joins the rest of the MYOB family of small business management and accounting products and services, including AccountEdge for Mac, AccountEdge Network Edition for Mac, BusinessEssentials for Windows, and BusinessEssentials Pro for Windows. FirstEdge v2 is a Mac OS X only product. For more details, please visit www.myob.com/us or call 800-322-MYOB (6962) M-F 9am-8pm ET.
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Contact:
Ed Sherry
973-586-2200 ext. 5928
ed.sherry@myob.com
About Acclivity
Acclivity LLC (dba MYOB US) is the exclusive US republisher of MYOB software. MYOB develops and delivers award-winning software, services and support for more than 500,000 businesses and over 10,000 accounting practices worldwide. MYOB Limited is a public company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX symbol 'MYO').
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