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Sage MAS 500 ERP is a highly reliable, robust,and integrated series of business applicationsdelivering a complete business managementsolution that’s flexible, scalable and fullfeatured—offering key business insights to makeyour company more productive and profitable.

“Sage MAS 500 has allowed us to boldly gowhere we never thought we could. It hasincreased our productivity by 100 percent,saved us the work of two data entry people,and made us so successful that we've had tohire three new sales account executives. Andthese are just the gains we've seen in our firstnine months.”Chris HolmesDirector of ITDecipher, Inc.

Sage MAS 500 ERPSage MAS 500 offers a full range of products for acomplete business systems solution:FINANCIALS AND PROJECT ACCOUNTINGSage MAS 500 offers deep accounting functionality andsuperior usability, ensuring critical information is availableon demand. The seamless integration with populardesktop productivity tools and the Internet, make it anideal solution for the ever-changing needs of today’sgrowing businesses. Sage MAS 500 also offers powerfulfunctions to help control projects, including the trackingof time and expense information. This helps prevent costoverruns, increases cash flow, and ultimately generatesbottom-line savings with maximum profitability.CRM AND E-BUSINESSSage MAS 500 includes powerful, Web-based modulesthat provide your salespeople, customers, and senior staffwith timely information and system access. The CRMsystem, tightly integrated with the back office, providescustomers and salespeople with access to place orders andmanage their accounts. Our solution also provides leadmanagement and forecasting tools to streamline the salesprocess. All in all, Sage MAS 500 gives customers theopportunity to significantly enhance both the productivityof the sales organization and customer satisfaction.DISTRIBUTIONSage MAS 500 provides advanced distribution capabilitiesthat minimize carrying costs while maximizing productavailability. Automated supply chain and warehousemanagement processes integrate solidly with demandforecasting to maximize your inventory control andprofits. With features that support multi-warehouseconfigurations, as well as multi-site customers, SageMAS 500 is optimized for a wide variety of distributors.MANUFACTURINGThe Sage MAS 500 manufacturing package is designedfor many different industries. It handles production fromraw materials through finished goods—workingseamlessly with the accounting and distribution modulesand pinpointing the areas where you can save time andmoney, while providing exceptional customer service.Sage MAS 500 takes inquiry, drill-down, monitoring, anddata analysis to a whole new level with out-of-the-boxbusiness intelligence tools including Business InsightsAnalyzer, Business Insights Explorer, Business Alerts,Crystal Reports , Web Reports, and integration withdesktop productivity tools.

Human Resources and PayrollSage MAS 500 offers cost-saving Human Resources, Payroll, andAttendance modules. These powerful modules allow you toautomate HR and compliance activities, and also provide easy-touse payroll management and tracking.Customization and IntegrationEvery Sage MAS 500 module is built to allow customization andintegration. World-class customization tools provide a foundationfor Visual Studio.NET business application development, and includesoftware controls, tools, wizards, and utilities. In addition, DataPorter, Data Migration, built-in import utilities, and SoftwareDevelopment Kit integration tools provide access to Sage MAS 500data for seamless integration to third-party solutions.Customer Insights—One Road to SuccessIntegrated Applications Provide theComplete SolutionCustomer Relationship ManagementEvolving software applications are promising to transform customerrelationships by improving awareness throughout your organization.Not only is our goal to connect businesses to their customers, butalso to ensure that a business is connected from the inside out.Sage MAS 500 enables a level of integrated customer relationshipmanagement (CRM) that equips companies with the front officecapabilities they need to manage the demands of today’scompetitive business environment. eSalesforce and eCustomerIn a competitive economy, empowering your employees with thetools they need to provide superior customer service will set youapart from the competition. An easy-to-use Web-basedapplication, eSalesforce provides complete customer accountmanagement, whether your employees are in the office, at homeor on the road. The eSalesforce module puts all the customerinformation they need, such as order, shipment, credit, payment,and commission information, in one place. The eCustomermodule provides similar functionality to your customers,reducing telephone calls and enhancing their ability to keeptrack of their business with you.

[ Business Insights Analyzer users have the ability to organize, graph,and format summarized information within the Sage MAS 500system. The new Business Insights Explorer (BIE) module is tightlyintegrated to the Analyzer module, allowing users to navigate intoBusiness Insights Analyzer for more detailed study.Sage CRM SalesLogixSage CRM SalesLogix SalesSage MAS 500 integrates with its sister product line, Sage CRMSalesLogix, to provide even more customer-centric solutions.These solutions manage all aspects of your sales cycle andstandardize key sales functions by automating activities such asaccount and opportunity management, quotation and proposalgeneration, scheduling, forecasting, and reporting. They alsoprovide sophisticated analytical tools and full-scale marketingcampaign management to identify the most profitable customersand shorten the sales cycle.Sage CRM SalesLogix SupportWith the costs of acquiring new customers 5-10 times higherthan retaining them, support solutions designed to build lastingrelationships and customer loyalty can have a tremendousimpact on your bottom line.“There's no way we could have complied with Sarbanes-Oxleyregulations without Sage MAS 500. The system gives us thechecks, balances, and security controls we need for totalaccountability.”Mark ChollettDirector of TechnologyWiseco Piston, Inc.

Integrated Back OfficeApplications Provide aComplete SolutionThrough its superior utilization of SQL Server technology, SageMAS 500 can deliver key business benefits, deep financialfunctionality, and outstanding usability through powerful back officesolutions. These include industry-leading financial management andproject accounting solutions, as well as advanced inventory,distribution and manufacturing capabilities.More Than Just Accounting—Financial InsightsOperating at the core of Sage MAS 500, fully integrated financialsoftware provides you with insightful information gathered fromyour data and presented with advanced analysis capabilities andpresentation-quality reporting. The financial series includes thefollowing modules: Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Advanced Consolidations Allocations Cash Management eExecutive Sage FAS Fixed Asset FAS Asset Accounting FAS Asset Inventory Financial Reporting General Ledger Multicurrency Management Web ReportsThese scalable and flexible applications come with an easy-to-usegraphical user interface and streamlined customization capabilitiesthat can reduce data errors and integrate multiple processes on thedesktop. Advanced reporting capabilities, including the ability totrack key performance indicators, publish reports to the Web, anddrill into data, empower your managers to make real-time decisions.Moreover, eExecutive allows management to review top-levelfinancial and performance information in an online format—anytime, anywhere.

Robust Distribution for a Rich Bottom LineSage MAS 500 lets you reduce inventory carrying costs whileoptimizing product availability for superior customer service. Withthe ability to analyze and report up-to-the-minute information onyour inventory, Sage MAS 500 can help anticipate change, evenmanage inventory across warehouses. Advanced forecastingfeatures integrate with automated supply chain and warehousemanagement processes to minimize overhead and material costs.Modules available include: Advanced Kitting eOrder Inventory Management Inventory Replenishment (with forecasting and automated procurement) Product Configurator Purchase Order Sales Order Warehouse Management Shipment ProcessingDesigned by industry experts, every aspect of distribution systemintegration has been considered—warehouse management,shipping, supply chain management, and e-commerce. Thesesolutions integrate your sales demand requirements with yoursupply chain to manage all aspects of sales, inventory management,and automated procurement.[The business-to-business e-commerce module,eCustomer, offers the power, flexibility, andease of use for you and your clients to conductbusiness over your Web site.

”Sage MAS 500 is doing the same work as our tier-oneproduct, but for only 75 percent of the cost.”Roger SmithVice President of Finance and Information TechnologyLuzenac America, Inc.Cutting-Edge Manufacturing TechnologyWhen demand hits, it’s crucial that manufacturing is ready and ableto deliver. Sage MAS 500 provides a complete solution thatrepresents the next generation in manufacturing software—delivering the information you need in the format you want andtransforming it into valuable business intelligence. This insighttranslates into every aspect of your business, including customerservice, vendor performance and production quality. Manufacturingmodules include: Light Manufacturing Advanced Planning and Scheduling Engineering Change Management Estimating Advanced Manufacturing Material Requirements Planning Product Configurator Shop Floor ControlOne of the key advantages of the manufacturing solution is therules-based advanced planning and scheduling system. The APSmodule allows companies to manage multiple production schedulesby facility, conduct what-if analysis of the manufacturing process,and manage machine and tool resources in real time. Advanced,industry-standard scheduling rules help companies meet criticaldeadlines while providing enough flexibility to handle real worlddemands such as last-minute priority jobs and unexpected machinedowntime.Project Accounting Controls Projectswith Exceptional FlexibilityEffective project management enables professional services firmsand corporate IT departments to achieve operational excellencethrough the unique ability to control people, projects, and budgetswith exceptional flexibility. Project Accounting’s comprehensive ratematrix and estimating facilities, with the added capability forremote time and expense entry (offline or through the Internet),generates more revenue at a lower cost, eliminates wasted hours,and produces more bottom-line savings. The Sage MAS 500 projectaccounting modules support best-practices project management.