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Overview
Sage MAS 500 (formerly Best Enterprise
Suite) is a highly reliable, robust and integrated
series of applications covering all areas of business
for the enterprise of 20 to 1,000 employees. These areas
include customer relationship management (CRM),
accounting and financials, project accounting,
distribution, manufacturing, human resources, payroll,
enterprise reporting, and electronic commerce. Built
from the ground up for the needs of an integrated
enterprise, MAS 500 is flexible, scalable and
full-featured to deliver a total business management
solution.
MAS 500 offers market-leading
functionality in a variety of areas. Its distribution
capabilities are extensive, offering a compelling
solution to companies in the business of distribution.
The outstanding manufacturing capabilities include
project accounting, routings, bill of materials, work
orders, MRP, scheduling, job costing, and labor
reporting. With the budgeting module, customers can
improve their business control while increasing the
efficiency of the budgeting process. An out-of-the-box
e-Commerce application gets customers up and running
quickly with an integrated, powerful, workflow-optimized
Web site. In addition, MAS 500 is designed to be
integrated into other applications, including Web sites
and e-commerce applications, allowing customers to fully
support their e-business plans with MAS 500. These
strengths combine with many others to provide a complete
solution for the small enterprise market.
MAS 500 modules have won several awards, including three
consecutive Micosoft Best Technology Integration Awards
for leading the industry in technical superiority, as
well as three consecutive Software Technical Assistance
Recognition (STAR) awards for outstanding customer
service. In addition, Best and Best partners provide
professional application training and implementation to
provide a smooth and effective transition to MAS 500.
Technology
Performance for Serious
e-business
MAS 500 continues to
out-perform
the competition. The recent version 6.0 benchmark shows
that once again, MAS 500 is the enterprise market
performance leader, processing over 360,000 sales orders
per hour in a multi-user environment. That translates to
over 2,800,000 sales orders per eight-hour day.
Performance measurements like these cement MAS 500's
position as the market leader, which means that you can
count on MAS 500 to deliver the performance and
scalability you need for high e-business transaction
volumes.
Reliability of a
Microsoft-centric Foundation
If your business is committed to Microsoft
platforms, or you want to migrate to a Microsoft-centric
IT approach, MAS 500 is the best choice you can make for
your enterprise software package. Since MAS 500 Suite is
the only application in the enterprise market developed
from the start exclusively for Microsoft platforms, it's
optimized in ways competitive solution can't be, and
designed to support the latest features of current
Microsoft releases.
Customization to Meet Your
Unique Needs
MAS 500 can be customized to meet your current
business needs as well as well as future growth by
maximizing user flexibility and scalability. Many
features - including menus, lookup windows, reports, and
the user interface - can be customized without
programming. If you require increased functionality, MAS
500 Suite is built on a powerful technology foundation
that can be tailored using industry standard tools,
resulting in shorter development cycles and lower
customization costs for you. These tools also enable MAS
500 Suite to be readily integrated to other business
applications.

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MAS 500 System
Financials
Deep financial functionality and
superior usability ensure that you have timely
information to make the right decisions.
Business Intelligence&
Customization
Sage Software specializes in bringing robust, insightful
accounting and business management solutions to
mid-sized firms with between 20 and 1,000 plus
employees. A good business system will capture data but
a Best business system provides tools to analyze that
data so you can react to business trends, maximize
efficiency, and increase profits.
With the Customizer and Application Framework, you can
modify standard screens and forms to match your specific
business process and to improve staff productivity.
Distribution
This series includes features such as Sales Order,
Purchase Order, Inventory Management, and Replenishment.
Through these modules, you can maximize productivity and
customer satisfaction, as well as manage purchases,
inventory, and the power of the Internet.
Customer Relationship
Management (CRM)
MAS 500 enables a level of integrated customer
relationship management (CRM) that equips companies with
the front office capabilities they need to manage the
growing demands of today's business environment. After
all, it's about thriving - not just surviving.
Human Resources
These modules include Human Resources and Payroll. This
series provides a way for the employees to view benefits
and time-off balances, while management can access
sensitive information through a secure environment.
Manufacturing
MAS 500's powerful manufacturing module was designed for
a variety of discrete, process, and mixed-mode
manufacturers.
Project Accounting
The unique ability to control projects with exceptional
flexibility helps prevent cost overruns and generate
bottom-line savings.
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