Microsoft Small Business Financials
Microsoft Small Business Financials (formerly Microsoft Small Business Manager) is a business accounting software package. The software is targeting growing small businesses that require more than basic accounting software:[1][2] with fewer than 25 employees[3] and less than $10 million of revenue. It is part of Microsoft Dynamics (formerly Microsoft Business Solutions) family. It is based on Microsoft Dynamics GP and runs on top of free Microsoft MSDE[4] or SQL Server Express database.[5] Microsoft Small Business Financials and Microsoft Dynamics GP are built on the same platform, so migration to Microsoft Dynamics GP is very simple and straightforward.[3]
The current version is 9.0. As of January 1, 2009 Small Business Financials 9.0 is no longer for sale to new customers.
The following features are included with the product:[6]
- Financial (General ledger with Advanced Financial Analysis)
- Banking (Bank reconciliation/Cash flow management)
- Sales (Sales order processing/Accounts receivable)
- Purchasing (Purchase order/Accounts payable)
- Inventory (Item tracking)
- Foundation and Reporting (Report editor, SmartList, Microsoft Office Integration)
- Integration (Import wizard for Master Records / transactions)
- Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine
Additional features that may be purchased separately from Microsoft are:
- Crystal Reports
- Fixed assets
- FRx Designer User
- Magnetic Media
- US Payroll
In October 2008 Microsoft announced that Microsoft Small Business Financials is being discontinued and Microsoft is providing a highly discounted migration path to Dynamics GP.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Feature comparison of financial accounting software from Microsoft
- ↑ BusinessWeek
- 1 2 Microsoft Small Business Financials - Small Business Manager Top Questions
- ↑ Microsoft Small Business Solutions System Requirements
- ↑ Microsoft Small Business Financials 9.0 System Requirements
- ↑ Microsoft Small Business Financials overview
- ↑ http://blogs.msdn.com/dynamicsgp/archive/2008/09/24/statement-of-direction-and-product-roadmap-announcements-for-microsoft-small-business-financials.aspx
External links
- Microsoft Small Business Financials Official Website
- BusinessWeek Technology Research Library
- Microsoft North America Financial Offerings Product Comparison Guide