Archive for Sage MAS 500
Updated MAS500 Pricing Released
Sage today released the following bundled pricing for Sage ERP MAS 500.
MAS200 SQL 4.5 Users: Say Hello To Sage Common Payroll
Sage was dodgy when we grilled them questioned them last year at the annual Sage Insights 2010 reseller conference about the plans for payroll in the upcoming Sage MAS 200 SQL 4.5 re-write. The concerns then (and now) are that non-framework modules (namely Payroll, Job Cost, Work Order, and MRP) will NOT integrate to the [...]
See a video presentation of the new Sage MAS Intelligence FRx replacement solution.
90minds member, Clients First Business Solutions recently held a webinar for Sage MAS 90, MAS 200, Extended Enterprise (EES) and MAS 500 end users showing the new MAS Intelligence Excel based reporting tool that Sage is using to replace FRx. This solution embeds as an extension to excel and reports on not just financial data [...]
Sage MAS 90/200 Quick Tip from Zip: Hosted Solutions – Applianz and ScionASP
Are you interested in a hosted solution for your Sage MAS 90/200 system? Well here are two options you may have come across: Applianz and ScionASP. Below is some information I had compiled a couple years back when I originally looked into Applianz and ScionASP. I have not had the opportunity to be involved with either an [...]
SAP Business One Versus (vs.) Sage MAS 500
We are always being asked to compare and contrast solutions. Below is a bulleted list comparing SAP Business One and Sage MAS500. SAP is a Total Business Solution. Includes Accounting, Distribution, Manufacturing, Sales Force Automation & Customer Service in one integrated solution with one code base, one database with a single installation. It’s your choice [...]
Suggest a MAS90 feature online
Suggest a feature for MAS90 , MAS 200 or MAS 500 now live Thanks to Dawn Anastasi for passing along the tip that Sage’s new Ideascope suggestion box is now live on the web. You can use Ideascope as a way to communicate product suggestions directly to Sage. While the concept of “suggest a feature” [...]
Lower Cost Sage MAS90 MAS200 Annual Maintenance?
Well, the cost isn’t actually less, but the new Easy Pay plan allows you to break the payments into 12 equal installments. You give Sage approval to automatically debit your bank account each month. Sage charges no interest for this plan, just a $5 monthly processing fee. You stay current on maintenance without even trying, [...]
Form 941 updated for 2009 tax changes for MAS90 and MAS200
Changes to the IRS form 941 which are required for anyone who wants to file the forms that MAS 90 or MAS 200 payroll print are now available. Issued in the form of a service update, these fixes also require some manual steps to update your forms. Since these are all Crystal Reports based – [...]
MAS 90, MAS 200, MAS 500 supported versions list
Curious about the versions of Sage MAS 90 , MAS 200 and MAS 500 that are currently supported by the software company (Sage)? Wonder no more. Below is a form that shows all versions from MAS 90 and MAS 200 3.71 and higher (MAS 200 SQL included) as well as the level that they are [...]
Sagetalk becomes read only March 31, 2009
A posting on the Sage Online Support Service has spelled out the official fate of Sage’s old discussion forum known as Sagetalk. Effective on March 31, 2009 all messages in Sagetalk will be set to read only status. No new postings will be accepted and new user registration will likely stop. Sagetalk has been replaced [...]

