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The January 2000 CPA Journal published product information on QuickBooks Pro 99 and Timeslips Version 9. Shortly thereafter, both products were updated. Intuit released QuickBooks Pro 2000 and Timeslips was upgraded to Version 9.1, and Version 10 has just been announced. The following describes some of the new features in these updates.
QuickBooks Pro 2000
Information centers. QuickBooks 2000 includes a number of "centers," where information about a particular aspect or stakeholder class can be found, as follows:
* The new company center puts all business information about the company using QuickBooks in one easily customizable place.
* The customer center stores all customer information in one place. Phone numbers, the latest sales transactions, and outstanding balances are all accessible on one organized page. The QuickZoom feature enables the user to drill down to specific invoices, payments, or other transaction information.
* The detail center shows the name, phone number, latest transactions, and outstanding balance related to each vendor.
Report,fler. With improved accessibility, users can preview exactly the information a particular report will generate.
Tax alerts. New QuickBooks tax alerts keep businesses up to date on important tax deadlines and changes in due dates.
Synchronized contacts. QuickBooks Pro users can synchronize contact information between QuickBooks Pro and ACT! or Outlook.
Site builder. The new QuickBooks site builder provides an easy way to build an Internet site. The service is free for the first six months and $5 per month thereafter.
Postage service. For an additional fee, QuickBooks users can sign up for an online PC postage account with E-Stamp. Any class of postage can be printed with address information from QuickBooks.
Merchant account service. For an additional fee, users can sign up for a merchant card account and use QuickBooks to authorize and settle credit card payments online.
Purchasing service. The QuickBooks purchasing service allows users to search hundreds of items from dozens of suppliers, find and compare products and services, order directly from suppliers, and pay by credit card. Tracking order status, payment history, and delivery information is also available from the QuickBooks purchasing service website.
Online banking. QuickBooks 2000 supports Open Financial Exchange (OM, the new industry standard for online account access and banking services. There is an additional monthly service fee for...