The release of Sage 200 2011 is keeping us pretty busy here at Concentrix TSG. In fact, in the month that it was released (May), we had more enquiries about Sage 200 than any other ERP solution or any of our CRM software products!
Sage announced last year that it would upgrade Sage 200 annually. This is great for Sage Business Partners such as Concentrix TSG and also for clients, as it means we can all assess the product before upgrading plan ahead and schedule accordingly.
As you would expect, there are a whole host of new features in Sage 200 2011. The main headlines are that Sage 200 now works with the iPhone as well as Blackberrys, business intelligence has been enhanced, and there’s a powerful e-marketing tool in the Sage 200 CRM module. The e-marketing tool is based on the popular Swiftpage email application, and will be a big advantage to marketing and sales staff in particular. Sage 200 2011 also includes enhancements to manufacturing and business intelligence, web-based timesheets and expenses has been rewritten, and there’s a data migration tool to help with upgrading to the product.
As one of the UK’s leading ERP software vendors, Sage listens to its customers and takes note of their comments and feedback. That’s one of the reasons we like working with them and that they develop ‘best in breed’ products. Because they listen, many of the new features and enhancements in Sage 200 2011 are the direct result of feedback from people that use the product as part of their daily work.
Sage 200 has a clear roadmap for future development. This includes producing a cloud-based version by the end of 2012. There are a number of technical challenges to overcome with this but Sage recognises these and is actively working on them.
If you’re a Concentrix TSG customer that uses Sage 200, you should have had your invite to our Sage 200 2011 launch event on 29th June. There’s still time to register but the event is getting near capacity, so if you’re thinking of coming please reserve places for you and your colleagues as soon as possible.
In Sage 200 2011, the business intelligence functionality has been extended to include data from the project accounting module. Sage 200 Business Intelligence is one of the key functions within the Sage 200 suite and we receive many enquiries about it. Because of this, we’re holding a Sage 200 Business Intelligence training course on Wednesday 6th July 2011 at our offices in Mountsorrel, near Loughborough. This is an in-depth course which will guide you through using Sage 200 Business Intelligence. It’s the second time we have run this course. We received excellent feedback last time and it is proving extremely popular once again. We keep class sizes small and classes soon fill up so please contact us to book a place as soon as possible.
Back to upgrading to Sage 200 2011 - if you’re an existing Concentrix TSG customer currently using Sage 200, the latest version of the software is free of charge. There may however be costs involved in the upgrade process and these will depend on the complexity of your system and the amount of work involved. Please don’t hesitate to contact your Concentrix TSG account manager for advice on this, or contact us for any queries. Meanwhile we hope to see you at the launch event!
