What’s Stopping You? Event | Southampton
A few things came up today which I wanted to post as reference:
Microsoft Office Accounting
I caught up with the product manager Gareth Arnold to find out what’s going on with regards to launching the product through the channel. It looks like boxed copies will be made available at late March/early April. I would expect Action Pack copies to also be available then.
If you are an accountant interested in Microsoft Accounting, it may be worth becoming MPAN (Microsoft Professional Accountants’ Network) accredited. The benefits of joining include a copy of Microsoft Office Small Business Edition as well as Office Accounting (1 license of each), as well as access to support and various training programmes and forums. For more information, please click here.
N.B. Already, 2,000 MPANs have been registered and I’ve already mentioned to Gareth that it would be a great idea to link MPANs with SBSCers. Think about it, I doubt many MPANs are going to be able to sell Office Accounting to a client AND be able to support a networked business infrastructure. I’m hoping that by me publically posting it, other people in the SBSC (and MPAN?) community will help try and pull this concept together? They do say that the accountant is probably the first choice for business advice…
If you are looking to test the product, there is a free version available or else, more information on how to purchase and download a copy from the Microsoft Website can be found by clicking here.
After March, you can purchase Microsoft Office Accounting through retailers or IT resellers such as Microsoft Small Business Specialists and of course accredited MPANs. Worth considering this option if you are looking for IT help and support.
Retailers and resellers can purchase Microsoft Office Accounting through their Microsoft Authorised Distributors at the end of March.
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