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Sage MAS 90 and 200 Product Roadmap Updated

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Brian Rice
on September 8, 2010
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Sage has again updated the public product roadmap for MAS 90 and 200 including information regarding upcoming product updates, the SQL release, and future versions.

Scheduled to ship before the end of 2010, Product Update 3 (September) and Product Update 4 (December) are not detailed to any degree. The roadmap only tells us that Product Update 3 will somehow further integrate Bank Rec and General Ledger. Product Update 4 will include Year-end Payroll updated, changes supporting the HIRE Act, and Q1 2011 Tax Table updates. Product Update 5 is scheduled for March 2011 and will include more integrated Extended Solutions

  • IM-1244 Inactive Item Designation
  • IM-1111 Security for Inventory Inquiry
  • IM-1119 Physicall Count Entry by Ticket Number
  • LM-1028 Background Color by Company Code
  • AP-1101 Multiple Company Aged Invoice Report
  • AP-1043 Distribution Table for Invoice Entry
  • AP-1077 Additional Check Printing Sort Option

Sage MAS 200 version 4.45 is targeted for release in October 2010 and will offer a SQL backend. There are several details that are still being clarified (including why the SQL backend will only be made available for new installation, read: no upgrades). The SQL backend should be available for everyone with the version 4.50 release (Q3 2011). The 4.50 release is also scheduled to include a merged Extended Enterprise Suite (which I interpret as a new licensing structure for integrated MAS 90 and 200 with SageCRM) and fourteen more Extended Solutions titles (for Payroll, Sales Order, Accounts Receivable, and Purchase Order).

Another word on the SQL release: Payroll, Job Cost, Work Order, and e-Business Manager (prior framework modules) will not be available. More information about the SQL release will follow when it becomes available.

Sage Releases Updated Roadmap

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Brian Rice
on March 29, 2010
in MAS 90 and MAS 200
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In reading the initial Sage MAS 90 and 200 Roadmap, you may have noticed there were some details missing. In response to requests to provide a more complete picture of the near future, Sage has updated the Roadmap to include more details about the scheduled product updates which incorporate Sage Extended Solutions titles to build new features into the version 4.4 release. These titles, which were previously sold for additional licensing fees are being included as product updates as a benefit to maintaining your software subscription/maintenance plan. Sage reinforces that the Roadmap is a view of planning and progress and if plans change or are updated, the Roadmap will be updated accordingly.MAS_90_200_Roadmap_03_2010

Sage MAS 90 Public Roadmap

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Brian Rice
on February 18, 2010
in MAS 90 and MAS 200
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Beyond all of the news surrounding the release of MAS 90 and 200 version 4.4, Sage has also issue a public product roadmap. This 17-page slide deck outlines the release plans for product updates one 1 and 2 (formerly known as service updates) for version 4.4.

According to this plan, the SQL server database support will be available with Sage MAS 200 version 4.45 targeted for Q4 2010.

Version 4.5 is targeted for Q3 2011 and should include an intuitive “Undo” function for everyday transactions. This release will also allow the tracking and collection of debt from past due accounts with support for national accounts; electronic payments to vendors; electronic delivery of AP checks and vendor deposits; and up to 25 years of paid invoice data.

The roadmap also reinforces the product retirement plans for version 3.71 (September 30, 2010) as well as 4.0, 4.05, and 4.1 (September 30, 2011)