MYOB announces AccountEdge 2009, celebrates 20 years of Mac

MYOB has announced the immediate availability of AccountEdge 2009,
the latest version of their small business management and accounting
software for Mac small businesses. The release marks their 20th year
of Mac development.

Customer requested features top the list of enhancements in the new
version, according to Tom Nash of MYOB US. The update includes the
new Business Insights feature, which gives customers new tools to
assess the health of their business. AccountEdge 2009 also includes
integration with Marketcircle’s productivity suite Daylite, MYOB’s
promised speed enhancements to AccountEdge Network Edition and new
design tools for easier forms customization.

Business Insights adds new ways for small business owners to assess
the health of their business. The feature allows users to chart,
graph and analyze the key financial trends and ratios of their
business. A total of eight available charts let the user analyze
profitability, operating profit ratios and more.

Marketcircle and MYOB have partnered to deliver users the Daylite
AccountEdge Connector, immediately available from both the
Marketcircle and MYOB websites. The Daylite AccountEdge Connector
allows users to merge the strengths of both applications, sharing
data between both. For more information on the Daylite AccountEdge
Connector, visit myob-us.com/daylite/.

AccountEdge 2009 features the second phase of MYOB’s two-phase speed
enhancement of AccountEdge Network Edition. Focusing on list
building, the new speed enhancements result in faster sorting,
quicker searches, faster transaction entry. The changes also improve
speed and performance in many other list-related areas of the
software, including registers, journals, items, jobs, cards, and
activities.

For a full list of new features available in AccountEdge 2009, please
visit myob-us.com/accountedge/features/.

Available through the MYOB web site, myob-us.com, and other online
outlets,mail order catalogs and select retailers, AccountEdge is
priced at US$299 for new users, and $159 for upgraders ($249 for
multi-user).