RE: Accounting Packages

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Mark,

I assume you're using the newer International Financial Management package,
rather than the old Accounting Management apps.

Debbie, IFM is a very powerful, modern package created using Synon/2E (which
is called something else these days, but I've forgotten what).  It was a
clean-slate design, and is only about 5 years old.  The worst thing I've
heard about it is that it's so flexible it takes a while to work out the
proper setup and procedures to fit your business.  Unless you can find
someone experienced in using it, you would probably need to budget some
implementation support consulting time from your local MAPICS affiliate in
order to put it in successfully.

The old applications are simple to the point of being crude, and show many
signs of their S/34 roots in their program code.  However, they do work, and
MAPICS customer support is usually very good.

Shameless plug - there is also a MAPICS topic mailing list right here at
Midrange.com, with a number of knowledgeable users, consultants, and people
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Dave Shaw
MAPICS-L Moderator
Spartan International, Inc.
Spartanburg, SC
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Walter [mailto:mwalter@netrax.net]

We use MAPICS. I take issues with some of its modules, but its financials
are very good. We are currently on XA ver 4.

-----Original Message-----
From:   Debbie Panco [SMTP:dpanco43@ix.netcom.com]
Sent:   Thursday, September 21, 2000 11:32 AM
To:     MIDRANGE
Subject:        Accounting Packages

We are looking into purchasing an accounting package.  Our main interest is 
for general ledger and payables.  Can anyone recommend some good packages 
for the AS400?  What about JD Edwards?  Any info you can provide would be 
helpful.  

TIA

Debbie
UCFS / Systems Analyst
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