MAS 90
Encyclopedia
Sage MAS 90, also known as MAS90, is accounting software offered by Sage
.
First offered in the mid 1980s by a company called State of the Art, Inc, the Master Accounting Series for the 90's gained significant market share by developing a reseller
channel largely made up of Certified Public Accountant
s (CPAs). These accountants used the product in their own practice, became familiar with it, then subsequently recommended it to their client base. Over time, as technology became more complex and rules on Accountants' independence and objectivity became stricter, nearly all CPAs gravitated away from reselling the software. Now Sage MAS 90 is primarily re-sold by a network of independent software consultant
s.
Sage MAS 90 primarily targets the wholesale distribution
industry, and most of the continued development and enhancement to the software line is centered around the wholesale distribution and warehouse management niche. However, it has many enhancements making it suitable for other industries as well; at present, there are over 20 separate software modules, including some for light manufacturing and e-commerce.
Sage MAS 90 operates in a file server
environment. Sage MAS 200 is functionally equivalent, but operates in a client–server environment running under Windows 200x operating system
s.
Sage MAS 90 uses Business Objects' Crystal Reports
for almost all of its built in and custom reports. Some of the remaining 'legacy' modules, such as Work Order Processing or Job Cost still have 'hard coded' non user editable reports, but users can still create new reports using the included Crystal Reports tool.
In January 2010
Sage released a roadmap guide providing guidance to their future upgrade plans through the year 2012.
In October 2011
Sage released version 4.50 of the MAS 90 (and MAS 200) product line, which included an option to use a Microsoft SQL Server database.
The Sage Group
The Sage Group plc , commonly known as Sage, is a global enterprise software company headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. It is the world's third-largest supplier of enterprise resource planning software , the largest supplier to small businesses, and has 6.1 million customers...
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First offered in the mid 1980s by a company called State of the Art, Inc, the Master Accounting Series for the 90's gained significant market share by developing a reseller
Reseller
A reseller is a company or individual that purchases goods or services with the intention of reselling them rather than consuming or using them. This is usually done for profit...
channel largely made up of Certified Public Accountant
Certified Public Accountant
Certified Public Accountant is the statutory title of qualified accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and have met additional state education and experience requirements for certification as a CPA...
s (CPAs). These accountants used the product in their own practice, became familiar with it, then subsequently recommended it to their client base. Over time, as technology became more complex and rules on Accountants' independence and objectivity became stricter, nearly all CPAs gravitated away from reselling the software. Now Sage MAS 90 is primarily re-sold by a network of independent software consultant
Consultant
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s.
Sage MAS 90 primarily targets the wholesale distribution
Distribution (business)
Product distribution is one of the four elements of the marketing mix. An organization or set of organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by a consumer or business user.The other three parts of the marketing mix are product, pricing,...
industry, and most of the continued development and enhancement to the software line is centered around the wholesale distribution and warehouse management niche. However, it has many enhancements making it suitable for other industries as well; at present, there are over 20 separate software modules, including some for light manufacturing and e-commerce.
Sage MAS 90 operates in a file server
File server
In computing, a file server is a computer attached to a network that has the primary purpose of providing a location for shared disk access, i.e. shared storage of computer files that can be accessed by the workstations that are attached to the computer network...
environment. Sage MAS 200 is functionally equivalent, but operates in a client–server environment running under Windows 200x operating system
Operating system
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s.
Sage MAS 90 uses Business Objects' Crystal Reports
Crystal Reports
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for almost all of its built in and custom reports. Some of the remaining 'legacy' modules, such as Work Order Processing or Job Cost still have 'hard coded' non user editable reports, but users can still create new reports using the included Crystal Reports tool.
In January 2010
January 2010
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Sage released a roadmap guide providing guidance to their future upgrade plans through the year 2012.
In October 2011
October 2011
October 2011 is the tenth month of the current year. It began on a Saturday and ended after 31 days on a Monday.- Portal:Current events :This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from October 2011....
Sage released version 4.50 of the MAS 90 (and MAS 200) product line, which included an option to use a Microsoft SQL Server database.
External links
- Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 Knowledgebase
- Sage ERP MAS 200 Supported Operating Systems
- Sage ERP MAS 90 Supported Operating Systems
- Sage North America
- Sage ERP MAS90 Knowledgebase
- Sage ERP MAS90 and MAS200 Community Forums
- Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 web site
- Enhancements offered by Sage for Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 (Update: No longer sold direct by Sage)
- Sage ERP MAS 90 & 200 Roadmap - January 2010
- Sage ERP MAS 90 & 200 v4.4 Pre-Release Guide
- Chronicle of release enhancements - Sage ERP MAS 90 & 200 v3.50 to 4.4x
- Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 V4.5 Pre-Release Guide