Manzanita Software: Product Comparisons (2 of 2)

Manzanita Software Systems specializes in high-quality business accounting software for the Apple II computer family. The following details the specifications of Manzanita's accounting products: The Business Accountant(R), and BusinessWorks(R). (This is part 2 of two parts.)
                                     The Business
                                      Accountant          BusinessWorks
                                     ------------         -------------


Accounts Receivable System

Maximum number of customers:
 removable media disk                    500                 1,000*
 hard disk                               5,840**             10,000*
Maximum number of transactions:
 removable media disk                    2,320*              ***
 hard disk                               20,800**            ***
Maximum number of sales reps              n/a                 16
# of customer notes                       9                   9
# of dunning notes                        3                   3
# of payment terms                        9                   9

# of sales accounts                       8                   16
# of sales tax jurisdictions              1                   3
# of line items per invoice               16                  40
Maximum invoice amount                    $999,999.99         $80,000.00
# of characters in customer ID            8                   8
# of digits in invoice number             5                   5
Credit and open invoice inquiry           yes                 yes
Includes contact names                    no                  yes
Prints invoices, debit, credit memos      yes                 yes
Invoices directly from inventory          no                  yes
Returns product to inventory              no                  yes
Recurring receivables invoices            no                  yes
Handles open credits                      yes                 yes
Calculates finance charges                yes                 yes
Maintains customers' high balances        no                  yes
Open item & balance forward statements    yes                 yes

Sorts all reports by sales rep            no                  yes

Inventory Control System

Maximum number of parts:
 removable media disk                    1,000*              1,000*
 hard disk                               10,000**            10,000*
Maximum number of transactions:
 removable media disk                    4,000               ***
 hard disk                               38,400**            ***
# of product groups                       99                  99
# of bins/locations                       n/a                 99
# of costing methods (LIFO,FIFO,          4                   4
 standard, weighted average)
# of price levels                         1                   3
# of cost of goods sold accounts          8                   16
Maximum on-hand quantity of any part      999,999             999,999.99
Maximum amount of purchase order          $999,999.99         $999,999.99
Global prices changes                     no                  yes
Fractional quantities                     no                  yes

Prints purchase orders                    yes                 yes
Retains purchase order detail             no                  yes
Allows receipts & cancellations of p.o.'s no                  yes
Calculates inventory turnover             no                  yes
Handles return of merchandise to
 inventory                               no                  yes
Maintains YTD sales and costs of
 goods sold                              no                  yes
Handles physical inventory                yes                 yes


Payroll System

Maximum number of employees:
 removable media disk                    200*                500*
 hard disk                               300*                1,000*
Deductions                                12                  25
 with company contribution               no                  yes
Commissions                               12                  25
Overtime rates                            3                   3
Standard rates                            50                  100

Job codes                                 100                 200
# of pay types                            4                   5
# of pay periods                          4                   4
Maximum individual annual earnings        $999,999.99         $999,999.99
Tax tables for 50 states, DC, federal     yes                 yes
Multiple earnings categories              yes                 yes
Compensation time                         no                  yes
Shift differentials                       no                  yes
Departmental posting                      no                  yes
Checks and handchecks                     yes                 yes
Retain check detail for quarter           no                  yes
Void most recent checks                   yes                 yes
Void any check                            no                  yes


Labels Plus

# of names in mailing list:
 removable media disk                    1,000               1,000*
 hard disk                               8,000**             10,000*

Number of selection keys                  8                   8
# of label definitions                    1                   4
Maximum number of labels across           4                   4
# of characters in ID                     8                   8
Minimum label width, in characters        24                  24
Maximum label width, in characters        72                  72
Minimum label height, in lines            4                   4
Maximum label height, in lines            24                  24
Name and address lists                    yes                 yes
Telephone lists                           yes                 yes
Mailing labels (roll or single sheet)     yes                 yes
Merge vendors, customers & employees      yes                 yes


*The actual maximum numbers may be less than those listed, depending on the number of accounting modules you use, and/or the number of accounts, vendors, parts or customers on the system. These numbers should be used as general
guidelines. Refer to the sizing worksheets for more specific information.


**These figures reflect using a DOS 3.3 hard disk with a maximum of eight data sets.

***Limited only by disk space.

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Published Date: Feb 18, 2012