- Program updates
- Tax table updates
- Tax form updates
- Direct deposit connection to Sage Managed Payroll
- Credit card processing with Sage Exchange
This does not mean that you can no longer use your software after that date. You will, however, no longer be able to use any of the services listed above. Aside from these listed services, your software will continue to operate normally, and you are under no license obligation to purchase new software unless you need to use any of the above services.
As has always been the case, our Sage 50 consultants at Crosspointe will continue to support all editions of Sage 50, whether or not your edition is supported by the manufacturer. We will continue to offer remote support sessions for any user of Sage 50, using any version of the product. We also offer training, implementation and custom reporting services for our clients.
Sage’s prior policy had been to support the current and two previous editions of their software. Sage felt that this policy change was necessary for the following reasons:
- more frequent updates to the Windows operating system released by Microsoft
- a significant increase in the number of viruses and malware that have been circulating in recent months
- frequent updates to tax tables on the state & local levels
We understand Sage’s position, as a software company maintaining a complicated product in an extremely “fluid” environment. We believe, however, that the decision on if, when, and how to upgrade a business’s mission-critical software should rest with the software purchaser, without penalty from the software supplier for choosing not to follow the supplier’s upgrade schedule.
Dana Riel is President and Founder of Business Solutions, Inc., serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area since 1985. Her firm is the authorized training center for the region for Time Matters and PCLaw by PCLaw|Time Matters, PLLC; Timeslips and Sage 50 Accounting by Sage Software; and QuickBooks by Intuit Corporation. She also serves as a consultant for Caret Legal (formerly known as Zola Suite), CosmoLex, Soluno & TimeSolv. As a trainer, Dana has provided training services to organizations such as the DOD Defense Logistics Agency, Judge Advocate General’s Office (JAG)/Department of the Navy, University of the District of Columbia School of Law, U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as with small‐ to mid‐size law firms in the Baltimore‐Washington D.C. area. In 2009, she participated in the series of day‐long seminars sponsored by the District of Columbia Bar Association Practice Management Section, titled “Basic Training: Learn About Running a Law Office”. Ms. Riel also served as an Adjunct Professor in Georgetown University’s Paralegal Studies Program, having taught the course, “Legal Ethics/Legal Technology” in 2009; and “Legal Technology” for the Spring and Summer Semesters of 2010. She presently serves on the Advisory Board for PCLaw|Time Matters, PLLC.
