More importantly, improved data security and integrity. Two years after being acquired by American firm Computer Associates (CA) in 1985, EasyBusiness Systems was rebranded Accpac Plus.Īs the top product in CA’s accounting solutions line aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Accpac Plus’s modules handled both accounting functionality and other key work processes like inventory control, payroll, and project job costing.įor larger finance teams spread across a whole building, the LanPak local area network (LAN) connector module gave the assurance of a single version of accounting data. An MS-DOS port followed in 1983, two years after the IBM PC’s debut.
This was part of an office productivity suite which also included a spreadsheet program and word processor – much like an early Microsoft Office.Ĭanada-based Basic Software Group developed the suite for the then-dominant CP/M operating system. It all started with EasyBusiness Systems, a package of programs covering the basics of accounting: accounts payable and receivable (AP/AR), order entry, and the General Ledger (G/L). Pictured here is a standard CP/M computer. To show you how far it’s come, let’s go back to 1976.Īccpac was originally developed for the long-obsolete CP/M operating system. The rebranding is just one part of the story. Hence the enterprise resource planning (ERP) label, and its rebranding as Sage 300 ERP in 2012.īut that’s been an ultra-compressed overview of Sage 300’s background, which doesn’t fully illustrate its evolution. The answer: A Complete and Comprehensive Program for Accounting Control.īut while Accpac’s sole focus was accounting way back, today it’s grown to cover other, important back-end operations.įor example, you’ll find that Sage 300 takes care of inventory control, project management, and if you’re in manufacturing, your production planning as well. In these 43 years, plenty has changed, and not just in the pop culture scene.įor starters, we’re mostly accustomed to thinking about Accpac as “pure” accounting software.Īfter all, it’s in the name.
The first Rocky film starring Sylvester Stallone hit the silver screen.John Lennon visited Singapore for the second time.It debuted in 1976, quite a while before other systems entered the market. More than that, Sage 300’s a veteran in the enterprise scene. Given its reputation, it mightn’t be amiss to compare it to a Toyota: a reliable workhorse known and trusted by fellow accountants in Singapore and elsewhere. If you’re an accountant who’s been around for a while, you’ve probably heard of Accpac (now Sage 300 ERP).