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Just wondered if anyone has any experience of Sage Online 50 where data is stored remotely by Sage and can be accessed by both client and accountant from different locations. Any ideas on useability and cost for client and set-up?
Martin Dore

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By gus.donnelly
28th Nov 2005 15:25

SOME CONFUSION HERE
I'm confused by the terms used here (Ther is no Sage Online 50 that I am aware of). I use Online 50 which is web hosted by IT Inside Out and uses different versions of Line 50 Financial Controller as provided by Sage - I use V.11.
Sage are entering this market with a number of platforms from approx June 2006.
Both allow 24/7 access by you as the accountant, by the client, and/or by data entry/book-keepers. Financial Controller is quite sophisticated - possibly too much for some.
ITIO's prcicing structure holds until June 2006 and then Sage's (which I believe will cost more over 5 years than my offering to clients)will come in.
IRIS are coming with Exchequer in 2006

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By User deleted
28th Nov 2005 15:56

barclays bank?
i believe barclays online banking offer sage line 50 and payroll at a monthly fee. perhaps this is the "online"50 you refer to?

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By david_terrar
28th Nov 2005 21:38

SaaS explained, different to Online50
Hi Alastair,
SaaS shouldn't be that confusing. The key ingredients are that it is a properly web architected software product (delivered through a web browser so there is no software installed on the PC) and priced like a utility on a "pay as you go" monthly subscription. Some other providers may be offering older client/server software on a hosted model (that's hosted or ASP, but not SaaS). These often have more restrictive licencing models where you might be paying monthly, but you are tied in for several years, which is more like buying a traditional software licence and leasing it. In addition, those products tend to use middleware utilities like CITRIX or Windows terminal server to allow access through the browser. That works, but you typically hit usability, performance and scalability problems (as well as the cost of the CITRIX licence, which isn't cheap). True SaaS providers make sure their software is easy to use in the way that web services from Amazon, Google or Yahoo can be used without a major training course. If you want to know more, you could read our white papers on the topic, which you can find here:

https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/members/twinfield/

David Terrar
mail: [email protected]
web: http://www.d2c.org.uk and http://www.twinfield.co.uk
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By listerramjet
28th Nov 2005 09:06

Hi James,
why not Sage? It is a well known product with good support and development. Why not Sage is a fair question, but perhaps you might like to expand on why your product is the better choice?? The reason you give in your post are superficial and unsupported.

There is a lot of talk of SaaS, but I wonder if many really know what on earth is meant. Reading the various threads I think it is possible to ascribe a variety of meanings.

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By User deleted
25th Nov 2005 12:50

Why Sage .....
A considerable choice of very good alternatives that are true SaaS (Software as a Service) applications already exist

Sage has stated their position in this arena very clearly - see the current threads on AccountingWeb

https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=147723
https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=147789&d=448&h=0&f=0

Regards
http://www.SureBooks.com

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By martin.alan-day.co.uk
25th Nov 2005 15:25

The client already uses Line50!
Sage because the particular client concerned already uses Line 50

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