Sage 50 Accounts Mobile goes live
Sage 50 Accounts Mobile is finally available on the UK iTunes App Store, weeks after the product became available on the Irish store.
The free app, recently given the once over by AccountingWEB.co.uk editor John Stokdyk, went live in the UK on Wednesday and becomes the second app from the Newcastle-based business software developer following the launch of its Sage 200 app.
According to a Sage spokesperson, the delay was caused by the wait for verification by Apple.
Users must have a copy of Sage 50 Accounts 2012 installed in their office to take advantage of the app, which enables live access to data via an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. A BlackBerry version of the app is forthcoming, along with editions for Android devices and a version specifically designed for iPad.
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Early feedback
AccountingWEB member johndon68 downloaded the app last Friday and reported in our Sage 50 Accounts discussion group: "I have to say, so far, it is really rather impressive.
"Configuration within Sage 50 is simplicity itself using the same login that you use for the Sage website which configures a Windows Service that runs on the PC. Downloaded the app from the Apple Store, entered the logon details and a few seconds later I could see my Sage data on the iPhone.
"I'm only working with a small dataset at the moment but I've already created a customer on the phone and then a sales order. In both cases, the data appeared in Sage within a couple of seconds of the record saving on the phone."