Sage 50 2012 v18 to be realesed on 1 August, contains many improvements in speed

Sage 50 Accounts 2012 is to be released next month in August, but anyone who buys an upgrade or new Sage 50 Accounts during this month (July) can request 2012 in August free of charge.

Please be aware this is on request only and will not automatically be sent out, so if you have anyone who wants this please remember and request in August.

However, it is always better to wait and see till the version settles down for the upgrade, unless you have serious issues with your current sage 2011  version.

Expected major Improvement in Sage 2012 are:

• Lock date - You can now lock down a period so that no further postings can be made.
• Chart of Accounts – Increased flexibility in the chart of accounts including structures for more business types, updated nominal codes and increased support for the needs of different business types.
• Quick Search – Increased efficiency with the ability to search for items quickly.
• Quick Print - Save time by defining a default layout for printing your invoices or orders.
• Performance – Sage have increased investment in the development of the Sage 50 Accounts infrastructure, including record locking 

One of the major new features is a substantial improvement in the performance of the program  This means that reports are produced quicker and displaying large numbers of transactions, sorting, filtering and searching are all much improved. There are many other new features.