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Computalk.

by Rainer Glannelia - - Cortified: Date a Processor oe

a “ACCPAC ~~ a program for large amounts $ of data Jn the last column we discussed BEDFORD, a good low cost

os sovanting program for small businesses which, however, had |

ome restrictions. Now we'll look at the. other end of the price:

| “the: a limitation.on an ACCPAC user is just disk storage” pace, AS ACCPAC is also quite space efficient i in it 8 ‘storage ap.

conomy. car, one could say ACCPAC was a.twin trailer * . ransport ‘truck. If you have to manage large amounts of ccounting data, ACCPAC jis good candidate... - ory: ACCPAC has a number of other features that make jit attrac: ive for medium and larger organizations. Its ‘General Ledger . allows: ‘use of a department code in addition to an acqount code, 0 one'can view statements éither:on a departmental, or on a con- olidated basis.. ACCPAC is sold in separate modules, each of - which can be run by itself. For example, if all one wants to com-

tself. “ACCPAC generates an extensive ‘‘paper trail’? — in other.

eeping procedures. This feature endears ACCPAC to many ac-: countants, who find it easier to audit books-of those ACCPAC

"users who properly manage ACCPAC’s volume of paper.

* Another point in ACCPAC’s favor is it’s longevity. It has been around for.so.long that quite a few accountants, software ven- ors, and computer software instructors are familiar with it. As

with: BEDFORD, the starting ACCPAC user in this region should

e able to find some source of help in getting started on ©

< ACCPAC. ’

“Now. for the drawbacks. First-and foremost i is 5 price: ACCPAC an end | up being very costly. The listed-retail for General

_ Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, are each in the _. = neighborhood of $800. So the total for the three most common . “. ‘modules alone would come to $2,400 — more than 10 times that sof: ‘the complete BEDFORD package or twice the price of NEW 2 VIEWS. Af you want to add Canadian. Payroll look at yet...

nother $1, 000-$1,200. This only gets you started. If you want to ‘add. ACCPAC’s Inventory, Retail Invoicing, and Order Entry,

‘the cost continues to add up. To be fair, remember that each one oe OF these ACCPAC modules is a fully-featured, high-capacity pro- _ogram. If one wants the capacity and features, one has to be ©

af “prepared to pay-the price. -

If one goes beyond ACCPAC General Ledger, which is

reasonably easy to learn and use, one runs into another problem a2 “with ACCPAC: longer learning and conversion times, and awk- > ward transfer of data from subsidiary modules to the General

ve Ledger. Organizations that use three or more ACCPAC modules -- ‘require the most extensive training of any of the commonly used

ccounting programs. As with BEDFORD, manufacturer’s sup-

port costs extra; you subscribe toa telephone support service.

4 which entitles you to call a help line if you have problems.

f Although I can understand this policy on the part of BEDFORD,

* given the low cost of their program, I think the manufacturers of

: ACCPAC could at least offer their usefs.a nominal amount of

free support considering the “Cadillac” price.

» Tf your accounting needs are sufficiently vast in both complexi-

--ty_and transaction volume, you may have no other choice than —

. ACCPAC. However, given the high initial cost and potentially - higher training and usage costs of ACCPAC, you and your ac- ©

_-.) eountant should always be sure that.you have considered more

“> economical alternatives prior to arriving at such a conclusion. Careful analysis may show that your company may not need all.

i the features of a full-fledged ACCPAC system. .

DRINKING DRIVING ROADCHECKS

Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

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uterize is the-Accounts Receivable, one can buy and use that by -

words you end up producing many printed reports of your book- |

. This: Friday Is St. Patrick’s Day, and like these two Grade 4 Cassie Hall Elementary

students, Cheryl Janes (left) and Angela Maroney, many are getting Prepared for the wear-

__ Ing of the green.

. Road death being investigated

TERRACE — The RCMP offi- cer responsible for investigating

_ a fatal accident on the Copper __ River logging road. March 2

expects to file a'report on the incident within two weeks, Cst. Peter Holmes of the

Terrace detachment. said Friday

that the findings. will be for- warded to Terrace Crown

Counsel, who will-then make a

decision whether to lay charges. Ron Pongracz, a34-year-old

Terrace resident, died in a colli-

sion with a loaded logging truck March 2 at 10:08 a.m. about four kilometers up the forest service road by the Cop-

_ per River. Cst. Holmes said the

Games in Prince Rupert, Ter- _

pickup truck driven by | Pongracz and the logging truck, driven by Terrace resi-. dent Darrel Brown, and:owned ,

into each other on a curve. The force of the collision upset the load and the logs fell on the pickup, crushing it.

Holmes said the road at that

Games worth millions

“Having recently. returned —

from the Northern B.C. Winter

‘race alderman Danny Sheridan says he’s looking forward to

’ Terrace hosting the 1991 Games.

He says the Prince Rupert event attracted over 2,000 partici-

‘pants, some from Ketchikan, Alaska, who gave the games an” international flavor and ex-.

pressed an interest in attending

the 1991 games in Terrace. ‘According to Sheridan, the

games in Prince Rupert were a

_- financial success and he expects

_ the same here. He says that on an. initial investment of only

=

~- about $210,000, the games were

‘= worth almost $3 million in reve- . nues for facilities, meals, ac- - .commodation and souvenirs.

And as for 1991, “It involves a

lot of work,” says Sheridan, - . “but it will certainly benefit

Terrace.’’

COLD BEER and WINE STORE

Saturday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

’ the road are only five meters

logging road, and Holmes said indications are that the two

|For Small

by Stewart-Brown Logging, ran:

point is between eight and nine | drivers were in communication meters wide — sufficient space prior to the accident. for a vehicle to pull off — Both vehicles. are being ex-

although most other’sections of ” amined by Motor Vehicle

duty mechanic to determine _- whether mechanical failure was -involved, he said.

wide. It:is.a radio-controlled

Terrace Review — Wednesday, March 15, 1 989 15 .

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