adminprovider of accounting packages for small to medium-sized businesses, and leading internet service provider Utande have come together to establish Sage Pastel My Business Online, which makes use of cloud technology.
Cloud computing has caught on swiftly in many countries but is relatively new to Zimbabwe. The Sage Pastel My Business Online programme, which enables users to store their accounting information in a “cloud”, giving them access to it anywhere in the world, has already proved popular in South Africa, where it was launched in 2009, and Cyprus, where it was launched a few weeks ago.
In a joint statement, the companies said My Business Online is due to be launched in the country next week. Pastel Software Zimbabwe managing director Rob Watson said: “Everything about My Business Online is handy, current and mobile, since it has an iPhone application for those with iPhones.
“Traditional accounting jargon has been replaced with simple, easily understood terminology making it easy to use even for someone without any accounting background.
“Shopping, banking and everything else is now being done online so it is only logical that accounting is also done online.”
You can watch your business grow from anywhere in the world. The programme makes it possible to easily keep track of sales, purchases, inventory, customers, suppliers and cash movements.
Accounting language has been simplified or replaced with terms that can easily be understood by those with little or no accounting knowledge.
Customer invoices, receipts, supplier invoices, returns and payments, as well as items purchased, sold and returned, can all be easily managed with My Business Online from anywhere where there is internet access.
Reports can be viewed and customer statements be sent quickly and easily.
Being “in the cloud” there are no installation hassles, no investing in infrastructure, no need for upgrades and no security hassles Accessibility is easy.
My Business Online comes with free feature updates and unlimited transactions. There are no set-up costs.
All the data exists on the web rather than in one’s computer. Pastel Software Zimbabwe in partnership with Utande will also launch My Money, which is an online personal finance management tool that makes it possible for one to take control of personal finances anytime via the internet.
My Money gives an overview of spending habits, bank account balances and what one has left at the end of each month.
It also allows one to capture income, expenses and bank transfers or use the easy bank import option to import bank and credit card statements, all at the click of a button.
Online Reporter