Computer Associates Africa`s Prestige Software International division has unveiled Masterpiece/Net, the Internet-enabled version of the Masterpiece financial management suite launched earlier this year. Masterpiece/Net is a comprehensive, integrated financial management solution developed to accommodate the multi-organisational, multinational and multi-currency needs of organisations world-wide. The product includes consolidation, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, purchasing, fund accounting, inventory control, job cost and labour distribution, and powerful cross- application query, reporting and analysis tools. PSI Country Manager Brian Margerison said at the nation-wide launch that Masterpiece/Net offers a new visual financial management approach, integrating with CA`s enterprise management technologies and allowing access to all Masterpiece/Net functions using any Java-embedded browser. Masterpiece/Net is the first suite of enterprise financial management applications to have been awarded 100% Pure Java certification by Keylabs Inc. This means that the Masterpiece/Net "client" contains no platform-specific dependencies, and will run on Java-compatible platforms. It is Year-2000 compliant and supports the European and Monetary Union (EMU) regulations. EMU countries will link currencies in January 1999 and replace all currencies with a standard unit (euro) in July 2002. Masterpiece/Net is the only corporate software package that supports the "triangulation" method of currency conversion. "Masterpiece/Net`s network-centric architecture, exploitation of Java-based Internet distribution and highly intuitive visual user interface will go far in extending financial management across the enterprise - and beyond to trading partners - in a manner that is cost-effective and easy for non-financial management professionals to use," Margerison said. "The ideal financial management solution requires security, control, simplicity and tolerance of a changing user environment that only an Internet solution provides. The Web-enabled release of Masterpiece/Net is exactly that. It is what every company needs to embrace changes in technology effectively while efficiently bringing applications onto the user`s desk." Masterpiece/Net now provides access to enterprise financial information from a multitude of Web-browser platforms. From anywhere, users have access to their intranet - the office network, home, the airport, hotel room via dial-up - they can now conveniently access their financial information. "In addition to providing access via the Internet/Intranet and cross-platform compatibility, using Java is cost-effective for Masterpiece/Net clients," Margerison added. "With Masterpiece/Net, software distribution becomes a thing of the past. `Client` desktop installation and maintenance are now automatically performed from a central Web server." This reduces the overall cost of ownership and assures all Masterpiece/Net users that they will always have the latest version of the software, effectively eliminating the administration and configuration problems that have plagued client/server solutions.
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