[comp.misc] Looking for Accounting/Distribution Software

grabhorn@marlin.NOSC.MIL (Steven W. Grabhorn) (08/10/88)

(I'm passing this request on from a co-worker who does not have
email access. Please email any replies to me and I will pass them 
on. As usual if there is enough interest I will summarize to the 
net. Thanks.)
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I'm looking for advice on purchasing an accounting software package
running under MS-DOS.

Application: Men's Wholesale Clothing Business with Retail 
             Stores.

(Note: This is the first time this business will use a       
       automated accounting system, or any computer system.) 

Accounting Modules Desired (integrated with each other):
GENERAL LEDGER :           Journal Entries, Trial Balances, 
                           Financial Statements
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE :      Invoice Entry, Cash Receipts, Customer
                           Statement
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE :         Disbursements, Check Preparation
INVENTORY (DISTRIBUTION) : 1000 Line Items, 3-5 Sub Line Items, 
                           15 Tertiary Items
PAYROLL :                  25 - 50 Employees

OTHER DESIRABLE MODULES: Sales Analysis, Inventory Analysis
OTHER DESIRABLE FEATURES: On-line Help, Disk-based Tutorial, 
Password Security, Data Output Formats for ASCII, DIF, WKS, Sylk, 
etc., Network Support, Multi-user Operating System Support, 
Windowing Interface. 
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Steve Grabhorn, Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA.
619-565-8051
grabhorn@nosc.mil
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