Best Software's New Web-Based Payroll Solution Offers Cost, Feature Advantages Over Legacy Service Bureau Offerings.Business Editors BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2001 Abra Online Delivers Secure HR/Payroll Functionality and Ease of Use for Growing Businesses Best Software, Inc., developer of award-winning Abra(R) HR/payroll and FAS(TM) fixed asset solutions, today introduced Abra Online(TM), a new fully-integrated, Internet-based service that offers easy implementation and predictable monthly payments for growing companies seeking a more flexible, convenient system for managing their HR and benefits administration. Abra Online empowers employees to access critical personal and company information from virtually any location via the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the to provide maximum productivity and efficiency. For companies of as few as 50, to as many as 1,000 or more employees, it offers affordable, subscription-based pricing and all the technology benefits of Abra Enterprise, with simplified features for organizations with limited in-house IT resources. "For many of our customers, developing and maintaining in-house IT expertise to manage business applications is a costly proposition," said Frank DiCicca, product marketing director for Abra Online. "Abra Online is supported by Best's own dedicated IT professionals, who provide physical and operational security around-the-clock for sensitive information in a world-class data center. In addition, it requires minimal up-front capital investment and offers faster implementation than in-house applications." Abra Enterprise, also announced today, is a fully-integrated, Web-native HRMS HRMS Human Resource Management System HRMS High Resolution Microwave Survey (SETI, Project Phoenix) HRMS High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy HRMS High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy HRMS Human Resources Management Specialist that customers install and maintain in their own data center. Engineered with secure, "roles-based" self-service functionality, it empowers employees with real-time, online access to company- and employee-level data to reduce the administrative burden on the HR/payroll department. Columbia, Md.-based Amerix Corporation, a leading credit management company with 700 employees, is one of several customers who have elected to convert to Abra Online from a service bureau offering. Amerix was seeking an HRMS that was easy to use, provided affordable monthly fees and could be integrated with their service bureau's payroll system. "Reporting has typically been a huge headache headache Pain in the upper portion of the head. Episodic tension headaches are the most common, usually causing mild to moderate pain on both sides. They result from sustained contraction of face and neck muscles, often due to fatigue, stress, or frustration. ," said Kathy Sheehan, director of compensation and HRIS HRIS Human Resource Information System HRIS High-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer HRIS Highway Research Information Service HRIS High Resolution Infrared Sounder for Amerix. "Best offers a flexible, company-wide HRMS system that allows us to quickly and easily generate ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. and point-in-time reports which are essential for supporting EEO EEO Equal Employment Opportunity EEO Equal Employment Office EEO Eastern European Outreach (Murrieta, CA) EEO Extremely Elliptical Orbit EEO Exotic Electro-Optics, Inc. and APP See application. app - application program reporting requirements. With this new system in place, we can focus more on our core business." Like Abra Enterprise, Abra Online offers a full range of powerful HR, payroll and benefits management features, including: point-in-time history reporting; complete compensation management; smooth integration with all major time and attendance and accounting systems; and complete control of company-wide training. "Along with Abra Suite(R) and Abra Enterprise, Abra Online rounds out Best's growing portfolio of Web-enabled HRMS products," said Himanshu Palsule, executive vice president of marketing for Best Software. "Our mission to deliver `Abra, Anywhere,' reflects our 10 years of industry expertise and ongoing commitment to developing and supporting proven, affordable HR/payroll solutions." Abra Online will be available in January 2002 from certified See certification. Abra resellers nationwide for an affordable, per employee/per month subscription fee. About Best Software Best Software, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Sage Group plc, is a leading provider of solutions which help organizations transform the way they manage their human capital and fixed assets fixed assets npl → activo sg fijo fixed assets npl → immobilisations fpl fixed assets fix npl → . With more than 50,000 customers throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , it develops scalable, cost-effective solutions which complement core financial management systems and support the full spectrum of Microsoft platforms, including Windows(R) 95, Windows 98, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , Windows 2000, BackOffice(R) and SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. . For further information, call 800/368-2499, send an email to vacustserve@bestsoftware.com, or access our Web site at www.bestsoftware.com. Best, Best Software, the Best logo, Abra and Abra Suite are registered trademarks, and Abra Enterprise and Abra Online are trademarks of Best Software. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners |
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