MYOB US, Inc. Announces BusinessEssentials(TM) v2, Small Business Management and Accounting Suite, Delivering Powerful New Features for Small Business Owners.

ROCKAWAY, N.J. -- MYOB US, Inc. today announced the release of BusinessEssentials version 2, a basic small business management and accounting suite that includes major enhancements to its accounting software component, BusinessBasics(TM), as well as easy-to-use business tools including financial forecasting and logo design software, business planning aids, and small business training books.

"BusinessEssentials is perfect for the small business that needs one suite of tools that can handle all of their management and accounting needs. BusinessEssentials is that suite," says Cynthia Mackewicz, General Manager of MYOB US, Inc. "This suite gives the small business owner basic accounting software and other tools to plan and forecast, conduct day-to-day operations, and analyze the performance of their business."

At the center of the BusinessEssentials suite is BusinessBasics, MYOB's streamlined accounting software that makes sales a breeze, banking efficient, expenses manageable, and customer relations personable. The second version of BusinessBasics (contained within BusinessEssentials) comes with a host of new features, including:

Professional Looking Forms

The Creative Forms Designer comes packed with powerful features, making it easier to create personalized and professional-looking business forms, with the ability to create boxes with rounded edges, add color and shading, and insert graphics. The new design toolbar provides easy access to these features and more. This new functionality, coupled with the Logo Design software included with BusinessEssentials, allows for creative, professional looking invoices and other business forms.

Powerful Reporting Features

BusinessBasics v2 comes with all of the reports you need to let you know exactly where your business stands, including a Statement of Cash Flow report, a Customer Ledger Report, and cash and accrual based Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss reports.

The new Report Customizer lets you choose which details you want included on a report, and gives you the ability to save that report to your Reports Menu for quick and easy access.

The Report Viewer makes viewing on-screen reports simple with the ability to resize and drag and drop columns, to view reports by date range, and to preview how the report will look on paper prior to printing.

Enhanced Emailing

Statements and invoices can now be emailed in batches, saving time and effort when sending business forms to your customers. Custom default subject lines and messages save even more time, while a default invoice delivery system can be chosen for each customer so that you don't have to choose more than once whether to email, print, or email and print an invoice or statement to a given customer.

MYOB Business Services

MYOB Business Services are exciting additions to BusinessEssentials v2, offering the best in time and cost saving services. MYOB Business Services for BusinessBasics are optional and fee-based, and include:

Accept Credit Cards - fully integrated with BusinessBasics v2, sales can be created and credit cards authorized in one step, saving time and providing better service and more payment options for customers.

Full Service Payroll - BusinessBasics v2 provides optional, fully outsourced payroll processing, reporting, tax filing, and direct deposit of employee paychecks.

A full list of well over 50 new BusinessBasics enhancements can be found at MYOB's website, www.myob.com/us.

A $250 value in a $99 package, BusinessEssentials covers more small business needs than any other suite of its kind, as it is equipped with software to make operating a small business as easy as can be with the following tools:

--MYOB BusinessBasics - streamlined accounting to help small business owners spend time on their business, not on their accounting. Sales, expenses, customer management, and reports for you and your accountant - the essentials for a successful small business.

--Ultimate Financial Forecaster(R) - forecasting software that lets you know how much money you're projected to make next month, next year, or anytime down the road.

--The Logo Creator(TM) - logo design software that makes it easy to create a professional look for your BusinessBasics invoices, business cards, letterhead, and other forms, or for your website.

--"Where Did the Money Go?" - an insightful book by acclaimed author Ellen Rohr, teaching the basics of business in fun-to-read, educational chapters.

--MYOB Accounting 101 - fundamental accounting principles made easy.

BusinessEssentials v2 for Windows is priced at $99 and is available for order at the MYOB US website, www.myob.com/us, or by calling 800-322-6962 and will be available from select retail stores and mail order catalogs. BusinessEssentials v2 joins its sister product, FirstEdge for Mac, as well as the rest of the family of MYOB small business management and accounting products and services, including BusinessEssentials Pro for Windows, AccountEdge for Mac, and AccountEdge Network Edition for Mac. We welcome your inquiries. For more details, please visit www.myob.com/us or call 800-322-MYOB (6962) M-F 9am-8pm ET.

MYOB US, Inc.

MYOB is a global provider of solutions that liberate business owners and accountants from the burden of day-to-day administration, empowering them to achieve business success. MYOB develops and delivers award-winning software, services and support for more than 500,000 businesses and over 10,000 accounting practices worldwide. MYOB US, Inc. is a subsidiary of MYOB Limited, a public company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX symbol 'MYO').

MYOB and the MYOB logo are registered trademarks of MYOB Limited. BusinessEssentials and BusinessBasics are trademarks, and AccountEdge and FirstEdge are registered trademarks of MYOB Technology Proprietary Limited. Ultimate Financial Forecaster is a registered trademark of Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. The Logo Creator is a trademark of Laughingbird, LLC.