New Sage products - Sage Live for Accountants and Sage One Partner Edition - give glimpse into the future of accounting
Accountex, London, UK (May 11, 2016) - Sage, the market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems, told an audience at Accountex today how artificial intelligence, machine learning and automated data collection will enable a world of always-on accounting.
Jennifer Warawa, Executive Vice President, Product Marketing at Sage gave a keynote speech and commented about how smart machines and artificial intelligence are already becoming accepted within the industry. “There’s a seismic shift taking place in the accounting industry as a new, digitally native generation joins the profession. They expect anytime, anywhere access and instant business insights as standard – and see new technologies, such as artificial intelligence and bots as enablers rather than threats.”
Also at the event, Sage announced the availability of two new products that take another step closer to this future. Sage Live for Accountants and Sage One Partner Edition are designed to help accountants grow their practices and move towards a cloud-based service model.
Sage Live for Accountants is a next-generation, integrated cloud accounting and practice management product that provides a single real-time source of information to enable firms to make significant improvements in their productivity and performance. Sage Live for Accountants:
Sage One Partner Edition addresses accountants serving sole-traders, entrepreneurs and micro-businesses. It makes it simple for accountants to on-board clients to Sage One, manage their billing and then work with them in real-time, providing additional services as they grow. Benefits include:
Alan Laing Executive Vice President, Partnerships & Alliances, said, “Through the Sage Partner Program, we’re committed to helping accountants increase the value of their services by embracing the cloud, digitizing their practice management and improving collaboration with clients and colleagues. These new solutions reinforce Sage’s position as the partner of choice for accountants worldwide.”
Alison Parson, Business Services Manager, from UK accountant firm Albert Goodman, said, “Without a doubt, the biggest growth opportunities for accountancy firms lie within the transition from desktop to the cloud. Today’s businesses demand flexibility – working anywhere and at any time and cloud accounting packages provide this. The interactivity and flexibility of cloud accountancy also present us with great opportunities to offer advice to our clients on the spot, which in turn helps us to strengthen client relationships”.
Sage Live for Accountants and Sage One Partner Edition will be available in May and are on show at Accountex in London from May 11-12.
The full Sage product portfolio will be on show at Sage Summit, the world’s largest gathering of entrepreneurs and leaders of Small & Medium Businesses, taking place in Chicago, IL, on July 25-28.
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Sage – a market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems, supporting the ambition of the world’s entrepreneurs.