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September 5, 2014 

800-230 -2322 www.arkworkspro.com    2011 Overall Rating 5   Best Firm Fit Due to the scope of features and functions, ArkWorks can be deployed in both small and medium size firms to serve as an enterprise document management system. If you use the TaxWorks tax preparation software, ArkWorks is a natural first choice. Strengths Intuitive...…

John Higgins

September 5, 2014 

800-805-8582 www.sureprep.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.75 Best Fit Firms where more than one person is involved in the return preparation process. Organizations willing to use SurePrep’s proprietary SPBinder documentation tool. Practitioners who are comfortable using paraprofessionals to handle the majority of the data input associated with a client. Strengths Guides and certification process designed...…

Brian Tankersley

September 5, 2014 

800-735-6176 www.iss-software.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.25   Best Fit Well-suited for small to mid-sized construction companies, Construction Manager contains solid financial capability along with an excellent array of job management features. Strengths Cost Management module maintains job leads, tracks all types of client contact & maintains detailed history on all clients Historical estimating option...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

September 5, 2014 

800-291-2136 www.copanion.com    2011 Overall Rating 4.5 Best Fit While the GruntWorx Gather, GruntWorx Organize, and GruntWorx Trades services create files that are compatible with almost any tax application or document management tool, the GruntWorx Populate tool integrates fully with GoSystem Tax RS, ProSystem fx Tax or UltraTax CS. Strengths Firms can process as few...…

Brian Tankersley

September 5, 2014 

661-951-9200 www.officetoolspro.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.75 Best Firm Fit Practice Management 2011 is best suited for firms with five to 10 users. Office Tools Professional also serves more than 100 offices with 15 to 60 users. Strengths Integrated suite of office productivity tools (document storage, contact management, time & billing, project management, scheduling) Reporting...…

John Higgins

September 5, 2014 

800-292-2962 www.cyma.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.5   Best Fit Well-suited for mid-sized general construction companies who require solid job cost functionality and tracking without specialized contractor features like equipment management or dispatch. Strengths Scalable, modular design Customizable eDesk interface for central navigation Strong job cost functionality System automated billings Allows any document to be...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

September 5, 2014 

800-388-4697 www.Peachtree.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.5   Best Fit Peachtree continues to add product features and enhancements that make this popular product a terrific fit for the small construction company or contractor looking for a solid entry-level product that contains job-specific functionality. Strengths My Dashboard includes 11 new module options Remote access available Easily...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

September 5, 2014 

800-838-6427 www.bissoftware.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.75   Best Fit: All editions offer construction and contracting businesses a fully integrated modular system that is suitable for businesses small and large. Strengths: Scalable with four editions Remote access capability a plus for Enterprise edition My Jobs dashboard provides excellent recap of all system jobs Handles multiple...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

September 5, 2014 

800-365-6790 www.a-systems.net   2011 Overall Rating 4.75   Best Fit: JobView is ideal for small to mid-sized construction and contractor businesses, but available in three versions that can take a small construction company through any growth transitions. Strengths: Scalable with three editions Overview & summary screens offer solid financial information for each company or project...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

September 5, 2014 

  eTEK International Inc. — eTEK for Microsoft Office 2010 800-888-6894 www.etek.net From the July 2011 Review Construction and Contractor Accounting Systems Best Fit: eTEK is scalable and an excellent choice for smaller construction companies in need of good job cost functionality that need to upgrade from entry-level products. eTEK for Microsoft Office is a...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

September 5, 2014 

800-246-0800 www.foundationsoft.com   2011 Overall Rating 5   Best Fit: Foundation contains a laundry list of features well suited for construction businesses of varying sizes and trades, particularly those a step up from small mom and pop contractors with 1-10 employees and less than a million in annual revenues. Anything above that would benefit from...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

September 5, 2014 

866-670-8471 DrakeSoftware.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.5   Best Firm Fit: Drake Document Manager is designed to serve as an extension of the Drake tax and write-up applications and will, therefore, be a natural solution with great value for firms that are using these systems. Strengths: Direct integration with Drake tax preparation, planning & write-up...…