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| QuickBooks®: Pro 6.0 for Mac Delivers Customer-Driven Features and Performance Designed for Mac Small Businesses |
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| New Version of Intuit's Mac Small Business Accounting Package Provides Data Bridges to Windows, Excel |
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -
November
10,
2003 -
Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) today announced a new version of its highly successful QuickBooks program for the Mac. QuickBooks®: Pro 6.0 for Mac incorporates customer-driven enhancements designed to address the unique needs and work style of the Mac small business owner. This new release, part of Intuit's continuing commitment to Mac small business owners and the Mac platform, is the second annual release since Intuit's announcement last year of its multi-year plan for annual upgrades.
QuickBooks: Pro 6.0 for Mac is the easiest Mac-based solution for everyday accounting tasks, while offering advanced tools like job costing, time-tracking, estimating and payroll capabilities. The product was designed for Mac small business users by Intuit's dedicated Macintosh development team. It retains the same familiar and easy-to-use Mac interface of the previous version while offering greater data sharing capability, tools to make users more efficient and additional customization options.
The new version incorporates feedback not only from customers, but also from accountants who support Mac clients and have valuable insight and understanding of their customer's unique needs. As with the previous version, QuickBooks: Pro Edition 6.0 for Mac is optimized for Mac OS X and supports Mac OS 9.
"Listening to customers is our number one priority," said Anouk Holleran, Business Leader, Macintosh Products. "New features as well as improvements on last year's version were a direct response to what our users were telling us. Our dedicated QuickBooks for Mac team is committed to supporting the Mac small business community and we look forward to continuing to provide essential and easy-to-use products they need to run their businesses now and in the years to come."
"Mac OS X Panther's 150 new features, rock-solid stability, and ease of use, make it a perfect fit for the small business market," said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "Intuit's new release of its popular QuickBooks program for the Mac, now including data bridges to Windows, makes daily accounting tasks for Mac small business owners even easier."
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New Data Bridges to Windows, Excel
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A key feature of QuickBooks: Pro 6.0 for Mac is the ability to easily share QuickBooks Mac data with Windows users. This two-way, seamless data interchange was the feature most requested by QuickBooks Mac users and their Windows-based accountants.* Data exchange is fast and easy. A simple menu selection converts a file for QuickBooks for Windows, which can then be transferred to the Windows machine. Conversion is also easy going from Windows to Mac: users simply open the Windows file in QuickBooks: Pro 6.0 for Mac, and the data is automatically converted to the Mac format.
*QuickBooks Basic, Pro, Premier and Premier Accountant for Windows versions 2004, 2003 and 2002. Premier Contractor for Windows versions 2004, 2003.
In addition to QuickBooks' broad reporting flexibility, the program can now export reports to Microsoft Excel 2001 or X for Mac, for further customization and analysis. The exported file includes formulas for subtotals and totals, as well as formatting for font, size and color. Customers can then analyze, customize and work with others on their reports without having to re-enter data, formulas or formatting.
"QuickBooks doesn't need to be a desktop publishing program; Excel does that just fine." said Andrew Miller, (QuickBooks: Pro 6.0 for Mac beta tester) "Being compatible with Excel means that both products play to their strengths."
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Productivity and Efficiency features
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QuickBooks: Pro 6.0 for Mac helps Mac small business owners work smarter, by increasing efficiency and productivity tools that save small businesses valuable time. Invoices, statements and reports can easily be sent electronically using Adobe's Acrobat (PDF) format. The Email as PDF feature saves the selected item as a PDF file and automatically attaches it to an email, ready to address and send. (The feature is available only to Mac OS X customers. Customers can send e-mail using Apple Mail 1.2.5, Microsoft Entourage X for Mac (Version 10.1.0) and Eudora Version 5.2.1.)
QuickBooks: Pro 6.0 for Mac further protects against data loss by offering users the ability to automatically back up data files. Users can select the frequency of backups they want to create, and QuickBooks: Pro 6.0 for Mac will automatically save the files to a hard drive, writable CD-ROM or other medium.
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Easy-to-customize toolbar, reports
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QuickBooks: Pro 6.0 for Mac's additional customization options provide Mac small business owners with the flexibility they're used to on the Mac platform. The new release includes a more customizable toolbar that allows users to add and remove chosen icons representing their favorite forms. Users can now customize reports by dragging and dropping select columns and by sorting by columns.
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Availability
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QuickBooks: Pro 6.0 for Mac is now available for a suggested retail price of $299.95. Existing QuickBooks customers are eligible for a $100 rebate for an upgrader price of $199.95. The package can be purchased at Amazon.com, Apple Retail Stores, CompUSA, MacMall, Mac Zone, MacWarehouse, PC Connection and online from Intuit at www.usequickbooks.com/mac6; or by calling 1-888-2INTUIT. Optional services may require additional subscription or service fees and are subject to change. Internet access required for some features, such as email. Terms, conditions, features, service options and pricing subject to change.
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ProAdvisor
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QuickBooks users in need of local assistance with installation, set-up, and QuickBooks advice can find a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor by visiting www.quickbooks.com/findadvisor.
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About Intuit Inc.
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Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small businesses, consumers and accounting professionals. Its flagship products and services, including QuickBooks®, Quicken® and TurboTax® software, simplify small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing. ProSeries® and Lacerte® are Intuit's leading tax preparation software suites for professional accountants.
Founded in 1983, Intuit had annual revenue of more than $1.6 billion in its fiscal year 2003. The company has nearly 7,000 employees with major offices in 13 states across the U.S. and offices in Canada and the United Kingdom. More information can be found at www.intuit.com.
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