| Q.
What is the difference between Material Manager and Material
Manager for Small Business?
Material Manager
SB is aimed at single site, single company operations and
therefore not all functionality is included in
Material Manager SB base product. Additional features can be added to Material Manager SB on an as needed basis (there is a nominal charge for each addition). Material Manager SB also utilizes
in-built database technology to provide a low maintenance, cost
effective solution for a limited number of users (5 or less) and has limited growth.
Material Manager - Full Business Edition, on the other hand, can deal with many
companies and many hundreds of users, all online, simultaneously
and within a single system.
Q.
Whats included in the package?
The Material Manager SB package comes with a single station
license for Mayer Scale Manager and a 3 user license for Mayer
Material Manager SB. Also included is database management
software, SQL Express, which can be easily upgraded should your
business grow.
Q.
Does Material Manager SBE require any specific hardware or
software?
Material
Manager SB comes complete and ready to use. No specific
hardware, servers and database systems is required. All the
software requires is to run on a Windows XP or better PC. You
can run it on a standalone or networked with up to 5
inter-linked PC's, all sharing the same data.
Q.
Do I need a dedicated server?
No.
Material Manager SB comes with a highly reliable database
engine that can run on a PC which can also be used to run other
tasks such word processing or other applications. A dedicated
server is not required.
Q.
Can I upgrade to Material Manager as my business grows?
Yes.
When you decide to install Material Manager, all your Material
Manager SB data can be transferred. In addition we have special
upgrade offers for people who want to take advantage of the
increased benefits of Material Manager. We'll even deduct the
price of Material Manager SB from your Material Manager
implementation when you upgrade.
Q.
Does Material Manager SB include accounting functions?
Because of the comprehensive facilities found within our
software, you will only need a simple accounting systems such as Quickbooks. We also provide
seamless interfaces to these products.
Q.
Can I customize my ticket and invoice layouts?
Material
Manager SB allows complete customization of any external
document including purchase and sale tickets and invoices. You
can change the information printed or even add your company
logo. Documents can be either printed through dot-matrix,
thermal or laser printers or a combination.
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