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Q. What is the difference between Materials Manager and Materials Manager for Small Business?

Materials Manager SB is aimed at single site, single company operations and therefore not all functionality is included in Materials 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). Materials 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). Materials Manager, 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 Materials Manager SB package comes with a single station license for Mayer Scale Manager and a 3 user license for Mayer Materials Manager SB. Also included is database management software, MSDE, which can be easily upgraded should your business grow.

Q. Does Materials Manager SBE require any specific hardware or software?

Materials 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 98 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. Materials 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 Materials Manager as my business grows?

Yes. When you decide to install Materials Manager, all your Materials 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 Materials Manager. We'll even deduct the price of Materials Manager SB from your Materials Manager implementation when you upgrade.

Q. Does Materials 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?

Materials 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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