Today, the multitier architecture of Sage ERP Accpac provides customers with the flexibility to choose operating systems, databases, deployment methods, and more. The architecture also enables the system to be adapted to changing technology and changing business requirements with minimal risk. Sage ERP Accpac Version 6.0 is the first step in our journey of releasing a full Web 2.01-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software solution. The “Web 2.0” technology approach will offer the most secure, flexible data management possible.

New web-based technology facilitates a new level of interactive information sharing, collaboration, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration required for success in today’s fast paced business environment.

A visual animated diagram of Sage ERP Accpac's architecture

What does this mean for me?

Similar to iGoogle or My Yahoo!, Sage ERP Accpac Version 6.0 introduces a new desktop Portal. Each user will have the ability to personalise the Portal to easily view key information, and rapidly navigate to and complete tasks at hand. Due to the superior flexibility of the Sage ERP Accpac architecture this can be done without changing the business logic, and is therefore “low risk” and minimises the disruption typically associated to technology changes in ERP solutions. Not only will applications currently integrated with Sage ERP Accpac become more accessible and user-friendly but also — because of the technology standards approach employed — more applications will be built to directly interact seamlessly.

Maximising interoperability through support for industry standards

Sage understands that your business automation requirements extend outside of ERP software, and you need an end-to-end solution on which to run your business. Interoperability refers to the ability of diverse systems and organisations to work together.

To support better interoperability between systems, Sage is introducing a common technology platform based upon using industry standards like HTML5, ATOM, RSS and XML. Using the Google Web Toolkit as its foundation, Sage Data (SData) and the Sage Web Toolkit (SWT) will provide developers with tools to easily and rapidly build applications that integrate into the Sage ERP Accpac 6 Series. SData provides a common Web Services interface and communications protocol to communicate information to the server. SWT provides a User Interface toolkit for our development partners to build consistent screens and utilise common API’s.

Applications built using the SWT and SData will have a common and consistent look, are able to share and synchronise data, and seamlessly launch one another’s screens within the Sage ERP Accpac Portal environment. It is important to note that only new technology components will utilise the new SData and SWT.

Once our journey is complete, a new generation of ERP will be unlocked for our customers opening the door for a new era of business management automation and collaboration. All based on feedback directly from our customers and the market, resulting in ERP software that truly works the way you want it to — seamlessly, efficiently, intelligently, and cost-effectively — so you can see your business in a new way to improve productivity, envision success, and accelerate growth.