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ACCPAC

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AccountingYear 2000 Disclosure

February 1999

Dear ACCPAC Plus Client,

Do you know if your business is ready for the Year 2000? Hardly anyone has escaped hearing rumors about howpotentially catastrophic the Year 2000 problem is. Why such a big deal? Its because the Year 2000 problem may affectcomputers, software programs, and every other electronic device with an embedded microchip. And these chips areeverywhere.

What does Year 2000 compliance mean?ACCPAC INTERNATI ONAL defines Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance to meanthat the ACCPAC INTERNATI ONAL software product is designed to accurately handle Y2K date storage and datemanipulations.

One purpose of our letter is to help you with information about your ACCPAC Plus Accounting software.Year2000 compliance is especially critical for ensuring the accuracy of accounting data. In addition, we encourage you toanalyze all the components of your accounting system for Year 2000 compliance.

ACCPAC Pl us Accounting. ACCPAC Plus Accounting applications at the following version levels (or higher) and withthe most current Program Temporary Fix1 (PTF) applied have been tested for Year 2000 compliance.

ACCPAC Plus Accounting versions 6.0 and 6.1A not listed above were designed to handle dates beyond the Year 2000,but due to the fact that these versions were introduced in the late 1980s and early 1990s, they have not been specificallytested for Y2K compliance. We do know that they contain the following Y2K issues:

Accounts Payable Vendor Transactions Report has a default date of 12/31/99 in the Include transactionsfrom field, which means you must manually change the date to print transactions dated later than 12/31/99.

Tabbing through a 2-digit date field may change the year. For example, if you tab through the Start fieldwhen editing a customer or vendor record, the date may be re-interpreted to a 21st century date (e.g. Jan 25,1986 will be changed to Jan 25, 2086).

When the current date is beyond 2000 and you try to delete customers or vendors inactive in 1989 (orearlier), the date will be interpreted as 2089 and the records will not be deleted.

1A PTF contains amodified version of one or moreprogram modules. A PTF is not an upgradeor aproduct

replacement; it is atemporary program fix that is valid only until an updateto thesoftwareproduct is released which

incorporates this change.

2Only the most current version of Payroll is supported.

3This product has been discontinued.

Accounts Payable 6.1A

Account Receivable 6.1A

General Ledger 6.1A

Inventory Control 6.1B

Job Costing 6.1A

LanPak 6.0A

Order Entry 6.1B

Payroll (Canadian)2 6.0P

Payroll (US)2 6.1D

Retail Invoicing3 6.1B

Sales Analysis3 6.1A

Windowing System Manager 6.1A

In addition, earlier versions interpret two digit dates as follows:

And the last two digits Versions earlier than those

When the System of the year in the listed above wil l interpret

(DOS)Date is: Transact ion Date*are: the year as follows:

19001989 0099 1900199919901999 1099 19101999

19901999 0009 20002009

20002009 0089 20002089

20002009 9099 19901999

20102089 00 99 20002099

20902099 0009 2100 2109

20902099 1099 20102099

In order to ensure a smooth transition to the 21st century, we urge you to consider upgrading to the current version ofACCPAC Plus Accounting. You should take action before

your Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable or Inventory Control applications compute a due date later than12/31/1999, or

you enter a transaction date later than 12/31/1999.

Hardware and software. Older model PCs, and that can mean PCs manufactured as late as 1997, may be affected if thecomputers BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) was not designed to update the century digits from 19 to 20. As a result, thedigital clock in the computer, which tracks both time and date, may be incorrect. Some software applications depend on thisclock as the source for the time and date information needed by the application. So if the clock is wrong, the resultsproduced by the application may be wrong.

Network operating systems. If you are running your accounting system on a network, then be sure to research whetheryour networking hardware and software are capable of handling the Year 2000.

How can you test your hardware and software? Many manufacturers are publishing Year 2000 product status reports on

their Internet websites. These websites are an invaluable source of information. Another option is to find a reputableprofessional who can test your hardware to determine if the BIOS is capable of handling the Year 2000 accurately. If i ts notcapable, decide if you need to repair or replace the hardware. After thi s decision is made, then evaluate your softwareapplications.

ACCPAC I NTERNATI ONAL, INC. has several product lines that are Year 2000 compliant. We invite you to considerthe following three options for your business:

The current version of ACCPAC Plus Accounting

ACCPAC for Windows Small Business Series

ACCPAC for Windows Corporate Series

Dont wait to prepare your accounting system for the Year 2000. Act right now. Give yourself time to research the best, mostcost-effective solution for your business. Learn more about the current version of ACCPAC Plus and ACCPAC for Windowsat our websitewww.accpac.com. We hope this information about ACCPAC Plus Accounting and Year 2000 helps you plana problem-free transition to the next century.

Sincerely,

Bill CopelandVice President of Marketing

*Thetransaction datecan beadateyou manually enter into an ACCPAC PlusAccountingapplication or adatethat the

application calculates.

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ACCPAC INTERNATIONAL has a Year 2000 accounting solution for you...

ACCPAC Plus Accounting, Version 7.0/6.5If you wish tostaywith DOS, thecurrent versionsof all ACCPACPlusAccountingapplicationshavebeen enhancedtohandledatesaccuratelyin theYear 2000andbeyond. Enhancementsrequestedbyclientshavebeen releasedin themost current versionsof theapplications.

Upgradepriceis$250US/ $350CDNper module.

ACCPAC for WindowsManyof theenhancementsACCPACPlusclientshaverequestedareincludedin bothACCPACfor Windows Small Business SeriesandCorporate Series.

Enhancementssuchas:

Larger, moreflexibleaccount numbers.

Upto5budgetsper account.

Upto99yearsof dataandstatistical information.

Enter transactionsfor afuturefiscal year prior toclosingthecurrent year.

General Ledger control accountsfor subledgers.

Built-in financial reporter that linkstospreadsheetssuch asMicrosoft Excel.

Extrafieldsin customer, vendor andemployeerecordsfor userstocustomize.

Bank reconciliation integratedwith AccountsReceivable, AccountsPayableandPayroll.

Integration with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint andExchange.

Integration with thelatest technologysoyou can dothingslikesendreportsto an e-mail address.

Small Business Series If you arereadyto movetoWindows, andareasingleuser of ACCPACPlusor haveuptofiveusers, then consider our ACCPACfor WindowsSmall BusinessSeriesasthesolution for Year 2000compliance. TheSmall BusinessSeriesisdesignedtoprovidesmall companieswith anaffordable, comprehensiveaccountingsystem. TheSmall BusinessSeriesincludesseparatepackagesfor General Ledger AccountsReceivable AccountsPayable Order Entry InventoryControl SystemManager LanPak. Andif you needPurchaseOrdersor Payroll, or you havemorethan fiveusers, thesefunctionsareavailablein our ACCPACfor WindowsCorporateSeriesproduct line. PurchaseOrdersandPayroll arecompletelycompatiblewith theSmallBusinessSeriespackages.

Thetrade-up pricetoACCPACfor WindowsSmall BusinessSeriesfor asingleuser installation consistingof General Ledger, AccountsReceivable, AccountsPayableandSystemManager, is$1400US/ $1960CDN asavingsof upto50%off thesuggestedretail price.

Corporate Series ACCPACfor WindowsCorporateSeriesisacompletemulti-tier financial management systemdesignedspecificallyfor mediumtolargebusinesses. TheCorporateSeriessupportsbothMicrosoft SQL Server andBtrievedatabases, andrunson WindowsNTandNovell NetWare. It supportsanunlimitednumber of users. Themodular design of ACCPACfor WindowsCorporateSeriesallowsbusinessestotailor theapplicationstopreciselymatchtheir needs.In addition, ACCPACfor WindowsCorporateSeriescan becombinedwithproductsfromtheACCPACDevelopment Partner Programtocreatevertical solutionsforspecificindustries.

ACCPACfor WindowsCorporateSeriesmodulesinclude: General Ledger AccountsPayable AccountsReceivable Order Entry InventoryControl Payroll (US, Canadian) SystemManager with Crystal Info BrioQueryReportingandAnalysis PurchaseOrders SmartSales LanPak.

Thetrade-up pricetoACCPACfor WindowsCorporateSeriesfor an installation consistingof General Ledger, AccountsReceivable, AccountsPayable, SystemManager is$2850US/ $4150CDN asavingsof upto50%off thesuggestedretail price.

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ACCPACPlusandACCPACfor WindowsaremarketedbyACCPACINTERNATIONAL BusinessPartnersin your area. Tofindout which product isthebest

Year 2000solution for your business, call your ACCPACINTERNATIONAL BusinessPartner. If you dont havealocal BusinessPartner, call usat

1-800-808-7000 andwell arrangefor aBusinessPartner tocontact you.