Accounting Systems

Spire Conference 2018 – Why you should care

I attended the 2018 Spire Conference in Toronto two weeks ago. It was a good conference as these things go. We got a new version of Spire and a very good end-of year sales promotion. If you want to replace your SBT VisionPoint, SBT Pro Series, ACCPAC Pro or Sage Pro, version 3.0 is very good news. And if you want to save a small sum, now is a good time to buy.

The Spire Conference is for end-users and partners. It is three days packed with demonstrations, instruction, technical sessions and spirited discussions between Spire management and Spire […]

Spire Systems released Spire version 3.0 in October and presented it to Spire partners and end-users at the 2018 Spire Conference. Here are the interesting Spire 3.0 enhancements:

Security:

• User security now reside in the PostGreSQL system database (good) rather than the Spire company database (bad).

This means you log into Spire first and see your list of companies second. Companies you should not see are hidden.

• Enhanced password complexity, expiration and failure lock-out.

Passwords can now be long “pass phrases” (strings of separate, English words), rather than short passwords. Pass phrases are more secure than passwords and easier to remember. Passwords can expire after X days. And User accounts can […]

Spire for SBT, ACCPAC and Sage Pro Users – How long does it take?

The second question I get from SBT clients looking at Spire is “How long does it take?” The first question is always “How much does Spire cost?” I answered that question in an earlier email which can be found here. But the second question is more important and the subject of this email.

Time is money and time spent moving from an old accounting system (like SBT) to a new ERP system (like Spire) is expensive. The faster the move from old to new, the better. The move from SBT […]