QuickBooks Pro 2000

QuickBooks has always been a capable business package that will let anyone track assets, debts, customers, and inventory as well as do invoices, checks, and other essential financial functions. Better yet, QuickBooks Pro can be easily customized to fit specific needs. In testing, we were pleased with the wizard-based EasyStep interview process, which lets you choose what kind of business you're working for as well as which accounts and options to use. (There are over a dozen default business types to choose from, plus two complete sample businesses to help get you started with the product.)

New for this version are the QuickBooks Pro 2000 "centers" for getting to what you need fast, like critical company and customer information. The interface here sports the QuickBooks Navigator, a visually pleasing environment that uses graphics (just like a good Web site) to let you move around modules easily. With plenty of support from Quicken Web online--including optional paid support for various services like Web-site hosting--QuickBooks is a package that can grow with your needs, including e-commerce.

The product's reporting capabilities are simply stellar, with dozens of available report types that will let you understand your organization's finances. This Pro version also supports multiple users, with accounts and passwords for all the users who need to access the program. (When it comes to tax season, the program lets you export your data into TurboTax effortlessly.)

Feature-rich, Web-savvy, and remarkably powerful--yet simple enough for the novice--QuickBooks Pro 2000 delivers all you need to get maximum control of your business finances with a minimum of effort. --Richard Dragan

Amazon.com Product Description
For the fastest, easiest way to manage your business, QuickBooks puts you in control--you'll always know whether you're making or losing money and which customers or products are most profitable. QuickBooks is easy to learn and use, and is customizable to your business. Fill in familiar forms, such as checks and invoices, onscreen. QuickBooks then fills in customer and vendor data for you, so you never have to enter information twice. QuickBooks Pro also offers estimating; time tracking; job costing; integration with key business applications like Microsoft's Word, Excel, Outlook, and Symantec ACT; and is multiuser ready.