It's official - Microsoft Small Business Accounting is now available to the small business community at large.

Launched September 7 by Microsoft's Bill Gates at a major event in Redmond, Washington, media and users from the U.S. and beyond listened to Bill discuss Microsoft's small business strategies.

BQE Software was selected in 2004 to be one of five SBA Launch Partners. Since Spring 2005 BillQuick has integrated with Microsoft SBA. BillQuick users tested the new integration and SBA. BillQuick takes advantage of every avenue the SBA software developer's kit allows, resulting in an integration as solid and extensive as that between BillQuick and QuickBooks.

BQE Software is pleased to announce that we will be a sponsor at the 2005 QuickBooks® Consultant’s Conference hosted by The Sleeter Group, November 9 – 11, 2005, Tuscany Suites Hotel, Las Vegas, NV. QCC is the largest gathering of Accountants, Bookkeepers, CPAs and QuickBooks Consultants in the nation. In addition to exhibiting, BQE Software will participate in several sessions. Be sure to stop by and talk.

With the recent release Microsoft Small Business Accounting and the soon-to-be released QuickBooks 2006, small businesses will be asking a lot of questions. The Conference can help you answer them and guide your clients. You will learn what applications integrate with QuickBooks and other accounting applications, how well they integrate, how adaptable they are, and more.

Conference keynotes from industry leading experts include Steve Blundell, Intuit’s Accountant Strategy Consultant; Greg LaFollette, Executive Editor, The CPA Technology Advisor; and Leslie Shiner, Sr. Industry Advisor, Intuit Construction Business Solutions, Intuit, Inc. A surprise guest or two may find their way there too.

You will have opportunities to speak with Intuit senior product management and development teams regarding new products and product enhancements. Panel discussions will cover practical business issues and successful strategies. Networking and learning from the community of Sleeter Group consultants as well as colleagues is an added benefit. CPE credits are available for education sessions.

In short, The Sleeter Group 2005 QuickBooks® Consultant’s Conference provides what you need to survive and thrive in the upcoming market frenzy for information and consulting services.

Meet BQE On The Road

With so many things happening in the small business software world - New QuickBooks 2006, New Microsoft Small Business Accounting, New AutoReporter 2006, New Resource Allocator 2006New BillQuick Web i Billing, New . . . it's exciting beyond words!

With so much happening, we want to be there to meet you.

On September 22 & 23, BQE will be participating in the Microsoft booth (#533) at the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants' 20th Annual Conference, Broward County Convention Center. Come check out BillQuick and Microsoft Small Business Accounting.

PSMJ’s 4th Annual A/E/C SOFTWARE SUMMIT is the information technology summit for the design professionals in architecture, engineering and construction. The summit answers the questions: Is your software turning you a profit or making you lose a bundle? Do you know the potential of your software package?

BQE Software will be there to answer these questions and others. Come ask the hard questions and be pleasantly surprised by the answers our BillQuick software delivers. The A/E/C Software Summit is at the Palmer House Hilton in the heart of Chicago, IL, on September 29 & 30.

Web i, Suite Web i - Sweet Bundle Pricing

Four Web i's can be suite. And a sweet deal.

With the recent addition of a new module, the Web i family of modules now include:

• Web i Time and Expense - Log time and expenses

• Web i Clients and Projects - Manage clients and projects

• Web i Reports - Any report, anytime, anywhere

• Web i Billing - Create bills and manage invoices

Employing the latest Microsoft ASP .Net technology, the Web i modules allow managers, staff and others to securely log time and expenses, manage projects, run reports, and manage invoices via the Internet by simply connecting to your firm’s web site with a browser. Or, you can use Web i behind your firm's firewalls in an intranet environment. Web i supports practically every browser including Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla and Safari for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms.

And the process is secure. Users, whether employees or subcontractors, can access only the functions and information for which you grant permission. You don't have to wait for consultants to submit invoices. They can enter their time right in Web i T&E. Also your firm data is secure. In a web environment, it remains behind your firm firewalls. Web i securely accesses your database only when retrieving or saving information. It's like moving data through a concrete tunnel.

Tired of managing project records, timesheets, reports and invoices among satellite offices, with management and staff in the field, and subcontractors working from Alaska to South Africa? Tired of emailing data around the globe, then re-entering and checking data ad nauseum? Tired of importing data?

You don't just want Web i applications, you need the full suite of Web i modules.

How about a sweet suite deal?

Separately, the four Web i Pro modules would cost $1,380 for 5 users.

Until September 30, you can purchase the Web i Suite - Time & Expense, Clients & Projects, Reports, and Billing - for only $1,104. That's 20% off list price. And if you need the Web i Suite for BillQuick Enterprise, the same 20% discount applies.

That's sweet . . . and maybe a suite for you.

NEW Resource Allocator 2006 - 50% Off

Resource Allocator 2006 is now available!

And until September 30, you can purchased it at 50% Off! That's the new Resource Allocator 2006 for only $147.50! (2 user license)

Want to check out Resource Allocator before purchasing? Simply go to the BillQuick web site and download the 2006 version.

No longer only an add-on to BillQuick, Resource Allocator 2006 is now an independent application that lets you add new resources, projects and activities. With this powerful software, you can manage projects with confidence. Resource Allocator immediately identifies scheduling conflicts, not just within a project but across all projects in your firm. Standard and private employee, equipment and other resource calendars integrate into the conflict checking system too. Assigning tasks to resources based on skills, availability, and other factors is easy.

New in Resource Allocator 2006, you can now import data from BillQuick as well as QuickBooks and Outlook.

Other new key features include:

• Separate private and standard calendars for resources.

• Tracking normal working hours, resource scheduled vacations, busy and available time, etc.

• Displaying work schedules by resource or by project using a Gantt Chart.

• Right-click menus.

Remember

The very special 50% discount ends September 30. Don't delay.

Monthly BillQuick Quizzer
Win $50!

Pencils ready. Keep your eyes on your own paper. No, there are no graphing calculators allowed. Okay?

Regarding BillQuick 'Workflow Automation' capabilities, which statement below is true?

1. The module, Agent, monitors your firm's time entry policy, such as minimum hours each employee must enter per day and how often time must be recorded, and lets you email reminders to delinquent timekeepers.

2. BillQuick's Time Entry Approval process flows submitted time entries to the Project Manager, displaying a "submitted time entries" message on the Navigator screen and the Reminders screen.

3. The module, Agent, lets you select a BillQuick report and apply filters, then schedule it for generation and delivery on a particular day of a week or month.

4. The module, Agent, can automatically deliver reports via email.

5. A, B, C and D

6. A, B and C

7. B, C and D

8. All are true.

9. All are not true.

Hurry and send your answer to BQ-Quiz@bqe.com. You could be a winner!

Current BillQuick Release Information

BillQuick 2005 and QuickBooks 2005

BillQuick 2005 has been tested with QuickBooks 2005. Everything is A-OK.

Macintosh Compatibility

Quick reminder: BQE Software is compatible with the Macintosh in two ways: The Web i add-on module or by using Virtual PC.

Latest BillQuick 2005 Version

BillQuick 2005 v. 6.0.106. For details, see the BillQuick 2005 Update Log File.

Among the latest features are PayPal Integration, enhancement of integration with Microsoft Small Business Accounting, and various general improvements throughout BillQuick.

Latest BillQuick 2004 Version

BillQuick 2004 v. 5.0.102. Click to view the changes.

If you have Internet access but do not allow BillQuick to automatically download updates (you turned off AutoUpdate in the Other 2 tab on the Preferences screen), go to the File menu and select Get Updates. When you exit BillQuick, the update automatically installs.

If desired, you can download the latest BillQuick 2004 update from the BillQuick web site. Click Save when prompted. Next, run the setup program from the folder in which it was saved.

Happy BillQuicking!

Thanks from the 
BQE Software Marketing Team