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MAY 2017 ■ www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com 11 ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: REVIEW ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: APPS www.Sage.com/us/sage-fixed-assets Sage Fixed Assets is designed for a variety of businesses including corpo- rations, nonprofit organizations and government entities. The product can also be used by professional accounting firms that manage a large number of assets and depreciation for their clients. Sage Fixed Assets can be installed on a desktop or network environment as well as delivered as a SaaS applica- tion or through the cloud. Sage Fixed Assets offers users multiple deployment options, and can be used on both Windows and Mac operating systems. Designed for both businesses and professional accoun- tants, Sage Fixed Assets supports mul- tiple companies as well. The product is scalable; offering three versions suited to the one-person office as well as the enterprise level business. Completely updated for 2017, Sage Fixed Assets contains the latest tax updates, as well as several program enhancements. Read the full review for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/ 12331906 CS.ThomsonReuters.com Fixed Assets CS is well suited for both accounting firms that offer asset and depreciation management services to their clients as well as businesses that wish to manage multiple assets in- house. Fixed Assets CS is part of the CS Professional Suite and can be utilized as a stand-alone asset management solution, but works best if coupled with other CS Professional Suite applications. Fixed Assets CS is available as a desktop application as well as cloud- based application. The main user interface offers a fully customizable drop-down menu that allows users to create shortcuts to frequently used product functions, making data entry more efficient, and less time-consum- ing. Fixed Assets CS offers more than 140 predefined asset associations as well as 10 user-defined associations. A task wizard is also available that allows users to quickly import asset data from another application, or copy similar assets between clients. Read the full review for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/ 12331889 www.waspbarcode.com AssetCloud from Wasp Barcode is a scalable asset management product that is well suited for businesses of all sizes. Though best suited for busi- nesses, AssetCloud can also be used by accountants who would do best to utilize the Complete version of the product. Designed for convenience, Asset- Cloud can track a company's assets using a variety of devices including iOS and Android smart phones and tablets, as well as Wasp mobile computers. For those who prefer an on-premise product, WaspMobile Assets is avail- able. Three versions of the product are available: Basic, Plus, and Complete. The Basic version of the product only supports two users, while the Plus and Complete versions support an unlimited number of users and sites. Read the full review for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/ 12331919 Sage Fixed Assets Fixed Assets CS Thomson Reuters AssetCloud Wasp Barcode Technologies 4.5 2017 OVERALL RATING www.assetpanda.com Asset Panda is an online asset manage- ment product well suited for businesses that need to track and manage their assets. A mobile app is also available that provides users with access to the product from iOS and Android devices. Entering a new asset is easy, or users can choose to import assets directly into Asset Panda from a CSV file. Users can assign a unique identifying field for each new asset entered, i.e., assign an asset to a particular location or building, assign a category, and enter the warranty information, including expiration date. Other data can also be entered, including purchase date, brand, model, and serial number. Asset Panda allows users to manage all asset activity, including maintenance scheduling, service contract data including information and expiration dates, repair information, including repair details and dates. Insurance policy information can also be tracked in Asset Panda, as can any related purchase or lease information. Our barcode scanner feature, through the mobile app, makes tracking assets easy, and GPS tracking is also available, so users will always know exactly where an asset is. Read the full review for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/ 12331879 Asset Panda 4.5 2017 OVERALL RATING 5 2017 OVERALL RATING 4.75 2017 OVERALL RATING Read all reviews for Fixed Assets online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/12331470