SedonaOffice Software for Security Firms Releases v5.0

July 10, 2007
New version adds 250 additional features, increases business management and financial controls ofr security firms

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio – SedonaOffice, a division of Perennial Software, has recently released SedonaOffice 5.0, an enhanced, feature-rich version of the company's all-encompassing financial accounting, business management and client relationship management software developed specifically for security companies.

Among the more than 250 new enhancements and improvements the company has packed into SedonaOffice 5.0 for the more than 4,000 security companies in the U.S. and Canada using the software are:

• Job management appointment scheduling

• Collections management module

• Customer look-up features

• General ledger query builder

• Multiple bill-to options for a customer

• Enhanced job costing tracking

• User-defined fields

• Recurring item description fields

• Ability to individually cycle a customer

• Ability to invoice a third party

• Service appointment resolutions

In addition, SedonaOffice 5.0 now comes with SedonaDocs, a fully integrated document management application that allows for the scanning and electronic filing of any type of electronic document within SedonaOffice. With SedonaDocs, companies can easily attach contracts, work-orders, diagrams, or any type of file to a customer, site or system from within SedonaOffice. Users can display documents with a simple click of the mouse.

"Almost all of the new features we've added come directly from our existing customers' wish lists," said Michael Marks, co-founder of SedonaOffice. "With more than 100,000 hours of development behind this latest release, SedonaOffice 5.0 is the most comprehensive version of SedonaOffice to date, making itthe premier accounting and business management solution for the security industry."

SedonaOffice 5.0 is powered by Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and operates on the complete family of Microsoft operating systems, including Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000. A fully scalable application, SedonaOffice 5.0 supports companies that range from 500 customers to 500,000.

"The functionality and power in version 5.0 have far exceeded our wildest expectations," added Don Faybrick, SedonaOffice co-founder. "It's amazing just how feature rich and powerful SedonaOffice has become."

For further information about SedonaOffice 5.0, to schedule a demo or to upgrade, call 440-247-5602 or visit www.sedonaoffice.com.

SedonaOffice, a division of Perennial Software, Inc., is the leading developer of financial accounting and business management software for security alarm companies. Founded in 1996, the company has its corporate headquarters in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and its software development office in Plymouth, Mich. SedonaOffice is a Windows-based client/server software solution designed specifically for the security alarm industry. For more information about SedonaOffice, visit www.sedonaoffice.com.