Microsoft Corp. today announced availability of Microsoft� Business Solutions Small Business Financials North America Edition, a rebranded and enhanced version of Microsoft Business Solutions Small Business Manager. Microsoft Small Business Financials is an affordable, flexible accounting and business management solution that enables growing small businesses to connect people, information and processes to manage their business more effectively. The product has been updated to provide a wide range of sophisticated accounting and financial management functionality for small businesses in the United States and Canada with 10 to 49 employees.

With Microsoft Small Business Financials, users will have greater ability to customize reports, streamline order processing and inventory management, and automate scheduled data backups. Users can also import data from other applications such as QuickBooks and Peachtree, and they will have a seamless upgrade path from Microsoft Office for Small Business Management edition when that solution becomes available later this year.

In addition, the enhanced compatibility between Microsoft Small Business Financials and Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 will provide businesses with a server solution that allows for more efficient communication and collaboration, and easy access to data from many locations, to get up and running quickly.