New Simply Accounting Payroll Software From ACCPAC Gives Small Businesses A Low Cost, High Function Payroll Alternative

ith MYOB, QuickBooks, and Simply Accounting Versions 6.0 - 9.0

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Nov. 5 /CNW/ -- ACCPAC International, Inc., a subsidiary of Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA - News), announced today the release of Simply Accounting(R) Payroll, a new, standalone Canadian payroll package that also integrates with Simply Accounting versions 6.0 to 9.0, MYOB(R), and Intuit(R) QuickBooks(R) accounting software. The MSRP of $129 (CAD) includes up to one calendar year of employee tax calculation tables at no additional charge.

New Simply Accounting Payroll provides full function payroll for an unlimited number of employees. Its ability to integrate with several all-in-one accounting packages gives small businesses an option to reduce costs and break away from the forced annual accounting software upgrade typically required for maintaining payroll within those products. For example, users of QuickBooks can save up to 46% in their first year software maintenance costs. Businesses that do not use accounting software can use Simply Accounting Payroll on its own, with the full confidence of working with a system developed by the makers of Canada's #1 selling, award-winning accounting system.

"There are hundreds of thousands of small businesses in Canada who will benefit from the combination of powerful payroll features, tax table updates, low cost, and flexible integration that Simply Accounting Payroll offers," said Scott Garell, Senior Vice President, ACCPAC Small Business Group. "QuickBooks users in particular will find great value in lower payroll-related costs and the ability to continue using QuickBooks if they desire, without fear of a forced payroll compatibility upgrade. MYOB users who no longer have the benefit of Canadian payroll service from the manufacturer now have a simple, low cost payroll option. This product saves small businesses money and lets them focus more on running their business."

Simply Accounting Payroll benefits from over 15 years of ACCPAC payroll development experience that has resulted in top quality, integrated payroll software that is easy to set up and easy use and offers a low cost to operate. Its many features include:

Maximum Flexibility - Simply Accounting Payroll supports an unlimited
number of employees with complete payroll functionality. It operates as
a stand-alone payroll system or can integrate with Intuit QuickBooks,
MYOB, or Simply Accounting versions 6.0 - 9.0.

Employee Data Management - Simply Accounting Payroll maintains employee
profiles, tracks earnings and benefits, expenses and deductions,
advances, sick days, and bank days. It provides five customizable
earnings fields and ten customizable deductions fields.

Payroll Processing - Simply Accounting Payroll processes federal and
provincial taxes, calculates WCB and employment insurance, and offers
optional direct deposit service.

Payroll Reporting - Simply Accounting Payroll retains prior-year payroll
history and handles automatic indexing. It reports CPP/QPP, EHT, QHIP,
Quebec tips and supports customizable cheques and advices. It also
produces a month-end general ledger report, T-4, ROE (Record of
Employment) form, R-1 form, insurable earnings report, and cheque log.

Free Setup Support - To help new users get up and running with
confidence, free setup support is provided for Simply Accounting Payroll.
Free setup options include 30 day setup technical telephone support, a
free 1 hour consultation with a Simply Accounting Payroll consultant, and
a free learning seminar available online or onsite in major cities.

Pricing and Availability
Simply Accounting Payroll is available in Canada for $129 (CAD) and includes all tax table updates for up to one full calendar year. It is available directly from ACCPAC by calling 1-800-773-5445 or by visiting www.simplyaccounting.com, and will be available soon at software retailers across Canada including Staples - Business Depot, Future Shop, Best Buy, Office Depot, London Drugs, and CompuSmart. For more information, visit www.simplyaccounting.com.

About Simply Accounting

Simply Accounting is award-winning small office/home office accounting software available in English, Spanish and French, and sold in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Africa, India, Australia, and Singapore. Simply Accounting Basic supports all of the major accounting needs for a small business, including general ledger, receivables, payables, order entry, inventory & services, invoicing, purchase orders, sales orders, quotes, payroll, project costing, cheque writing, multi-currency and reporting capabilities. Simply Accounting PRO adds multi-user support, full multi-currency, electronic funds transfer and time & billing functionality. Simply Accounting was awarded "World Class: Best of 2003 -- Business Accounting Software" by PC World magazine and "Best of RetailVision: Best Productivity Software" at RetailVision 2003.

About ACCPAC

ACCPAC International, Inc., a subsidiary of Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA - News), provides small and mid-size businesses a broad range of end-to-end business management applications designed to enhance customers' competitive advantage. Product lines include ACCPAC CRM(TM), ACCPAC CRM SalesTeam(TM), ACCPAC Advantage Series(TM), ACCPAC Pro Series(TM), ACCPAC HR Series(TM), ACCPAC Business Analysis Suite(TM), ACCPAC eTransact(R), ACCPAC Exchange(TM), ACCPAC Warehouse Management System(TM), ACCPAC ePOS(TM), ACCPAC Insight(TM), Simply Accounting(R), Simply Accounting Payroll(TM), FAXserve(TM) and ACCPAC Messenger(TM).

Based in Pleasanton, Calif., USA, with offices in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, the Middle East, the Netherlands, South Africa, Southeast Asia and the United Kingdom, ACCPAC has more than 500,000 customers and more than 7,000 channel partners in more than 130 countries worldwide. For more information about ACCPAC and our products, call 1-800-945-8007 in North America, or visit ACCPAC at www.accpac.com and www.accpaconline.com.

ACCPAC, the ACCPAC logo and the ACCPAC product names set forth above are
registered trademarks or trademarks of ACCPAC International, Inc. in the
United States and other countries. All other marks are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.

For further information

John Schoutsen, Vice President, Press and Analyst Relations, +1-905-678-7959, ext. 305, john.schoutsen@accpac.com, or Mark Priscaro, Director, Public Relations, +1-925-931-7048, mark.priscaro@accpac.com, both of ACCPAC International, Inc.

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Source: ACCPAC International, Inc.

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