Cougar Mountain – CMS Professional 2011 Review



One of the main selling points of Cougar Mountain software is that you can do so much with it; this is a product that offers a lot of functionality. This is why customers are prepared to pay a bit more for this type of product. Cougar Mountain usually appeals more to the medium to larger sized company because most small business will not need this level of ability. Cougar Mountain offers a number of different products to suit different requirements.  They are always trying to push boundaries and improve on what has gone before; CMS Professional 2011 is no exception to this.

What is CMS Professional 2011?

CMS Professional 2011 brings some exciting new changes to the experience that users will have with the software. The big change is the novel use of dashboards; this makes dealing with tasks so much easier. The one thing that has made Cougar Mountain products stand out has been the fact that everything is so neat and orderly on the home screen; it is easy to navigate to each task without any unnecessary clutter. This new 2011 version of the software builds upon this and this system is now easier to use than ever. Here are just some of the other new additions to CMS Professional 2011.

-    The financial dashboard. This new addition allows you to easily look at your businesses overall financial situation. From this main dashboard you will be able to delve deeper into the numbers to find any information that you need. This information is constantly updated and you will see changes in the information as it happens. You will be able to see things like profit and loss, financial indicators, and cash flow in graphic form as well.

-    The 2011 version of this software allows you to enter multiple transaction types onto the same screen.

-    You are now able to set up unique codes for the different registers you use in your business. This allows you a lot more control over the sales staff who are using the registers. You are able to do things like set a maximum amount that they can discount an item as well as other possibilities.

-    The sales dashboard. This handy dashboard offers a number of ways for you to examine your sales data; in fact there are seventeen different ways of doing this. The sales figures are obtained from the sales side of your operation and the dashboard is constantly updated. As well as providing an accurate overview of the sales figures you can break down the data any way you choose.

-    The inventory module now constantly keeps an eye on your stock so that you know when to put a new order in.

-    You will also find a customer history function that easily allows you to benefit from all the data collected on each customer.

-    The new sales entry screen allows you a lot of choice when it comes to customisation. This means that you can set things up the way you want them.

Take a look at some other reviews for 2011 versions of financial accounting software:

Quickbooks Review 2011

Sage Peachtree Complete Accounting 2011 Review

Account Edge Review 2010