"It is an honor MIP Fund Accounting received such high recognition from accounting software users," said Marc Griffin, SVP and general manager for Best Software's Nonprofit Solutions. "We strive to design products that improve the daily lives of nonprofit accounting professionals. Our ultimate goal is to help organizations demonstrate financial and organizational accountability to their boards and constituents. The Campbell Award validates that we are indeed meeting our customers’ high expectations."

A key finding of the Campbell Rinker study was that accounting software users ranked system “reliability” the most important aspect of the 18 considered. Reliability factored as an important issue for MIP Fund Accounting system users in particular, who ranked the product’s reliability as the aspect with which they are most satisfied. Among all users surveyed, the ability to access the software via the Internet was the least important of the 18 aspects considered.

Campbell Rinker conducted the Nonprofit Accounting Software Survey online between November 2004 and January 2005, and gathered information on user satisfaction, pricing preferences, purchasing habits, and organizational scope. The firm thoroughly screened users to ensure results were accurate. Half of the survey respondents have final purchase authority for accounting software. Ninety-one percent of respondents use the software at least once a week.

Additional information on the survey findings can be obtained from Campbell Rinker by calling (888) 722-6723 or e-mailing info@campbellrinker.com.

About Campbell Rinker
Campbell Rinker was founded in 1991, and is currently one of a select few research firms in the U.S. specializing in marketing research for nonprofits. It has served many of the largest and best-known nonprofits in America, as well as scores of nonprofits of more modest size. Gradually, Campbell Rinker has expanded its scope to cater to firms serving the nonprofit arena, such as software publishers and agencies, government entities, and tourism. In late 2003, Dirk Rinker became president of the firm, after five years as a vice president. Campbell Rinker is based in Valencia, Calif, with an office in Santa Maria, Calif., and is a member of the Council of American Survey Research Organizations and the Market Research Association. For more information, visit www.campbellrinker.com.

About Best Software/The Sage Group plc
Best Software offers leading business management products and services that support the needs, challenges and dreams of more than 2.3 million small and mid-sized customers in North America. Its parent company, The Sage Group plc (London: SGE.L), supports 4.4 million customers worldwide. For more than 25 years, Best Software has delivered easy-to-use, scalable and customizable applications through its portfolio of leading brands, including Abra®, ACCPAC®, ACT!®, BusinessVision®, CPASoftware®, FAS®, MAS 90®, MAS 200®, MAS 500®, MIP®, Peachtree®, SalesLogix®, and Timberline® Office, among many others. For more information, please visit the Web site at www.bestsoftware.com/moreinfo or call (866) 308-BEST.

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