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Network Performance	QuickBooks Pro 2005	QuickBooks: Online Edition	RiteShip
Designed for Network Use	No	internet ready	Local area network or Internet ready, unlimited users possible
Wireless / PDA Compatible	no PDA support	no PDA support	Accessible anywhere on Internet from PDA
Security	QuickBooks Pro 2005	QuickBooks: Online Edition	RiteShip
Audit Trail	Turned off by default. When turned on, flags a record as changed or deleted; but not by who changed the record. Does not conform to GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Practices) standards	Turned off by default. When turned on, flags a record as changed or deleted; but not by who changed the record. Does not conform to GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Practices) standards	Provides a complete audit trail of every transaction in the system. Transactions may not be deleted to maintain the integrity of the audit trail. Conforms with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Practices)
Passwords	Only four passwords can be defined. “Owner” has unlimited access to everything, “Data Entry” includes everything except payroll and printing reports, “Payroll” can edit and access everything except reports, and the “Transaction” password is used to edit transactions.	20 users supported, fees may apply for additional users	Broken down by module and by tasks within modules. You can determine which tasks within a module a user can access. Allows staff to only access the parts of the system that is appropriate for their role.
Backup	You must back up your data or risk possible loss	data backup is provided as part of the subscription	Data is backed up daily on RiteShip servers. Optionally customer can download all data at will if so desired.
Order Entry	QuickBooks Pro 2005	QuickBooks: Online Edition	RiteShip
Web Shopping Cart included	no	no	A full-featured web shopping storefront is included as part of the RiteShip package
Order takers can access customer list from a pulldown	yes	yes	yes
Order takers can access "inventory-aware" parts list	no	no	Inventory pulldown shows OnHand,Committed, BackOrdered
Web site orders automatically posted to pending order list	no	no	Every order placed on RiteShip's web shopping cart (included at no extra cost) is auto-posted to RiteShip's pending order list
Ship to Addresses	One	One	Unlimited ship to addresses can be defined for each customer.
Print Packing Lists	Not supported	Not supported	Packing lists can be printed and sorted by customer or order number.
Complete Order Processing	Not supported	Not supported	Full sales order functionality including tracking through a wide variety of reports.
On Order, Committed and Back Order Tracking	Not supported	Not supported	Complete tracking with multiple reports and inquiry screens.
Instant messaging to staff as order moves through production phases	not supported	Not supported	Staff is informed by instant messaging as order is picked, card is processed, problems are flagged. Instant message events are fully configurable
One-click email to customer with attached sales receipt	not supported	Not supported	Any issues that may need to be communicated to the customer may be instantly emailed with one click, without losing time by switching to email software
Order taking available on wireless PDA	not supported	Not supported	Take and fulfill orders in the field, anywhere, anytime using wireless PDA
Live Credit Card Processing	add-on module (must use QuickBooks's merchant account service)	add-on module (must use QuickBooks's merchant account service)	Fully included, not limited to QuickBooks's merchant account service. Supports Verisign, Authorize.Net, and SkipJack. Other processor support coming soon.
Drop Shipment capability	not supported	not supported	RiteShip allows you to receive and order and drop-ship the order from a remote warehouse, with a customized login web page for the remote warehouse staff
Order Workflow Tracking	not supported	not supported	RiteShip allows your customers to log in to their own private web console and view notes to them from your staff, view order status (pending, pick, backordered), as well as UPS Shipment tracking.
UPS Shipping Tools Integration	QuickBooks Pro 2005	QuickBooks: Online Edition	RiteShip
UPS Address Validation	not supported	no online shipping support	With UPS Address Validation, your company is able to effectively check shipping addresses (city, state, postal code), and provide suggested alternates if an error is discovered.
UPS Calculate Time and Cost	not supported	no online shipping support	Improve customer service by providing consistent, up-to-date shipping information based on the origin and destination addresses and the date the shipment is needed.
Print UPS Shipping Labels	supported (one label at a time)	no online shipping support	supported (one at a time, or in multiple batches of labels at once)
Automatic email or instant message sent to customer when package is shipped	not supported	no online shipping support	Once package is shipped, RiteShip sends an email or instant message to the customer with a "one-click" link to his/her tracking information
"One-click" package location tracking	not supported	no online shipping support	Customer is able to view order status at any time from password protected web page, virtually eliminating the need for time-wasting "where is my package" phone support
Multiple-package shipments	not supported	no online shipping support	RiteShip allows individual tracking of any and all packages in multi-package shipment


EDI Support	QuickBooks Pro 2005	QuickBooks: Online Edition	RiteShip Enterprise
Can send/receive EDI transactions	not supported	not supported	Full EDI module provided
General Ledger	QuickBooks Pro 2005	QuickBooks: Online Edition	RiteShip Enterprise
Departmental Accounting	Includes account classification only. Key missing features include account consolidation by department and departmentalized financial statements.	Includes account classification only. Key missing features include account consolidation by department and departmentalized financial statements.	Full implementation of departmental accounting including departmentalized financial statements as well as consolidated financial statements.
Multiple Company Consolidation	Not Available	Not Available	Can merge data for multiple companies to provide consolidated financial statements.
Accounts Payable	QuickBooks Pro 2005	QuickBooks: Online Edition	RiteShip Enterprise
Vendor Information	Limited to contact information and terms.	Limited to contact information and terms.	Additional information includes MTD and YTD purchase information, last payment and monthly purchase history.
Cash Flow Analysis	Based on due date only. Transactions cannot be sorted and totaled for each vendor.	Based on due date only. Transactions cannot be sorted and totaled for each vendor.	Can be based on a variety of selection criteria including due date, discount date and scheduled days to pay. Additionally, the user can specify the number of days between each period on the report.
Open Invoice Analysis	Not Available	Not Available	Included as a standard report to show full detail of open invoices on record.
Discount Analysis	Not Available	Not Available	Included as a standard report analyzing all discounts taken and available.
Payment approval process	no	no	Supports role-based payment approval process
Accounts Receivable	QuickBooks Pro 2005	QuickBooks: Online Edition	RiteShip Enterprise
Ability to Track Open Credits	Not Available	Not Available	Completely supported including the application of open credits and reporting capability.
Tracking Finance Charges	Only one finance charge for the system.	Only one finance charge for the system.	In addition to the system default, each customer can have an individual finance charge rate.
Payment Analysis Reporting	Not Available	Not Available	Included as a standard report.
Cash Flow Analysis	Based on due date only. Transactions can not be sorted and totaled for each customer.	Based on due date only. Transactions can not be sorted and totaled for each customer.	Can be based on a variety of selection criteria including due date, discount date and average days to pay. The user can also specify the number of days between each period on the report.
Sales Rep Tracking	Not Available	Not Available	Can assign sales reps to customers. Sales rep MTD and YTD totals are tracked.
Sales Commissions	Not Tracked	Not Tracked	Sales Analysis Report is available. Can even be generated for paid invoices only.
Customer Analysis	Limited information on customer by customer basis.	Limited information on customer by customer basis.	Customer History report includes but not limited to sales history, payment history, MTD and YTD figures.
Payroll	QuickBooks Pro 2005	QuickBooks: Online Edition	RiteShip Enterprise
Deduction Calculation Methods	Limited to 3 calculation methods.	Limited to 3 calculation methods.	Contains 15 calculation methods including fixed amount per hour and percent of net pay.
Multiple Payroll Expense Accounts	Not Available	Not Available	An unlimited number of payroll expense and payroll tax expense accounts can be defined to allow for flexibility when posting payroll.
Variable Commissions and Piece Rates	Not Available	Not Available	Can set up commission and piece rate tables with ranges and assigned rates.
Inventory Control	QuickBooks Pro 2005	QuickBooks: Online Edition	RiteShip Enterprise
Decimal Places	Limit of two.	Limit of two.	Up to four decimal places can be set up for cost and price. RiteShip also supports fractional quantities.
Fields for Tracking Committed or Back Ordered Quantities	Not Available	Not Available	Both are present in RiteShip.
Product Line Tracking	Not Available	Not Available	Product line tracking is supported for more detailed reporting of inventory performance by product line.
Quantity Adjustments and Returns	Not Available	Not Available	Both are present in RiteShip.
Global Price Change and Model Part	Not Available	Not Available	Both of these time saving features are included in RiteShip.
Serial Number Tracking	Not Available	Not Available	Tracks and provides the serial status (on hand, issued, reserved, missing) for an unlimited number of serial numbers for each part. Serialized On Hand, Receipts, Issues and Returns reports are available.
Multiple Warehouses	Not Available	Not Available	Tracks quantities and history for unlimited number of user-defined warehouses. Parts can be easily transferred between warehouses. Many reports are available that can be sorted by warehouse.
Inventory Performance Report	Not Available	Not Available	An Inventory Performance report is available to show important information in a summarized format including profit margin, average on hand and stock value.
Build/Unbuild Sub-Assemblies	Not Available	Not Available	Fully supported.
Complete Pricing	Single price only.	Single price only.	Pricing methods include absolute, margin, markup or product line. Three pricing levels are available (good, better, best) and up to five user- defined quantity breaks are available per part.
Costing Methods	Average costing only.	Average costing only.	Supports Standard, LIFO, FIFO and Average costing methods.
Physical Inventory	Worksheet only.	Worksheet only.	Complete functionality including the ability to lock other users from inventory. Also can update parts by absolute or relative counts.
Bar codes	no	no	Ability to easily support Bar Codes

Job Cost	QuickBooks Pro 2005	QuickBooks: Online Edition	RiteShip Enterprise
Tracking Job Phases	Not Available	Not Available	Can track up to unlimited phases per job.
Tracking Overhead Methods/Amounts	Not Available	Not Available	Six different overhead methods are available with automatic calculation of amounts.
Analyze Job by Job Code Detail	Not Available	Not Available	Categorized job codes and automatically calculates changes in prices and costs based on job code detail.
Retainage	Not Available	Not Available	Retainage is the total price of the job that the customer will withhold until the job is completed. RiteShip can withhold, track and release retainage using two different methods.
SARBANES-OXLEY Compliance	QuickBooks Pro 2005	QuickBooks: Online Edition	RiteShip Enterprise
Audit trail	no	no	There is a complete audit trail in the Integral Accounting Enterprise system that tracks every change to every field.
Transaction history	no	no	The system keeps a history of all transactions within the system
General Ledger transactions history	no	no	Transactions effecting the General Ledger can not be edited or deleted
Legal status of transactions	no	no	Transactions within the system are treated as "legal documents" and therefore can't be edited or deleted once posted.
Password policy	no	no	There is Multi-Level password security in the system, and this is separate from the Operating system security for an extra level of protection
Purchase approval process	no	no	The system supports a Purchase approval process and a Payments approval process
Separation of business functions	no	no	The system supports the separation of business functions, which is one of the most important requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley. This means, for example, that the employees entering bills can't also print checks, and the people ordering goods can't also receive goods, etc.