Cougar Mountain Software Support
| Accounting software for small to mid-sized businesses. | |
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| Latest release | Denali 2.6, and CMS Professional 12.1 |
| OS | Windows |
| Genre | Accounting / Manufacturing / Retail |
| Website | www.CougarMtn.com |
Cougar Mountain Software Support is a privately-held company based in Boise, Idaho that markets accounting software, retail software, not-for-profit and business software to small to mid-sized companies. They are a Microsoft Certified Partner and work with other third-party companies such as Aatrix, Applianz, Business Objects, DonorPerfect, GiveX, and Seagull Scientific to provide customers with a mid-cost range accounting software.
History
Founded by Bob Gossett back in 1982, the company celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2007. The company’s first accounting product was introduced as a DOS application, and is still being used by businesses today.
They were the pioneers of network accounting for the personal computer.
The company's first Windows product, CMS Professional, was introduced in 2000. In 2006, Cougar Mountain Software introduced Denali, which is based on Microsoft SQL Server technology.
Products/Modules
Each accounting module is fully integrated with all others, and can be assembled in any combination to fit the needs of the business. The general accounting package comes with core modules: General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Inventory, Order Entry, Data Exchange and a Report Writer. Modules that can be added on include: Bank Reconciliation, Payroll, Purchase Order, Point of Sale, Job Costing and much more:
- Point of Sale software and hardware (Retail software and hardware)
- Nonprofit Accounting software (Fund accounting for nonprofit and government organizations)
- SinglePoint Servers (dedicated application server that allows access from anywhere)
- Payroll Accounting (in-house Payroll for a business)
- Accounts Receivable (for customer management)
- Accounts Payable (for Vendor management)
- General Ledger (the backbone of every accounting program)
- Purchase Order
- Order Entry (the sales module when a cash register is not involved)
- Bank Reconciliation (for managing the business bank account information)
- Inventory Control
- Job Costing (Manufacturing)
- Accounting Add-ons, including Hardware
Articles
- Making the Accounting Software Decision, Society of Nonprofit Organizations
- NPO Software Measures Up Journal of Accountancy
- Taking Full Advantage of Accounting Software WebCPA
External links
- Cougar Mountain Software Support website (main company website)
- Cougar Mountain Software Support Service website (user website)
- Cougar Mountain Blog (user website)
References
- Cougar Mountain FUND Accounting Software, NonProfit Technology News review
- CMS Professional Accounting, 2007 CPA Technology Advisor, 5 Star Rating
- FUND Nonprofit Accounting, 2007 CPA Technology Advisor, 5 Star Rating
- Job Cost (Manufacturing), 2007 CPA Technology Advisor, 4.5 Star Rating
- Point of Sale, 2006 CPA Technology Advisor, 5 Star Rating
- Nonprofit software, 2006 CPA Technology Advisor, 5 Star Rating
- Denali, 2006 CPA Technology Advisor, 4.5 Star Rating
- Payroll, 2006 CPA Technology Advisor, 4 Star Rating
