Amethyst Associates Ltd joins in the celebratory award wins success with Access Accounting

Banbury - 8^th December 2008 - Amethyst Associates Ltd is sharing in the major success of Access Accounting, after the business and accounting software house swept the board in the 2008 awards season, winning four prestigious accolades in just four weeks.

Amethyst Associates are the longest serving reseller of Access Accounting and has been helping organisations throughout the region improve their business with these award winning solutions for 18 years.

Access Accounting won the SIFT Media Software Satisfaction Awards for Mid-Range Accounting Software - voted for by customers - highlighting the outstanding level of satisfaction with the flagship Access Dimensions business and accounting solution.

Access Accounting has also clinched the top industry accolade, winning the Accountancy Age Award for ‘Mid-tier Software Package'. The company was highly praised by the Accountancy Age Awards judging panel for its commitment to R&D and high customer retention rates but it was the commitment to innovation - in the form of the recently released Accounting for Carbon Emissions functionality - that proved the major decisive factor for the UK-based provider.

The functionality, which is the first ever accounting system to calculate a business' carbon footprint as part of its daily activity, was described as "a clever product...superbly timed" by a judging panel that included Jan Babiak, global climate change and sustainability leader for Ernst & Young. This accolade closely follows the recent Green Business Awards where Access Accounting received ‘highly commended' in the ‘Best New Product' category for Access Dimensions with Accounting for Carbon Emissions. Access Accounting has also seen its third consecutive year of achievement in the Construction Computing Awards.

John Beech, managing director of Access Accounting, commented: "We are really excited to be awarded these respected accolades in such a short space of time. Our products are constantly evolving and the awards are testament to our ongoing development and commitment to delivering innovative solutions.

"We could not, of course, have achieved these results without the support and expertise of our reseller channel. Amethyst Associates has played a huge part in helping us to achieve this success through delivering real competitive advantage to the businesses that use our solutions."

The SIFT Media award, which is based on customer votes, saw Access Accounting receive almost 26% of the vote and the highest customer satisfaction rating. The Accountancy Age award is based on real testimonials, highlighting how our customers have been able to show the measurable benefits of the Access Dimensions solution.

Lisa Miles, Managing Director of Amethyst Associates, commented, "We are delighted to see Access Accounting and its flagship solutions receive such acclaim from the prestigious judging panels and customers too. The award wins are well deserved and are testament to the fact that they lead the industry by providing solid solutions that also address business challenges such as VAT, legislation, fraud and carbon accounting."

For more information contact Angela Peck at angela.peck@amethystassociates.co.uk or phone 0845 121 9960.