Quickbooks Enterprise 4.0 Upgrade Paths

Posted by pharismod1 on July 24, 2006, 6:59 pm

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Hello,

I have a newly acquired customer who is using a pirated version of
Quickbooks Enterprise 4.0 on a terminal server. I want to speak to them
about acquiring properly licensed software but I don't know what
upgrade paths are available for their Company File. They certainly have
no need for Enterprise, however I have heard that I may need to
purchase Enterprise in order to keep using the same Company File. I
have also heard that Enterprise is no longer available in Canada so I
am staring at a brick wall :)

Any help is appreciated!

Jesse

Posted by Allan Martin on July 24, 2006, 9:58 pm

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> Hello,

> I have a newly acquired customer who is using a pirated version of

> Quickbooks Enterprise 4.0 on a terminal server. I want to speak to them

> about acquiring properly licensed software but I don't know what

> upgrade paths are available for their Company File. They certainly have

> no need for Enterprise, however I have heard that I may need to

> purchase Enterprise in order to keep using the same Company File. I

> have also heard that Enterprise is no longer available in Canada so I

> am staring at a brick wall :)

> Any help is appreciated!

Tell you customer, don't copy that floppy.

> Jesse

Posted by klunk on July 24, 2006, 10:37 pm

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> have also heard that Enterprise is no longer available in Canada so I

> am staring at a brick wall :)

Interesting. If true, then I wonder what path Intuit has provided
for existing Enterprise customers? One would "think" they would
have some means to move customers' data from Enterprise to
whatever is now available.

Here is the only thing I could find -- which would indicate that
Intuit "has" left them flapping in the wind (3rd party utilities
not withstanding):
http://idnforums.intuit.com/messageview.aspx?catid=15&threadid=3369&highlight_key=y&keyword1=enterprise

Posted by Allan Martin on July 25, 2006, 9:01 am

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>> have also heard that Enterprise is no longer available in Canada so I

>> am staring at a brick wall :)

> Interesting. If true, then I wonder what path Intuit has provided

> for existing Enterprise customers? One would "think" they would

> have some means to move customers' data from Enterprise to

> whatever is now available.

An upgrade path was supplied to registered users of the product.

> Here is the only thing I could find -- which would indicate that

> Intuit "has" left them flapping in the wind (3rd party utilities

> not withstanding):

http://idnforums.intuit.com/messageview.aspx?catid=15&threadid=3369&highlight_key=y&keyword1=enterprise

Posted by Paul MacFarlane on July 25, 2006, 12:02 pm

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So Intuit want's to punish a potential customer?

'upgrade path' as far as discounts - I can understand NO.
'upgrade path' as far as data retention - I can't understand NO - especially
if it has been done....

Giving this person no upgrade path will direct them to another product,
IMO.....

>>> have also heard that Enterprise is no longer available in Canada so I

>>> am staring at a brick wall :)

>>>

>> Interesting. If true, then I wonder what path Intuit has provided

>> for existing Enterprise customers? One would "think" they would

>> have some means to move customers' data from Enterprise to

>> whatever is now available.

> An upgrade path was supplied to registered users of the product.

>> Here is the only thing I could find -- which would indicate that

>> Intuit "has" left them flapping in the wind (3rd party utilities

>> not withstanding):

http://idnforums.intuit.com/messageview.aspx?catid=15&threadid=3369&highlight_key=y&keyword1=enterprise