Solomon 6.0 Delivers Portal

A new version of Solomon, an accounting and business-management suite for small and mid-size companies, improves order management and financial tracking of projects. The release also gives users browser-based access to Solomon data and applications via the Microsoft Business Portal and improves reporting by integrating Microsoft’s FRx financial reporting application. However, the release does not target new business sectors or geographies, which suggests that future developments will likely enhance, rather than expand, Solomon’s feature set, and geographic expansion will be limited.

Solomon 6.0 is the first release since Microsoft outsourced Solomon development to Plumbline Software, a new company created by Solomon’s three founders. Although the move to outsource development followed disappointing financial results for the Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) division, Microsoft has reiterated its ongoing commitment to the Solomon product line, and plans call for Solomon releases through 2013.