

It also supports various models and platforms: desktop, mobile, wireless, mPOS and unattended. The application is designed for multiple protocols, processor and card types, with advanced single point management system, and built according to PA DSS standards. The payment application stores, processes, or transmits cardholder data as part of authorization or settlement, simplifying and streamlining critical aspects of payment operations by providing faster and more accurate transactions as well as simplifying the daily sales reconciliation process. You are right for the first client there is no huge great difference, but remember Sage instants at that price is a one client version while VT will handle as many as you want to throw at it for the same price.As one of the largest providers of POS HW terminals in the region, Transaction Systems has also developed a true multi-vendor POS payment application. Just watch because you seem to be comparing apples with pears. thanks for the tip John, it is much appreciated. May I take this opportunity to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. I hope to start trading in the new year and gain some clients, as I feel that I will learn more once I am practising.

I know that Amazon sell Sage Instant at a reasonable price (£87.50 or £142.07 for the plus version), so there isn't a lot of difference in price to VT. I feel as if I should stay with Sage as that is what I trained on, although as I alluded to in a previous post VT seems very user friendly. It's imperative that I find a software package that I am comfortable with and proficient in using, obviously without spending too much money. I am just setting out and about to apply for my practice licence. It's no different to paper and pens or excel in this respect. You can lock periods if you are worried about things bgetting deleted or altered, but if you're careful you'll be fine.

When you compare the price of a multi comany VT Transaction with a one comapny Sage Instants the gulf is huge. I can understand the concern of a lack of an audit trail but sometimes it comes down to the features you need rather than would like. I still use VT for a few, and always recommend VT cashbook to smaller businesses who want to do their own bookkeeping rather than excel spreadsheets. I have used VT Transaction for a few years until I recently moved the bulk of my clients to Quickbooks. Does anyone else see or have experienced any difficulties with VT Transaction in this respect? However, another bookkeeper that I know uses Sage Instant and she doesn't like the way that you can delete transactions in VT, where as in Sage you have to correct errors with additional entries therefore maintaining a more accurate audit trail. “Hi, I am also using a trial version of VT Transaction+ and so far I have found it rather good.
