Electronic payments.

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Best Software plans to begin offering electronic bill payment this month through the company's partnership with Metavante Corp., beginning with the release of Peachtree[R] 2006. This new release of Peachtree will include electronic bill payment functionality from Metavante, a financial technology subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

"We know that cash flow planning is an integral component for the success of our customers' businesses," said Jim Portner, vice president of product management, Small Business Division accounting solutions, for Atlanta-based Best. "The addition of online bill pay will expand our customers' ability to pay vendor bills and invoices and track cash flow directly from within Peachtree. This added functionality will provide our customers with a secure, easy to use and time-saving solution."

Using the new Peachtree Bill Pay functionality, small businesses will have the ability to set up payment of bills electronically without the need to switch...