UK Accounting software and their databases.

Hi brucedenney and thanks for your response.

The reason I have asked the question is that I have a need to assimilate data from many types of accounting packages into one large database that can then be queried (and updated/changed).
I cannot go into too much detail at present, other than to say, I have a huge unknown here and that is:   can this actually be done and if so how?
I guessed step one was asking the above question.

Hypothetically - A large company started buying up smaller companies. The larger company then ran the smaller companies autonomously but wanted to centralise the accounting systems (purely on the cash flow side) and have them all in similar databases for ease. So the smaller companies continued to run their account systems (stock/sales etc) but the new owner company then had a central handle on the cash position. ******  this is about as close a hypothesis as I can get.

What I can also say is that at present, I have limited, if any, knowledge of other "mainstream" accounting packages (including their existence even!), and would hope for some information on these through this question also.

I would hope the fact that we are "experts" and not salesmen would lead to some more informative answers (cross fingers).

Thanks again

Nick

Many thanks BillBach

I guess this would be exactly what I need were there such a product.
I have downloaded the Pervasive Integrator trial to see if this will fit the bill.

I still also need to compile a list of accounting softwares to pre-empt integration as we meet them, head on.

If there is no further input in the next couple of days, I will close out and re-ask just for accounting software.

Cheers

Nick

Your original question was clear and to the point.  However, I am thinking that your only source of an answer for packages specific to the UK would be an accounting company in the UK that may have had to work with many different versions from different clients of theirs.  Will they be willing to provide such a list for free?  Perhaps.  However, EE tends to be more of a gEEk place, not a beancounter place, so my guess is that you won't find a viable reply here.

There was a company (paymentor.com) a few years ago that tried to run an on-line debt chasing system, they came up with links to quite a few accounting packages that would collect the kind of information you are talking about. They did all the major players, they ceased trading pretty quick, but you might be able to track down the people who were involved.