NolaPro

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NolaPro
Developed by	Noguska LLC
Latest release	4.0.3401 / 27 May 2008
OS	Cross-platform
Genre	Accounting
License	Freeware
Website	www.nolapro.com

NolaPro is a web-based accounting application running under MySQL and PHP, and released as proprietary freeware. First released in 2003, NolaPro is a free software alternative to programs like Quickbooks, suited to small, medium and larger businesses.

NolaPro is cross-platform, installs locally on Microsoft Windows and Linux, in addition to Mac OS, Unix, and SunOS computer operating systems. NolaPro uses a MySQL backend to store unlimited data and is accessed via a web browser.

This software suite includes the following modules:

Order Entry (Fulfillment & Service) / Customer Database
Accounts Payable / Vendor Database
Billing (Accounts Receivable)
Inventory Tracking
Payroll
General Ledger
Administration
Employee Time Tracking (Timeclock)
Business-to-Business (B2B Web Portal)
Point-of-Sale (PoS)
Custom Link Menu
Internal Message System
Open-Source Shopping (modified OSCommerce) for e-commerce transactions.

NolaPro is also available as an on-demand hosted service (SaaS model) directly from the author, and offers an alternative SaaS license for businesses (CPAs, consultants) who wish to host and resell it as a client service.

The company advises that an API will be forthcoming in summer 2008 for developers who wish to integrate it with their in-house or 3rd party applications.

In May 2005, NolaPro was recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine by its inclusion in Entrepreneur's 2005 Complete Guide to Software.^[1] NolaPro's user base continues to grow with Noguska expecting to add over 100,000 users 2008.^[2]