Media Release 13 March 2007

(Sydney, March 13).   Australia’s leading supplier of specialist business books, stationery and bookkeeping software for small businesses, Zions Systems, today announced the launch of two brand new versions of its highly successful bookkeeping software, BusinessBreeze - BusinessBreezeSM (with payroll) and BusinessBreezeXS (without payroll).

Celebrating 100 years of operation in Australia, Zions Systems has built a sound reputation for supplying thousands of Australian small business owners with all their financial and operational books and stationery.  In recent years Zions Systems has added BusinessBreeze to its stable and BusinessBreezeSM and BusinessBreezeXS are a radical enhancement of the original software solution - BusinessBreeze 1.6.

Both versions are based on the latest Windows platform which allows users to effortlessly import and export financial data, conduct bank reconciliations and internet banking, calculate their GST and BAS, rapidly prepare accurate financial reports, manage their stock levels and conduct all invoicing and purchasing activities.

As a key differentiator to other packages on the market BusinessBreeze has been purpose built with the needs of small Australian business owners in mind.  Ease-of-use has been a major priority when designing this software.

“These two software packages have been designed with a ‘typical Zions’ small business customer foremost in mind”, explains John Given, chief executive officer, Zions Systems.

“This person started out using a manual bookkeeping and payroll system but out of sheer necessity they now need to move to an electronic system.  They may not be particularly computer savvy or au fait with accounting jargon and practices and they probably do not fully understand the intricacies of Government compliance so BusinessBreeze is exactly what they need as it makes electronic bookkeeping a breeze.”

One such customer is small business owner Belinda Grieve of Watermark Words who is now using BusinessBreezeXS to manage her administration and financial reporting.   Grieve says that BusinessBreeze has given her complete peace of mind that she is now on top of the all-important administration and financials.

“Originally I was a bit worried about implementing an electronic solution but with BusinessBreezeXS I have had nothing to fear.  I can’t believe what a difference it has made to how I feel about running my own business.  It’s the first time I’ve felt relief about the financial recording side of things!”

Given contends that BusinessBreeze is the perfect tool for customers like Grieve as unlike many of the competitive products on the market it does not require users to have even a basic understanding of accounting practices and language in order to use the software.  BusinessBreeze uses simple language and concepts (money in/money out for credit and debit for instance) and with a click of the mouse a user can extract the financial reports and data they need.

Grieve agrees wholeheartedly. “With BusinessBreeze I haven’t needed to call a support line or read a manual as the software is pretty much foolproof.  It’s incredibly intuitive and easy to follow – it is idiot proof which is a real bonus.”

BusinessBreezeSM will retail for rrp $295 while BusinessBreezeXS will retail for rrp $195.  Customers using BusinessBreeze 1.6 are currently being offered a special deal to migrate across to the new version of their choice. They can continue to use version 1.6 however if they choose to.

BusinessBreezeSM and BusinessBreezeXS are available through local newsagencies as well as a number of specialist office product stores.  Visit www.businessbreeze.com.au for more information.

For additional details, contact:
John Given
02 9597 1766
info@zions.com.au

About Zions Systems

www.zions.com.au

Australian owned and operated, Zions Systems first started business in 1907 and has built a solid reputation for supplying small businesses throughout Australia with all their specialist business books and stationery requirements.   Over 300 products covering time and wage recording, on-road recording, taxation recording and hospitality recording are sold nationally through office stationers, wholesalers, newsagents and direct selling organisations.  The head office is located in Rockdale Sydney with specialist distributors based in each State and overseas.

About Martex Software Solutions

www.martex.com.au

Founded in 2001, Martex Software Solutions Pty Limited (‘Martex’) is a single-focus software company that was started from a genuine passion to make business software easy-to-use for Australian small businesses.  With many people finding accounting software all too hard, Martex chose this position as its launching pad, and created its flagship product, BusinessBreeze - Australia's first ‘click & run’ bookkeeping software.

Martex’s vision is to offer small business a full range of quality, easy-to-use and affordable ‘click & run’ software solutions, which simplify their day-to-day business needs - ensuring peace of mind and eliminating the ‘all too hard’ mentality associated with running a business effectively that will measurably save time, money and stress.