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 SouthWare Stay Current Center

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Your Business Solutions is critical to your business every day.

You should stay current to:

• Maximize your business flexibility and capability
• Always have access to the latest features
• Increase solution reliability
• Save on support and maintenance costs

Learn about the latest revision...

Current Platform

• Current Revision Latest Features List (CMSS)
• Continuous Enhancement Guide Recap (2021)
• Continuous Enhancement Guide Recap (2020)
• ​Exerve SouthWare Enhancements Recap (2019)
• Continuous Enhancement Guide Recap (2019)
• Continuous Enhancement Guide Recap (2018)
• ​CMSS Enhancement Guide Detail (2018)
• CMSS Enhancement Guide Detail (2017)
• CMSS Enhancement Guide Detail (2016)
• ​​Rev 16 Release Notice
• Rev 15 Release Notice
• Rev 15 Product Improvement Index

2022 W2 Changes
(from 11/8/22)

No 2022 W2 Changes.

2022 1099 Changes
(from 11/8/22)

There is one change to the 1099-NEC form and a few field changes for the 1099-MISC form.  Click Here for more information.

WARNING: The new SouthWare programs must be installed BEFORE printing the 1099-NEC forms or creating the Electronic File for 1099-MISC/1099-NEC. The CMSS Expiration date must be 12/31/22 or greater. 


64 Bit Servers & Applications 
SouthWare Support for 64 Bit Operating Systems
SouthWare is a 32-bit application that runs on Windows 64 Bit Servers and 64-Bit Workstations in the Revision 15 PLATFORM (8.12 runtime)

SouthWare Support for 64 Bit Applications (Office 2016)
If you want to interface to 64-bit 3rd party programs such as OUTLOOK 2016 or ODBC Access using EXCEL 2016, this is currently NOT supported. We do support the 32-bit version of those 3rd party applications.
SouthWare highly recommends that you use 32-bit programs when interfacing to and from SouthWare.

Windows Server Support
SouthWare Support for Windows 10 & 2016 Server
SouthWare supports Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 on Platform 16. Windows Server 2019 & 2022 are not supported at this time. Please contact your SouthWare support partner before moving to these platforms.

SouthWare Release Timeline
1.0     1984
2.0     1985
3.0     1987, July
4.0     1989, December
5.0     1993, November
6.0     1995, November
7.0     1998, July
8.0     2000, November
9.0     2003, July
 10     2004, June
 11      2005, August
 12     2006, May
 13     2007, June
 14     2008, June

               Platform 15
With Revision 15, release sequence changed to platforms (Platform 15). Enhancements are now released monthly, as completed and do not require a full upgrade process. New platforms released when required.
15-2009     2009, June
15-2010     2010
15-2011      2011
15-2012     2012
15-2013     2013
14-2014    2014
15-2015     2015

             Platform 16
16-2016     2016, May
16-2017     2017
16-2018     2018
16-2019     2019
16-2020     2020
16-2021      2021
16-2022     2022
16-2023     2023

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