TPG Software (trading under the name Catsoft) was established in 1984. The company has written, sold and serviced a range of small and medium user accounting packages that have successfully competed with the best of their type anywhere in the world for over a decade.

With thousands of users in Australia alone (and a client list that looks like the æwhoÆs whoÆ of AustraliaÆs largest organisations) the company continues to invest heavily in new software developments and remains at the cutting edge of financial software innovation.

In 1984 two accountants in Melbourne grew frustrated with the limitations of the software packages that were then available on PC equipment to automate the preparation of various statutory documents and reports. They decided to form a software company that designed software æby accountants for accountantsÆ.

The company they formed was named Catsoft (CAT being the acronym for Contemporary Accounting and Taxation SOFTware) and began the development of a series of accounting packages aimed at providing sensible solutions to all levels of the accounting profession, whether they operated in an advisory accounting practice or within a commercial or government structure.

Over the next eight years the company grew from modest beginnings to a well regarded, innovative accounting software developer with a growing customer base and a reputation for well-written products and excellent support. The four packages available (Assetcat, Leasecat, Taxcat and Ledgercat) each became the benchmark packages by which others of their kind were judged.

In 1992 Catsoft became a part of the Total Peripherals Group and since that time the growth of business has considerably accelerated. The four original product suites have all been upgraded and new packages released to serve the exacting requirements of Catsoft clients.

TPG Software (which continues to trade under the popular Catsoft name) has offices in both Melbourne and Sydney with a nationwide network of approved agents. The company enjoys a highly trained staff of programmers proficient in the latest development languages and techniques to maintain and update its leading edge applications. The company also retains its policy of only using people with accounting qualifications to design and test the code for its products.

Over its many years of existence the company has established and built on a reputation of excellence not only in the quality of the software it ships, but the ongoing service it provides to all clients. Catsoft has a number of support staff each proficient in a number of its products, available to render immediate assistance with all client enquiries via a toll-free 1-800 number. CatsoftÆs sales consultants and agents are also highly experienced and qualified accounting professionals, able to provide expert advice and solutions to all customer enquiries.

Catsoft products are used by thousands of clients in every state and territory of Australia, as well as a number of overseas locations. These clients range from one man tax agents through all levels and sizes of accounting practices to a majority of the top 20 major accounting firms in Australia, and all of the æbig sixÆ accounting firms. The products are also used by some of the largest commercial and government enterprises in the country, as well as a number of Federal, State and Local Government departments.

The diversified range of products cover a range of areas including taxation, general ledger, depreciation, fixed asset management and lease registers, and corporate register applications. Catsoft also provides a range of specialised services, such as consultation and on-site training. The flagship lease and asset register packages the company began with in the 1980Æs remain the best of their type, and the strong market growth of the newer depreciation, client cash book and other products ensure that Catsoft will continue to be a force in accounting and taxation software for many years to come.

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