Accounting Office Software helps companies manage their business operations. The company's accounting software is used for tasks such as invoicing, job costing, contract pricing, and batch receipting. The company also offers modules for vertical markets, including telesales, metals, timber, and plastics. The software uses Microsoft's development tool, Visual Basic for Applications, and can be integrated into clients' existing systems and data. The company expanded into applications for e-commerce, electronic point of sale, and job management with its Web-based My.N suite, based on Microsoft's .NET Framework technology. Managing director Ian Richards founded Accounting Office Software in 1993.