From the ""those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it"" department, I got the SWK HTI Weekly Bulletin today, announcing the 4.5 release of the ""HTI Professional Retainer Control enhancement for Sage ERP 100.""
""Most service professionals (CPAs, Lawyers, Consultants, etc.) prefer to give clients the option to work on a retainer basis, i.e., the client pays a fee to cover a certain number of hours. Professional Retainer Control for Sage ERP 100 was developed to reduce collection problems and billing disputes by offering clients a discount if they prepay for blocks of time.