Sage North America is offering Sage Peachtree Pro Accounting 2011 free of charge to businesses still using the discontinued Microsoft Office Accounting product.

The offer is in place until Sept. 30, 2010, and includes conversion assistance, 30 days of free support, and online training. Sage is offering a free download of the product and will assist users with company setup by converting the following information from Microsoft Office Accounting: chart of accounts, customers, customer contacts, employees, inventory, jobs and vendors.

“Sage is committed to helping small businesses with a broad portfolio of products and services and the support and training to back them up — not just now — but for years to come,” said Sage small business accounting solutions vice president and general manager Connie Certusi.

Sage Peachtree provides tools to create invoices, record customer payments, write checks, track expenses, produce customer statements, generate financial statements and create customizable reports, and integrates with Microsoft Excel and Word.

For more information, visit www.peachtreeoffer.com/msoa.