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Accela Announces Fall 2022 Release with New Features to Help Governments Maximize the Value of Their SaaS Investments

Govtech leader unveils new PayPal integration, increased security protocols, enhancements to improve the resident and agency staff user experience

San Ramon, Calif. (October 18, 2022) — Accela, the trusted provider of cloud solutions for government, today unveiled its Fall 2022 Release, which includes significant enhancements to Accela Civic Platform, Accela Citizen Access, Accela Mobile, and the Civic Application for Environmental Health. A core component of this release is the introduction of Accela’s Civic Platform version 22.2, which enhances usability and increases security.

“As state and local governments remain focused on improving service delivery and building resilient communities, Accela is committed to delivering the most agile, purpose-built technology to help meet their needs,” said Troy Coggiola, chief product officer at Accela. “Our Fall 2022 Release is a testament to our commitment to continuing to evolve our products and services with features and functionality that will accelerate government digital transformation.”

The Fall 2022 Release includes several updates to Accela Civic Platform such as a new user interface to elevate administration and usability, a new pre-built, PayPal Commerce platform integration to simplify payment processes and support PayPal transactions, new Communication Manager authentication protocols, a stronger password policy to increase security, and a new staging environment that makes software updates easier for agencies to implement.

Other significant upgrades to the Accela Civic Platform include:

• Improved Related Records search, enhanced with pagination, and the ability to sort and filter.
• Automated convenience fee calculations by adding a minimum fee option in fee management.
• Expanded API functionality for GIS, records, and inspections.
• An optimized global navigation toolbar to improve product space management and transaction record access.
• Software to support the end-of-life Microsoft Basic Authentication for Microsoft Exchange Online users and modernize authentication protocols for the Civic Platform’s Communication Manager.

In addition to Accela Civic Platform updates, the Fall 2022 Release enhances the Civic Application for Environmental Health to make it easier for residents to access food inspection history through Accela Citizen Access.

New updates are also available for Accela Citizen Access and Accela Mobile. These include:

• Simplifying the Accela Citizen Access account registration process by reducing the number of steps and updating the mobile interface with a more responsive design.
• Increasing productivity by enhancing WCAG compliance and optimizing the registration contract creation process for Accela Citizen Access administrative workflows.
• Streamlining site inspection workflows on Accela Mobile by offering route, job ownership, location tracking, and data organization features.

Several of these new features are available to customers now, and all will go live by December.

Accela concluded its annual customer conference and training event, Accelarate, in Salt Lake City last week. Attendees connected directly with Accela’s product, support and success teams and shared feedback to inform future product enhancements that will help Accela further innovate. To learn more about Accela’s solutions, please visit https://www.accela.com/solutions/.

About Accela

Accela provides a unified suite of cloud solutions trusted by governments across the globe to accelerate their digital transformation, deliver vital services, and build stronger communities. More than 275 million citizens worldwide benefit from Accela’s government software solutions. The company offers agile, purpose-built solutions and the power of a platform that provides users with a consumer-like experience, shares data across departments, and ensures world-class security.

With Accela, government agencies experience rapid and effective digital transformation. Accela’s government software meets agencies wherever they are on their modernization journey, while also helping them prepare for whatever comes next. The company is a 2021 and 2022 Microsoft US Partner Award winner for its innovative SaaS solutions to help governments respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and was selected by Fast Company for its World Changing Ideas Award in 2022. Accela is headquartered in San Ramon, California, with offices around the world. For more information, visit www.accela.com.

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