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Sage Software Again Ranked as #1 SMB Enterprise Application Vendor in Canada
New Report Confirms Company's Continued Market Leadership
| Source: Sage Software, Inc.
RICHMOND, BC--(Marketwire - February 4, 2008) - Sage
Software announced today that IDC Canada has for the second consecutive
year ranked the company as the leading provider of enterprise application
software to small and mid-sized businesses (SMB's)(1) throughout Canada,
based on revenue figures researched by IDC for calendar 2006. The report,
entitled "Canadian Enterprise
Applications 2006 Vendor Shares(2)," confirms that Sage Software
maintains its position as the leading provider of Enterprise Resource
Management (ERM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Supply Chain
Management (SCM) applications to SMB's in Canada, exceeding Microsoft,
Intuit, Infor, Lawson, Epicor, and others. Sage Software was previously
ranked number one in a similar report published in October 2006, based on
revenue figures researched by IDC Canada for calendar 2005.
According to the IDC report, "Sage is the leading vendor in the Canadian
small and medium-sized customer (SMB) segment." It continues, "Sage's
Canadian operations have maintained their SMB market leadership with its
strong [Sage] Accpac and
Simply Accounting financial
applications. Investments in CRM, both SageCRM and [Sage]
SalesLogix, are also beginning to have a positive impact on the
vendor's market presence in Canada. Sage targets industries such as
accounting (professional services based), as well as a broad spectrum of
small businesses including hospitality, construction, manufacturing, and
real estate. Sage promotes its long term relationship with charter
accountants and usage of its products in colleges and university courses.
In the SMB space, Sage has strong presence amongst customers via its
presence in education and with professional organizations, such as the
Canadian Management Association. The success of Sage Accpac can be
attributed to on-going customer and user familiarity with the product."
"This report is further, strong proof of our ongoing market leadership and
continued strong growth in Canada," said Laurie Schultz, Sage Software
general manager for the Sage Accpac and Simply Accounting by Sage business
unit. "In a very competitive marketplace, this #1 ranking from an
independent third party is clearly a testament to the strength of our
solutions, well-established business partner channel, and loyal client
base, and certainly bodes well for our continued market leadership with
SMB's across Canada."
About Sage Software
Sage Software supports the needs, challenges and dreams of nearly 2.8
million small and mid-sized business customers in North America through
easy-to-use, scalable and customizable software and services. Our products
support accounting, operations, customer relationship management, human
resources, time tracking, merchant services and the specialized needs of
the construction, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit and
real estate industries. Sage Software is a subsidiary of The Sage Group
plc, a leading global supplier of accounting and business management
software solutions and related products and services for small and
mid-sized businesses. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock
Exchange in 1989 and the Group now has 5.5 million customers and employs
over 13,900 people worldwide. For more information, please visit the Web
site at www.sagesoftware.com/moreinfo or call (866) 308-2378.
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(1)Source : IDC Canada 2008 - Small business ( 1-99 employees ) and
Medium-sized organizations ( 100-499 employees)
(2)Source IDC Canada 2008 - Canadian Enterprise
Applications 2006 Vendor Shares, (IDC Doc #CA9EA7)