Sage Software Announces 2006 President's Circle Winners

IRVINE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 16, 2006 -- Sage Software announced today its President's Circle for 2006, an annual program honoring the company's top-producing business partners. Top business partners and certified consultants from the full range of Sage Software products are eligible for President's Circle inclusion.

"Helping small and midsized businesses to be successful is what our business is all about, and our exceptional channel of business partners is a critical part of making it happen," said Taylor Macdonald, Sage Software executive vice president of channel and sales operations. "President's Circle winners are at the top of the industry. We congratulate this year's winners for their outstanding performance, and wish them continued success in 2007."

More than 70 Sage Software Business Partners earned the company's prestigious President's Circle designation, representing sales leadership of Sage Software business management solutions for 2006 (October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006). Leading all business partners and representing the top 5 positions as the most successful Sage Software business partners in North America:

Alliance Solutions Group, Tampa, FL
Infinity Info Systems Corporation, New York, NY
MIS Group, Dallas TX
The Strategies Group, Suwanee, GA
Blytheco, Laguna Hills, CA

All President's Circle winners for 2006 will be flown to the Atlantis Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas for an official awards presentation to be held in January 2007.

About Sage Software

Sage Software supports the needs, challenges, and dreams of more than 2.6 million small and midsized 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 international supplier of accounting and business management software solutions and related products and services for small and midsized businesses. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and the Group now has 5.0 million customers and employs over 10,500 people worldwide. For more information, please visit the Web site at www.sagesoftware.com/moreinfo or call (866) 308-2378.

Contact Information: Contacts: Stephen Moore Sage Software 949/790-2040 stephen.moore@sage.com John Schoutsen Sage Software 905/629-7959 x301 john.schoutsen@sage.com