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ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 27, 2007 -- Sage Software today announced it is
serving as a Platinum sponsor for the 12th annual celebration of National
Payroll Week (NPW) 2007, a national campaign to help America's workers
understand more about their paychecks, the federal withholding system, and
other payroll-driven benefits, to be held September 3-7. For nearly 20
years, Sage Software has been a leading provider of high-performance
payroll solutions, from on-premises Sage Abra HRMS software to outsourced
Sage Payroll Services, helping small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) comply
with complex tax and compliance statutes and manage their businesses more
efficiently and cost-effectively.
NPW celebrates the unique partnership among U.S. workers, their companies,
the payroll professionals who pay them, and critical government programs,
such as social security, Medicare, fair labor standards, and child support.
Together, through payroll withholding, they contribute and collect nearly
71 percent of the U.S. Treasury's annual revenue.
"Payroll solutions have always been core to our business," said Sage
Software President and CEO Ron Verni. "Today, more than 140,000 small and
mid-sized companies use Sage payroll products and services to pay more than
5 million employees in the U.S."
Sage Software offers comprehensive "best-of-breed" payroll solutions,
including Abra Payroll software, part of the Sage Abra HRMS product line,
Sage Payroll Services for outsourced payroll, and Sage Compliance Services
for payroll tax filing and reporting. The company also offers integrated
HR and payroll solutions for a variety of industries as part of the
company's accounting and ERP product lines, including Sage Accpac ERP, Sage
MAS ERP, Sage MIP Fund Accounting, Peachtree by Sage, and Sage Timberline
Office.
"We first implemented Abra Payroll in 1991, and the software continues to
meet our needs today," said Dawn Butcher, HR manager for Alliance,
Neb.-based Western Cooperative Company (WESTCO), an agronomy and petroleum
company employing 190 employees. "The product's ease-of-use and Sage
Software's excellent customer support are two reasons we are still happy
customers. One way Abra Payroll helps me on a daily basis: allowing me to
quickly pull reports for unemployment, social services, and employee
inquiries."
Founded in 1996 by the American Payroll Association (APA), NPW coincides
with Labor Day, and celebrates many things important to each U.S. worker,
including the economic, cultural, and social achievements of workers, and
the significance of "an honest day's work for an honest day's pay."
For more details on NPW, please visit www.nationalpayrollweek.com. For
additional information about Abra Payroll, please visit www.sageabra.com,
more information on Sage Payroll Services, including Sage Compliance
Services, visit www.sagepayservices.com, and additional information about
Sage's other on-premises payroll solutions, visit www.sagesoftware.com.
About Sage Software
Sage Software supports the needs, challenges and dreams of more than 2.7
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 international 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 5.2 million customers and employs
over 13,000 people worldwide. For more information, please visit the Web
site at www.sagesoftware.com/moreinfo or call (866) 308-2378.
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