Sage Announces Sponsorship of U.S. Small Business Administration's National Small Business Week 2009

IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - May 14, 2009) - Sage North America today announced its sponsorship of the U.S. National Small Business Week 2009, an annual conference honoring the outstanding achievements and economic contributions of U.S. small businesses taking place May 17-19 in Washington, D.C. For more than 30 years, Sage North America has been a leading provider of software solutions to small businesses and has served more than 2.9 million small and mid-sized businesses in North America and 5.8 million worldwide.

"Based on the current landscape, we are seeing small businesses innovate more than ever -- including using digital media to reduce costs and better serve their customers as well as developing fresh solutions to address common issues," said Rob King, vice president of strategic marketing, Sage North America. "Sage salutes the outstanding achievements of the award winners at National Small Business Week."

During the conference on Monday, May 18th at 8:30 a.m., King will address the attendees of the Breakfast Honoring the Entrepreneurial Development and Lender Award Winners, which recognizes organizations and lenders for their contributions to the small business community.

For more information about National Small Business Week 2009, please visit www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com.

About Sage North America

Sage North America is part of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier of business management software and services. At Sage, we live and breathe business every day. We are passionate about helping our customers achieve their ambitions. Our range of business software and services is continually evolving as we innovate to answer our customers' needs. Our solutions 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 North America employs approximately 4,100 people and supports nearly 2.9 million small and medium-size business customers. The Sage Group plc, formed in 1981, was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989, employs more than 14,500 people and supports more than 5.8 million customers worldwide. For more information, please visit the web site at www.sagenorthamerica.com or call 866-308-2378.

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