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Sage Reinforces Global and Local Leadership Positions With Worldwide Recognition and Regional Award
Sage Ranks Among Leaders in 2009 Software Magazine Top 500 List & Receives British American Business Council's Top Business Award in Orange County
| Source: Sage North America
IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - October 26, 2009) - Sage North America announced today two company
recognitions, the first being ranked 35th globally in the "Software 500"
and the second being the recipient of the "Business Excellence Award" from
the British American Business Council. Sage provides business management
software and services to 2.9 million small and midsize businesses in the US
and Canada, and 5.8 million worldwide.
Software Magazine's prestigious Software 500 ranks Sage the 35th largest
software vendor in its worldwide rankings by revenue. The publication's
annual list shows that among the top 35 Sage is one of only two vendors
focused on ERP (enterprise resource planning) solutions and the only vendor
exclusively serving the SMB (small to midsize business) market. Recognition
from Software Magazine further demonstrates Sage's growing global impact,
which includes market leadership rankings from analyst firms. IDC ranks
Sage number one globally for financial applications vendors serving
companies with fewer than 500 employees* and Gartner identifies Sage number
one globally for ERP vendors serving the lower midmarket.**
Sage North America recently received the Business Excellence Award from the
Orange County, California Chapter of the British American Business Council.
The Business Excellence Award honors business excellence and contributions
to the business community throughout the county. Sage is also recognized by
the Orange County Business Journal as the second largest software vendor in
Orange County.
"These accolades are recognition of the ability of Sage employees, both
locally and around the world, to serve customers in the SMB market," said
Sue Swenson, CEO of Sage North America. "The global strength of our Sage
brand combined with the unparalleled understanding of our customers enables
us to be a recognized leader in the small to midsized business market."
The "Software 500"
The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world's largest software
and services suppliers targeting medium to large enterprises, their IT
professionals, software developers and business managers involved in
software and services purchasing. The ranking is based on total worldwide
software and services revenue for 2008. Some 44 percent of the 2009
Software 500 companies are privately held.
To view a list of the 2009 Software 500, please visit www.softwaremag.com.
About Digital Software Magazine, the Software Decision Journal, and
Softwaremag.com
Digital Software Magazine, the Software Decision Journal, has been a brand
name in the high-tech industry for 30 years. Softwaremag.com, its Web
counterpart, is the online catalog to enterprise software and the home of
the Software 500 ranking of the world's largest software and services
companies. Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com are owned and operated by
King Content Co.
About BABC-OC
BABC-OC is the Orange County chapter of the British American Business
Council (BABC), the largest transatlantic business organization with 25
chapters and 3,000 member companies based in major business centers
throughout North America and the United Kingdom. The Orange County chapter
provides strategic benefits to its members through outstanding educational
business programs alongside business and social networking events, all
featuring internationally prominent guests from the business, policy and
political sectors. Working to support and foster transatlantic business as
well as establish Orange County as a business center for foreign-based
businesses, BABC-OC's membership represents some of Orange County's most
elite companies.
About Sage North America
Sage North America is part of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier
of business management software and services. Sage North America employs
more than 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 and now employs 14,500 people
and supports 5.8 million customers worldwide. For more information, please
visit the Web site at www.sagenorthamerica.com or call 866-308-2378.
* IDC #203672, Volume 1, October 2006.
** Gartner Dataquest Insight: ERP Suite Leaders, Trends and Characteristics
in the North American SMB Market, 2008. Oct. 2008.
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