Sage One Accountant Edition Brings Accountants and Their Clients Closer Together Through Anytime, Anywhere Access to Financials

ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwired - Dec 9, 2013) - Sage North America today announced the launch of Sage One Accountant Edition, an online solution that allows accountants to view client financial data in real time. Sage One Accountant Edition is the first online accountant-focused solution from the Sage Accountant Solutions business.

Sage Accountant Solutions is a new business for Sage, focused on creating accountant- focused solutions, education and other resources through dedicated sales, marketing, product management and R&D teams, enabling accountants to better serve their clients.

Sage One Accountant Edition, an extension of Sage One, the online accounting, invoicing and task tracking solution for small businesses, links accountants seamlessly to their Sage One clients with one logon to Sage One. With anytime, anywhere access to client financial data, accountants will have the opportunity to develop deeper, more meaningful relationships with their clients, providing the proactive business advice that fuels small business growth. Sage One Accountant Edition is offered to accountants at no charge.

Vice President and General Manager of Sage Accountant Solutions Jennifer Warawa discusses how Sage works to understand accountants' needs and implements the solutions and tools necessary to facilitate more powerful relationships between accountants and clients in a video: http://youtu.be/t9dI_SUKX6E

For more information on Sage One Accountant Edition, please visit: http://na.sage.com/sageone-us/accountants

About The Sage Group plc

We provide small and medium-sized organizations with a range of easy-to-use, secure, and efficient business management software and services -- from accounting and payroll to enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, and payments. Our customers receive continuous advice and support through our global network of local experts to help them solve their business problems, giving them the confidence to achieve their business ambitions. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and entered the FTSE 100 in 1999. Sage has over 6 million customers and more than 12,700 employees in 24 countries covering the UK & Ireland, mainland Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia, Asia, and Brazil. For further information please visit: www.sage.com

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