Sage North America Helps Growing Small Businesses Improve Efficiency and Better Manage Their Business With Launch Of Sage BusinessVision 50 Accounting 2009

MISSISSAUGA, ON--(Marketwire - March 24, 2009) - Sage North America announced today the availability of Sage BusinessVision 50 Accounting 2009, the new version of the company's affordable, easy-to-use business management solution for growing small businesses. The 2009 version features several improvements to two key modules, Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR), giving users the ability to find and manage this vital financial information faster and easier than ever. This helps companies become more efficient while still staying on top of their cash flow. A new data import utility, which allows for easy input of AR or AP transactions, has also been added to these two modules. Pricing for Sage BusinessVision 50 Accounting 2009 remains unchanged from last year's version.

Sage BusinessVision 50 Accounting is an affordable, easy-to-use business management solution for growing small businesses that need a step above entry-level accounting applications, but don't require a more sophisticated, enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, such as Sage Accpac ERP. It's an ideal choice for companies that have outgrown entry-level bookkeeping software such as Intuit® QuickBooks®.

"Sage BusinessVision 50 Accounting is a tremendous value for the money," said Sam Hunter, Sage North America senior vice president and general manager, Business Management Division. "Staying true to our focus on the customer, and appreciating how small businesses need to be more efficient than ever right now, the 2009 version performs even better, and is especially beneficial in situations where one person must handle multiple jobs."

AR Module Improvements

Keeping a close eye on receivables is more important than ever, and Sage BusinessVision 50 Accounting 2009 features a convenient, new tab view that allows users to view more key information from one screen, such as a customer's average days to pay history. Companies can use this valuable information to develop incentives for their customers to pay early or keep close watch on those that are paying late.

AP Module Improvements

Sage BusinessVision 50 Accounting 2009 helps small businesses better manage their payments, with more information and functions than ever available on the same screen, such as Select/Deselect All, Vendor Contact information, Remit-to functions, Check voiding, New Invoice entry, and Status fields.

New Data Import Functionality

An easy-to-use wizard helps guide users through importing from either a CSV or Microsoft® Excel® file format. New data that can be imported includes AP and AR transactions, Customer Ship-to, and Customer- and Vendor-specific pricing information.

Pricing and Availability

Sage BusinessVision 50 Accounting 2009 (U.S. and Canadian versions) is now available through authorized Sage BusinessVision business partners across North America starting at an SRP of $995 (both in USD and CAD) for the one user Limited Edition. For additional information, contact Sage North America at 800-945-8007 (option 5), your local Sage BusinessVision business partner, or visit www.sagebusinessvision.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 4,800 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.

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Contact Information: Media Contact: Mark Priscaro Sage North America Director, Public Relations (925) 931-0980 mark.priscaro@sage.com