Sage Timberline Office Version 9.5 Debuts With Greater Security

BEAVERTON, OR--(Marketwire - September 22, 2008) - Sage Software today announced the availability of Sage Timberline Office Version 9.5, the newest version of the company's award-winning construction management software, offering an array of features designed to improve system security and business productivity.

Sage Timberline Office 9.5 includes many new sophisticated features to help construction firms streamline operations and boost their bottom line, brings enhanced security and adds Microsoft Vista compatibility. Additionally, this version includes integration with a broad selection of complementary products offered by Sage Construction and Real Estate Development Partners.

"The release of Sage Timberline Office Version 9.5 is a significant upgrade and has features that can help our customers focus on business productivity to improve profits, which is especially important in our current economy," said John Geffel, Sage Software Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Construction and Real Estate Business Unit.

The security enhancements added to this latest version of Sage Timberline Office will assist users in complying with government standards such as those mandated by the Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Act and will also help secure data and the integrity of the system.

"The enhanced security is a welcome addition and enables us to adapt Sage Timberline Office to all of the different levels of users we have," said Christie St. Martin, controller at Snyder Roofing, a leading commercial and industrial roofing company with offices in Seattle, Wa. and Portland, Ore.

Sage Timberline Office Version 9.5 also includes many customer-driven enhancements that give users more flexibility. Vital business information can be entered once then flow seamlessly between different departments in a company, streamlining workflow, reducing the chance for error and increasing productivity. New reporting features, such as Field Reports, give easy access to real-time information enabling quick response to changing job conditions.

Development partners providing new integrated solutions include: Digital Business Integration, Field2Base Mobile Solutions LLC, Jumpstart Wireless Corporation, and Think and Build IT.

Sage Software has a growing portfolio of business management solutions specifically tailored for the construction and real estate industries. The portfolio is designed to provide support through the growth cycle of a business and includes: Peachtree by Sage Premium Accounting for Construction and Sage Master Builder. For medium to large companies, Sage Timberline Office offers integrated financial, operations and estimating software and provides the most sophisticated level of functionality in the Sage Software portfolio of construction solutions.

About Sage Software

Sage Software supports the needs, challenges and dreams of nearly 2.9 million small and medium-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 the North America business of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier of business management software and services to small and medium-sized businesses. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989. Sage Group now has 5.7 million customers and employs over 14,800 people worldwide. For more information, please visit the web site at www.sagesoftware.com or call (866) 308-2378.

Contact Information: Press Contacts: Traci Greenberg Sage Software 503-439-5919 traci.greenberg@sage.com