Sage North America Announces ACT! by Sage for Real Estate 11

Contact and Client Management System for Residential Real Estate Professionals and Agent Teams Adds Related Contacts Functionality and Usability Enhancements


SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - March 27, 2009) - Sage North America today announced ACT! by Sage for Real Estate 11, a contact and client management solution that provides residential real estate professionals with a complete picture of their buyer and seller relationships. ACT! by Sage Premium for Real Estate 11, also available today, further meets the needs of larger teams with scalable workgroup capabilities so members can securely share and assign activities, sales opportunities, and contact data with each other. Complete product information is available at www.act.com/products/realestate.

New ACT! for Real Estate 11 functionality allows users to connect related contacts in their ACT! database such as buyers, mortgage brokers, title agents and home inspectors, and define specifics about these relationships. Usability enhancements include improved Microsoft® Outlook® integration, calendar and activity visibility, and database search capabilities.

ACT! For Real Estate helps users:

--  Organize and track buyer and seller information using real estate-
    specific layouts including dozens of property, buyer, and seller-related
    fields, and custom contact fields.
--  Facilitate daily client communications with preformatted flyers and e-
    mail or letter templates designed specifically for real estate.
--  Manage daily appointments and tasks with over 20 real estate-specific
    activity types.
--  Automate multiple step activities with 10 customizable activity series
    templates.
--  Manage property listings from inquiry through close with sales process
    status visibility.
--  Access MLS homepages from within ACT! for Real Estate using Internet
    Explorer 6.0 or 7.0 and an online MLS account.
--  Run six types of real estate-specific reports or more than 40 standard
    ACT! reports.
--  View important buyer and seller activities, property listings, and
    more at a glance using interactive graphical dashboards.
    

ACT! for Real Estate is part of the ACT! by Sage product family. ACT! is the #1 selling contact and customer management solution used by more than 2.8 million users and over 48,000 additional corporate customers, including individual professionals, small business owners, corporate teams, and anyone who regularly works with contacts.

ACT! for Real Estate is available for $299.99 per user at www.act.com/estore and by phoning 866-903-0006. ACT! Premium for Real Estate, recommended for organizations with five or more users, is available for $469.99 per user by contacting ACT! Corporate Licensing at 866-903-0006, or from ACT! Certified Consultants located at www.act.com/certifiedconsultants.

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 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 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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Contact Information: Media Contact: Ryan Zuk Sage North America 480-368-3818 ryan.zuk@sage.com