Sage North America Announces ACT! by Sage for Financial Professionals 11

SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - April 7, 2009) - Sage North America today announced ACT! by Sage for Financial Professionals 11, a contact and client management solution that helps financial advisors develop their client and prospect relationships. ACT! by Sage Premium for Financial Professionals 11, also available today, helps larger advisor teams securely collaborate, share contacts, and manage activities on a shared database. Complete product details are available at www.act.com/products/financial.

ACT! for Financial Professionals 11 features and enhancements include the ability to link relationships between multiple contacts, improved Microsoft® Outlook® integration, expanded search capabilities, and options for scheduling automated database maintenance.

ACT! for Financial Professionals helps users:

--  Capture and organize customer and prospect profile information with
    customizable data fields, tabs, and layouts specifically designed for
    financial advisors.
--  Leverage client networks by tracking households, relationships, and
    family members with quick visibility into conversations held with each.
--  Provide tailored levels of service appropriate for each client's
    financial status.
--  Maintain details of each client or prospect interaction with date and
    time stamping to help satisfy compliance requirements.
--  Analyze data with dashboard and reporting tools to gain insight into
    sales activities and make more informed business decisions.
--  Integrate ACT! data with other everyday applications including
    Microsoft® Outlook, Word, and Excel®.
--  Access ACT! data on-the-go with BlackBerry, iPhone, and Palm OS mobile
    devices.
    

ACT! for Financial Professionals 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 Financial Professionals is available for $299.99 per user at www.act.com/estore and by phoning 866-903-0006. ACT! Premium for Financial Professionals, recommended for organizations with ten 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