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Archive of Sage Press Releases - 2015

December 2015

Sage Payroll Center Helps Accountants Add Value to Their Firms’ Service Portfolio

Sage announced Sage Payroll Center, an online platform that enables accounting professionals to provide payroll services to clients.

Sage announced Sage Live on the Salesforce AppExchange, the World's Leading Enterprise Apps Marketplace

Sage announced it has launched Sage Live on the Salesforce AppExchange, empowering businesses to connect with customers, partners and employees in a whole new way.

Nearly Half of SMBs Are Loyal to a Single Provider for Payments, Payroll, Invoicing and Accounting, Says New Report

Nearly half (48 percent) of small and medium businesses (SMBs) use one technology supplier to handle accepting payments, processing payroll, issuing invoices and accounting, according to the PYMNTS.com SMB Technology Adoption Index, powered by Sage, for fourth quarter 2015.

Sage Extends Relationship with Trustwave to Enhance Security for Businesses

Sage announced its North American payments division, Sage Payment Solutions, has teamed with cybersecurity leader Trustwave to expand its merchant compliance program, offering SMBs additional information security protections beyond Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance.

Financial targets achieved with momentum for sustainable growth

Strong performance from Sage 50 and X3 helped maintain growth in FY 15

November 2015

Overstretched Entrepreneurs Say They Can’t Find Time for Innovation

The world’s small and medium business owners are struggling to innovate due to competing business priorities and a lack of appropriately skilled employees, according to a new global survey by Sage.

Passion Drives the World’s Entrepreneurs to Contribute More Than $8.3 Trillion to the Global After-Hours Economy

According to a new global survey by Sage, the world’s small and medium business owners have contributed $8.3 trillion to the global economy by working beyond the standard industry hours for their businesses. U.S. small and medium businesses have contributed $1.9 trillion of that $8.3 trillion.

Sage Launches New Accountant Solutions at SleeterCon 2015

Sage announced two new solutions, Sage Value and Sage Match, that help accounting professionals grow their businesses and better service clients in real time.

Sage North America Recognizes Net@Work for Outstanding Revenue Achievement

Net@Work honored for its excellent work across the entire Sage solution portfolio

Sage Expands Portfolio to Improve User Experience and Mobility

Sage announced the releases of Sage 100c and 300c, the latest additions to its portfolio of business management solutions. For SMBs currently using Sage, these new solutions allow them the freedom to adopt new technology at their own pace without disruption to their business and existing systems.

Sage Launches Global Partner Program and North America Partner Program to Further Support Ongoing Partner Success

Sage announced the Sage North America Partner Program. The revitalized program, along with the Global Partner Program, provides partners with increased support and incentives while supporting the best customer experience.

October 2015

Sage Announces North America Business Partners of the Year and President’s Circle for 2014-2015

Sage announced honors for its top business partners for top new license revenue, top new license growth and top revenue as well as its President’s Circle winners for 2014-2015.

Sage Honors Partners for Top Performance and Excellence with 2014-2015 Sage Partner Advantage Awards

Sage announced the winners of its 2014-2015 Sage Partner Advantage Awards, recognizing partners who provided positive customer experiences, personified the Sage spirit, and exceeded expectations in service to the community.

Sage Partners with Kount to Help Small and Medium Businesses Combat Online Payments Fraud

Sage announced its payments division, Sage Payment Solutions, has partnered with Kount, a leading innovator of fraud solutions in risk management, to develop and bring to market new solutions to enhance fraud detection for small and medium businesses.

Sage North America Headquarters Opens in Midtown Atlanta

Sage announced that the company's North American headquarters is officially open. Located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta at Atlantic Station, Sage will be well positioned to better serve its customers and attract the right talent to deliver exciting technology to small and medium businesses.

Sage Payment Solutions CEO Paul Bridgewater to Discuss SMB Challenges and Solutions at Money 20/20

Sage announced that Paul Bridgewater, CEO of Sage Payment Solutions, will participate in a panel discussion during the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas next week. Titled “Demystifying the SMB Solutions Landscape,” the session will discuss SMB market trends and how product and service providers can best meet the unique needs of SMBs.

Sage Adds Payments Integration Partner to Ecosystem

Sage announced a new payments integration partner. Cloud Conversion has completed an integration to Sage Payment Solutions that allows companies to easily accept and process multiple forms of payment and sell in multiple places.

Sage Announces EMV-Ready Payment Processing Platform

Sage announced its Sage Payment Solutions business is EMV (Europay, MasterCard, Visa) ready with an EMV-certified payment processing platform and point-of-sale (POS) terminal options.

September 2015

Sage Appoints Channel Champion as Vice President of Partner Strategy and Programs

Sage announces the appointment of Paige Erickson as vice president, Partner Strategy and Programs. Erickson will lead the management of the Sage Partner Channel including Partner Strategy, Partner Programs, Partner Development and Education, and Partner Communications.

Sage Receives First Ever Prime Award from K2 Enterprises

Sage has been selected as the 2015 K2 Quality Awards Prime Award recipient.

Sage announces expansion of global technology agreement with Microsoft

Sage announced a global agreement with Microsoft to collaborate on future product development.

Sage Study Finds Small Businesses Are Doing Well by Doing Good

Sage announced results of a new study that reveals small businesses’ support of their local communities. In the study, conducted in July 2015, Sage found that virtually all small business owners personally donate to charities and nonprofit organizations (92 percent).

Sage 50 Makes Payroll, Payments and Accounting Easier for SMBs

Sage announced the latest version of Sage 50 Accounting--U.S. Edition, its easy-to-use small business accounting software. New enhancements include two mobile apps, streamlined installation, and easy access to chat support through the product.

August 2015

Sage Construction and Real Estate Recognized as Technology Enabler for Constructech Vision Awards Winner Tim O’Brien Homes

Sage North America announced that it was recognized as the Technology Enabler for Constructech Vision Award winner Tim O’Brien Homes.

Sage Welcomes Ray Barlow as New Vice President, Accountant Solutions for North America

Sage North America announced the appointment of Ray Barlow as Vice President, Accountant Solutions.

July 2015

Sage raises $30K for Hurricane Katrina savior

Sage and the Sage Foundation have worked together to raise $30,000 for long-standing Sage customer New Orleans Area Habitat Humanity (NOAHH), a nonprofit organization helping low-income families in New Orleans to build and finance new, safe affordable homes.

Sage Commits to “Customers for Life” with Major Investments in Products, Partnerships and People

Sage CEO Stephen Kelly emphasizes investment in customer-driven product development, Customer Business Center (CBC) model, strategic partnerships and “giving back” at the largest Sage Summit ever in New Orleans.

Sage Life becomes Sage Live as product is announced as commercially available at Sage Summit

Sage Live, a real-time integrated accounting solution, is now available to entrepreneurs, giving them one source of information so they can look ahead and control their businesses from the palm of their hands.

Sage Offers "Rescue Package" to QuickBooks U.S. Customers to Mark Launch of Sage Live

Sage responds to calls from entrepreneurs wanting real-time business insight with simple, no-charge migration program.

Sage Delivers Simpler and More Flexible Cloud Business Management Solution to the Enterprise with Sage X3

New Sage X3 cloud solution empowers growing midsized enterprises with flexible business management, at a fraction of the cost and complexity of typical ERP systems.

Sage to Give Accountants New View of the World

Sage announced a major new mobile app for customers of its Sage View business intelligence dashboard in the United States.

Sage and eFileCabinet Partner to Offer Accountants One Comprehensive Business Management Platform

Sage announced it is partnering with eFileCabinet to help accountants move away from the time-consuming and costly processes of manually scanning, storing, managing and sharing records and documents.

Sage Announces Global Partnership with the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers to Educate, Empower and Inspire Bookkeepers Worldwide

Sage announced that it is joining forces with the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) to empower bookkeepers worldwide to realize their true potential to dramatically influence the business landscape.

Sage Opens up a World of Opportunity for ISVs and Partners with New Ecosystem

Sage is reinventing its relationship with independent software vendors to make it easier and faster for them to energize the success of Small & Medium Businesses around the world.

Sage and Deloitte Forge Strategic Partnership to Deliver Affordable Insight and Agility to Small & Medium Businesses

It is now easier than ever for Small & Medium Businesses to rapidly deploy cloud-based business management capabilities, thanks to a new strategic partnership between Sage and Deloitte.

ATB Financial Partners with Sage to Bring Cloud Accounting Solution to Alberta Small Businesses

ATB Financial and Sage announced a partnership designed to make everyday accounting tasks quick and effortless for ATB Financial’s small business startup customers.

Kimble for Sage Live Available Eight Weeks after Announcing Partnership with Sage

Kimble for Sage Live, a best-in-class preintegrated solution for consulting organizations, is now available just two months after the initial partnership between Sage and Kimble was signed.

Sage Payment Solutions Introduces New Extension for the Magento E-Commerce Platform

Sage Payment Solutions launched a new extension for Magento, one of the largest e-commerce platforms in the world, powering more than 240,000 sites globally. This extension allows Magento customers to integrate payment processing directly into their online stores.

Sage Joins Supplier Connection

Sage announced it has joined Supplier Connection, a consortium of 27 corporations aimed at driving small business growth by simplifying access to their combined global supply chain spend.

Sage Announces Sponsors of Sage Summit 2015

Sage announced Diamond, Platinum, and Gold sponsors of Sage Summit 2015.

New Business and Regulatory Pressures Weigh Heavily on Natural Products Companies

Sage released the findings of the 2015 Sage Survey on Food and Beverage Regulatory Environment Challenges, which researched the issues this industry’s producers, distributors and retailers are facing.

June 2015

Sage Summit 2015 Featured Conversation Speakers and Entertainment Announced

Sage announces the featured conversation speakers and entertainment for Sage Summit 2015, the company’s annual event taking place July 27-30, 2015, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

Provenio, V1 and XM Developments Earn Sage X3 Certification

Sage announces Provenio Technology, V1 and XM Developments as the first developers to complete the testing required for their add-on solutions to earn the Sage X3 Certification designation.

Worldwide network of Customer Business Centers (CBCs) to redefine relationship with customers

Sage announces the first of its new Customer Business Centers (CBCs) to revolutionize the way it supports customers around the world.

Sage CRM Wins ISM Top 15 CRM Software Award

Sage CRM 7.3/Sage CRM Cloud was selected by ISM Inc., Customer-Centric Strategic Advisors, as a Top 15 CRM Small and Medium Business Software

Announcing the Sage Foundation

Sage announces its intentions by announcing a foundation to increase corporate social responsibility.

May 2015

Sage Summit 2015 to Feature Big Names in the Big Easy, July 27-30

Sage announced the speakers for Sage Summit 2015, the company’s annual event taking place July 27-30, 2015, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

Finally a product for accountants by accountants: Sage Impact

Sage announced the release of a tool that frees accountants and bookkeepers.

Sage to Leverage Kabbage’s Technology and Data Platform to Deliver Funding to Small Business Customers

Kabbage and Sage Payment Solutions Form Innovative Partnership

Sage and Salesforce announce partnership

Sage and Salesforce bring big business technology, mobility, social, and cloud to the world’s small businesses.

Sage One Accounting Helps Small Businesses Achieve Financial Confidence

Sage One Accounting allows small businesses to perform accounting tasks and cash flow analysis to make better strategic financial decisions for their business.

State of the startup

Sage provides information on who's starting a business and what they're looking for.

April 2015

Sage Appoints Rich Spring as New Chief Revenue Officer

Sage North America, a leading provider of business management software and services to small and medium-sized businesses, announced today the appointment of Rich Spring as Chief Revenue Officer. Reporting to Sage North America President and CEO Pascal Houillon, Spring will have responsibility for the New Customer Acquisition Group, focusing on new revenue growth targets while adding greater value to Sage customers.

Sage Announces New Cloud Business Partner Swizznet

Sage North America, a leading provider of business management software and services to small and medium-sized businesses, announced today that solution provider Swizznet has joined the Sage Partner Advantage Program, bringing its expertise in accounting, hosted applications and cloud solutions and services to the Sage business partner ecosystem.

March 2015

Sage Awarded a 5-Star Rating in CRN’s 2015 Partner Program Guide

Sage North America, a leading provider of business management software and services to small and medium-sized businesses, announced today it has been awarded a 5-Star rating in The Channel Company’s CRN 2015 Partner Program Guide. This annual directory is the definitive listing of technology vendors that provide products or service solution providers through the IT channel.

Sage Net Promoter Score Program for Partners

Sage North America, a leading provider of business management software and services to small and medium-sized businesses, today announced the new Sage Net Promotor Score (NPS) Program for partners. This new program is designed to help business partners provide consistently excellent customer experiences, gain insights to better serve their customers’ different needs and strengthen customer relationships.

Sage Service Operations provides contractors with competitive edge

Sage North America, a leading provider of business management software and services to small and medium-sized businesses, today announced the release of Sage Service Operations, a cloud-based service management solution for service and specialty contractors that integrates with both Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate and Sage 100 Contractor.

Two new appointments to Sage North America

Sage North America, a leading provider of business management software and services to small and medium-sized businesses, today announced the appointments of Paul Bridgewater as CEO of Sage Payment Solutions, and Jim Emerick as executive vice president of customer support. Both will report to President and CEO Pascal Houillon.

February 2015

Sage Group Plc announces global agreement with Salesforce

Sage, a leading provider of business management software and services to small and medium-sized businesses, announced a global agreement with Salesforce.

Donald Deshaies, VP of Channel Management and Strategy for Sage North America, Recognized as 2015 CRN Channel Chief

Sage North America, a leading provider of business management software and services to small and medium-sized businesses, today announced that Vice President of Channel Management and Strategy Donald Deshaies has been named to the prestigious list of the 2015 CRN Channel Chiefs.

Sage Named Best Financial Management Software by Canadian Business Partners

Sage North America, a leading provider of business management software and services to small and medium-sized businesses, announced today that Canadian resellers have named Sage as the best financial management software at the eighth annual Reseller Choice Awards, hosted by eChannelNEWS.

Integration to increase customer service

Sage North America, a leading provider of business management software and services to small and medium-sized businesses, today announced integration between Sage CRM and Sage X3. This integration provides mid-market and enterprise businesses with a single, customer-centric view across the organization, offering greater business insights and more opportunities for growth.

January 2015

Sage and CFMA renew partnership

Sage North America, a leading provider of business management software and services to small and medium-sized businesses, and the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), an international professional nonprofit association focused on the educational needs of financial professionals in construction, today announced that Sage will renew its partnership with the association.

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