Archive of Sage Press Releases - 2016

Continuing strong performance and business transformation.

Sage announced the winners of its Sage CEO circle. An award program designed to reward and recognise outstanding performance of the top partners that serve our customers, recommend and advocate for Sage.

Sage announced the release of a software development toolkit to facilitate integration of Remote Deposit Capture check processing capabilities into mobile device applications. Sage Payment Solutions EFT is the value added payment solution division of Sage North America, a market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems.

Sage announced the launch of The Sage Summit Tour, an event road show which takes the excitement of Sage Summit to Paris, Barcelona, Melbourne, Berlin, Johannesburg, Singapore, London, Atlanta and Toronto.

Sage announced a significant partnership with Beanworks, an accounting workflow automation and payments provider based in Canada.

Sage announced the launch of the Sage Payments Developer Portal—a modern, scalable, and collaborative content management system that delivers an easy-to-consume API experience for Sage Payment ISV and software development partners.

Sage announced several new products today at Sage Summit 2016, including the U.S. and Canadian releases of its integrated cloud-based accounting and practice management solution, Sage Live for Accountants.

Sage pledged a global commitment to help more military veterans transition into civilian life through its Sage Foundation global philanthropy initiative. Sage North America President Marc Scheipe unveiled the company’s plans for a global online mentoring and training program during a keynote address at Sage Summit 2016.

Sage announces at Sage Summit the continued success of the Sage X3 business management solution with the launch of the new Sage X3 cloud release Update 10, and a growing ecosystem of cloud applications.

Sage announced at Sage Summit 2016 that Sage One and Sage Live are now optimised for iOS, Apple’s mobile operating system.

Sage pledged a $50,000 grant to a local Chicago charity at the launch of Sage Summit 2016, the world’s largest gathering of entrepreneurs and business builders. Brave Initiatives—a grassroots organization on a mission to empower girls throughout Chicago to be agents of change in their communities, was invited to the Summit at McCormick Place to receive the donation.

Sage announced an ambitious new vision for its global philanthropy initiative Sage Foundation. Today’s announcement at Sage Summit 2016 in Chicago, the world’s largest gathering of entrepreneurs and business builders, saw the UK’s largest tech company announce details of its Year 2 plans, and the communities it will prioritize for support.

Sage announced today at Sage Summit 2016 its strong commitment to future technologies, with a focus on new and existing partnerships that power business growth.

Sage announced at Sage Summit 2016 an extension to its existing partnership with Microsoft. As part of the extended relationship, Sage will integrate Sage 50 with Microsoft Office 365.

Sage announced its new messaging bot, Pegg TM. Revealed during CEO Stephen Kelly’s keynote speech at Sage Summit, Pegg acts as a smart assistant that allows users to track expenses and manage finances through messaging apps –which currently boast more than 2 billion users worldwide – such as Facebook messenger and Slack.

Sage announced today at Sage Summit a number of new initiatives which build on its Partner strategy and emphasize Sage’s focus on driving growth through and with its partners, a commitment central to its business model.

Sage announced at Sage Summit 2016, the world’s largest gathering of entrepreneurs and business builders, the next stage of Sage’s strategic partnership with Salesforce. New partnerships with TomTom Telematics and U.S. Bank were also announced.

Sage welcomes over 15,000 entrepreneurs and Small & Medium business owners from around the world to Chicago for this year's Sage Summit, the world's largest gathering of entrepreneurs and business builders.

Sage announced that Sage View won a 2016 Tax & Accounting Technology Innovation Award from CPA Practice Advisor. Sage Impact was named as a finalist for the award.

Sage announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Paige Erickson, VP of partner strategy and programs, to its prestigious 2016 Women of the Channel list.

Sage announced that GloryBee, a leading supplier of honey and other quality ingredients, beekeeping tools, woodenware and clothing, uses Sage Payment Solutions and Sage X3 to integrate payments with accounting, improve cash flow and expand its business with mobile payments.

Sage announced the launch of Sage Expenses, a fast and simple way to record and understand business transactions.

Sage announced a significant expansion of its partnership with Fairsail, a leading Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud provider, built on the Salesforce1 platform.

Sage is excited to announce additional speakers from the entertainment industry and from business for Sage Summit 2016. Over 20,000 people from around the world will meet in Chicago, IL, on July 25-28 to share their passion for business, life and helping others. Joining Sir Richard Branson on the keynote agenda at Sage Summit will be some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

Sage announced that it will sponsor the upcoming Invictus Games Orlando 2016 as well as enter into a multiyear partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation. The partnership will see the UK’s biggest tech company support the Games, starting with the Orlando event in May 2016 and beyond.

Sage announced Sage Payment Center, an in-product solution for small and medium businesses using Sage 50 and Sage 100 accounting products. Sage Payment Center provides an easy way for Sage 50 and Sage 100 customers to apply for, activate and use the credit and debit card acceptance capabilities embedded into their accounting software.

Sage announced the launch of a Global Accountant Partner Program to help accountants transform and grow their practices, learn from industry experts and simplify their relationships with Sage.

Sage announced findings of the Sage 2016 U.S. Election Survey. The survey of nearly 400 small and medium businesses (SMBs) reveals strong dissatisfaction with government leaders, with 63 percent of respondents saying they are "discouraged" and 61 percent saying they are "disgusted" with what is happening in Washington, D.C.

Nearly six months into the EMV chip card mandate, the PYMNTS.com SMB Technology Adoption Index™, powered by Sage, for first quarter of 2016 finds that only 39 percent of small and medium businesses (SMBs) have implemented the required technology to accept Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV).

Sage announced significant improvements to Sage Live that enable entrepreneurs and small and medium businesses to take back control of complex operations, eliminate low-value tasks and respond more quickly to customers.

Sage, a market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems, supporting the ambition of the world’s entrepreneurs, today launched the Sage Foundation in North America, leveraging a unique, holistic model to increase the level of community impact.

Sage and eSUB Construction Software today announced an agreement to deliver greater integration between “best of breed” cloud-based project management and accounting solutions for construction subcontractors. The integration will help eliminate duplicate data entry and enable seamless communication between the field and back office.

Sage announced the results of The Total Economic Impact™ of Sage X3, a January 2016-commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Sage. The study examines the potential return on investment (ROI) businesses may realize with the Sage X3 business management solution.

Sage announced that Sir Richard Branson will be the keynote speaker at Sage Summit 2016.

Sage announced the next stage of its global marketing plans, appointing Van Diamandakis as executive vice president, brand.

Sage announced that Marc Scheipe has been appointed as President of Sage North America. Under Scheipe’s leadership as interim regional President, the region hit financial targets and completed the first stages of its transformation. He will now take this role on a permanent basis, continuing to sit on the Executive Committee, reporting to the CEO.

Sage announced the release of its Sage Payroll HCM (Human Capital Management) module for Sage Payroll Solutions products. Sage Payroll HCM helps the human resources (HR) department hire and retain employees, and transforms HR from tactical to strategic with actionable information and tools for small and medium businesses (SMBs).

Sage, a market leader in accounting, payroll and payments, today launched Sage Marketplace, a new global distribution platform for independent software vendors (ISVs) to showcase their Sage developer add-ons.

Sage announced that nearly 30 Girl Scout councils and more than 3,800 troops across the U.S. are selling Girl Scout cookies using Sage Mobile Payments. In 2015, the Girl Scout councils that used Sage Mobile Payments to sell cookies using smartphones and tablets sold an average of five boxes per transaction, up from four boxes per transaction the previous year (2014).

Sage has today announced a version of Sage Live only available on iOS.

Sage is proud to sponsor a dynamic, inspiring, creative and responsible day of business brainstorming. Today they announced that they are acting as corporate sponsor for the 21st Century Leaders’ Goizueta Youth Leadership Summit.

Sage North America announced the release of its Sage 50c accounting software that combines the familiarity of using a desktop-based product with the anytime, anywhere access to data that a cloud-based solution provides. Sage 50c is the easy, secure way for small business owners and their accountants to work together.

Sage North America announced the launch of Sage Construction Project Center and Sage Bid Management, two new cloud-based solutions to help construction companies better manage and collaborate on projects.

Sage announced a partnership with Cloud9 Real Time, an award-winning small business cloud computing hosting provider, allowing Sage View users to connect with clients’ data in QuickBooks desktop in a hosted environment.