The Sage Group

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The Sage Group plc

Type	Public (LSE: SGE)
Founded	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK (1981)
Headquarters	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
Key people	Tony Hobson, Chairman Paul Walker, CEO
Industry	Computer software
Products	Accounting, CRM, Varying according to country, MRP
Revenue	£1,158 million (2007)
Operating income	£283 million (2007)
Net income	£154 million (2007)
Employees	13,000
Website	www.sage.com

The Sage Group plc (abbreviated Sage, LSE: SGE) is engaged in the development, distribution and support of business management software and related products and services for medium-sized and smaller businesses.^[1]

Founded and headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, the company for many years grew organically, but more recently has grown through acquisitions. It now operates worldwide. The company's US headquarters are in Irvine, California, the Canadian headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the French and Continental European headquarters are in Paris, France.

It has from time to time been the only UK software company listed in the FTSE 100 Index of leading UK public companies. (The index is redrawn from time to time as companies' fortunes wax and wane.)

The Sage Group is a patron of The Sage Gateshead, a new Tyneside music venue designed by Sir Norman Foster.

The company is focusing on Vertical market software and has recently purchased several industry-focused groups.

1 Products
2 Timeline
- 2.1 Major acquisitions
3 Subsidiaries
- 3.1 Sage HandiSoft
4 See also
5 References and Footnotes
6 External links

[edit] Products

Sage's products include:

Accpac ERP
ACT!
Sage ERP X3, an ERP dedicated to mid-market (former Adonix)
Sage Abra HRMS
Sage Payroll Services
Sage MIP Fund Accounting
Sage FAS Fixed Assets
MAS 90, MAS 200, MAS 500
BusinessWorks
PFW
Peachtree Accounting
Pro ERP
Timeslips
SalesLogix, a mid-market CRM application for sales, marketing, service and support
SageCRM, which is offered both on-demand (SageCRM.com) & on-premise (SageCRM)
MMS (Mid Market Solutions)
Master Builder
Sage 50
Line 100
Line 500
Sage 200 suite (which includes the MMS program)
Sage 1000 (Total Business Management Solution)
Start Up
Sage Accounts Production (formerly Apex Accounts Production)
Sage Practice Solution, a replacement for Sage Time and Fees (by Apex) plus central hub inter-operating with other Accountants division products ie Sage Taxation Suite, Sage Accounts Production and Sage Accounts Production Advanced
Logic Class
Construction Solutions
Financial Forecaster
MainLAN, an MS DOS/Windows Networking kit
Timberline Office
V-ISAM, a proprietary database owned by the group and used in its Enterprise Resource Planning software. As its name indicates it is based upon the ISAM.
Sage Intelligent Reporting (for L50) - (Business Intelligence software for the small business)
SageBI (For L200 / L500) Business Intelligence software for the mid sized company
SageBI Enterprise Edition (stand alone. Formerly IntelligentApps) Business Intelligence for enterprise sized businesses.
The Medical Manager
Intergy
Simply Accounting
BOB 50
Master Production Schedule

[edit] Timeline

1981 Sage established in Newcastle upon Tyne.
1984 Amstrad launches word processor, which uses the CP/M operating system. Sage software sales escalate from 30 copies a month to over 300.
1989 Sage Group plc floats on the London Stock Exchange.
1994 Paul Walker appointed chief executive for Sage Group.
1998 Sage’s Professional Accountants Division established.
1999 Sage enters FTSE 100.
1999 Sage launches dedicated Irish division, based in Dublin.
1999 Sage launches its e-business strategy.
1999 UK acquisition of Tetra sees Sage enter mid-range business software market.
2000 Sage shares named ‘best performing share of the 90s’ in the UK business press.
2001 Sage acquires Interact Commerce Inc and enters the CRM/contact management market.
2002 Sage wins 'Business of The Year' in National Business Awards.
2002 Sage sponsors new Music Centre in Gateshead for £6m - now known as The Sage Gateshead - this is the largest ever UK arts/business sponsorship.
2003 Sage is the only remaining technology stock in the FTSE 100.

[edit] Major acquisitions

1991 - Dac Easy (USA)
1992 - Remote (Telemagic) (USA), Ciel (France), Dataform (UK)
1994 - Extra Software SPA (Spain), Multisoft (UK), Timeslips (USA), Saari (France)
1995 - Sybel (France)
1997 - Prosoft (USA), KHK (Germany)
1998 - Peachtree Software (USA), P.A.S.E. (UK), PACS (UK), State of the Art (USA)
1999 - Infologia (Portugal), Tetra (UK), Taxsoft (UK), Peachtree (USA)
2000 - Computer Resources (Ireland), Adaptus Software (UK), Apex (Ireland & UK), SESAM (Switzerland), CSM (UK), Hartley (UK), Best Software (USA)
2001 - Interact (USA), TAS Software (UK)
2002 - Coala (France)
2003 - Softline (South Africa/Australia), Grupo SP (Spain), Timberline (USA), ATW (UK), Promis (UK)
2004 - ACCPAC International (USA)
2004 - IntelligentApps - Business Intelligence software soon to become Sage BI Enterprise
2005 - Logic Control (Spain)
2006 - Verus Financial Management, Inc (US Based payment processing company), Intuit Master Builder (USA), Contractor Anywhere (USA)
2006 - Emdeon Practice Services, Inc (leading vendor of software and services for doctors' practices in the US, most of which are small or medium-sized businesses)
2007 - Snowdrop Systems Ltd (UK) www.snowdrop.co.uk (Develop, Distribute, and Support HR and Payroll).
2007 - KCS Global Holdings Ltd (HR and Payroll)

[edit] Subsidiaries

[edit] Sage HandiSoft

Sage HandiSoft is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Sage Group PLC established in 1988. Sage HandiSoft specialises in developing, marketing, and supplying business solutions to Australian accounting and taxation practices. Today, with almost 6,000 professional accounting practices using HandiSoft software, they are the leading supplier of practice management and taxation solutions to small and medium sized practices throughout Australia. In excess of 3,300 Sage HandiSoft clients have been using HandiSoft for more than 10 years.