-- Support for Microsoft Excel®(1);
-- Discounts on training and access to advanced Webcasts;
-- And, one data repair incident, which provides extra protection in case
of data corruption or conversion.
"We have worked hard to strengthen our contact centre to better support the
needs of small businesses, and with the introduction of our new SimplyCARE
Elite Support plan we are offering our customers one of the best support
packages in our market," said Jamie Sutherland, strategic marketing
director, Simply Accounting. "We have included Excel in this new support
plan because many small businesses have relied on it since their companies
began, and the legacy information is still important to their operations.
By supporting both Simply Accounting and Excel we can assist small
businesses with improving the efficiencies between these two products for
overall better business management."
In Canada, Sage Software has the largest small business accounting customer
base, the largest and strongest accountant and partner programs, and a
strong educational outreach program for training the next generation of
accounting professionals. Simply Accounting by Sage is the #1 recommended
accounting software in Canada,(2) and Sage Software is the leading vendor
in the Canadian small and medium-sized customer (SMB) segment.(3)
Pricing and Availability
SimplyCARE Elite Support is available to any Simply Accounting customer
currently on a customer support plan for an additional $150 (CDN) annually.
For more information or to sign up for SimplyCARE Elite Support, please
call 1-888-261-9610 or visit www.simplyaccounting.com
About Sage Software
Sage Software supports the needs, challenges and dreams of nearly 2.8
million small and medium-sized business customers in North America through
easy-to-use, scalable and customizable software and services. Our products
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 Software is a subsidiary of The Sage Group
plc, a leading global supplier of business management software and services
to small and medium-sized businesses. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on
the London Stock Exchange in 1989. Sage Group now has 5.5 million customers
and employs over 13,900 people worldwide. For more information, please
visit the web site at www.sagesoftware.com or call (866) 308-2378.
2008 Sage Software, Inc. All rights reserved.
(1) Sage Software will assist with the management of Simply Accounting data
in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2007. We reserve the right to
limit calls to one hour or one incident.
(2) Information based on an online survey of 574 accountants who work with
small business clients, conducted in Canada in August 2007.
(3) Source IDC Canada 2008 - Canadian Enterprise Applications 2006 Vendor
Shares, (IDC Doc #CA9EA7)
Contact Information: Contacts: Marchell Gillis 770-724-4256 marchell.gillis@sage.com Mark Priscaro 925-931-7048 mark.priscaro@sage.com