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Amid all this turmoil, it is nice to be appreciated for your work, especially if it is coming from your peers. Now in its 4th year, the 2009 Canadian Reseller Choice Awards gives vendors a well-deserved &quot;pat-on-the-back&quot;. For vendors who missed the top spot, it is something to strive for in 2010 as it is truly a good compliment when the resellers who buy and sell your products, give you the thumbs-up. Over the past 60 days, hundreds of Canadian resellers voted for the best in 91 categories. A total of 5,373 votes decided the winners of this year&#039;s Reseller Choice Awards. A big thank-you to all the resellers who voted! Here are the winners of 2009. Congratulations to all nominees and winners!  Best Accounting 1-Accpac (Sage) 2-Intuit 3-Sage <span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://www.e-channelnews.com/ec_storydetail.php?ref=420064' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3af3a212f96&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.e-channelnews.com&#037;2Fec_storydetail.php&#037;3Fref&#037;3D420064&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3af3a212f96','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>[read more]<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/li><li id='zw_1_li'><div class='zwContentTitle' id='zw_1_title'><a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D75CBF6-67AC-0001-20EB-8CA01FC01B50&amp;CardId=377517&amp;RowIndex=4&amp;Product=*&amp;Year=*' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3dd07513512&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D75CBF6-67AC-0001-20EB-8CA01FC01B50&#037;26CardId&#037;3D377517&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D4&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3dd07513512','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>Sage Announces Launch of Sage ERP X3 v6 and New Approach to the Sage ERP X3 Business<\/a><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_1'><span class='zwDate '>January 22, 2010<\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentText' id='zw_1'>Sage (SGE.L), one of the world&#039;s leading suppliers of business management software and services, today unveiled its new global mid-market ERP solution, Sage ERP X3 v6. The innovative solution is built around the customer and places emphasis on ease of use, rapid deployment and cost effectiveness. Recognizing that the needs of customers are changing, with an increasing demand for solutions to manage businesses on a global basis, Sage has created an international team to support the development of the Sage ERP X3 business. This team includes key people from Sage&#039;s worldwide businesses, bringing together Sage&#039;s local expertise and global resources to ensure Sage ERP X3 is highly relevant to today&#039;s customers. The team will work closely with Sage&#039;s local operations to ensure Sage ERP X3 is complementary to local mid-market product offerings and includes international pre-sales and professional services, training, global R&amp;D and global marketing and ...<span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D75CBF6-67AC-0001-20EB-8CA01FC01B50&amp;CardId=377517&amp;RowIndex=4&amp;Product=*&amp;Year=*' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3dd07513512&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D75CBF6-67AC-0001-20EB-8CA01FC01B50&#037;26CardId&#037;3D377517&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D4&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3dd07513512','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>[read more]<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/li><li id='zw_2_li'><div class='zwContentTitle' id='zw_2_title'><a href='http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Sage-Launches-New-Midmarket-Software-Suite-686231/' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ad94182f7d&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.channelinsider.com&#037;2Fc&#037;2Fa&#037;2FSpotlight&#037;2FSage-Launches-New-Midmarket-Software-Suite-686231&#037;2F&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ad94182f7d','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>Sage Launches New Midmarket Software Suite<\/a><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_2'><span class='zwDate '>January 21, 2010<\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentText' id='zw_2'>In an effort to strengthen the company&#039;s ability to meet the growing global needs of the midmarket, Sage also established new international management structures and expanded its partnership with global services company Logica.On the same day ERP vendor Sage unveiled the latest version of its midmarket solution suite, the company also debuted what it called a new &quot;approach&quot; to its midmarket business. In an effort to strengthen the company&#039;s ability to meet the growing global needs of its midmarket customers, Sage established new international management structures and formalized an expanded partnership with global services company Logica.   According to Sage, its latest  release is a response to the increasing need of midmarket companies to manage their businesses globally. To increase its efforts to capture the market and better meet customer needs, the company established an international, cross-organizational team focused on ensuring Sage ERP X3 meets global ...<span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Sage-Launches-New-Midmarket-Software-Suite-686231/' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ad94182f7d&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.channelinsider.com&#037;2Fc&#037;2Fa&#037;2FSpotlight&#037;2FSage-Launches-New-Midmarket-Software-Suite-686231&#037;2F&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ad94182f7d','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>[read more]<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/li><li id='zw_3_li'><div class='zwContentTitle' id='zw_3_title'><a href='http://www.webcpa.com/news/Sage-Globalizes-Development-ERP-Software-53045-1.html' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.webcpa.com&#037;2Fnews&#037;2FSage-Globalizes-Development-ERP-Software-53045-1.html&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>Sage Globalizes Development of ERP Software<\/a><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_3'><span class='zwDate '>January 20, 2010<\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentText' id='zw_3'>Sage unveiled the latest version of its midrange enterprise resource planning and accounting software, Sage ERP X3 v6, and said it was taking a new international approach to developing the software.Sage has created an international team to support the development of the Sage ERP X3 business. They will work closely with Sage&#039;s local operations to ensure the software complements other local mid-market products. Sage will also provide international pre-sales and professional services, training, research and development, marketing and communications. Sage ERP X3 is sold and supported both directly via Sage and via the company&#039;s network of local business partners.Speaking at the product launch in Paris, Sage Group plc chief executive Paul Walker said, &quot;The creation of this global organization to support our Sage ERP X3 customers is another evolution in Sage&#039;s long history of delivering what our customers need. We pride ourselves on being a trusted partner, offering ...<span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://www.webcpa.com/news/Sage-Globalizes-Development-ERP-Software-53045-1.html' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.webcpa.com&#037;2Fnews&#037;2FSage-Globalizes-Development-ERP-Software-53045-1.html&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>[read more]<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/li><li id='zw_4_li'><div class='zwContentTitle' id='zw_4_title'><a href='http://www.managingautomation.com/maonline/news/read/Sage_Launches_Major_ERP_Upgrade_33239' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.managingautomation.com&#037;2Fmaonline&#037;2Fnews&#037;2Fread&#037;2FSage_Launches_Major_ERP_Upgrade_33239&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>Sage Launches Major ERP Upgrade<\/a><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_4'><span class='zwDate '>January 20, 2010<\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentText' id='zw_4'>The Sage Group plc today unveiled a major release of its Sage ERP X3 suite for mid-sized businesses that uses Web 2.0 and other new technology to give users real-time access to global data and collaborative tools in user-configurable dashboards. At a press conference in Paris and in prepared statements, company executives and Sage business partners referred to the v6 release as &quot;a new generation of integrated, user-centric business solutions, allowing all users in the extended enterprise to be active stakeholders in accelerated and collaborative business processes, either via the desktop or over the web.&quot; The v6 release contains hundreds of enhancements and new features and is designed to address the mid-market&#039;s need for full interoperability among dispersed operations at an affordable price, the company said in a statement.  Paul Walker, chief executive of The Sage Group, said, &quot;Many business either don&#039;t want or can&#039;t afford the complexity of ...<span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://www.managingautomation.com/maonline/news/read/Sage_Launches_Major_ERP_Upgrade_33239' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.managingautomation.com&#037;2Fmaonline&#037;2Fnews&#037;2Fread&#037;2FSage_Launches_Major_ERP_Upgrade_33239&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>[read more]<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/li><li id='zw_5_li'><div class='zwContentTitle' id='zw_5_title'><a href='http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/cdn/DetailNewsPrint.asp?id=56030' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.itbusiness.ca&#037;2Fit&#037;2Fclient&#037;2Fen&#037;2Fcdn&#037;2FDetailNewsPrint.asp&#037;3Fid&#037;3D56030&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>Sage: Canadian SMBs need to be more financially literate<\/a><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_5'><span class='zwDate '>January 14, 2010<\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentText' id='zw_5'>Findings from a recent Angus Reid financial literacy survey, sponsored by Sage in Canada, suggest that as the size of a small business grows, so do concerns about accounting rules. Jamie Sutherland, vice-president and general manager of Simply Accounting at Sage, said these findings show there&#039;s an opportunity for more education and understanding when it comes to financial literacy in the small business market space. The Angus Reid survey was conduced last October and included responses from 503 randomly selected Canadian small business owners (0-100 employees), who are also Angus Reid Forum panelists. Hamish Marshall, director of research at Angus Reid, said financial literacy was determined in the survey by the question, &quot;Have you identified the most important cost that your business needs to get under control?&quot; Marshall said if the respondents knew the answer to this, they were deemed to be &quot;more financially literate.&quot; &quot;Seventy-eight per cent of ...<span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/cdn/DetailNewsPrint.asp?id=56030' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.itbusiness.ca&#037;2Fit&#037;2Fclient&#037;2Fen&#037;2Fcdn&#037;2FDetailNewsPrint.asp&#037;3Fid&#037;3D56030&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>[read more]<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/li><li id='zw_6_li'><div class='zwContentTitle' id='zw_6_title'><a href='http://www.webcpa.com/ato_issues/24_1/works-in-progress-52897-1.html' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.webcpa.com&#037;2Fato_issues&#037;2F24_1&#037;2Fworks-in-progress-52897-1.html&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>Works in progress<\/a><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_6'><span class='zwDate '>January 11, 2010<\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentText' id='zw_6'>If ever there was a class of software that could be expected not to change much, it would be accounting software for midsized companies. After all, the companies themselves have survived the worst of their growth pains. The accounting requirements, while slightly more demanding, are well-defined and easily within the range of the systems available on the market.Yet, in the past two years, this category of software has shown remarkable evolution. This is due to three factors:&#042; The rise of cloud computing. As on-demand computing has arisen in the age of broadband, an increasing number of companies have emerged to offer accounting systems that can provide lower total cost of ownership, lower installation and set-up costs, more modern and robust user interfaces, and more advanced features. Leading the pack in this regard are two companies, NetSuite and Intacct.&#042; Increased competition. Sage now offers a bevy of mid-range accounting solutions, from Peachtree Quantum to Sage ...<span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://www.webcpa.com/ato_issues/24_1/works-in-progress-52897-1.html' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.webcpa.com&#037;2Fato_issues&#037;2F24_1&#037;2Fworks-in-progress-52897-1.html&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>[read more]<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/li><li id='zw_7_li'><div class='zwContentTitle' id='zw_7_title'><a href='http://technology.inc.com/software/articles/200710/ERP.html' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Ftechnology.inc.com&#037;2Fsoftware&#037;2Farticles&#037;2F200710&#037;2FERP.html&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>ERP for Small Business: The Time is Ripe<\/a><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_7'><span class='zwDate '>January 8, 2010<\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentText' id='zw_7'>Small and mid-size businesses often have unique requirements for enterprise resource planning software that demand full capabilities without complexity. They also want to see a quick return on investment. Vendors now are stepping up.  The time is ripe for small and mid-size businesses to adopt enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications, according to leading industry analysts. There are more options than ever among the crowded ERP-vendor field targeting the small and mid-size business sector. Those options are, in turn, growing more affordable. In addition, many small and mid-size businesses are in desperate need of an upgrade to sophisticated software that was once the purview of only larger corporations. &quot;Many small businesses have not upgraded their infrastructure since the Y2K cycle,&quot; says Albert Pang, research director of enterprise applications research for Framingham-Mass.-based IDC. &quot;Many of their systems need to be replaced.&quot; Companies looking to ...<span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://technology.inc.com/software/articles/200710/ERP.html' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Ftechnology.inc.com&#037;2Fsoftware&#037;2Farticles&#037;2F200710&#037;2FERP.html&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>[read more]<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/li><li id='zw_8_li'><div class='zwContentTitle' id='zw_8_title'><a href='http://www.cpatechnologyadvisor.com/print/The-CPA-Technology-Advisor/The-2010-Readers-Choice-Awards/1$2656' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.cpatechnologyadvisor.com&#037;2Fprint&#037;2FThe-CPA-Technology-Advisor&#037;2FThe-2010-Readers-Choice-Awards&#037;2F1&#037;242656&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>The 2010 Readers&#039; Choice Awards<\/a><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_8'><span class='zwDate '>December 1, 2009<\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentText' id='zw_8'>Major new tax provisions and the still limping economy had major influences \n  on tax and accounting practices this year. This has led many firms to examine \n  their workflow processes and client service delivery methods, with an eye out \n  for ways to be more productive and to strengthen their practices. For most, \n  this has included moving to paperless engagement systems. And for some, the \n  idea of hosted programs for tax compliance, write-up and other services is looking \n  more attractive, with the potential for lessened IT expenses and maintenance \n  time, plus anywhere access. Meanwhile, the early adopters are going a few steps \n  further and embracing cloud-based technologies.      At the same time, many client businesses have contended with shrinking revenues \n  and tight credit availability, and are also looking for ways that they can be \n  more efficient and fiscally strong in the current economic climate. Who do they \n  turn to for advice? Quite often, it&#039;s ...<span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://www.cpatechnologyadvisor.com/print/The-CPA-Technology-Advisor/The-2010-Readers-Choice-Awards/1$2656' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.cpatechnologyadvisor.com&#037;2Fprint&#037;2FThe-CPA-Technology-Advisor&#037;2FThe-2010-Readers-Choice-Awards&#037;2F1&#037;242656&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>[read more]<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/li><li id='zw_9_li'><div class='zwContentTitle' id='zw_9_title'><a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D649DEB-7EE4-0001-6A24-1710F6C410C0&amp;CardId=297517&amp;RowIndex=2&amp;Product=*&amp;Year=*' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2498713201249c6ecfca2ee8&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D649DEB-7EE4-0001-6A24-1710F6C410C0&#037;26CardId&#037;3D297517&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D2&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2498713201249c6ecfca2ee8','8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>Sage Reinforces Global and Local Leadership Positions with Worldwide Recognition and Regional Award<\/a><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_9'><span class='zwDate '>October 26, 2009<\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentText' id='zw_9'>Sage Ranks Among Leaders in 2009 Software Magazine Top 500 List and Receives British American Business Council&#039;s Top Business Award in Orange CountyIrvine ,  CA - Oct 26, 2009 - Sage North America announced today two company recognitions, the first being ranked 35th globally in the &quot;Software 500&quot; and the second being the recipient of the &quot;Business Excellence Award&quot; from the British American Business Council. Sage provides business management software and services to 2.9 million small and midsize businesses in the US and Canada, and 5.8 million worldwide. Software Magazine&#039;s prestigious Software 500 ranks Sage the 35th largest software vendor in its worldwide rankings by revenue. The publication&#039;s annual list shows that among the top 35 Sage is one of only two vendors focused on ERP (enterprise resource planning) solutions and the only vendor exclusively serving the SMB (small to midsize business) market. 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Amid all this turmoil, it is nice to be appreciated for your work, especially if it is coming from your peers. Now in its 4th year, the 2009 Canadian Reseller Choice Awards gives vendors a well-deserved &quot;pat-on-the-back&quot;. For vendors who missed the top spot, it is something to strive for in 2010 as it is truly a good compliment when the resellers who buy and sell your products, give you the thumbs-up.<\/p> <p>Over the past 60 days, hundreds of Canadian resellers voted for the best in 91 categories. A total of 5,373 votes decided the winners of this year&#039;s Reseller Choice Awards. A big thank-you to all the resellers who voted!<\/p> <p>Here are the winners of 2009. 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The innovative solution is built around the customer and places emphasis on ease of use, rapid deployment and cost effectiveness.<\/p> <p>Recognizing that the needs of customers are changing, with an increasing demand for solutions to manage businesses on a global basis, Sage has created an international team to support the development of the Sage ERP X3 business. This team includes key people from Sage&#039;s worldwide businesses, bringing together Sage&#039;s local expertise and global resources to ensure Sage ERP X3 is highly relevant to today&#039;s customers. The team will work closely with Sage&#039;s local operations to ensure Sage ERP X3 is complementary to local mid-market product offerings and includes international pre-sales and professional services, training, global R&amp;D and global marketing and communications.<\/p> <p>Speaking at the launch, Sage Group plc Chief Executive Paul Walker said, &quot;The creation of this global organization to support our Sage ERP X3 customers is another evolution in Sage&#039;s long history of delivering what our customers need.  We pride ourselves on being a trusted partner, offering expertise and people who really understand their business. This is where our local knowledge sets us apart and combined with our global strength is a key differentiator.&quot;<\/p> <p>&quot;Many businesses either don&#039;t want or can&#039;t afford the complexity of traditional enterprise software.  I believe there is a significant opportunity for Sage to fill this gap in the market and break the mould of the conventional approach to global ERP. Sage ERP X3 is a proven solution which addresses this need and the latest version and the new structure demonstrates our commitment to customers in this market.&quot;<\/p> <p>With hundreds of enhancements and new features, Sage ERP X3 v6 has been specifically designed to address the key issues facing mid-sized and larger businesses: reducing costs, saving time, offering full interoperability among sites and dispersed teams across the globe and improving the overall customer experience. The solution also offers a greater choice of technology than ever and has been developed and can be deployed on a wide range of technology platforms and databases, providing crucial flexibility for customers.<\/p> <p>General Manager Sage ERP X3 Worldwide Christopher Lettellier said, &quot;Sage ERP X3 v6 represents an important evolution in terms of usability, agility and tailored provision for mid-market companies. The solution provides a complete view of a company&#039;s operations and total financial control throughout the entire organisation. It is a highly flexible solution, meaning it can be tailored to fit many business requirements, and is fully deployable either on premise or on the web.&quot;<\/p> <p>&quot;Its innovative, role-based web user interface allows customers to personalise the system to their requirements and enhances their overall experience. The solution makes manipulating complex and critical information easy and displays it exactly how the user wants thus improving interoperability across a business.&quot;<\/p> <p>Sage ERP X3 is sold and supported both directly via Sage and via Sage&#039;s network of local business partners. Sage has expanded a partnership with Logica, a global systems integrator, to better support multi-country Sage ERP X3 projects. Sage also has worked with Microsoft, Oracle and Netvibes to develop and deliver a truly innovative and global ERP solution. For further information on these please visit <a href=\"http://www.sageerpx3.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.sageerpx3.com<\/a>.<\/p> <p><strong>About Sage ERP X3<\/strong><br/> Sage ERP X3 is a dedicated solution for mid-market companies with international demands. More than 2,700 customers representing 150,000 users worldwide already chose Sage ERP X3 because it is easy to use, fast to deploy and cost effective. For more than 10 years Sage ERP X3 has been a proven and comprehensive ERP solution addressing mid-market companies&#039; specific requirements and challenges in various industries from manufacturing, services to distribution and many more. 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important; font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100&#037; ! important; text-decoration: underline ! important; padding-bottom: 1px ! important; color: darkgreen ! important; background-color: transparent ! important; background-image: none; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt;\" classname=\"iAs\" class=\"iAs\">ERP vendor<\/a> Sage unveiled the latest version of its midmarket solution suite, the company also debuted what it called a new &quot;approach&quot; to its midmarket business. In an effort to strengthen the company&#039;s ability to meet the growing global needs of its midmarket customers, Sage established new international management structures and formalized an expanded partnership with global services company Logica. <br/> <\/p> <p>According to Sage, its latest <a itxtdid=\"10038574\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"&#035;\" style=\"border-bottom: 0.2em dotted rgb(43, 101, 176) ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100&#037; ! important; text-decoration: none ! important; padding-bottom: 0px ! important; color: rgb(43, 101, 176) ! important; background-color: transparent ! important; background-image: none; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt;\" classname=\"iAs\" class=\"iAs\"><\/a> release is a response to the increasing need of midmarket companies to manage their businesses globally. To increase its efforts to capture the market and better meet customer needs, the company established an international, cross-organizational team focused on ensuring Sage ERP X3 meets global standards and effectively can be sold and implemented, regardless of location. The new team structure includes operations for international pre-sales, global services, training, global R&amp;D and a global marketing organization. <br/> <br/> To further expand its global midmarket reach and capabilities, Sage also announced an extended partnership with global services company Logica. The partnership now includes the opportunity for multi-country end-to-end ERP projects covering consulting, system integration and deployment. The partnership extends the agreement signed a year ago between Sage and Logica France around Sage ERP X3. <br/> <\/p> <p>&quot;By drawing closer to Sage we meet the needs of global businesses and the subsidiaries of major corporations, and also diversify our partnerships with <a itxtdid=\"15558259\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"&#035;\" style=\"border-bottom: 0.075em solid darkgreen ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100&#037; ! important; text-decoration: underline ! important; padding-bottom: 1px ! important; color: darkgreen ! important; background-color: transparent ! important; background-image: none; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt;\" classname=\"iAs\" class=\"iAs\">ERP vendors<\/a> by strengthening our approach to the midmarket with a &#039;must have&#039; player,&quot; said Fran&ccedil;ois Sancho, general manager of Logica France. <\/p><div><p>The new version, Sage ERP X3 v6, includes features and technologies designed to address midmarket-specific business issues and requirements. Sage cites usability, rapid deployment and cost effectiveness as top concerns for customers. In an effort to meet that demand, version 6 incorporates Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), cloud and service oriented architecture (SOA) components to try and facilitate rapid integration and deployment while creating a more collaborative <a itxtdid=\"15558166\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"&#035;\" style=\"border-bottom: 0.075em solid darkgreen ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100&#037; ! important; text-decoration: underline ! important; padding-bottom: 1px ! important; color: darkgreen ! important; background-color: transparent ! important; background-image: none; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt;\" classname=\"iAs\" class=\"iAs\">business environment<\/a>. <br/> <\/p> <p>Among those components is the upcoming release later this year of Sage Enterprise Webtop, a planned personalized widget dashboard application, which can operate either in the cloud or behind the firewall, and was jointly developed with Web publishing vendor Netvibes.<\/p> <p>The company also issued press releases with Microsoft and Oracle, touting support for Oracle and Microsoft technologies in version 6. New supported databases include <a itxtdid=\"16737468\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"&#035;\" style=\"border-bottom: 0.075em solid darkgreen ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100&#037; ! important; text-decoration: underline ! important; padding-bottom: 1px ! important; color: darkgreen ! important; background-color: transparent ! important; background-image: none; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt;\" classname=\"iAs\" class=\"iAs\">Microsoft SQL Server 2008<\/a> and Oracle Database 11g R2.  Also, Sage said version 6 supports Windows 7 and offers native Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility.<\/p> <p>Sage ERP X3 version 6 will be available in most of Europe in Q1 and the US and Canada in Q2 of this year.<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D75CBF6-67AC-0001-20EB-8CA01FC01B50&CardId=377517&RowIndex=4&Product=*&Year=*' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3dd07513512&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D75CBF6-67AC-0001-20EB-8CA01FC01B50&#037;26CardId&#037;3D377517&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D4&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3dd07513512\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://www.webcpa.com/news/Sage-Globalizes-Development-ERP-Software-53045-1.html' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.webcpa.com&#037;2Fnews&#037;2FSage-Globalizes-Development-ERP-Software-53045-1.html&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>"},"v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f":{"hiddenOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f' style='display:none'>","hiddenClosing":"<\/div>","visibleOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f'>","visibleClosing":"<\/div>","contents":"<div style='padding-top:3px;' align='left' id='full_3'><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Spotlight/Sage-Launches-New-Midmarket-Software-Suite-686231/' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ad94182f7d&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.channelinsider.com&#037;2Fc&#037;2Fa&#037;2FSpotlight&#037;2FSage-Launches-New-Midmarket-Software-Suite-686231&#037;2F&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ad94182f7d\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://www.managingautomation.com/maonline/news/read/Sage_Launches_Major_ERP_Upgrade_33239' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.managingautomation.com&#037;2Fmaonline&#037;2Fnews&#037;2Fread&#037;2FSage_Launches_Major_ERP_Upgrade_33239&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='zwInlineTitle' style='text-align:left;height:auto'><a href='http://www.webcpa.com/news/Sage-Globalizes-Development-ERP-Software-53045-1.html' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.webcpa.com&#037;2Fnews&#037;2FSage-Globalizes-Development-ERP-Software-53045-1.html&#039;);' target='_blank' >Sage Globalizes Development of ERP Software<\/a><span class='zwClear'><\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_3'><span class='zwDate '>January 20, 2010<\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentText'><span class='zwInline'><p>Sage unveiled the latest version of its midrange enterprise resource planning and accounting software, Sage ERP X3 v6, and said it was taking a new international approach to developing the software.<\/p><p>Sage has created an international team to support the development of the Sage ERP X3 business. They will work closely with Sage&#039;s local operations to ensure the software complements other local mid-market products. Sage will also provide international pre-sales and professional services, training, research and development, marketing and communications. Sage ERP X3 is sold and supported both directly via Sage and via the company&#039;s network of local business partners.<\/p><p>Speaking at the product launch in Paris, Sage Group plc chief executive Paul Walker said, &quot;The creation of this global organization to support our Sage ERP X3 customers is another evolution in Sage&#039;s long history of delivering what our customers need. We pride ourselves on being a trusted partner, offering expertise and people who really understand their business. 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<\/p> <p>Sage worked with a number of technology partners to design the X3 release. For example, the suite can be operated on Microsoft SQL Server 2008, and integrates with Microsoft Office to increase ease of use and accelerate user adoption. The system can also run on Oracle Database 11g R2. According to Sage, the X3 software can support several thousand concurrent users, process several hundred thousand transactions per hour, and synchronize data across customers&#039; sites.<\/p> <p>Sage focused heavily on improving the customer experience in this release. Among the enhancements is new, multi-language Sage VisualProcesses software, which provides templates so that users can create their own customized interfaces. Users also can link to external applications and the web to access information and create financial and other reports quickly.<\/p> <p>Another innovation scheduled to be available in a point release in the second half of 2010 is Sage Enterprise Webtop, developed in partnership with Netvibes. The tool will enable companies to build web applications that monitor their products and reputations in the outside world. Netvibes&#039; partnership with Sage serves to tie that information to &quot;the inside world&quot; of the enterprise, according to Netvibes CEO Freddy Mini. <\/p> <p>The latest version of X3 maintains the product&#039;s core modules for finance, sales, CRM, purchasing, inventory, and manufacturing. Manufacturing-centered capabilities include parts-list management, work scheduling management, MRP functions, quality assurance, and capacity planning, among other capabilities.<\/p> <p>In redesigning the product, the company recognized that ERP products already do a good job of automating processes, said Emmanuel Obadia, senior vice president, Sage ERP X3, at today&#039;s press conference. However, a more &quot;user-centric ERP&quot; offering was needed to &quot;re-engage&quot; the younger managers coming up the ranks. The company decided to &quot;rethink the design from the user out,&quot; and to incorporate technologies that are becoming mainstream, such as SOA, SaaS, and <a href=\"&#037;20http://www.managingautomation.com/maonline/magazine/read/view/Web_20_Gets_Real_27754965\" target=\"_blank\">Web 2.0 tools<\/a>. The company built the latest iteration of X3 on the Sage Application Framework for the Enterprise, an SOA platform with a multitude of web-based capabilities, including features such as the forthcoming Enterprise Webtop offering. <\/p><\/span><\/div><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://www.webcpa.com/news/Sage-Globalizes-Development-ERP-Software-53045-1.html' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.webcpa.com&#037;2Fnews&#037;2FSage-Globalizes-Development-ERP-Software-53045-1.html&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/cdn/DetailNewsPrint.asp?id=56030' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.itbusiness.ca&#037;2Fit&#037;2Fclient&#037;2Fen&#037;2Fcdn&#037;2FDetailNewsPrint.asp&#037;3Fid&#037;3D56030&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>"},"v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226":{"hiddenOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226' style='display:none'>","hiddenClosing":"<\/div>","visibleOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226'>","visibleClosing":"<\/div>","contents":"<div style='padding-top:3px;' align='left' id='full_5'><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://www.managingautomation.com/maonline/news/read/Sage_Launches_Major_ERP_Upgrade_33239' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.managingautomation.com&#037;2Fmaonline&#037;2Fnews&#037;2Fread&#037;2FSage_Launches_Major_ERP_Upgrade_33239&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://www.webcpa.com/ato_issues/24_1/works-in-progress-52897-1.html' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.webcpa.com&#037;2Fato_issues&#037;2F24_1&#037;2Fworks-in-progress-52897-1.html&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='zwInlineTitle' style='text-align:left;height:auto'><a href='http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/cdn/DetailNewsPrint.asp?id=56030' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.itbusiness.ca&#037;2Fit&#037;2Fclient&#037;2Fen&#037;2Fcdn&#037;2FDetailNewsPrint.asp&#037;3Fid&#037;3D56030&#039;);' target='_blank' >Sage: Canadian SMBs need to be more financially literate<\/a><span class='zwClear'><\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_5'><span class='zwDate '>January 14, 2010<\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentText'><span class='zwInline'><span class=\"text\"><p>Findings from a recent <a href=\"http://www.angus-reid.com\" target=\"_blank\">Angus Reid<\/a> financial literacy survey, sponsored by <a href=\"http://www.sage.com\" target=\"_blank\">Sage<\/a> in Canada, suggest that as the size of a small business grows, so do concerns about accounting rules.<\/p><\/span><br/> <p>Jamie Sutherland, vice-president and general manager of Simply Accounting at <a href=\"http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/CDN/News.asp?id=53164\" target=\"_blank\">Sage<\/a>, said these findings show there&#039;s an opportunity for more education and understanding when it comes to financial literacy in the small business market space. <\/p><p>The Angus Reid survey was conduced last October and included responses from 503 randomly selected Canadian small business owners (0-100 employees), who are also Angus Reid Forum panelists. <\/p><p>Hamish Marshall, director of research at Angus Reid, said financial literacy was determined in the survey by the question, &quot;Have you identified the most important cost that your business needs to get under control?&quot; Marshall said if the respondents knew the answer to this, they were deemed to be &quot;more financially literate.&quot; <\/p><p>&quot;Seventy-eight per cent of Canadian small business owners are more financially literate,&quot; Marshall said. &quot;Twenty-two per cent said they didn&#039;t know what their most important cost was that is needed to get the business under control.&quot; <\/p><p>Another key finding when it comes to what type of compliance small businesses are the most concerned about, 38 per cent of small businesses stated that income taxes are a concern for them, with 16 per cent of them citing sales taxes, followed by record keeping, at 13 per cent. <\/p><p>Sixteen per cent of survey respondents who represented a one-person small business, said retail sales taxes were a concern for them, compared with only nine per cent of small businesses of six or more employees. <\/p><p>&quot;Small businesses that have six or more employees are more likely to have a full-time book keeper or accountant and they&#039;re less likely to worry than a one-person small business,&quot; Marshall said. &quot;If you&#039;re self-employed, this is a bigger concern. These findings show there are differences in the types of concerns based on the employee size.&quot;<\/p> <span class=\"text\"><p>Hugo Croft-Levesque, senior manager of product management at Sage, said with the upcoming harmonized value-added sales tax (HST) taking effect on July 1, 2010 in Ontario and British Columbia, all small businesses in these provinces will be affected.<\/p><\/span><br/> <p>Sutherland said Sage&#039;s Simply Accounting software suite is designed to help keep customers compliant with the upcoming regulations. <\/p><p>&quot;A lot of small businesses don&#039;t understand things like what the biggest cost for them in their business is and that&#039;s critical to understanding and running a business,&quot; Sutherland said. &quot;It takes a bit more training and understanding to see where the business is trending and customers should be evaluating their reports on a weekly or monthly basis so it&#039;s a routine.&quot; <\/p><p>Marshall said customers who fail to include any tax changes into their financial plans for the coming year are subject to missing out on opportunities to minimize their tax bills, compared to customers who are determined to be more financially literate. <\/p><p>Sutherland said Sage partners can leverage customers who may not be as financially literate as some of the others by providing them with tools such as accounting software, which helps automate certain processes. <\/p><p>In addition to helping to raise awareness and helping customers become more financially literate, Sutherland will be travelling across Canada beginning Jan. 16, 2010 on a nine-city listening tour to hear form book keepers, accountants and end-users on what their business needs and feedback are. <\/p><p>&quot;A key theme for us this year is around the customer experience and being customer-connected,&quot; Sutherland said. &quot;We&#039;re making a stronger push to understand customer needs by listening to them and getting their feedback.&quot; <\/p><p>Sutherland will visit Saskatoon, Sask., Winnipeg, Man., Vancouver and Edmonton, Alta. this month and will be stopping in Calgary, Halifax, N.S., Ottawa, Toronto and finishing in Kelowna, B.C. by February 23.<\/p><\/span><\/div><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://www.managingautomation.com/maonline/news/read/Sage_Launches_Major_ERP_Upgrade_33239' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.managingautomation.com&#037;2Fmaonline&#037;2Fnews&#037;2Fread&#037;2FSage_Launches_Major_ERP_Upgrade_33239&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://www.webcpa.com/ato_issues/24_1/works-in-progress-52897-1.html' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.webcpa.com&#037;2Fato_issues&#037;2F24_1&#037;2Fworks-in-progress-52897-1.html&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>"},"v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f":{"hiddenOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f' style='display:none'>","hiddenClosing":"<\/div>","visibleOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f'>","visibleClosing":"<\/div>","contents":"<div style='padding-top:3px;' align='left' id='full_6'><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/cdn/DetailNewsPrint.asp?id=56030' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.itbusiness.ca&#037;2Fit&#037;2Fclient&#037;2Fen&#037;2Fcdn&#037;2FDetailNewsPrint.asp&#037;3Fid&#037;3D56030&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://technology.inc.com/software/articles/200710/ERP.html' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Ftechnology.inc.com&#037;2Fsoftware&#037;2Farticles&#037;2F200710&#037;2FERP.html&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='zwInlineTitle' style='text-align:left;height:auto'><a href='http://www.webcpa.com/ato_issues/24_1/works-in-progress-52897-1.html' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.webcpa.com&#037;2Fato_issues&#037;2F24_1&#037;2Fworks-in-progress-52897-1.html&#039;);' target='_blank' >Works in progress<\/a><span class='zwClear'><\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_6'><span class='zwDate '>January 11, 2010<\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentText'><span class='zwInline'><p>If ever there was a class of software that could be expected not to change much, it would be accounting software for midsized companies. After all, the companies themselves have survived the worst of their growth pains. The accounting requirements, while slightly more demanding, are well-defined and easily within the range of the systems available on the market.<\/p><p>Yet, in the past two years, this category of software has shown remarkable evolution. This is due to three factors:<\/p><p>&#042; The rise of cloud computing. As on-demand computing has arisen in the age of broadband, an increasing number of companies have emerged to offer accounting systems that can provide lower total cost of ownership, lower installation and set-up costs, more modern and robust user interfaces, and more advanced features. Leading the pack in this regard are two companies, NetSuite and Intacct.<\/p><div><p>&#042; Increased competition. Sage now offers a bevy of mid-range accounting solutions, from Peachtree Quantum to Sage Accpac. So does Microsoft, which in its Dynamics family features at least four offerings of its own. QuickBooks is gaining strength and moving up into the enterprise, and there are at least half a dozen other programs that have firmly entrenched user bases and strong features.<\/p><p>&#042; New features. As happened with both tax prep software and payroll software, features that used to be extra-cost add-ons are being incorporated into the main body of the core accounting systems, beefing up those programs and putting software companies toe to toe in the development cycle. It is not a coincidence that most of the packages we review are now in Version 11.0.<\/p> <p>Eventually, this will mean some level of consolidation, as companies move to the cloud, merge or otherwise move down the product life-cycle curve. For this year, however, this class of software remains robust and interesting. We look at nine software packages, all of which have features and benefits that put them at the top of the class.<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/cdn/DetailNewsPrint.asp?id=56030' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.itbusiness.ca&#037;2Fit&#037;2Fclient&#037;2Fen&#037;2Fcdn&#037;2FDetailNewsPrint.asp&#037;3Fid&#037;3D56030&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://technology.inc.com/software/articles/200710/ERP.html' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Ftechnology.inc.com&#037;2Fsoftware&#037;2Farticles&#037;2F200710&#037;2FERP.html&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>"},"v8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55":{"hiddenOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55' style='display:none'>","hiddenClosing":"<\/div>","visibleOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55'>","visibleClosing":"<\/div>","contents":"<div style='padding-top:3px;' align='left' id='full_7'><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://www.webcpa.com/ato_issues/24_1/works-in-progress-52897-1.html' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.webcpa.com&#037;2Fato_issues&#037;2F24_1&#037;2Fworks-in-progress-52897-1.html&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://www.cpatechnologyadvisor.com/print/The-CPA-Technology-Advisor/The-2010-Readers-Choice-Awards/1$2656' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.cpatechnologyadvisor.com&#037;2Fprint&#037;2FThe-CPA-Technology-Advisor&#037;2FThe-2010-Readers-Choice-Awards&#037;2F1&#037;242656&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='zwInlineTitle' style='text-align:left;height:auto'><a href='http://technology.inc.com/software/articles/200710/ERP.html' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Ftechnology.inc.com&#037;2Fsoftware&#037;2Farticles&#037;2F200710&#037;2FERP.html&#039;);' target='_blank' >ERP for Small Business: The Time is Ripe<\/a><span class='zwClear'><\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_7'><span class='zwDate '>January 8, 2010<\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentText'><span class='zwInline'><p class=\"dek\">Small and mid-size businesses often have unique requirements for enterprise resource planning software that demand full capabilities without complexity. They also want to see a quick return on investment. Vendors now are stepping up.<\/p>  <p>The time is ripe for small and mid-size businesses to adopt enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications, according to leading industry analysts.<\/p> <p>There are more options than ever among the crowded ERP-vendor field targeting the small and mid-size business sector. Those options are, in turn, growing more affordable. In addition, many small and mid-size businesses are in desperate need of an upgrade to sophisticated software that was once the purview of only larger corporations.<\/p> <p>&quot;Many small businesses have not upgraded their infrastructure since the Y2K cycle,&quot; says Albert Pang, research director of enterprise applications research for Framingham-Mass.-based IDC. &quot;Many of their systems need to be replaced.&quot; Companies looking to update their financial, human resources, project management, and procurement applications will find that their needs will be met by ERP offerings, Pang says.<\/p> <p><b>A field crowded with vendors<\/b><\/p> <p>The good news is that there are many new choices among ERP programs available to small and mid-size businesses, Pang says, with over 30 vendors in the field.  And those vendors are looking to small and mid-size businesses as their primary growth market. An August 2007 Forrester Research report forecast that the small business sector will be &quot;the most dynamic and innovative growth area&quot; for ERP sales over the next three to five years.<\/p> <p>If comparison shopping a 30-plus market of vendors seems overwhelming, consider that many vendors offer specialty products to certain sectors or verticals. For example, <a href=\"http://www.activant.com/\">Activant Solutions<\/a> specializes in offerings to distributors, <a href=\"http://www.csisoftware.com/\">Constellation Software Inc.<\/a> services club-membership-type businesses, and <a href=\"http://www.deltek.com/\">Deltek Inc.&#039;s products<\/a> target professional services providers.<\/p> <p>But ERP&#039;s largest players -- <a href=\"http://www.sap.com/\">SAP<\/a>, <a href=\"http://www.safesoftware.com/\">Sage Software<\/a>, <a href=\"http://www.oracle.com/\">Oracle<\/a>, and <a href=\"http://www.microsoft.com/\">Microsoft<\/a> -- have more generic offerings that are increasingly tailored to smaller businesses. For example, Oracle is offering fixed-scope products, such as E-Business Suite and JDEdwards Enterprise One. These can be up and running in days to weeks, not months to years like previous, enterprise-focused ERP applications, says Pang. That timetable is crucial for small businesses, which want and need to see a quick return on their technology investments.<\/p> <p>And while costs can vary widely according to a company&#039;s specific needs, the costs for more sophisticated software have really come down. &quot;In the past, many of these products would cost seven figures, but now, they are available for under &#036;100,000,&quot; says Pang. Stiff competition and the emergency of on-demand products available over the Web have contributed to this trend, he says.<\/p> <p><b>Custom, on-demand solutions<\/b><\/p> <p>Another option for smaller firms is to purchase generic solutions and customize them with help from a value-added reseller or consultant, explains Gary Chen, senior analyst and small and mid-size business specialist at Boston, Mass-based Yankee Group. A wide range of add-on modules is available to develop the perfect custom application for every company.<\/p> <p>Still another option is ERP on-demand products for smaller businesses, such as those offered by NetSuite and SAP Business ByDesign. SAP&#039;s product features a unique flat price: &#036;149 per user per month, according to its website.<\/p> <p>With all these options, it&#039;s a good time for smaller firms to go ERP shopping, says Chen. &quot;There is so much more available now,&quot; he says. &quot;There&#039;s never been a better time.&quot;<\/p><\/span><\/div><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://www.webcpa.com/ato_issues/24_1/works-in-progress-52897-1.html' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.webcpa.com&#037;2Fato_issues&#037;2F24_1&#037;2Fworks-in-progress-52897-1.html&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://www.cpatechnologyadvisor.com/print/The-CPA-Technology-Advisor/The-2010-Readers-Choice-Awards/1$2656' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.cpatechnologyadvisor.com&#037;2Fprint&#037;2FThe-CPA-Technology-Advisor&#037;2FThe-2010-Readers-Choice-Awards&#037;2F1&#037;242656&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>"},"v8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36":{"hiddenOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36' style='display:none'>","hiddenClosing":"<\/div>","visibleOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36'>","visibleClosing":"<\/div>","contents":"<div style='padding-top:3px;' align='left' id='full_8'><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://technology.inc.com/software/articles/200710/ERP.html' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Ftechnology.inc.com&#037;2Fsoftware&#037;2Farticles&#037;2F200710&#037;2FERP.html&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D649DEB-7EE4-0001-6A24-1710F6C410C0&CardId=297517&RowIndex=2&Product=*&Year=*' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2498713201249c6ecfca2ee8&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D649DEB-7EE4-0001-6A24-1710F6C410C0&#037;26CardId&#037;3D297517&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D2&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2498713201249c6ecfca2ee8\",\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='zwInlineTitle' style='text-align:left;height:auto'><a href='http://www.cpatechnologyadvisor.com/print/The-CPA-Technology-Advisor/The-2010-Readers-Choice-Awards/1$2656' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.cpatechnologyadvisor.com&#037;2Fprint&#037;2FThe-CPA-Technology-Advisor&#037;2FThe-2010-Readers-Choice-Awards&#037;2F1&#037;242656&#039;);' target='_blank' >The 2010 Readers&#039; Choice Awards<\/a><span class='zwClear'><\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_8'><span class='zwDate '>December 1, 2009<\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentText'><span class='zwInline'><p>Major new tax provisions and the still limping economy had major influences \n  on tax and accounting practices this year. This has led many firms to examine \n  their workflow processes and <a itxtdid=\"15558023\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"&#035;\" style=\"border-bottom: 0.075em solid darkgreen ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100&#037; ! important; text-decoration: underline ! important; padding-bottom: 1px ! important; color: darkgreen ! important; background-color: transparent ! important; background-image: none; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt;\" classname=\"iAs\" class=\"iAs\">client service<\/a> delivery methods, with an eye out \n  for ways to be more productive and to strengthen their practices. For most, \n  this has included moving to paperless engagement systems. And for some, the \n  idea of hosted programs for tax compliance, write-up and other services is looking \n  more attractive, with the potential for lessened IT expenses and maintenance \n  time, plus anywhere access. Meanwhile, the early adopters are going a few steps \n  further and embracing cloud-based technologies.<\/p>     <table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"5\"><tbody><tr><td><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/RC_logo_t.jpg\" width=\"300\" align=\"left\" height=\"225\"/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <p>At the same time, many client businesses have contended with shrinking revenues \n  and tight credit availability, and are also looking for ways that they can be \n  more efficient and fiscally strong in the current economic climate. Who do they \n  turn to for advice? Quite often, it&#039;s their most trusted financial advisor: \n  their accountant. While this may add to your workload, it&#039;s a valuable \n  relationship, and one that strengthens not only your client&#039;s business, \n  but your practice, as well.<\/p> <p> Our annual Readers&#039; Choice Awards continue to show a trend toward the \n  adoption of workflow optimization systems and other technology tools that help \n  firms and small businesses run leaner and more profitably. The awards are not \n  a scientific study, but the voting results do offer an informal view into the \n  professional lives of tax and accounting professionals, their technology and \n  vendor preferences, and other insights. They are subjective in many instances, \n  and the loyalty of some professionals to particular vendors definitely comes \n  through in the results, but this is valuable information, as well, since it \n  helps to spotlight those technology companies who are keeping their users excited \n  about their products and vocally supportive, too. <\/p> <p> Voting for the awards was open to all professionals through this website during \n  October and early November. In addition to key technologies used in tax and \n  accounting firms, such as tax compliance, write-up, research and payroll programs, \n  the awards also go into the voter&#039;s preferences when it comes to client-side \n  accounting and management software. While these are programs that their clients \n  will use, most professionals have strong preferences as to which programs they&#039;d \n  recommend or prefer these clients run, whether driven by security concerns, \n  collaboration functions or data integration capabilities. Voters were also asked \n  about their use of client portals and their knowledge of web-based professional \n  applications. <\/p> <p>Thanks to all of the readers of <em>The CPA Technology Advisor <\/em>and <em>The \n  NSA Technology Advisor<\/em> who took the time to vote in this year&#039;s Readers&#039; \n  Choice Awards. Here&#039;s wishing you happy holidays and a successful tax season.<\/p> <p> <\/p> <p align=\"center\">-----------------------------------------------------------------------<\/p> <p align=\"left\"><strong><font color=\"&#035;0000ff\"><strong><font>IN-FIRM TECHNOLOGIES<\/font><\/strong><\/font><font><strong> <\/strong><\/font><\/strong><\/p>                                                                                                  <table width=\"85&#037;\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"8\"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor=\"&#035;cccccc\"> <p><strong>Federal/State Income Tax Compliance<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/1_FedState.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/1t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"146\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n        Drake continues its winning streak in the professional tax compliance \n        category, more than doubling the next nearest competitive product. While \n        Drake&#039;s tax system actually accounts for around 10&#037; of actual market \n        share, its continued strong showing is the result of very loyal users \n        who love to evangelize the all-in-one tax prep system, which also includes \n        programs for write-up, practice management, a website builder and marketing \n        tools. Intuit&#039;s ProSeries and Lacerte tax packages came in second \n        and third, respectively. Overall, the voting results favored tax systems \n        geared toward smaller practices, which accounts for most practices in \n        the United States as well as a large number of our readership.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Specialty Systems &amp; Tax Prep Tools<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/2_Specialty.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/2t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"141\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      This category focuses on the many technologies on the market that are intended \n      to either fill a niche need that most professional tax programs lack, do \n      specific tasks or filings more effectively, or offer tax analysis features. \n      As such, they are used in conjunction with the profession tax system. Since \n      these programs do not compete against each other, and some may actually \n      be used in the same practices, voters were allowed to select more than one. \n      While many voters didn&#039;t have a preference or selected &quot;other,&quot; \n      more than 20&#037; of our 3,300&#043; voters did select one or more, demonstrating \n      that there is still apparently a strong need for these specialty systems. \n      If you were one of the &quot;other&quot; voters, please send us an email \n      to editor&#064;cpata.com to let us know what programs you use to enhance your \n      tax system.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"&#035;cccccc\"><strong>Tax Planning Systems<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/3t.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/3t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"152\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      With tax compliance still the major revenue stream for smaller practices \n      and one of the key areas for mid-sized firms, tax planning seems like a \n      great way to expand services and strengthen <a itxtdid=\"15558008\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"&#035;\" style=\"border-bottom: 0.075em solid darkgreen ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100&#037; ! important; text-decoration: underline ! important; padding-bottom: 1px ! important; color: darkgreen ! important; background-color: transparent ! important; background-image: none; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt;\" classname=\"iAs\" class=\"iAs\">client relationships<\/a> by providing \n      proactive advice that helps them realize tangible tax savings. Professionals \n      are realizing this more and more, too, resulting in an increase over last \n      year, with more than 40&#037; of all voters citing use of a tax planning program. \n      Among voters who chose one of the systems listed, Intuit&#039;s Lacerte \n      Tax Planner took a narrow lead over planning systems from BNA, CCH and Thomson \n      Reuters planner option.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Tax &amp; Accounting Research Systems <br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/4_Research.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/4t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"195\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      Once upon a time, tax research involved a library of voluminous tomes of \n      tax law, rulings and other resources. Technology first dropped this down \n      to a few computer disks, then almost everything went online. It makes sense, \n      since the materials can be updated much more frequently (daily, even hourly \n      at times), it&#039;s more affordable, and practitioners don&#039;t have \n      to keep up with program updates or other tech issues. The last three or \n      four years has seen a lot of development and competition among the main \n      tax research vendors, Thomson Reuters, CCH and BNA, while Intuit&#039;s \n      TaxAlmanac.org, a free tax wiki (think Wikipedia), has also gained popularity. \n      With an abundance of subscription and even some reliable free options on \n      the market, many firms use multiple sources for research (and have favorites \n      for different topics), so readers were allowed to vote for more than one \n      product in this category.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"&#035;cccccc\"><strong>Estate Planning Systems<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/5_Estate.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/5t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"182\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      Although this client service specialty is one that many tax and accounting \n      professionals refer to legal firms, there is a natural tie-in between the \n      various planning strategies involved with an individual&#039;s taxes, <a itxtdid=\"13712382\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"&#035;\" style=\"border-bottom: 0.075em solid darkgreen ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100&#037; ! important; text-decoration: underline ! important; padding-bottom: 1px ! important; color: darkgreen ! important; background-color: transparent ! important; background-image: none; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt;\" classname=\"iAs\" class=\"iAs\">retirement<\/a> and estate/transition. Our voting reflects the general market, with only \n      about 20&#037; of professionals citing use of a specific estate planning program. \n      This is double the number from last year and shows a continuing growth in \n      the client service offering among accounting firms. The numbers above represent \n      the voting share of those who cited use of an estate planning system. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1099/W-2 Compliance<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/6_1099.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/6t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"135\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      The 1099/W-2 compliance market is a peculiar one that spans across payables \n      and payroll, which means the two processes exist in different accounting \n      spheres, affecting different processes and accounting spheres. For practitioners \n      managing either client payroll or wage and information reporting as an after-the-fact \n      service, this conundrum leads to the uniting of these separate functions, \n      after all, the federal-level compliance procedures are very similar and \n      happen at the same time each year. All of this has helped create a thriving \n      niche market, with professional users able to easily manage both processes \n      simultaneously, and resulting in the success of the many smaller companies \n      that have developed programs for the combined functions. As with income \n      tax compliance, the results of voting for this category do not represent \n      actual market share, but rather a very loyal user base for Advanced Micro \n      Solutions (AMS), who voted in large numbers. Another small tech vendor, \n      CFS Tax Software, came in second. Among other notable vote receivers were \n      CCH&#039;s Small Firm Services ATX, AccountantsWorld, 1099Express, 1099 \n      Pro and Greatland.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"&#035;cccccc\"> <strong>Sales &amp; Use Tax<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/7SalesUse.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/7t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"125\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      Is there a market for professional sales tax compliance? Yes. How do you \n      define it? Well, that&#039;s a little more difficult. The answer is probably \n      that there are 44 or more markets in the United States for this function, \n      sometimes called &quot;state and local tax&quot; (SALT), because there \n      are 44 states with state-level sales tax requirements. Within the six states \n      that don&#039;t, many municipalities do. It&#039;s probably better to \n      say there are more than 8,000 markets for the software/service since that&#039;s \n      about how many sales taxing jurisdictions there are in total across our \n      country. The result is only a handful of programs that offer total sales \n      tax compliance across all jurisdictions, and many that offer compliance \n      for only a few states. The winner in this category this year is eFileSalesTax.com, \n      an online service for filing and paying California sales taxes, followed \n      by CFS, which provides compliance for California, New York and Florida.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Write-Up<br/> <a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/8_WriteUp.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/8t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"134\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      Often a core service for accounting firms, how a write-up system works and \n      integrates with client bookkeeping applications can be a major factor in \n      productivity. Accountants have continued to move to QuickBooks Premier Accountant \n      Edition because of the simple fact that it offers seamless integration with \n      the data from their clients&#039; versions of QuickBooks, along with other \n      tools for collaboration and import into Intuit&#039;s tax preparation systems. \n      PCSAI&#039;s Client Write-Up system, Thomson Reuters Write-Up CS and AccountantsWorld&#039;s \n      Accounting Relief AC led the pack behind QuickBooks. When their votes are \n      combined, the ATX and TaxWise write-up packages from CCH Small Firm Services \n      also fared well.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"&#035;cccccc\"> <strong>Trial Balance<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/9_TrialBalance.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/9t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"146\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      Providing a link between a business&#039; financials and their tax compliance, \n      trial balance is another important function, but one for which most accounting \n      firms do not use a specialized program. Of our voters, only 29 percent used \n      such a system. Of those who did, the Thomson Reuters Trial Balance CS package \n      received the most votes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Engagement Management<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/10_Engagement.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/10t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"152\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      About 22&#037; of firms reported use of an engagement management system. The \n      programs continue to grow in popularity, helping firms increase their productivity \n      through optimized workpaper management and workflow functions. The Engagement \n      CS system from Thomson Reuters edged past CCH&#039;s ProSystem fx Engagement \n      in this year&#039;s voting, but the market is still dominated by those \n      two and CaseWare&#039;s Working Papers.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"&#035;cccccc\"><strong>Audit/Engagement Tools<br/> <a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/11_Audit.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/11t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"159\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      While generally a service of larger practices, firms that offer audit services \n      are looking for ways to streamline the intensive process. Capital Confirmation \n      won the category this year for its Confirmation.com service, which also \n      received a Tax &amp; Accounting Technology Innovation Award this past June. \n      Smart e-Practice Aids from Thomson Reuters came in second, with Audit Confirmations \n      following.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <p><strong>Payroll<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/12_Payroll.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/12t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"150\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n        Our largest category by far, the market for payroll technology and service \n        is booming, with more than 40 vendors vying for the small business and \n        professional accounting market. The A-T-F system from Advanced Micro Solutions \n        (AMS) received very vocal voting support from its users, drawing more \n        than a quarter of all votes cast. Intuit&#039;s QuickBooks Enhanced Payroll \n        for Accountants came in second, while the hosted Payroll Relief AC system \n        from AccountantsWorld, PayChex and PayCycle trailed behind. But the top \n        five programs combined only accounted for about half of the market, with \n        the rest spread across dozens of other payreoll technology providers.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"&#035;cccccc\"><strong>Analytical/Forecasting/Budgeting<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/13_Analytical.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/13t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"150\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      This category is for specialty software that accountants can use to better \n      understand their clients&#039; financials and to help them strategize future \n      business activities based on more sound knowledge of their fiscal condition. \n      It is a growing field that is no longer dominated by a handful of companies, \n      but is instead spread fairly evenly across many.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Business Valuation<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/14_Valuation.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/14t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"166\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      The number of voters responding that they use a business valuation program \n      has increased to 16 percent, with the PPC Business Valuation system from \n      Thomson Reuters taking the largest share of votes. Products from NACVA and \n      ValuSource round out the top three.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"&#035;cccccc\"> <p><strong>Practice Management/Time &amp; Billing Systems<br/> <a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/15_Practicemgmt.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/15t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"150\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n        Whether professionals bill by the hour or on a flat rate structure, practice \n        management and time-based billing systems can provide valuable insight \n        into productivity. Unfortunately, about half of our voters still don&#039;t \n        use such a system. The following stats are for those who did report use \n        of a program.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Document Management &amp; Document Storage<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/17_Documentmgmt.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/17t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"158\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      Document management and storage is a cornerstone of the paperless process, \n      providing firms with tools for optimizing their workflow processes as engagement \n      materials are routed through the practice. Nearly 65&#037; of all voters cited \n      use of a program, with the popular Drake Software system gaining the vast \n      majority of votes due to its active user base. The Drake Document Manager \n      is included in the vendor&#039;s tax compliance system.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"&#035;cccccc\"><strong>Tax Document Automation<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/18_TaxAutomation.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/18t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"188\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      As a part of the modern practice, tax document automation is helping to \n      revolutionize the way tax data is acquired, allowing users to scan common \n      forms and have line information automatically extracted for use in their \n      compliance system. The Source Document module in Thomson Reuters&#039; \n      FileCabinet CS solution has proven popular, as have systems from Copanion, \n      CCH and SurePrep.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Workflow Optimization<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/19_Workflow.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/19t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"210\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      What is workflow? It varies in every practice, but the change to paperless \n      processes has caused some disruption, as professionals learn new electronic \n      management methods for client engagements and business management processes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"&#035;cccccc\"><strong>Website Builders for Accounting Firms<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/20_WebsiteBuilders.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/20t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"142\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      Tax and accounting pros love free/bundled services, as evidenced by Drake \n      Software&#039;s continued dominance in the website builders category. Once \n      again, its very loyal users voted up a storm, resulting in a win for the \n      company, which includes a basic website development tool and free hosting \n      with its tax software suite.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Client Portals<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/47_ClientPortals2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/47t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"136\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      A new category in this year&#039;s awards, the use of portals for client \n      collaboration and file sharing has grown incredibly in the last few years. \n      AccountantsWorld&#039;s CyberCabinet system won this year&#039;s voting, \n      with Intuit&#039;s Online Document Exchange just a tiny fraction behind. \n      ProSystem fx Client Portals and NetClient CS followed.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"&#035;ffffff\"> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"&#035;ffffcc\"> <p> <\/p> <p><strong><font color=\"&#035;0000ff\">CLIENT-SIDE ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS<\/font><\/strong><\/p> <p><strong> <\/strong><strong>Insight<\/strong>: Still the 800-pound gorilla, \n        Intuit&#039;s QuickBooks and QuickBooks Enterprise systems are, by far, \n        the dominant client-side accounting programs for small and mid-sized businesses \n        and non-profits. <\/p> <p>Over the past decade, accountants have increasingly adapted the professional \n        version of the program, resulting in a snowball effect that has the professionals \n        recommending the system to their clients because of the integration benefits. \n        Adding to the snowball is that, since the program is so widely used, there \n        is no shortage of experienced users on the market, and there are many \n        training, implementation and educational options available for QuickBooks \n        users, such as The Sleeter Group Consultants Network. <\/p> <p>For small, mid-sized and construction-focused businesses, the primary \n        challenger to QuickBooks continues to be Sage Software&#039;s Peachtree \n        line, while for non-profits, Sage&#039;s MIP Fund Accounting program \n        is the second most popular.<br/> <\/p>            <table width=\"600\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"><tbody><tr><td><div align=\"center\"><strong>Small Business Accounting<\/strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/21_SMBAccounting.jpg\"><br/> <img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/21t.jpg\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" height=\"133\"/><\/a><\/div><\/td><td><div align=\"center\"><strong>Mid-Range Accounting<\/strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/22t.jpg\"><br/> <img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/22t.jpg\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" height=\"147\"/><\/a><\/div><\/td><td><div align=\"center\"><strong>Construction Accounting<\/strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/23_Construction.jpg\"><br/> <img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/23t.jpg\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" height=\"134\"/><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div align=\"center\"><strong>Retail Accounting<\/strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/24_RetailAccounting.jpg\"><br/> <img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/24t.jpg\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" height=\"142\"/><\/a><\/div><\/td><td><div align=\"center\"><strong>Not-for-Profit<\/strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/25_NFP.jpg\"><br/> <img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/25t.jpg\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" height=\"137\"/><\/a><\/div><\/td><td><div align=\"center\"><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"&#035;cccccc\"><strong>QuickBooks Paperless<br/> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/26_paperless.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/26t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"152\"/><\/a>Insight<\/strong>: \n      As professionals go paperless, they are spreading the concept to their small \n      business clients, most of whom use QuickBooks. 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While online shopping is popular for many \n      products, when it comes to paper, toner, binders and other day-to-day office \n      gear, most professionals still use the major office stores or delivery services.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p> <p><font color=\"&#035;0000ff\"><strong>OUT-OF-OFFICE<\/strong><\/font><\/p> <p><strong>Favorite Form of Physical Exercise<\/strong><br/> <strong><a href=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/33_OutOfOffice.jpg\"><img src=\"http://www.cpata.com/images/2009_dec/RC/33t.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"138\"/><\/a><\/strong> Apparently tax and accounting professionals have a sense of humor, or \n        at least those voting in our awards do. The number one response in this \n        year&#039;s voting was, &quot;Who has time?&quot; Well, maybe that&#039;s \n        exhaustion and not a joke. 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Sage provides business management software and services to 2.9 million small and midsize businesses in the US and Canada, and 5.8 million worldwide.<\/p> <p><em>Software Magazine<\/em>&#039;s prestigious Software 500 ranks Sage the 35th largest software vendor in its worldwide rankings by revenue. The publication&#039;s annual list shows that among the top 35 Sage is one of only two vendors focused on ERP (enterprise resource planning) solutions and the only vendor exclusively serving the SMB (small to midsize business) market. Recognition from <em>Software Magazine<\/em> further demonstrates Sage&#039;s growing global impact, which includes market leadership rankings from analyst firms. IDC ranks Sage number one globally for financial applications vendors serving companies with fewer than 500 employees&#042; and Gartner identifies Sage number one globally for ERP vendors serving the lower midmarket.&#042;&#042;<\/p> <p>Sage North America recently received the Business Excellence Award from the Orange County, California Chapter of the British American Business Council. The Business Excellence Award honors business excellence and contributions to the business community throughout the county. Sage is also recognized by the <em>Orange County Business Journal<\/em> as the second largest software vendor in Orange County.<\/p> <p>&quot;These accolades are recognition of the ability of Sage employees, both locally and around the world, to serve customers in the SMB market,&quot; said Sue Swenson, CEO of Sage North America. &quot;The global strength of our Sage brand combined with the unparalleled understanding of our customers enables us to be a recognized leader in the small to midsized business market.&quot;<\/p> <p><strong>The &quot;Software 500&quot;<\/strong><br/> The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world&#039;s largest software and services suppliers targeting medium to large enterprises, their IT professionals, software developers and business managers involved in software and services purchasing. The ranking is based on total worldwide software and services revenue for 2008. Some 44 percent of the 2009 Software 500 companies are privately held.<\/p> <p>To view a list of the 2009 Software 500, please visit <a href=\"http://www.softwaremag.com/\" target=\"_blank\">www.softwaremag.com<\/a>.<\/p> <p><strong>About Digital Software Magazine, the Software Decision Journal, and Softwaremag.com<\/strong><br/> Digital Software Magazine, the Software Decision Journal, has been a brand name in the high-tech industry for 30 years. Softwaremag.com, its Web counterpart, is the online catalog to enterprise software and the home of the Software 500 ranking of the world&#039;s largest software and services companies. Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com are owned and operated by King Content Co.<\/p> <p><strong>About BABC-OC<\/strong><br/> BABC-OC is the Orange County chapter of the British American Business Council (BABC), the largest transatlantic business organization with 25 chapters and 3,000 member companies based in major business centers throughout North America and the United Kingdom. The Orange County chapter provides strategic benefits to its members through outstanding educational business programs alongside business and social networking events, all featuring internationally prominent guests from the business, policy and political sectors. Working to support and foster transatlantic business as well as establish Orange County as a business center for foreign-based businesses, BABC-OC&#039;s membership represents some of Orange County&#039;s most elite companies.<\/p> <p><strong>About Sage North America<\/strong><br/> Sage North America is part of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier of business management software and services. Sage North America employs more than 4,100 people and supports nearly 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 14,500 people and supports 5.8 million customers worldwide. 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if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story]) {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_titles.hiddenClosing;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_titles.visibleClosing;
}
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story == '8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3af3a212f96' && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] ) {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3af3a212f96.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3af3a212f96.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3af3a212f96.contents;
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] == 'v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3af3a212f96') {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3af3a212f96.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3af3a212f96.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story == '8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3dd07513512' && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] ) {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3dd07513512.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3dd07513512.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3dd07513512.contents;
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] == 'v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3dd07513512') {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3dd07513512.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3dd07513512.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story == '8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ad94182f7d' && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] ) {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ad94182f7d.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ad94182f7d.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ad94182f7d.contents;
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] == 'v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ad94182f7d') {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ad94182f7d.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ad94182f7d.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story == '8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f' && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] ) {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f.contents;
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] == 'v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f') {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ac63c22f5f.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story == '8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49' && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] ) {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49.contents;
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] == 'v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49') {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3ab56c62f49.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story == '8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226' && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] ) {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226.contents;
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] == 'v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226') {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3bdca133226.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story == '8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f' && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] ) {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f.contents;
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] == 'v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f') {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2693aa1e0126d3b15a44303f.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story == '8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55' && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] ) {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55.contents;
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] == 'v8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55') {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e777dcb1b55.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story == '8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36' && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] ) {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36.contents;
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] == 'v8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36') {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef259c7ffe01260e9ff9e41d36.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story == '8a7c9fef2498713201249c6ecfca2ee8' && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] ) {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2498713201249c6ecfca2ee8.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2498713201249c6ecfca2ee8.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2498713201249c6ecfca2ee8.contents;
if (v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story && v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details['v' + v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_story] == 'v8a7c9fef2498713201249c6ecfca2ee8') {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2498713201249c6ecfca2ee8.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_details.v8a7c9fef2498713201249c6ecfca2ee8.hiddenClosing;
}
v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html += v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_main.closing;
if (document.getElementById('zift_html_8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7')) {
document.getElementById('zift_html_8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7').innerHTML = v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html;
} else {
document.write(v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_html);}
document.write(v8a7caa111a138b24011a1649c76101a7_main.tracking);