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Sage updated attendees on its product road map and better acquainted users and partners with the new CEO Sue Swenson. <br /><br /> She is not a software Blackberry Professional Software from AT&amp;T. Save up to 57&#037; until June 6th. Click to learn more. person, writes Beagle Research Managing Principal Denis Pombriant in his blog post Insights on Insights. That doesn&apos;t seem to matter. <br /><br /> &quot;Swenson is from the telco space and is very smart. It is also important to note that she is not a software person, but she has great instincts&#059; I would even say CRM instincts. To her credit, Swenson has not done anything rash. She has refused to make change for the sake of change and instead has embarked on a long&#045;term outreach effort. 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Others gain respect from the people they lead based on things they&#146;ve done for those people or for their company. <br /><br /> John Maxwell, a leadership expert and author, stressed these points this week during a keynote speech at Sage Insights, Sage Software&#146;s partner conference, in National Harbor, Md. <br /><br /> He shared a story of meeting mountain climber John Whittaker.  When Maxwell asked him what his biggest accomplishment was, he felt certain Whittaker&#146;s response would be that he had climbed Mt. Everest. <br /><br /> Instead, he responded that he had taken more people to the top of Mt. 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Previous programs such as the Fast Track for Growth and the Marketing Alliance program will be under the Grow your business category. <br /><br /> In Hire Talent, programs such as 100/100 will be a part of this package along with other resources such as an &#036;8,000 cash grant, personality profile services, and ...<\/span><span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f2e63dce009d&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.itbusiness.ca&#037;2Fit&#037;2Fclient&#037;2Fen&#037;2FCDN&#037;2FNews.asp&#037;3Fid&#037;3D48412' target='_blank'>[Read Full Article]<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f299d4ca0073&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.webcpa.com&#037;2Farticle.cfm&#037;3Farticleid&#037;3D27779&#037;26pg&#037;3Dros' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f299d4ca0073\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f26fa6e6002d&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.crn.com&#037;2Fsoftware&#037;2F207603396&#037;3Bjsessionid&#037;3DL31VBCXMFIT2OQSNDLPCKH0CJUNN2JVN' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f26fa6e6002d\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><\/div><div id='zw_details_8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f26fa6e6002d' style='display:none;'><div style='padding-top:3px;' align='left' id='full_4'><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f2e63dce009d&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.itbusiness.ca&#037;2Fit&#037;2Fclient&#037;2Fen&#037;2FCDN&#037;2FNews.asp&#037;3Fid&#037;3D48412' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f2e63dce009d\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2a7a8b94297&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.1to1media.com&#037;2Fweblog&#037;2F2008&#037;2F05&#037;2Fclevel_customer_centricity.html' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2a7a8b94297\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='zwInlineTitle' style='text-align:left;height:auto'><a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f26fa6e6002d&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.crn.com&#037;2Fsoftware&#037;2F207603396&#037;3Bjsessionid&#037;3DL31VBCXMFIT2OQSNDLPCKH0CJUNN2JVN' target='_blank' >CRM&#045;ERP App Integration Efforts On Track, Sage Says<\/a><span style='clear:both'><\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_4'><\/div><div class='zwContentText'><span class='zwInline'><span>Sage Software is taking steps to transform its disparate, sometimes overlapping applications into a more integrated product line. <p>Sage executives, speaking at the company&apos;s annual Insights &apos;08 partner conference outside Washington D.C. on Tuesday, said they are making good on their promise to enhance and integrate the vendor&apos;s CRM applications under its CRM Solutions 2010 blueprint and better integrate those apps with other Sage products.<\/p><p>Sage launched two &quot;Extended Enterprise Solution&quot; suites for small and midsize businesses based on the company&apos;s popular Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 ERP application sets. The suites incorporate SageCRM and Sage MAS Fixed Assets applications and business intelligence capabilities in a single package with simplified user&#045;based licensing and pricing.<\/p><p>Sage will begin selling the suites through Sage MAS channel partners in late June. Sage recently debuted a similar package based on its Sage Accpac accounting applications.<\/p><p>Earlier this year Sage released the Sage CRM Solutions 2010 strategy outlining plans to integrate its ERP and CRM applications to help channel partners and customers better link front&#045; and back&#045;office operations and improve business workflows. The blueprint is also expected to make it easier for customers to use, say, the Act contact management application with Sage CRM and SalesLogix applications, or migrate from one application to another.<\/p><\/span><span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f26fa6e6002d&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.crn.com&#037;2Fsoftware&#037;2F207603396&#037;3Bjsessionid&#037;3DL31VBCXMFIT2OQSNDLPCKH0CJUNN2JVN' target='_blank'>[Read Full Article]<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f2e63dce009d&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.itbusiness.ca&#037;2Fit&#037;2Fclient&#037;2Fen&#037;2FCDN&#037;2FNews.asp&#037;3Fid&#037;3D48412' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f2e63dce009d\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2a7a8b94297&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.1to1media.com&#037;2Fweblog&#037;2F2008&#037;2F05&#037;2Fclevel_customer_centricity.html' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2a7a8b94297\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><\/div><div id='zw_details_8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2a7a8b94297' style='display:none;'><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://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f26fa6e6002d&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.crn.com&#037;2Fsoftware&#037;2F207603396&#037;3Bjsessionid&#037;3DL31VBCXMFIT2OQSNDLPCKH0CJUNN2JVN' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f26fa6e6002d\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2ebd2af4305&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fblogs.itworldcanada.com&#037;2Fcdn&#037;2F2008&#037;2F05&#037;2F13&#037;2Fnew&#045;sage&#045;ceo&#045;swims&#045;with&#045;sharks&#037;2F' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2ebd2af4305\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='zwInlineTitle' style='text-align:left;height:auto'><a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2a7a8b94297&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.1to1media.com&#037;2Fweblog&#037;2F2008&#037;2F05&#037;2Fclevel_customer_centricity.html' target='_blank' >C&#045;Level Customer Centricity<\/a><span style='clear:both'><\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_5'><\/div><div class='zwContentText'><span class='zwInline'><span><p>&quot;I&apos;m passionate about customers. I always start with, how does that affect the customers?&quot;<\/p><p>Those were the words of Sage Software President and CEO Sue Swenson yesterday during the opening keynote at Sage&apos;s <a href=\"http://sagesoftwareinsights.com/home/\">Insights<\/a> partner conference. Swenson was emphasizing to partners how important customer relationships are to her, and to Sage. <\/p><p>I always love to hear that kind of customer focus, but it especially strikes a chord when someone at the C&#045;level not only talks the talk but walks the walk. Because as we all know, an enterprisewide customer strategy can only succeed if company leaders believe in the power of customer centricity, communicate that to their employees, and deliver on it.<\/p><p>Swenson seems to be that type of leader. During her tenure as COO of T&#045;Mobile U.S. she took a leading role in the company&apos;s process of executives going out and talking to customers and employees firsthand, then meeting to discuss the feedback and set action plans. One example she gave was convincing a top executive in the legal department to shorten a 15&#045;page contract customers had to sign for phone service to a two&#045;page contract.<\/p><\/span><span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2a7a8b94297&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.1to1media.com&#037;2Fweblog&#037;2F2008&#037;2F05&#037;2Fclevel_customer_centricity.html' target='_blank'>[Read Full Article]<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f26fa6e6002d&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.crn.com&#037;2Fsoftware&#037;2F207603396&#037;3Bjsessionid&#037;3DL31VBCXMFIT2OQSNDLPCKH0CJUNN2JVN' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119f1ab1d0119f26fa6e6002d\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2ebd2af4305&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fblogs.itworldcanada.com&#037;2Fcdn&#037;2F2008&#037;2F05&#037;2F13&#037;2Fnew&#045;sage&#045;ceo&#045;swims&#045;with&#045;sharks&#037;2F' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2ebd2af4305\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><\/div><div id='zw_details_8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2ebd2af4305' style='display:none;'><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://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2a7a8b94297&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.1to1media.com&#037;2Fweblog&#037;2F2008&#037;2F05&#037;2Fclevel_customer_centricity.html' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2a7a8b94297\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119b135ae0119e40afa1244c2&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fcrm.tmcnet.com&#037;2Ftopics&#037;2Fsaas&#037;2Farticles&#037;2F27888&#045;sage&#045;software&#045;announces&#045;mas&#045;90&#045;ees&#045;launch.htm' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119b135ae0119e40afa1244c2\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='zwInlineTitle' style='text-align:left;height:auto'><a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2ebd2af4305&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fblogs.itworldcanada.com&#037;2Fcdn&#037;2F2008&#037;2F05&#037;2F13&#037;2Fnew&#045;sage&#045;ceo&#045;swims&#045;with&#045;sharks&#037;2F' target='_blank' >New Sage CEO swims with sharks<\/a><span style='clear:both'><\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_6'><\/div><div class='zwContentText'><span class='zwInline'><span><p>My first take on Sue Swenson, the brand new CEO of Sage Software, is that it&apos;s way too early to say anything about her.<\/p><p>However, I will say this. At her introductory keynote address at the Sage Insights 08 conference in Washington, DC, Swenson, a former T&#045;Mobile USA chief executive, was smart enough not to make any proclamations and instead just made some general observations.<\/p><p>Telling the packed crowd that Sage has great products and should focus on the customer is nothing knew. Those are fine comments to make, but they&apos;re also very safe comments to make. I think the Sage channel partners were expecting some kind of vision, and that hey did not get that at all. <\/p><p>However, what they did get was interesting. Swenson told a story about when she swam with sharks in San Francisco bay to help out a business partner, while she was in the wireless industry. The swim was part of an ad campaign for Ericsson.<\/p><p>The reason why Swenson did this was not because of fame or fortune, but because she had been conducting business with Ericsson, her partner, for a few years that was mutually profitable for both her and Ericsson.<\/p><\/span><span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2ebd2af4305&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fblogs.itworldcanada.com&#037;2Fcdn&#037;2F2008&#037;2F05&#037;2F13&#037;2Fnew&#045;sage&#045;ceo&#045;swims&#045;with&#045;sharks&#037;2F' target='_blank'>[Read Full Article]<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2a7a8b94297&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.1to1media.com&#037;2Fweblog&#037;2F2008&#037;2F05&#037;2Fclevel_customer_centricity.html' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2a7a8b94297\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119b135ae0119e40afa1244c2&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fcrm.tmcnet.com&#037;2Ftopics&#037;2Fsaas&#037;2Farticles&#037;2F27888&#045;sage&#045;software&#045;announces&#045;mas&#045;90&#045;ees&#045;launch.htm' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119b135ae0119e40afa1244c2\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><\/div><div id='zw_details_8a7caa1119b135ae0119e40afa1244c2' style='display:none;'><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; 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...<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119b135ae0119e40afa1244c2&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fcrm.tmcnet.com&#037;2Ftopics&#037;2Fsaas&#037;2Farticles&#037;2F27888&#045;sage&#045;software&#045;announces&#045;mas&#045;90&#045;ees&#045;launch.htm' target='_blank'>[Read Full Article]<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2ebd2af4305&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fblogs.itworldcanada.com&#037;2Fcdn&#037;2F2008&#037;2F05&#037;2F13&#037;2Fnew&#045;sage&#045;ceo&#045;swims&#045;with&#045;sharks&#037;2F' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119b135ae0119e2ebd2af4305\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/action/wst.html?t=1&amp;wid=8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f&amp;cid=8a7caa1119b135ae0119e40dec8b44cc&amp;forward=http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fcrm.tmcnet.com&#037;2Ftopics&#037;2Fcrm&#037;2Farticles&#037;2F27883&#045;crm&#045;solutions&#045;2010&#045;strategy&#045;mapped&#045;out&#045;sage.htm' onclick='zwShowDetails(\"8a7caa1119b135ae0119e40dec8b44cc\",\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7caa111a32e9de011a353eddee013f\");return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><\/div><div id='zw_details_8a7caa1119b135ae0119e40dec8b44cc' style='display:none;'><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; 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  The strategy, according to the Sagians, guides global development of the Sage CRM Solutions product family comprised of ACT! by Sage, Sage CRM, and Sage SalesLogix. 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