Sage, a division of Sage Software Ltd, has launched its latest version of Sage Line 500, a fully integrated, Windows 2000/ NT-based software solution offering comprehensive business support for medium to large-scale businesses.

Sage Line 500 creates a wide-ranging business management solution for manufacturing, distribution and service companies, that can cover every aspect of your business – from the initial customer order to after-sales service, in the front and back office, on the shop floor and in the warehouse. It caters for international organisations, is multi language, multi currency and complies with country specific legal and fiscals.

Sage Line 500 offers a full suite of modules, which can be customised according to individual business requirements. For example these specialist modules are suitable for use in finance, distribution, manufacturing and service companies.

The Sage Web Enterprise product suite is part of the Sage Line 500 solution, allowing your business to rapidly expand online when the time is right, making effective use of your initial investment. You can reduce the need for complex configuration and maintenance of desktop PCs, with fast, efficient and secure access to Sage Line 500 from an Internet browser. This allows you to automate the sales order process, for instance - over the web, keeping your business open to customers throughout the world 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Sage Line 500 also:

• Keeps you fully in control of your business, with international support, control and consolidation where necessary.
• Provides a single, integrated package, with a relational database and an open architecture giving access to easy-to-use information, complemented by a wide range of Standard Application Program Interfaces.
• Scales up easily to add more users and functionality to support your links with third-party software.
• Capitalises on Microsoft technology to provide a powerful database, which is easy to use and customisable.

Andy Gass, general manager of Sage, said: “Sage Line 500 offers all of the advantages of a tried and tested solution with the outstanding performance and web capability that are essential for success in today’s competitive business environment.

“Whether you operate in a manufacturing, production, distribution or business services environment, Sage Line 500 provides the necessary integrated business information and firm management control you need to balance increased profitability with high service levels.”

Sage Line 500 is available from Sage partners which are detailed at www.sageenterprisesolutions.com. Alternatively, for further information, please call the customer information hotline number on 0845 600 5999.

About Sage

Sage Software Ltd is a subsidiary of The Sage Group plc, a leading international supplier of mainstream PC business software solutions. Formed in 1981, the Group was floated on the stock exchange in 1989 and now employs over 4,000 people worldwide in its market leading companies throughout Europe and the USA

About Sage

Sage is a market leader in providing web-enabled financial, distribution and manufacturing software to mid-range businesses. Formed after the acquisition of Tetra International by the Sage Group in 1999, Sage is now part of the world’s leading supplier of accounting and business management software. Sage Group plc is an established FTSE 100 company with more than 2 million customers worldwide.

Based in Winnersh, Berkshire, Sage has 7,000 sites with users in 80 countries and installations ranging from 4 to over 1000 concurrent users.

For more information contact:

Suzy Goulding/Lindsey McKenna
Sage press office
Tel: 0191 255 3000
Email: suzy.goulding@sage.com/lindsey.mckenna@sage.com.
Or alternatively, please go to the Sage website at www.sageenterprisesolutions.com.