Sage Announces Sage ERP X3 Version 6.2 With New Enhancements and Functionality

PARIS, May 26, 2011 -

- Focus on Quality With Over 320 Improvements to Version 6.1 and ERP
Modernization

Sage (www.sage.com/) (LON:SGE.L), a leading
global supplier of business management software, has announced Sage ERP X3
v6.2 with over 320 enhancements to v6.1, including key updates to the SAFE X3
platform and financials, manufacturing and distribution modules. In addition
with v6.2, Sage Enterprise Webtop(TM) is made available as a connected
service, Sage Search is an integral part of SAFE X3, and EDM (electronic
document management) is provided as an extension. Standard Edition, a version
of Sage ERP X3 designed for domestic, independent companies or group
subsidiaries, is made available on v6.2 in North America and Europe and Sage
is also announcing that Sage SalesLogix (www.sagesaleslogix.com/) CRM
solution and Sage ERP X3 have been integrated using SDATA(TM), the Sage
Group standard protocol.

Sage Enterprise Webtop(TM) is a component of Sage's SAFE X3 platform
that allows users to connect to Sage ERP X3 through personalized dashboards
and widgets, leveraging the Netvibes publishing platform. It enables all
users to directly participate in key business processes via a secure access
to Sage ERP X3 data and workflows from any mobile device, as well as access
to public, business or personal information (such as RSS feeds, Social Media,
Videos and more) via a personalized dashboard. It opens and decentralizes
access to Sage ERP X3 not only to enterprise users, but also to all business
stakeholders as business partners, suppliers and customers, for greater
flexibility and collaboration. Sage Enterprise Webtop(TM) provides Dashboard
Intelligence (business.netvibes.com/index.php) capabilities to the
extended enterprise.

Additional functionalities now available in Sage ERP X3 v6.2 are: Sage
Search, an innovative tool that facilitates research in any field of Sage ERP
X3 via an easy-to-use search box; EDM which indexes and archives electronic
documents and content, accessed directly from the ERP; and the inclusion of
Standard Edition, mono legislation designed for local companies with now
available in the US, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Switzerland.

Emmanuel Obadia, Senior VP, Sage ERP X3 commented,
"With this new version we are delivering new functionality such as Sage
Enterprise Webtop(TM) and Sage Search, integrating the SDATA(TM) protocol.
We've also greatly enhanced v6.2 with hundreds of module improvements which
will benefit our customers and further deliver on ERP modernization, helping
mid-market businesses implement real systems of innovation without activity
disruption. We are constantly looking for ways to build on our product
quality so that our customers have the best possible user experience.
Delivery of this latest product release is part of that aim."

Some Specific Module Enhancements in v6.2

- Finance module: Account Management Simplification, Reminders Campaigns,
Operating Budgets (Purchase detail, Budget Closing), Fixed Asset Management,
Banking Communication

- Manufacturing module : Stock and WIP accounting, Reorder Plan,
Sampling, Work Order List, Work order cost calculation in work order close,
Navigation in Work Order

- Distribution: Sales workflow, Office integration and Quotation

- Safe X3: Web Services Methodology, Portal

For details on all major enhancements delivered with
Sage ERP X3 v6.2 go to www.sageerpx3.com.

More on Standard Edition

Sage ERP X3 Standard Edition is designed for domestic, independent
companies or group subsidiaries with limited IT resources, but which still
need an ERP system that is simple to implement, rapid to deploy and with a
broad functional scope. It employs simple and user-friendly ergonomics to
ensure users quickly become accustomed to the system and contains preset
elements that represent customer best practice, helping companies 'go live'
quickly and make use of an evolving structure. The preset elements include 16
specific roles, a setup wizard tool enabling 200 processes, over 60
statistics and over 400 ready-to-run reports with data migration and plug-and
play functionality. Customers can easily upgrade at any time from Standard
Edition to the complete edition of the ERP without any neither migration nor
customization losses.

Standard edition provides access by roles, ready to use KPIs an
actionable methodology and embeds best practices from our existing ecosystem.

Supported by Alliances

The launch of v6.2 is supported by existing alliances with Talend and
Verteego. With Talend users benefit from productivity gains achieved by
faster exchanges (migration, extraction and synchronization) as well as the
integration of Sage products with third party products via SDATA*. Verteego
provides a greenhouse gas management solution that can be interfaced with
Sage ERP X3 to automate the carbon accountability process. The solution keeps
carbon accounting in real time in order to support measurement and reporting
on a company's carbon footprint and actions taken to reduce emissions.

*SDATA is specifically designed as a business application protocol and
establishes both a consistent integration interface for Sage applications as
well as a pattern for custom extensions that are designed for application
integration. SDATA is a REST based protocol that provides a lightweight,
internet friendly and high performance method of sharing data.

Notes to Editors:

About The Sage Group plc

The Sage Group plc is a leading global supplier of business management
software and related products and services, principally for small to
medium-sized enterprises. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London
Stock Exchange in 1989. Sage has more than 6 million customers and 13,600
employees worldwide. We operate in over 24 countries covering the UK, Europe,
North America, South Africa, Australia, India and China. For further
information please visit www.sage.com.

About Sage ERP X3 (www.sageerpx3.com)

Sage ERP X3 is a dedicated solution for mid-market and larger companies
with international demands enables its clients to transform and perform
through technologies. Over 3,000 customers representing 165,000 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 specific
requirements and challenges in various industries from manufacturing,
services to distribution and many more. Sage ERP X3 is present in 53
countries and counts a network of more than 1,500 Sage professionals and 200
partners in its ecosystem.

Contacts: For further Sage ERP X3 media enquiries, please contact: Jenny Tandy
Email: sagex3team at redconsultancy.com, Tel: +44(0)207-0256500