Sage ERP X3 Celebrates Success and Focuses on Future Growth

Sage ERP X3 Ecosystem Gathers for a Three Day Symposium

PARIS, February 4, 2011 - Several hundred of people ranging from pre-sales, sales and marketing
from 17 different countries gathered in Paris, for the Sage ERP X3 Global
Sales meeting. The three day event took place from January 26-28 inclusive,
highlighting the rapid growth that Sage ERP X3 has had in just three years,
and the symposium also welcomed tens of Sage ERP X3 partners, ISVs and VARs
from 8 countries, including Oracle who wasthe flagship sponsor of the event.
This was the first global meeting organised by the new Sage ERP X3 global
team with the dual objective of supporting and growing the Sage ERP business
and ecosystem as well as energizing even more the teams around the world.

A 41% growth over 3 years

Sage ERP X3, Sage Group's global midmarket ERP software, has rapidly
become one of the leading ERP vendors globally since its launch in January
2010. In the last twelve months, 300 new customers have adopted Sage ERP X3
taking the total number of customers globally to more than 3,000 customers,
is now available in 53 countries and has more than 165,000 users worldwide.
As a result of this growth Sage ERP X3 recently entered the 2010 Magic
Quadrant for ERP for Product-Centric Midmarket Companies addressing the needs
of product-centric companies with between 100 and 999 employees and with
annual revenue between US$50 million and US$1 billion.

A new organisation

Having recognised that customers increasingly require solutions to manage
businesses at an international level, Sage has recently introduced an
international team to support the development of the Sage ERP X3 business by
sharing knowledge, skills and resource, business development, country
enablement, training,consulting and international support. This international
team is led by software veteran Christophe Vanackere, Director of
International Operations for Sage ERP X3, who joined in February 2010.
Together with Emmanuel Obadia, Sr. Vice President of Enterprise Products,
leading product management, marketing & communication globally and Francois
Gibaud in charge of the R&D organisation they are bound to drive, under
Christophe Letellier's leadership, Sage's ERP X3 growth.

Sage's global ERP X3 community now consists of more than 500 people
within Sage and over 1,500 external consultants from more than 200 business
partners and system integrators around the world.

Christophe Letellier, General Manager of Sage ERP X3 said "When I came
in, we were expecting high growth from Sage ERP X3. Finally, the number of
Sage ERP X3 clients has increased by 41% over three years and we have been
recognized by key analysts as a major vendor, as our new presence in the
Gartner Magic Quadrant for midmarket ERP solutions attests. Our ongoing
investment into Sage ERP X3, your presence and the numerous attendance of our
partners to this event is testimony to the success and future growth of Sage
ERP X3".

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 6.3 million customers and 13,400 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.

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Tel: +44(0)207-0256500 and speak to David Vindel

For further media enquiries: Please contact: sagex3team at redconsultancy.com, Tel: +44(0)207-0256500 and speak to David Vindel