New Simply Accounting by Sage HR Manager Simplifies and Cuts the Cost of HR for Small Business Owners

RICHMOND, BC, May 27 (MARKET WIRE) --
With cost efficiency being top of mind for many small business owners
today, investing in inexpensive new technology to automate processes can
bring fast returns. The tasks surrounding managing employees is an area
where business owners and office managers can automate quickly without
having to incur the costs of hiring a full time HR professional or
outsourcing the HR function.

Simply Accounting by Sage HR Manager, being launched today by Sage North
America, is a new, low cost, employee record-keeping solution that allows
small business owners and office managers to easily and securely manage
employee information in one place. This new human resources solution is
part of the Simply Accounting by Sage family of products which has more
than 500,000 registered users, and is the #1 choice for small businesses
in Canada*. Sage has more than 5.8 million small and mid-sized business
customers worldwide.

"Millions of businesses around the world rely on Sage solutions to help
drive efficiency in their operations," said Jamie Sutherland, vice
president and general manager, Simply Accounting. "This gives us unmatched
access to the 'ear' of business owners, so we can understand what their
needs are and deliver the best solutions and best customer experience
possible. With Simply Accounting by Sage HR Manager, we're responding to
our customers' requests for a low cost and secure HR system that connects
to their accounting software."

Simply Accounting by Sage HR Manager consolidates all employee information
including salary, performance, absences, and training in one location. Its
reporting system allows small businesses to not only track government
regulated employee information in a secure environment, but also to create
more personalized services, such as tracking an employee's service
anniversary or date of birth, without having to incur the additional costs
of hiring a HR professional.

Simply Accounting by Sage HR Manager helps users:

-- Keep track of all employee vacations, attendance, and sick leave
-- Obtain easy-to-read reports to manage absences and training
-- Maintain all key employee information in a centralized area for easy
retrieval
-- Keep all employee information secure by providing a range of access
rights
-- Quickly import employee data from Simply Accounting

Price and Availability

Simply Accounting by Sage HR Manager is available in English and French
versions for $149 per user at www.simplyaccounting.com/hr and by phoning
888-261-9610, option 6. The product is also available at retail stores
including Staples, London Drugs, Future Shop, Office Depot and Best Buy.
Current SimplyCARE customers can add Simply Accounting by Sage HR Manager
to a plan starting from $99.00.

About Sage North America

Sage North America is part of The Sage Group plc, a leading global
supplier of business management software and services. At Sage, we live
and breathe business every day. We are passionate about helping our
customers achieve their ambitions. Our range of business software and
services is continually evolving as we innovate to answer our customers'
needs. Our solutions support accounting, operations, customer
relationship management, human resources, time tracking, merchant
services and the specialized needs of the construction, distribution,
healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit and real estate industries. Sage
North America employs approximately 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, employs
more than 14,500 people and supports more than 5.8 million customers
worldwide. For more information, please visit the web site at
www.sagenorthamerica.com or call 866-308-2378.

* Based on an independent survey of 296 accounting software decision
makers of Canadian businesses conducted in June 2008 and an independent
survey of 331 accountants who work with small business clients conducted
in Canada in May 2008.

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Media Contact:
Monisha Khanna
604-207-8676
monisha.khanna@sage.com

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