RICHMOND, BC, Feb 04 (MARKET WIRE) --
Sage Software announced today the availability of Simply Accounting by Sage
Premium
2008 - Education Version, which introduces real accounting to students at high
schools and post-secondary educational institutions throughout Canada, and lays
the
foundation for preparing them for careers as accountants or bookkeepers.
Releasedannually to more than 3,000 schools across Canada through the Simply
Accounting
Educational Partner Program, this year's Education Version marks the first time
that Sage Software will make available Simply Accounting by Sage Premium,
one of the most comprehensive versions in the product line.
"In 2007, we registered an additional 500 schools into our Simply Accounting
Educational Partner Program bringing the number of schools in the program to
more than 3000 across Canada, and reaching more than 300,000 students -- that's
phenomenal growth," said Jennifer Warawa, director, Sage Software Accountants
Network and Educational Programs for Canada. "Our Education Version assists
students with learning basic accounting principles, as well as prepares them for
pursuing future careers as accountants or bookkeepers. Just as we are
committed to providing small businesses with the best accounting software
package on the market, we want to ensure students have access to and can take
advantage of learning how to use the leading small business accounting
solution in Canada. Our free education outreach program helps to create a
win-win solution for the entire community through strengthening the job pool
with prospective employees or entrepreneurs who have experience using Simply
Accounting."
An extension of the Simply Accounting product line, Simply Accounting
Premium -
Education Version offers multi-currency and bilingual features as standard
functionality, along with all the new features in the most recent product line
release for 2008, including:
-- A new home window design that offers improved navigation within the
product, along with easier access to information, including balances and
reports using customizable shortcuts which can be placed on the desktop to
streamline tasks, and;
-- Reporting improvements such as dynamic onscreen sorting, report layout
enhancements, and print to PDF capability.
In Canada, Sage Software offers a solid network that encompasses the
largest small business accounting customer base, the largest and strongest
accountant and partner programs, and a strong educational outreach program for
training the next generation of accounting professionals. Simply Accounting is
the #1 recommended accounting software in Canada.(1) Sage is the leading
vendor in the Canadian small and medium-sized customer (SMB) segment.(2)
The Simply Accounting Educational Partner Program is a free program
available to
schools across Canada that register to become members. In addition, the
program makes available a free downloadable version of Simply Accounting by Sage
Premium - Student Version to students of member schools for home study. For
schools interested in joining the Simply Accounting Educational Partner Program,
please visit
http://www.simplyaccounting.com/partners/educationalpartners/educators/
About Sage Software
Sage Software supports the needs, challenges and dreams of nearly 2.8
million
small and mid-sized business customers in North America through easy-to-use,
scalable and customizable software and services. Our products 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 Software is a subsidiary of The Sage Group plc, a leading
global supplier of accounting and business management software solutions and
related
products and services for small and mid-sized businesses. Formed in 1981,
Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and the Group now has 5.4
million customers and employs over 13,000 people worldwide. For more
information,
please visit the Web site at www.sagesoftware.com/moreinfo or call (866)
308-2378.
Copyright2008 Sage Software, Inc. All rights reserved.
(1) Information based on an online survey of 574 accountants who work with
small business clients, conducted in Canada in August 2007.
(2) Source IDC Canada 2008 Report - Canadian Enterprise Applications 2006
Vendor Shares, (IDC Doc #CA9EA7)
Contacts:
Marchell Gillis
770-724-4256
marchell.Gillis@sage.com
Mark Priscaro
925-931-7048
mark.priscaro@sage.com
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