Sage and Netvibes Form Strategic Alliance to Bring The Best of Web 2.0 Technologies to the Enterprise

Joint sales, marketing and technology efforts start immediately to deliver
Netvibes user personalization and widget dashboard technologies to mid-sized
enterprises
SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--
Modern enterprise workforces are seeking a better way to manage the rapidly
growing array of internal enterprise tools and databases, client media and
industry feeds, and personal Web 2.0 networks and applications they rely on
everyday. Today Sage ERP X3, part of the Sage Group plc, a global leader in
business management software and related services, and Netvibes
(business.netvibes.com), the personal dashboard publishing platform for the Web,
announced a strategic sales, marketing and technology alliance to develop and
distribute new solutions to simplify everyday business processes and personalize
the workforce environment. These new technologies will be presented in Q1 2010,
as part of the next generation of Sage ERP X3, the leading ERP solution used by
mid-sized enterprises in more than 39 countries.

"More than 5.8 million small and mid-sized businesses rely on Sage software
because it is simple to use, rapid to deploy and cost effective. We're proud to
partner with Netvibes because they focus on these exact same customer benefits,"
said Emmanuel Obadia, Sr.VP Sage ERP X3 & FRP. "While the enterprise software
industry continues its march towards complexity, we hope to bring the focus back
to the user by making everyday enterprise business processes easier to manage
with innovations such as Netvibes personal dashboard technology."

Effective immediately, this strategic partnership aligns the two companies'
sales, marketing and technology efforts to rapidly bring new Enterprise 2.0
innovations to mid-market companies worldwide. Joint development has already
begun on new personal workspace dashboard technologies that will bridge the gap
between professional enterprise tools and personal Web 2.0 applications and
content, enabling the workforce to seamlessly manage both on a personal,
individual level from any web capable device. These new features will be
presented in Q1 2010, as an integral part of the much anticipated launch of the
next generation Sage ERP X3, which will help mid-sized enterprises simplify
processes, streamline expenses and personalize interfaces for individual
workers.

Starting today, Sage ERP X3 also joins as a premier reseller partner of Netvibes
personal dashboard publishing solutions. Already more than a thousand of the
world's leading interactive agencies, brands, enterprises and publishers use
Netvibes to deploy personal dashboards for global audiences, clients and
employees. With this new partnership, Netvibes personal dashboard publishing
technology will further expand to reach the businesses that rely on Sage ERP X3
in more than 39 countries.

"Employees aren't asking for tools to make their workdays more complicated.
Instead, businesses looking for ways to make things simpler and easier for
employees to manage many different tasks at once, so they can focus on what's
really important," said Freddy Mini, CEO, Netvibes. "By combining Sage's
world-class enterprise software with Netvibes' award-winning user interface and
personalization technology, we will usher in a new generation of workforce
solutions that can truly deliver on the promise to make the enterprise more
personal and productive."

About Sage ERP X3 (http://www.sageerpx3.com)

Sage ERP X3 is a dedicated solution for medium and large businesses by design.
With over 150 000 users world-wide, Sage ERP X3 is for more than 10 years a
proven comprehensive ERP solution for the mid-market specific requirements and
challenges in various industries from manufacturing, services to distribution
and many more. More than 2,500 companies have selected Sage ERP X3 because it is
easy to use, fast to implement and cost effective.

About Sage Group plc (http://www.sage.com)

The Sage Group plc is a leading global supplier of business management software
and related services, with 5.8 million customers worldwide. Formed in 1981, Sage
was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and now employs over 14,500
people worldwide..

About Netvibes (http://business.netvibes.com)

Founded in 2005, Netvibes pioneered the first personal dashboard publishing
platform for the Web. For consumers, Netvibes.com is the most awarded startpage
where millions of people around the world personalize and publish all aspects of
their daily digital lives. For agencies and publishers, Netvibes` universal
widget technology (UWA), widget distribution services and Premium Dashboards
help rapidly deliver brand observation rooms and user-personalized marketing
campaigns. For companies, Netvibes Enterprise delivers secure, scalable personal
workspaces, portals and industry dashboards.

Today, Netvibes powers personalization for more than 1000+ of the world's
leading brands, interactive agencies, government organizations, non-profits and
enterprises--serving half a billion widgets every month. Netvibes
(http://www.netvibes.com) has offices in Paris, London and San Francisco.

For Sage ERP X3
Damien LOUVET, +33.1.41.66.25.14
damien.louvet@sage.com
or
For Netvibes
Vincent Chang, 415-806-1769
vincent@netvibes.com

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