Microsoft's .NET Platform Enhances Already Flexible Sage MAS 500
Irvine,
CA - February 14, 2002 - Sage
Software, Inc., a leading provider of business management solutions,
announced its use of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET for Sage MAS 500, a flexible, scalable and full-featured e-business management
solution.
Sage has made a
seven-year commitment to building the Sage MAS 500 product line
using earlier versions of Microsoft Visual Basic .NET. Sage chose the
Microsoft .NET platform based upon its ability to extend Sage’s
reach beyond current approaches to client server and Web development,
and because the platform provides a stronger foundation for
interoperability, extensibility and integration. By continuing with
Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, a cornerstone language in Visual Studio
.NET, Sage MAS 500 customers are assured a smooth transition
to the Microsoft .NET platform.
Sage resellers applaud
the move. The customization capabilities within Sage MAS 500 allows channel partners to leverage their Microsoft Visual Basic
skills to extend the application’s feature set and integrate other
internal systems to meet customer requirements.
“We chose Sage MAS 500 as our preferred application in large part due to the
technology platform direction Sage Software chose with Microsoft
Visual Studio .NET,” says Greg Archambault, president of Weymouth,
Mass.-based BHE Consulting, Inc. “It’s good to see that investment
extended with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET.”
Microsoft, too, sees the potential synergy that could be created.
“We’re pleased to
see Sage again taking advantage of and adapting Microsoft development
platforms to create and extend mid-market business applications,”
notes John Montgomery, group product manager for the Developer and
Platform Evangelism Division at Microsoft Corp. “Our longstanding
technology relationship, especially Sage’s ongoing commitment to
Visual Basic .NET, will continue to create mutually beneficial
business opportunities.”
Sage MAS 500 is suitable for companies with more than 20 employees, and is
available through authorized Sage solution providers. For pricing and
additional product information, please call (800) 854-3415. For
product information only, visit www.sagesoftware.com.
About Sage Software, Inc. Sage Software, Inc., is a leading provider of
integrated accounting, business management, HR/payroll and fixed asset
solutions for mid-sized companies in North America. Sage provides
critical business insights for bottom-line decision making through a
full range of easy-to-use, scalable and customizable applications,
including Abra, MAS 90, MAS 200, Sage MAS 500, FAS, BusinessWorks and
Platinum for Windows by Sage. Known for outstanding customer support,
Sage has been honored with five STAR (Software Technical Assistance
Recognition) Awards from the Service & Support Professionals
Association over the past five years, and certified by the Support
Center Practices program for the past four. Sage Software, Inc. is a
subsidiary of The Sage Group plc, the world's leading provider of
business management software for mid-sized companies, with sales of $630
million and more than 2.7 million customers worldwide. Other U.S.
subsidiaries include Interact Commerce Corporation, Micro Information
Products and Peachtree Software, comprising the software industry's most
comprehensive portfolio of small to mid-sized business solutions. For
further information on business management and accounting solutions,
call (800) 854-3415. For additional information on HR/payroll and fixed
asset management solutions, call (800) 424-9392 or (800) 363-2405,
respectively. Visit us on the Web at www.sagesoftware.com.