A very interesting analysis and study provided by Manufacturing Software Advice about Sage products in the US

The guide gives a pictorial representation of Sage offerings along with the Advantages of various product offerings and suitability to various industry segments.

A good piece of information packaged well in a small article

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By market share, SAP is the largest business applications software vendor. Oracle is number two. You probably knew that. Do you know the third largest applications vendor?

Sage, with 8% market share, is the third largest business applications software vendor. And in the SMB segment (companies with fewer than 500 employees), it’s the largest. Sage is a $1 billion plus company whose software products power hundreds of thousands of organizations’ mission-critical functions. However, given the evolution of this highly acquisitive company, its product portfolio and corporate background might merit some explaining. We’ll give it a try.

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Sage Software announced today the availability of Peachtree Payroll with Accounting. The new, affordably priced bundle is available at retail and is designed for start-ups that need to quickly set up their payroll, and for existing small businesses that do not have an automated system, are outsourcing payroll, or have separate payroll and accounting. The software bundle includes Peachtree Select Payroll, Peachtree Pro Accounting 2009, and six months’ free support to help small businesses quickly and easily automate their finances and payroll, while maintaining control of payroll activities in house all in one integrated solution.“We understand the challenges that small businesses are facing in these uncertain economic times, we care about their needs, and are here to help them every step of the way,” said Connie Certusi, general manager, small business accounting solutions, Sage Software. “We are introducing this bundle to assist small businesses in getting on the right financial path.”

Now more than ever, small businesses need control of and visibility into their business processes, particularly around payroll activities and managing their business’s finances. Peachtree Payroll with Accounting provides all of the essentials of the stand-alone Peachtree Pro product, including the ability to track and invoice customers, track payments, create reports, and track and manage inventory. It also provides real-time alerts on a variety of key financial and inventory indicators, module-level password security, an internal accounting review, and 100 MB of Peachtree Online Backup powered by Iron Mountain.

The financial management tools of Peachtree Payroll with Accounting are complemented by Peachtree Select Payroll, making it easier for companies to pay employees by providing the tools to help keep payroll on time and accurate, including the ability to print paychecks from a PC, automatically calculate deductions, earnings, and taxes, track vacation and sick time, track and manage benefits, print signature-ready e-forms, and e-file taxes.