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The company
known as LA Technology, distributor for Accpac International
throughout sub Saharan Africa, was established by Jeremy
Waterman in 1989 and was acquired by Accpac International in
2000. Following that acquisition the newly named entity,
ACCPAC Africa, enjoyed tremendous success throughout Africa
for another four years until it was acquired by the Sage
Group Plc in 2004, and renamed to Softline Accpac. |
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Jeremy
Waterman |
Softline Accpac is a division of Sage Plc responsible for the
distribution, marketing and support of all of Sage’s global
products. Our wide range of internationally recognised products
throughout Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands include Sage Accpac
ERP, Sage CRM and Sage ERP X3. Softline Accpac delivers varied and
proven business management solutions to organisations in many
sectors which include financial, distribution, service management,
retail, warehouse management, manufacturing and CRM for both mid and
large size markets. These solutions are implemented throughout 130
countries via a global network of qualified solution providers,
boasting a number of 150 in Africa alone.
Products within the Softline Accpac stable include those well known
to over four thousand local customers being Accpac
ERP, Accpac CRM, Accpac RMS (Retail Management Solutions),Service
Manager, Accpac Intelligence and Accpac Insight. A more recent and
very exciting addition to our portfolio is Sage ERP X3, a
full-service enterprise management software solution for
mid-to-large organisations. Sage ERP X3 offers an efficient
multi-company solution with a wide choice of languages, currencies,
enterprises, locations and legislations as required by organisations
operation across multiple countries.
About Softline
Softline is the wholly owned African subsidiary of the global giant
Sage Group plc, an established London FTSE 100 corporation with
operations spanning the globe. Sage Group Plc has more than 14,500
employees, 5.8 million customers, offices in 26 countries around the
world, 30 000 business partners and 40 000 accountants.
Softline is a leading provider of accounting, payroll and CRM
software solutions to small, medium and large sized companies.
Founded in 1988 by Ivan Epstein, Alan Osrin and Steven Cohen,
Softline was established during the formative years of the software
industry and listed on the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa in
February 1997. Softline expanded to establish a strong position
within its area of focus in South Africa and Australia.
Focused on the development of accounting, payroll and CRM software
solutions, Softline has a 16 year track record as a market leader.
The group has a broad range of products offering users a variety of
software solutions to run their businesses efficiently. Softline's
leading brands include Softline ACCPAC, Softline PASTEL (Account and
Payroll) and Softline VIP. The combination of the group's product
offerings provide Softline customers with comprehensive,
well-branded accounting, payroll and CRM software solutions.
About Sage
The Sage Group Plc is a leading supplier of accounting
and business management software solutions and services to 6.1
million small and medium sized clients worldwide. With over 13400
employees, the Sage Group comprises market-leading businesses
throughout Europe, United Kingdom, North America, South Africa and
Australia. Sage Plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in
the FTSE100 for the financial year ending 30th September 2009, the
Group's revenue was $2,158 billion. Sage has a market capitalization
of $4,2 billion. |
