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Sage Evolution end-user day for customers large and small

Business management software a must for all businesses.


Johannesburg, 03 Jul 2013

Don't let the awesome power of your enterprise resource planning software go to waste. This was the urgent message from Daryl Blundell, sales director of Sage Pastel Accounting, at the company's first ever Sage Evolution end-user day.

"When we learnt that 41% of businesses don't use their ERP (enterprise resource planning) software to its full potential, we immediately set up a day devoted to helping our customers understand the full power that Sage Evolution puts at their disposal," said Blundell. "With Sage Evolution, our users are always on top of their business' finance and management strategies."

Sage Pastel has been developing cutting-edge accounting and business software for over 20 years. It's therefore no surprise that this progressive South African company continues to evolve its full-function ERP programme to meet is users' needs.

Particularly popular is the innovative mobile app, which offers users a great competitive advantage by extending business borders as it enables anywhere, any time transactions, improving the ability and readiness of companies to do business. This sales-enablement tool is suitable for every size of organisation, whether it has two or 200 customer-facing staff, allowing them to instantly access real-time customer data and inventory details on their handheld devices, create on-the-spot quotes and take instant orders.

Complementing the features and functionality of Sage Evolution is a comprehensive range of add-on modules, some developed by the company's trusted third-party developers. These enable users to customise Sage Evolution to their specific business and industry needs.

The end-user day focused on the integrated and holistic view that Sage Evolution offers users, as it brings all the aspects of the business' operating environment together. One of the key messages to come out of the event was that modern-day ERP systems offer substantial strategic benefit to all businesses, regardless of size.

"Entrepreneurs want to do more than just create invoices for their enterprises. Our users want leading-edge technology that supports their big business aspirations," said Blundell, who acknowledged that the days of enterprise resource planning being only for large organisations were gone. "An investment into this kind of program will support our clients' growth aspirations but also scale with them, meaning they won't have to make significant IT changes a few years down the line."

Customers at the end-user day were treated to a highly entertaining presentation by South Africa's award-winning tech guru, Simon Dingle, a technology editor at Finweek magazine and the host of (tech)5 on 5FM. As the communications consultant to the likes of Google and The Shuttleworth Foundation, Dingle is always up to date on business and digital trends. He lauded Sage Pastel for remaining at the cutting edge of business technology: "Once you've turned the corner with digital technology, everything changes, and for businesses, embracing technology can cause fundamental differences to strategic and operational efficiency."

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Sage Pastel Accounting

Sage Pastel Accounting is South Africa's leading developer of accounting, payroll and business management software for the small, medium-sized and large enterprise market. Since inception, Sage Pastel has developed an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the industry, establishing itself as a market leader and the preferred choice of South African business. The numbers speak for themselves, as thousands of businesses use Sage Pastel Accounting to run their businesses and trust Sage Pastel to help them achieve their business ambitions.

Sage

Softline was founded in 1988 by Ivan Epstein, Alan Osrin and Steven Cohen. The company was established during the formative years of the business software industry in South Africa, and soon became the leader in the provision of business software and services to small and medium-sized companies. In 2003, Softline was acquired by UK-based company, the Sage Group. Softline officially changed to Sage in February 2013 to align with its parent company, Sage Group. It continues to provide local expertise backed by the global Sage brand.

The Sage Group

The Sage Group is a leading global provider of business management software to small and medium-sized companies, creating greater freedom for them to succeed. Sage understands how and why each business is unique. It provides products and services that suit varying needs, are a pleasure to use, and are secure and efficient. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and entered the FTSE 100 in 1999. Sage has over six million customers and more than 13 380 employees in 24 countries covering the UK and Ireland, mainland Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia, Asia and Brazil. For further information, please visit www.sage.com.

Editorial contacts

Jennifer Kann
Lingo Communications
(+27) 11 447 0321
jennifer@lingocom.co.za
Daryl Blundell
Sage Pastel Accounting
(+27) 11 304 3426
daryl.blundell@pastel.co.za