Scottsdale, AZ (May 2, 2006) - Sage Software announced today that CMP Media LLC’s Network Computing magazine has awarded SageCRM.com with its 2006 Well-Connected Award for On-Demand CRM Service in its Enterprise Applications category. The Well-Connected award honors outstanding technology products featured in head-to-head product evaluations conducted by the publication during the past year, and builds upon SageCRM.com being named its Editor’s Choice in a hosted CRM comparison over Salesforce.com, Microsoft, NetSuite, RightNow Technologies and Entellium Corporation.

“SageCRM.com offers full-service CRM at a competitive price,” noted Lori MacVittie, Senior Technology Editor for CMP Media LLC’s Network Computing, in the publication’s May issue. “Customizing Sage CRM was a breeze. Integration via Web services rounded out this well-connected hosted solution, and the graphical workflow-design environment will encourage business managers to take control of their own processes.”

Sage CRM was first to market (August 2003) with a CRM solution that allows organizations to choose either an on-demand or on-premises deployment and provides the ability to migrate between them in order to accommodate an organization’s changing business needs and IT resource constraints.

“The Well-Connected Awards are unique because they’re the only industry awards given by technologists based on real-world use and integration. We view all products, technologies and services from the same perspective as our readers – our peers – do,” said John Siefert, Publisher of Network Computing. “This is an important distinction from any other award program – the products selected in the Well-Connected Awards have been tested in an actual business environment and judged by our editors themselves. They are truly innovative solutions that work, and we have the metrics to prove it.”

Sage CRM / SageCRM.com
Sage CRM is an easy to use and feature-rich CRM solution that integrates vital sales, marketing and customer support information for small and mid-sized businesses. Sage CRM provides flexible deployment options and is available as an on-demand CRM solution at SageCRM.com, or as an on-premises CRM system, providing users the freedom to choose a CRM system deployed the way they want it. Sage CRM also includes a remote data synchronization client and support for wireless devices.

A special Sage Accpac CRM edition enables bi-directional front- and back-office integration with the award-winning Sage Accpac ERP accounting and business management solutions.

Sage CRM is available for $595 per user for on-premises licensing and $69 per user per month for on-demand SageCRM.com deployment. Sage CRM offers another industry-first rent-to-own investment protection guarantee that returns 50% of a customer's first year on-demand subscription fees if they move to an on-premises Sage Software CRM Solution including Sage CRM or Sage CRM SalesLogix.

Sage CRM and SageCRM.com are part of Sage CRM Solutions, the only family of CRM products designed specifically for the needs of small and mid-sized businesses that also includes ACT! by Sage and Sage CRM SalesLogix. For more details, visit www.sagecrmsolutions.com or call (800) 643-6400.

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