The Sage Group Plc is the largest supplier of mainstream PC accounting software in the world, with a comprehensive range of products for small and medium-sized businesses.
Results for the Group for the year ending 30 September 1997 saw turnover increase by 12 per cent to £152.1 million for £136.2 million in 1996, and pre-tax profits grow by 25 per cent to £37.6 million.  The company's current market capitalisation is approximately over £650 million.
The Sage Group provides a comprehensive range of products and services through subsidiaries in the US and throughout Europe.

The main product lines are:

Sage Enterprise - Sage Enterprise is an industry leading, web enabled, financial, distribution and manufacturing system, designed for mid range and larger organisations. Based on Windows NT/Windows 2000 operating systems, Enterprise offers reliability, scalability and international coverage. An Enterprise system will provide an advanced level of functionality that can be fully adapted and configured to meet an oragisation's requirements.

Sage Line 200 - Sage Line 200 is a fully web enabled and integrated solution for small to medium sized organisations. Based on the Windows NT operating system Line 200 offers a range of financial, distribution and assemble/build to order modules to enable an organisation to gain complete control and share information across the business. The Line 200 package is scalable to meet the needs of your growing business and will provide a rapid return on investment from fast implementation and ease of configuration. Read more

Sage Line 100 - A multi-company, multi-currency solution which can run either in Windows or DOS workstations.  User entry level is single user. As a business expands it is crucial to have flexible software for managing the increased accounting demands. Sage Line 100 is extremely versatile; it comprises of a series of powerful modules that can be configured to suit your particular business requirements.

Sage Line 50 - Aimed at companies with up to 50 employees and a turnover of up to £2 million, it speeds up procedures through simplifying complex accounting tasks and ending repetitive routines. With four accounting solutions to choose from - Accountant, Accountant Plus, Financial Controller and Financial Controller Network - Sage Line 50 will make a dramatic difference to your business.

Easy to set up and operate, Sage Line 50 is based on familiar procedures used in manual accounting. Plenty of on-screen prompts are included to let you create, file, access and update all your financial information. To enable you to access and analyse your accounting data quickly and easily, we have included free of charge our two management information tools, Sage Forecasting and Sage Informer 50. Sage Line 50 is also fully integrational with other business software, including the Microsoft Office package.

Line 50's web-enabled features complement this versatility and integration. You can prepare your business for the future with confidence, using a host of flexible e-business facilities including e-Banking and e-order processing. Sage Line 50 offers small to medium-sized businesses convenience, flexibility, simplicity and value for money. Read more.

Sage Payroll for Windows - A single user package which can be linked to either Sage Line 100 or Line 50 products.

Telemagic - A contact management system which will link to Sage Line 50.  It allows the user to maintain diaries, schedule tasks, and keep a database of clients with a history of contact meeting, letters, and phone calls.