Sage Promises Compelling Value in Sage MAS 90 and 200 4.5

Sage has released a Pre-Release Guide for MAS 90 and 200.  According to Sage, MAS 90 and 200 4.5 Beta is currently targeting the month of August. General Availability
and a new Early Adopter program for customers will follow closely in late summer 2011. The
physical auto-shipments to Business Partners and Customers are expected to begin in the autumn
timeframe, late in calendar 2011. Additional details on the Early Adopter program will be
communicated soon.

The Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 4.5 release will focus on providing compelling value to
existing customers, being more competitive in the marketplace, and providing a smooth
upgrade transition.

Substantial value will be provided to existing customers by addressing
their top enhancement requests, including the ability to add SageCRM licenses to Sage
ERP MAS 90, 200, and 200 SQL. To encourage adoption, all Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200
customers will be eligible to receive a free SageCRM Server license and one free SageCRM
user license when upgrading to 4.5. The Business Framework will allow the flexibility to
provide current and new customers to choose ProvideX or Microsoft SQL Server. A
migration process will be provided to assist Business Partners with upgrading Sage ERP
MAS 200 for SQL 3.7x customers to Sage ERP MAS 200 SQL 4.5.

The main features and functionality enhancements in Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 4.5 will
be in Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Purchase Order, and Sales Order. These customer requested
features and functionality were obtained through various feedback and evaluation
methods, including the Sage customer enhancement request website and user surveys.
Many of the new features that will be incorporated are similar to the main features and
functionality of 14 select Extended Solutions titles. Also, all 36 enhancements that have
been provided through the Product Updates for 4.4 will be included in the 4.5 release.
Sage ERP MAS Intelligence will be enhanced in 4.5 to include Reporting Tree capabilities
and additional sample reports. With 4.5, Intelligence will be compatible with the Sage ERP
MAS 200 SQL product.

Sage Qualifies the contents of the Pre-Release Guide as follows:

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