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SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 2, 2007 -- Sage Software, the North American operations
of the Sage Group, plc (LSE : SGE ), announced today that Joe Bergera has
been named senior vice president and general manager of the Sage Global CRM
organization, comprising worldwide product development and marketing for
the ACT! by Sage, SageCRM/SageCRM.com and Sage SalesLogix product lines.
Most recently, Bergera has managed ACT! and Sage SalesLogix global product
delivery teams, as well as ACT! North American commercial activities for
Sage Group. He will continue these roles in addition to the newly appointed
Global CRM leadership duties, operating from the company's Scottsdale,
Arizona research and development center.
"Our most recent global CRM initiatives have established the strong
infrastructure we need to deliver our CRM brands around the world," said
Ron Verni, CEO of Sage Group's North American operations, Sage Software.
"We are now sharpening our focus on product strategies to deliver to our
small and mid-sized business customers both standalone CRM solutions and
CRM solutions that are part of our integrated suites offerings."
Prior to Sage, Bergera held executive management roles with several
multinational technology firms where he was responsible for CRM and
customer analytics among other business solutions. He is recognized for his
expertise in global strategy and operations, and is a graduate of The
University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business.
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support accounting, operations, customer relationship management, human
resources, time tracking, merchant services and the specialized needs of
the construction, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit and
real estate industries. Sage Software is a subsidiary of The Sage Group
plc, a leading international supplier of accounting and business management
software solutions and related products and services for small and
mid-sized businesses. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock
Exchange in 1989 and the Group now has 5.2 million customers and employs
over 13,000 people worldwide. For more information, please visit the Web
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