Sage Payment Solutions to Exhibit Its Payment Processing Services, Sponsor Closing Event at CSPA's Mid-Year Meeting

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwire - May 2, 2011) - Sage Payment Solutions, the payments division for Sage North America and a multinational payment processor to more than 155,000 small and midsized businesses (SMBs) and organizations, today announced they will exhibit their payment processing services and sponsor the closing event at Consumer Specialty Products Association's (CSPA's) Mid-Year Meeting, being held this week at the Chicago Marriott Downtown in Chicago. CSPA is the voice for the household and institutional products industries.

Sage Payment Solutions services, including the Sage Exchange Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliant payment processing platform, will be demonstrated in booth #5 at the Mid-Year Meeting's Innovention trade show. The meeting's Sage Payment Solutions-sponsored closing event will be held at the world-acclaimed Adler Planetarium on Thursday, May 5. Attendees will be able to tour the exhibits; enjoy good food, drink, and music; and be entertained by a special sky show designed for the occasion.

Now approaching its 90^th year, CSPA's Mid-Year Meeting offers events and programs, networking, and business-to-business opportunities and information on the latest trends and issues in the legislative and regulatory arenas for leaders in the consumer specialty products industry. Attendees represent all CSPA divisions -- aerosol, air care, cleaners, polishes, automotive care, antimicrobial, and pest management.

This year's Mid-Year Meeting theme, "Finding Opportunity in Adversity," illustrates that, in this time of changing fortune, no company has a guaranteed place at the top. Staying ahead of the game is what this meeting is all about, looking ahead to work together for a creative future. The CSPA Mid-Year Meeting and Innovention show attracts almost 500 industry executive and senior management teams. For more information, visit http://www.cspa.org/midyear2011/.

About Sage Payment Solutions
Sage Payment Solutions has been providing businesses and organizations with electronic payment systems for more than 20 years. The company allows more than 155,000 merchants to accept multiple forms of payment, including credit and debit cards, electronic checks, Check21, gift and loyalty cards, and automatic recurring payment. Sage Payment Solutions provides a wide range of secure standalone and integrated payment processing solutions, including Sage Exchange, Sage Virtual Terminal, Sage Mobile Payments, and Sage Patient Payments. Based in McLean, Va., Sage Payment Solutions is a division of Sage North America. For more information, call 800-261-0240 or visit www.sagepayments.com. Follow Sage Payment Solutions on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SagePayments and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sage-Payment-Solutions/205407626691.

About Sage North America
Sage North America is part of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier of business management software and services. Sage North America employs 4,000 people and supports 3.2 million small and midsized business customers. The Sage Group plc, formed in 1981, was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and now employs 13,400 people and supports 6.3 million customers worldwide. For more information, please visit the website at www.sagenorthamerica.com. Follow Sage North America on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/SageNorthAmerica, and Twitter, http://twitter.com/#!/sagenamerica.