Tercera Construction Keeps It in the Sage Family and Deploys Sage Timberline Office as Company Expands in Canadian Market

RICHMOND, BC and BEAVERTON, OR--(Marketwire - May 3, 2011) - Sage North America, a provider of business management software and services to more than three million small and midsized businesses in Canada and the United States, today announced that Tercera Construction, based in Vancouver British Columbia, has selected Sage Timberline Office as its construction software solution. Shortly after opening its doors, Tercera Construction used Sage Simply Accounting and then transitioned to a web-based construction application before coming back to the Sage product line and choosing Sage Timberline Offices as the company's solution.

Sage Timberline Office is a powerful financial and operations software for construction and real estate management industries -- software designed to control costs and maximize revenues. With its integrated and scalable approach, Sage Timberline Office continues to be the market leader by providing a modular and flexible solution with a robust feature set that can add greater depth and breadth when required.

"After conducting some research, one name kept coming up: Sage Timberline Office. So we attended an information session with Sage Construction and Real Estate and were impressed that the tools were designed specifically for contractors," said Dennis Donovan, president of Tercera Construction. "The added benefit was having the aid of a local business partner that assisted us with the setup and configuration of the software as well as helped us avoid some missteps that would have cost us in the long run. We knew then that the investment would pay off for our employees, partners and clients."

Once Tercera had the software in place, Donovan immediately recognized the competitive advantage Sage Timberline Office brought to the team. The company's software is hosted by a third-party hosting service making data easily accessible to employees from the field. Integration with industry-standard tools captured building information for estimates which proved to be more accurate and cost-effective by saving time.

"At Sage, we're committed to delivering beyond our customers' expectations to help them meet their needs and maximize their productivity," said Jon Witty, vice president and general manager of Sage Construction and Real Estate. "In Tercera's case, its services needed to be hosted by a third-party. Patrick Baker, one of our local business partners, helped to bring Tercera's goals to fruition while making the transition as seamless as possible."

About Tercera Construction
Tercera Construction is a boutique contractor focusing on solving our clients' needs. We believe in the use of technology to solve the assumption gap between us and our clients. With the practical use of Revit, Timberline Office, and cloud server technology we are able to show our clients what they are buying and quantify our assumptions anywhere there is an internet connection.

About Sage Construction and Real Estate Solutions
Sage's construction and real estate products include Sage Timberline Office, Sage Timberline Enterprise, Sage Master Builder, and Sage Peachtree software that are industry-tailored to help companies optimize financial and operational performance. With over 40 years in the industry and more than 20,000 construction and real estate customers, Sage product lines have been recognized as the most widely used applications for construction estimating, job costing, accounting, payroll, and project management in the mid-market, according to the Construction Financial Management Association's (CFMA) 2010 Information Technology Survey for the Construction Industry.

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.

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