Sage responds to business appetite for cloud and AI, moving business builders closer to world of invisible accounting

RICHMOND, BC--(Marketwired - Jan 25, 2017) - Around half of small businesses say they are ready to run their companies using Bots and Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to new global research from Sage. The research comes as Sage announces five new cloud accounting solutions across seven global markets to take business builders and entrepreneurs closer to the future where accounting is invisible.

Today Sage, the market and technology leader in cloud accounting announced:

• Five global cloud solutions: Five new accounting cloud solutions across seven global markets for business of all sizes.
• More than 20,000 Sage AI users: Tens of thousands of 'new to Sage' customers adopt accounting chat bot Pegg within six months since launch.
• Over 100 new and fully integrated ISV's on the Sage Marketplace: Building on Sage's heritage of strong partnerships, including new global relationships with Salesforce, Microsoft, Apple and Slack.
• Invisible accounting by 2020: Leading the business builders of tomorrow towards an "invisible accounting" environment so they can focus on building their business.

The new cloud solutions highlight Sage's vision to automate back-office functions and empower business builders around the world to achieve invisible accounting by 2020. These include:

• Sage One -- Easy to use cloud accounting solution for start-up businesses that manages everything from sales and purchasing to cash flow and taxes. The latest release is now available in US, UK, Canada, Ireland and newly available in France and Germany.
• Sage One with Pegg, the world's first accounting chat bot is now integrated with Sage One, which acts as a smart assistant, and enables users to track expenses and manage finances through popular messaging apps. Available in the US only with further global roll out planned for 2017.
• Sage Live -- A powerful, customizable, and cost-effective cloud accounting solution. Built on the Salesforce Lightning user interface, customers can manage multiple locations and currencies all in the palm of their hand, whilst taking advantage of the add-on solutions available on the Sage market place and the Salesforce App exchange. Now available in France, Germany and Spain.
• Sage 50c -- Sage's trusted accounting solution now gives its customers greater flexibility and power with the integration with MS Office 365. This new version is designed to give Sage 50 customers complete control over their accounts. Now available in the UK with further global roll out planned for 2017.
• Sage People -- Sage People is a fast and flexible cloud Human Capital Management (HCM) solution for mid-sized enterprises. Available now in the UK, US, Canada and Australia with further roll outs to come. 

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