Groundbreaking performance, scalability and cost effectiveness for Sage ERP X3 v6 running on Oracle® Database 11g R2

Sage ERP X3 and Oracle reinforce commitment to maximise value for their mutual customers

Paris, January 20, 2010. Sage ERP X3 is announcing a new performance landmark for mid sized and large companies with the release of Sage ERP X3 v6, Sage’s global mid market ERP solution developed for growing companies with sophisticated, international requirements. Reinforcing a technology relationship built over the years with Oracle, Sage ERP X3 leverages Oracle® Database 11g R2, amongst others, Oracle Real Applications Clusters and Oracle Exadata Storage Servers to offer scalable, cost-effective software architecture and to support their mutual customers’ long term growth.

Sage ERP X3 can be deployed on a variety of databases, giving customers flexibility and choice. The combination of Sage ERP X3 and Oracle provides a robust and innovative solution, which enhances Sage ERP X3’s value and performance through the ability to support several thousand concurrent users, process several hundred thousands transactions per hour and synchronise data across customer’s sites. This enables businesses to achieve a tangible return on investment through improved efficiency and response time.

“It is vital for us to provide our customers with a cost effective, easy to own solution that takes account of both their current and future requirements. Oracle’s technology allows us to offer midsized and larger customers a scalable, flexible, easy to administer and cost effective IT environment”, said Emmanuel Obadia, Senior Vice President, Sage ERP X3. “Achieving the right level of IT investment for business growth is a critical issue and this combined solution helps our customers achieve just that.”

“It’s good to see Sage ERP X3 making such innovative use of Oracle’s core technology for the benefit of its customers in terms of cost-effectiveness and scalability,” said Chris Baker, Senior Vice President, Core technology, Oracle EMEA. “Oracle and Sage’ ERP X3’s technology alliance reflects our determination to support our mutual customers’ business growth in the long run. Oracle has led the industry with offerings such as Oracle Exadata Storage Servers and Oracle Real Application Clusters; and working with switched-on vendors such as Sage increases the number of customers who can benefit from Oracle’s technological excellence.”
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About The Sage Group plc

The Sage Group plc is a leading global supplier of business management software and related products and services, principally for small to medium-sized enterprises. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989. Sage has 6.1 million customers and 13,400 employees worldwide. We operate in over 24 countries covering the UK, Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia, India and China. For further information please visit www.sage.com.

About Sage ERP X3

Sage ERP X3 is a dedicated solution for mid-market companies with international demands. Over 2,700 customers representing 150,000 users worldwide already chose Sage ERP X3 because it is easy to use, fast to deploy and cost effective. For more than 10 years Sage ERP X3 has been a proven and comprehensive ERP solution addressing mid-market companies specific requirements and challenges in various industries from manufacturing, services to distribution and many more. Sage ERP X3 is present in 50 countries and counts a network of 1,500 Sage professionals and 150 partners in its ecosystem.

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