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8 unusual facts about Sage Group


Barclays Africa Group

Absa was founded in 1991 through the merger of various financial service providers such as the United Bank (South Africa), the Allied Bank (South Africa), the Volkskas Bank Group as well as the Sage Group.

Big River Telephone

Big River Telephone operates with advanced technology CRM software from The Sage Group.

MySAP All-in-One

SAP All-in-One competes with Microsoft Dynamics (which is replacing Microsoft Business Solutions), Oracle Corporation and Infor Global Solutions globally, and with a variety of national packages such as those sold by Sage in many countries around the world.

Sage Group

In an interview with The Times, the CEO of Sage's UK business stated that: "Acquisitions are part of our DNA".

In 2008 Sage funded the revival of The Krypton Factor television series for ITV as a part of the Business Brain Training campaign.

On 1 October 2010 Guy Berruyer became CEO of Sage Group; Berruyer had previously been CEO of Sage's Mainland Europe & Asia operations.

The Company was founded by David Goldman together with Paul Muller and Graham Wylie in 1981 in Newcastle, to develop estimating and accounting software for small businesses.

The Sage Gateshead was completed in 2004 at a cost of £70 million, and has since become a main sight on the River Tyne.



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