Sage Group Brands US Products Under The BEST Software Corporate Brand Name
IRVINE, Calif. - July 31, 2001 -The Sage Group, plc, a leading supplier of business management software solutions in the mid-market, today announced that their US financial and time tracking products will share the common brand name of Best. The change will be effective January 1st, 2002.

"The purpose of this change is to create a unified presence in the US market place by combining our strong product brands under a well-established US corporate brand name--Best" stated Ron Verni, Chief Executive Officer of Sage US Operations. "Our US divisions currently sell market-leading products under both the Sage and Best brand names. Moving to one well-established corporate brand will simplify the selling and marketing process and let prospects know that Best is the one brand that can meet all their business management software needs."

The products that will be combined under the Best corporate name include: MAS 90 and MAS 200, the market-leading business management solutions for companies with 10 to 500 employees; Enterprise Suite, a three-time winner of the Microsoft Industry Solution awards; Platinum for Windows by SSI; BusinessWorks; DacEasy; Timeslips; Carpe Diem Electronic Time Sheet; and TimeSheet Professional. These products will join FAS, the number one fixed asset management product; Abra, the market-leading HR and payroll solution; and Imperativ under the Best brand umbrella.

The Peachtree and One-Write Plus products will continue to be marketed under the strong Peachtree brand, with the Best brand name used as an endorsement rather than as a major branding element.

The branding change does not affect Interact Commerce Corporation, publisher of ACT!, the best-selling contact management product, and SalesLogix, the leading CRM product in the mid-market.