Data Import/Export Module

Import data from many external applications.
Import initial chart of accounts, vendor information, and customer information when you set up a new system.
Import many types of transactions including journal vouchers, cash disbursements, cash receipts, budget transactions, and accounts payable invoices.
Import data from comma separated variable (*.csv) file format, automatically generate a session ID number, and apply a date mask to identify the format of any date.

Export data in spreadsheet, database, and word processing formats to external applications for outcome-based and performance reporting.

Sage Software offers a portfolio of brands that serve small and medium-sized companies throughout North America. Here is a brief background on the company's product lines and markets served.

Overview
Sage Software offers leading business management products and services that give more than 2.3 million small and medium-sized businesses* (SMBs) in North America the insight for success throughout the lives of their businesses.

For more than 25 years, Sage Software has delivered easy-to-use, scalable and customizable applications through its portfolio of leading brands, including Sage Abra, Sage Accpac, ACT! by Sage, Sage BusinessVision, Sage CPA Accounting, Sage CPA Practice Manager, Sage FAS, Sage MAS 90, Sage MAS 200, Sage MAS 500, Sage MIP Fund Accounting, Sage Fundraising, Peachtree by Sage, Sage SalesLogix, and Sage Timberline Office, among many others. These applications cover a full range of business needs including accounting, customer relationship management, contact management, human resources, warehouse management, specialized industry needs, and more.

(*Does not include CRM.)

Structure
Sage Software's parent company, The Sage Group, plc. (London: SGE.L), reaches a global client base that numbers 4.4 million SMB customers worldwide. It serves these businesses through more than 8,000 employees in operations in North America, the UK, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, South Africa, Australia, and various countries in Asia. By the end of fiscal year 2004, the North American revenue of Sage Software was $516.6 million.

Market
Sage Software serves small companies with 25 or fewer employees, and medium-sized companies with up to 500 or more employees. Revenues of these companies are from $5 million to $100 million annually. In serving these companies, Sage Software encompasses the following divisions and brands, organized by market, customer size, and distribution channel:

Small Business Division

Accounting Solutions — Peachtree by Sage, DacEasy, Simply Accounting by Sage, and Timeslips by Sage
Contact Management Solutions — ACT! By Sage

Mid-Market Division

Accounting Solutions — Sage Accpac, Sage BusinessVision, Sage Businessworks Gold, Sage MAS 90, Sage MAS 200, Sage MAS 500, Sage PFW
Construction and Real Estate — Sage Timberline Office
CRM Solutions — Sage SalesLogix, Sage CRM
Nonprofit Solutions — Sage MIP Fund Accounting, Sage Fundraising /li>
Specialized Business Solutions — Sage FAS, Sage Abra, Sage Carpe Diem, Sage CPA Accounting, Sage CPA Practice Manager, Sage TimeSheet