Sage Accpac introduces fully Arabic version of its market leading Sage Abra HRMS solution

Dubai, UAE May 3rd 2006 - The human resources business in the Middle East is set to take a positive turn, as a complete Arabic version of the leading HR management solution, Sage Abra, becomes available in the market. Sage Accpac Middle East, the largest provider of mid-market end-to-end business software solutions, today announced the availability of the fully Arabized version of Sage Abra. The solution will allow medium and large organizations to tap into International HR Best Practices while complying with local labour laws in individual countries in the Middle East.

"By automating and organizing human resources processes, Sage Abra replaces paper-based, time-consuming, and error-prone methods, and provides powerful tools for managing information about employees - an organization's greatest asset and investment. There is a tremendous need for a powerful and standardized HRMS solution in the region and we are happy to see our significant investment in localizing Sage Abra for the region, come to fruition." says Marc Van der Ven, Managing Director of Sage Accpac ME.

While targeting the needs of medium and large organizations, the Sage Abra family of HR management solutions provides a comprehensive and robust set of tools to streamline HR, recruitment, training and payroll processes. It allows organizations in the Middle East a chance to implement international standards in HR management for recruitment, training, HR and payroll management. Sage ABRA is fully arabized and supports the Hijri calendar. 

"The functionality of Sage Abra HRMS will offer HR managers in the Middle East an opportunity to take their processes to another level, and empower them to meet the challenges of attracting and retaining talent in the region," Van der Ven added.

There are a number of recruitment and employee management issues that HR managers face, especially with the increasing need for finding and retaining good talent. We recognize that HR managers require a range of features and technology options to choose from. One of our key goals with Sage Abra is to bring to the market all the functional depth, along with the appropriate technology for the varying needs of companies of various sizes."

The Sage Abra solution reduces administrative overhead, decreases costs, and increases efficiency in every aspect of HR administration - Payroll, HR, Attendance, Recruiting and Training. Sage Abra is used by 19,000 medium and large organizations worldwide in a variety of sectors, including, but not limited to, the following: Healthcare, Education, Government, Banking & Financial Services, Defense & Security, Construction, Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution. In the Middle-East, Sage has over 1500 customers, 10,000 software users and 35 highly skilled Partners in the region.

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About Sage Accpac ME
SageAccpac offers leading business management software and services that support the needs, challenges and dreams of medium sized organisations. Its parent company, The Sage Group plc (London: SGE.L), supports 4.7 million customers worldwide. For more than 25 years, Sage Software has delivered easy-to-use, scalable and customizable software for enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management and human resources. It products are used by a range of industries including Manufacturing, Wholesale Distribution, Trading, Banking & Financial Services, Transportation & Logistics, Telecommunications, Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Defense & Security, High Tech, Government/ Non-profit, Services, Retail, Utilities, Construction/ Real Estate and Education.

For more information, please visit the Web site at www.sage.com

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