Sage ERP X3A truly global solution

Introducing version 6

• SageOfficessupportingSageERPX3• SageERPX3BusinessPartners

NORTHAMERICA

•UnitedStates•Canada

SOUTHAMERICA

•Argentina

ASIA

•China•Singapore•Thailand•Indonesia•Malaysia

MIDDLEEAST

•UnitedArabEmirates•SaudiArabia•Egypt•Jordan•Kuwait•Lebanon•Oman•Qatar

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•Australia•PacificIslands•NewZealand

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EUROPE

•Germany•France•Poland•Portugal•Spain•Switzerland•UnitedKingdom•Belgium•Italy•Russia•TheNetherlands

AFRICA

•SouthAfrica•Algeria•Botswana•Cameroon•Congo•Democratic

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•Gabon•Ghana•IvoryCoast•Kenya•Lesotho

•Madagascar•Malawi•Mauritius•Morocco•Namibia•Nigeria•Senegal•Swaziland•Tanzania•Tunisia•Zambia•Zimbabwe

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Sage ERP X3

Theneedtomanageincreasingvolumesofinformationwithlesstimeandresourcesrepresentsarealchallengeforyourcompanytoday.AnERPsolutionwillorganiseyourinternaltransactions,whilstmonitoringrelationswithallyourexternalpartners,includingcustomers,suppliersandsub-contractors.ChoosingtherightERPsolutionhelpsyourorganisationtoachieveunequalledspeedandresponsivenessthroughoutyourorganisation,andrepresentsastrategicchoicefordevelopingyourbusiness.

SageERPX3combinesalltheadvantagesforERPperformancewhilstmaintainingsimplicity,flexibilityandscalabilityinafullyintegrated,costeffective,end-to-endsolution.

Local and International development

Amulti-legislative,multi-lingual,multi-currencysolution,thatiseasilyadaptedtoyourcompany’srequirementsandcountry’slegislation,forexamplecompliancewithIASS/IFRSinternationalaccountingstandards.

Effective and easy to use

SageERPX3isacomprehensiveERPsolutionthatiseasytouse.Itslibraryofintegratedprocesseswillhelpyoumanageyourtasksmoreefficiently,andunifyingyourdatamakesiteasiertoshareinformation.

Flexible and responsive management

SageERPX3featuresaflexibleandweb-based,openarchitecture,thatcansupportupto2,000simultaneoususers.SageERPX3worksinreal-time,allowingforefficientdecisionmakingandtheabilitytoberesponsivetobusinessopportunities.

Investment and cost management

Withareal-timeviewofyourcompany’sactivitiesSageERPX3providesmaximumcontroloveryourbudget.Yourexpenseandinvestmentmanagementtransactionsareintegratedfromendtoend,givingyouthevisibilityyouneedtocontrolcosts.

Foresight and planning

Withtheabilitytoextractanddistributebusinesscriticalinformationyouwillbeempoweredtomaketherightdecisionsattherighttime,givingyoutheinformationneededtoincreaseyourprofitsandreduceyourexpenses.

Over 2,700 companies, with

20 to more than 1,000 users

rely on Sage ERP X3 for their

daily operation worldwide

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What’s new in Sage ERP X3 v6?

ThisdynamicnewversionofSageERPX3drawsontheSAFEX3platformtotransformmanagementsystemsintoatrulycollaborativeenvironmentthateachmemberoftheteamcanaccess,alongsidecustomers,partnersandauthorisedsupplierstosignificantlyimproveefficiency.

SageERPX3helpsyouexpandyourabilityforoptimaloperationmanagementwithanapplicationplatformthatimprovesoperationalprocesseswithyoursuppliers,yourpartnersandyourclients.

Our new Pre-configured tools now include

• SageVisualProcessesTM-Ourgraphicalprocesseditor,nowoffersmulti-lingualmanagementandtheabilitytolinkeachprocesstothecompany’sbusinessactivity.

• SAFEWAS(SageApplicationFrameworkforEnterprise-WebApplicationServer)-Anewsetofe-businesssolutionsandRESTprotocolintegrationtofacilitatecollaboration.

• EclipseeditorbuiltforeasierandmoreproductiveSageERPX3developments

• Newgraphicalcomponentsforeasiernavigation

• Newpreconfiguredbusinessintelligenceformoreaccurateanalysisandmoredetailedoperatingreports

Extensive feature enhancements for greater efficiency

• Sub-contractmanagementextendedtopurchasingandsupplymanagement,componentsmanaged,servicesdefined,automaticfunctionsforfinancialtransactionswithyourpartner.

• AdvancedOrderManagementtooptimisecustomerdeliverytimes,linkingtheirneedstoyourupandcomingre-stockingorders.

• Orderpreparationtoorganise,automateandoptimiseyourdispatchprocesses,nomatterwhatorganisationalmethodorpreparationcyclesyourbusinessfollows.

• Tighterqualitycontrolsthathelpyoumanagethefrequencyofchecksanddeterminesamplesizeformoreconsistentresults.

• Anewindustrialrelationshipandprojectmanagementmodule–ETO(EngineertoOrder)builtintoallthecompaniesactivitiesforcomprehensivetransactionmonitoringwithvisibilityandtraceabilityofcostandprojectprogress.

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Functional enhancements to help you streamline operations

• Are-designedfinancialmodelofferingunrivalledflexibilityforinter-companyandinter-sitetransactions.

• Operationalbudgetsandexpensesaremanagedaccordingtoyourcompanyrulesforcompletemonitoringofallyourinvestmentprocesses,offeringacomprehensivesolutiontoimproveyourbudgetarycontrol.

• CompliancewithSEPAstandardsandnewbankprotocols,providingacomprehensivemoduletoassistwithallyourelectronicbankingneeds.

• Advanced,built-inAssetManagement–acomprehensivemoduledesignedtorespondtocomplexlocalandinternationallegalrequirementsnowavailableasanintegralpartofSageERPX3.

• IntegrationwithSageSalesLogixpoweredbyS-DatatoenableaccesstoanadvancedCRMsolutionforSageERPX3users.

• LanguageandLegislationsupportbroadenedtoPolandandRussiatohelpsupportyourinternationaloperations.

• MoreSageVisualProcessTMrolesandfunctionspredefinedforeaseofuseandevengreateraccesstoyourinformation.

• SageConnectorsfostercollaborationandenableseamlessintegrationtospecialistbestofbreedISVsolutionsincludingElectronicDocumentManagement,ProductLifecycleManagement,AdvancedPlanning&Schedulingtonamebutafew.

• Purchasesignaturesarenowprocessedviaworkflow,forimprovedauditabilityandcontrolovertheentirepurchaseordercycle.

Sage ERP X3.

Managing your enterprise

at home or abroad

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Not just small business. All Business. Powerful solutions for medium and large sized enterprises

Whetheryouhavesimplyoutgrownyourcurrentsolution,oryouneedtoconnecttheglobaloperationsofalargeenterprise,ourMid-MarketDivisionmakesiteasierforyoutoimplementandbenefitfromawiderangeofpowerfulbusinessmanagementsolutions.

Over800,000businessesofallsizesintheUKrelyonSagesoftware.Ofthese23,000,includingmorethanonethirdoftheFTSE1000andcompaniessuchastheNextretailgroup,theFinancialTimesandLloydsTSB,havechosenourmid-marketsolutionstosupporttheirbusinesses.

WhetheryouoperatesolelyintheUK,havesuppliersorcustomersoverseas,orneedtoaccommodatetherequirementsofamultinationalgroup,Sagehassolutionsdesignedtomeetyourenterpriseresourceplanning(ERP)needs.

Combiningscalabilityandfunctionality,oursolutionscovereverythingfrommanufacturing,inventorymanagement,production,anddistribution,tofinance,customerserviceoperations,andprojectandjobcosting.

Supportingahugerangeofdifferentbusinessprocesses,eachsolutioncanbeconfiguredtomeetyourspecificneeds,offeringexceptionalflexibilityforbusinessesacrossallindustrytypes.

Helpingyoutointegrateallyourprocessesandinformation,youareabletocreateaconcise,accurateandcompleteviewofhowyourcustomersandsuppliersinteractwithyourbusiness.Providingasinglebusinesswidesourceofinformationandcontrolyoucanmanagethedifferentelementsofyourbusiness,helpingtodriveprofitabilityandstreamlineyouroperations.

Designedspecificallytomeettheneedsofthemidmarket,ourERPsolutionsdeliverthefunctionalityyouwouldexpectfromworldclassERP,butwithouttheneedforlengthydevelopmentcycles.

Sage ERP X3, 150,000

users, in 50 countries,

with over 2,700 clients

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