As you may have read by now, in the year ahead, Sage will be evolving its brand strategy to build a strong master brand that exemplifies our commitment to a superior customer experience. This strategy includes renaming many of our core product offerings including Sage Simply Accounting. The new names use a numbering approach—Sage 50, Sage 100, Sage 300, and Sage 500—to indicate increasing levels of functionality and sophistication within the Sage small business to mid-market portfolio. This change signifies our continuing work to build greater strength and consistency in the Sage portfolio of solutions and helps simplify finding additional Sage solutions that are right for your business.

Sage Simply Accounting to become Sage 50 in 2012

We recognize that many of our customers have been using Sage Simply Accounting for many years, and you'll want to know very clearly what to expect. The product name Sage Simply Accounting will be changing to the product name Sage 50. Below is a list of the current product names and the new names that will be introduced in 2012.

Current Name	New Name
Sage Simply Accounting	Sage 50—Canadian Edition
Sage Simply Accounting First Step	Sage 50 First Step Accounting
Sage Simply Accounting First Step - Express	Sage 50 First Step Express Accounting
Sage Simply Accounting Pro	Sage 50 Pro Accounting
Sage Simply Accounting Pro with Payroll	Sage 50 Pro Accounting with Payroll
Sage Simply Accounting Premium	Sage 50 Premium Accounting
Sage Simply Accounting Premium with Payroll	Sage 50 Premium Accounting with Payroll
Sage Simply Accounting Enterprise	Sage 50 Quantum
Sage Simply Accounting - Accountants' Edition	Sage 50 Accountant Edition
Sage Simply Accounting HR Manager	Sage 50 HR Manager
Sage Simply Accounting - English/Spanish	Sage 50—Spanish/Bilingual Edition
Sage Simply Accounting Intelligence	Sage 50 Business Intelligence

Rest assured, the Sage Simply Accounting software will not be changing. The product will remain the same product you know and use today for your business and will continue to be developed and supported by our Canadian team in Richmond, B.C.

You will not see reference to Sage 50 in the product until the 2013 version is released October 2012, however, you may receive follow up communication from Sage and/or mentions of Sage 50 on our web site in the spring of 2012.

We appreciate your business and look forward to continuing to serve your business needs. You may visit our Sage Brand information pages and FAQs to learn more about the coming change ahead.

Sincerely,

Your Sage Simply Accounting Team