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Sage is planning to shed a further 600 of the 14,500 jobs in its global software business this year, including about 200 in the UK. 04-May-2009 Sage is planning to shed an unspecified number of the 14,000 jobs in its global software business, which could affect many of the 1,600 staff at its Newcastle headquarters. 14-Apr-2009 Sage Group has acquired Tekton Group, the supplier of construction software, implementation and support services, for £21m. 01-Apr-2008 Sage Group has acquired KCS Global Holdings, the supplier of personnel and payroll solutions, for £20m. 30-Oct-2007 Sage has acquired a 70% stake in XRT, the French treasury management software company, for £30m. 13-Sep-2007 Sage Group has acquired Snowdrop Systems, the Oxfordshire-based supplier of HR and payroll management software, for £17m. 09-May-2007 Sage has acquired Pro-Concept, the Swiss supplier of enterprise resource planning software, for £7.5m. 16-Apr-2007 Sage has acquired Protx Group, the London-based online payment services company, for £20m. 14-Nov-2006 Sage is to acquire Emdeon Practice Services, the US healthcare software company, for £297m. 10-Aug-2006 Sage Group is to acquire Baurer, the German business management software company, for £16m. 09-Jun-2006 Sage is to acquire a 50% stake in UBS, the Malaysian supplier of business management software, for £7m. 24-May-2006 Sage is launching a bid to acquire Visma, the Norwegian accounting software company, for £334m. 23-Mar-2006 Sage has acquired Verus Financial Management, the US credit card and cheque processing company, for £184m. 10-Jan-2006 Sage, the accountancy software company, is to recruit a further 100 customer support staff at its head office in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 02-Dec-2005 Sage Group is to acquire Adonix, the French business management software company, for £78m. 11-Nov-2005 Sage Group has acquired Cogestib, the French supplier of business management solutions, for £7.7m. 20-Sep-2005 Sage Group is to acquire Logic Control, the Spanish supplier of business management software, for £55m. 24-Jun-2005 Sage is to recruit a further 100 staff at its new headquarters in Newcastle Great Park over the next six months, with vacancies in customer service, technical support, telesales and marketing. 07-Apr-2005 Sage is to acquire Symfonia, the Polish supplier of business management software, for £10m. 16-Feb-2005 Sage has acquired Simultan, the Swiss supplier of accounting and payroll software, for £11m. 06-Jan-2005 Sage has acquired Federal Liaison Services for £9.7m, in order to expand its payroll outsourcing service in the US. 17-Nov-2004 Sage has acquired IntelligentApps, the London-based software company with turnover of £1m, as well as George Stamford, the holding company of Advanced Paypoint Solutions. 03-Nov-2004 Sage is to acquire ACCPAC, the US supplier of accounting and customer relationship management software, for £62m. 24-Dec-2003 Sage, the business software company, is looking to spend up to £300m on acquisitions next year, and is particularly interested in mainland Europe and the US. 04-Dec-2003 Sage has completed the acquisition of Softline, the South African supplier of business management software. 18-Nov-2003 Sage Group has acquired Grupo SP, the Spanish supplier of accounting software, for £49m. 27-Oct-2003 Sage has acquired Timberline Software, the US supplier of business software, for £64m. 18-Jul-2003 Sage is looking to spend up to £200m on the acquisition of business software companies in the UK and continental Europe. 08-May-2003 Sage has acquired Concept Group, the French financial software company, for up to £6.5m. 08-Jan-2003 Sage has announced plans to create a further 200 jobs at the new headquarters for its accounting software business in Newcastle next year. 05-Dec-2002 Sage has acquired CPASoftware, the US accountancy software supplier, for £9m. 06-Sep-2002 Sage has acquired Coala, the French supplier of business management software, for £13m. 24-Oct-2001 Sage is planning to shed up to 30 management jobs in order to improve the efficiency of its Newcastle-based software business. 04-Oct-2001 Sage is to acquire Micro Information Products, the US provider of specialised business applications for non-profit organisations, for £14m. 27-Sep-2001 Sage is to acquire Interact, the US supplier of customer relationship management software, for £183m. 29-Mar-2001 Sage is seeking acquisitions to expand its accounting software business, and is particularly interested in the US, France and Germany. 07-Dec-2000 Sage has acquired Apex Software International, the Irish supplier of computer-based services to accountants, for £16m. 26-May-2000 Sage has pledged to create 600 jobs at its Newcastle-upon-Tyne headquarters over the next three years, and is waiting for approval to be given for the proposed expansion of Newcastle Great Park. 10-May-2000 Sage is acquiring CSM, the Birmingham-based developer of tax software, from Freecom.net for £9m. 07-Apr-2000 Sage is acquiring Ubiquis, the French developer of e-commerce software, in a £20m deal. 17-Mar-2000 Sage has acquired Best, the US supplier of back-office software, for £272m, in order to offer a more comprehensive package to small and medium-sized US companies. 13-Jan-2000 Sage has acquired Hartley International, the Bristol-based supplier of accountancy software, for £2.5m. 11-Jan-2000 Sage, the accounting software company, has announced plans to move into a new 475,000 sq ft office at the Newcastle Great Park development, as part of an expansion programme that will create up to 1,000 jobs in the north east. 06-Jan-2000 Sage is planning to recruit an additional 300 customer support technicians and telesales staff in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in order to cope with rising demand for its accounting software products. 28-May-1999 Sage, the accountancy software company, is forming an alliance with IBM to provide services on the internet, and it aims to hook its 2m business customers up to the web. 12-May-1999 Sage is set to acquire Tetra, the business software company, for £77m. 02-Mar-1999 Sage is forming an alliance with Intershop Communications to develop e-commerce solutions for small and medium-sized companies. 20-Feb-1999 Sage is to acquire Peachtree, the US software company, for £88m, in order to double its customer base to about 2m. 04-Feb-1999 Sage is acquiring State of the Art, a Californian supplier of accountancy software, for £160m in its largest acquisition to date. 28-Jan-1998 Sage has sold its Dataform print management business to management for £7.2m. 15-Jan-1998 Sage has acquired KHK Software, the German accounting software concern, for £40m, giving it immediate leadership of the German market. 01-Mar-1997 Sage has developed a program that will link Midland Bank's electronic banking service to other software, thus enabling companies to send payment instructions to the bank without the need for rekeying. 27-Jan-1997 Sage Group, the accounting software company, is still looking for acquisitions, preferably in the US or Germany. 11-Dec-1996 Pegasus Group, the accountancy software company, has pulled out of takeover talks with Sage Group as it says that Sage's £31m offer is too low. 03-Oct-1996 Sage Group's proposed £27m takeover of Pegasus, its rival accounting software company, may be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission following an investigation by the OFT. 28-Aug-1996 Sage has been revealed as a potential bidder for Pegasus, the accounting software house which is thought to be worth about £27m. 03-Aug-1996 Sage Group has bought Sybel Informatique, the French financial software concern, for £16.2m. 08-Nov-1995
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