Irvine, Calif. - March 21, 2006 - Sage Software announced today another successful implementation of Sage MAS 500 ERP, the company’s premiere enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, with Salisbury, Maryland-based Navtrak, Inc. The leader in GPS-based fleet productivity solutions, Navtrak provides comprehensive tracking and monitoring of fleet vehicles and mobile workforce employees. Implementing Sage MAS 500 enabled Navtrak to double in size over the last year in both customer volume and total number of vehicles tracked by its database, without increasing inventory levels or staffing. Tight integration with existing applications and improved workflow are the reasons most noted by Navtrak.
“Sage MAS 500 blew Great Plains [Dynamics GP] out of the water,” said Sheryl Auld, controller of Navtrak, Inc. “Sage MAS 500 was superior at integrating with our administrative database and CRM and was very easy to use. I’d worked with Great Plains [Dynamics GP] at a previous job and knew it very well. But once I saw Sage MAS 500, I told the Microsoft representative that they didn’t need to come back.”

The award-winning Sage MAS 500 recently was named a “Top 100 Product” for 2006 in the High-End and Mid-Market Accounting category by the editors of Accounting Today magazine (http://www.webcpa.com/article.cfm?articleid=16589&pg=acctoday). A highly scaleable and full-featured business management application, Sage MAS 500 enables larger mid-market companies to streamline operations and effectively manage information in order to help speed growth and profitability. The solution automates accounting and financials, project accounting, distribution, services and manufacturing functions, plus tightly integrates with award-winning Sage CRM SalesLogix, Sage Abra HRMS and Sage FAS Fixed Assets products. Sage MAS 500 is particularly well suited for companies with revenues ranging from $25 million up to $1 billion.

“Because Sage MAS 500 integrates with our CRM software, we only have to enter data once,” continued Auld. “This has cut data entry time by at least 50 percent, or the equivalent of several fulltime employees who can be used in other areas of the company. We use Sage MAS 500 to provide historic data for all purchases, as well as real-time inventory. This is invaluable information for running our business smarter.”

Navtrak receives inventory that is 90 percent complete then adds sophisticated communication modems, programs them, tests for quality control, and ships them to customers, primarily fleets in the trucking, ambulance, waste disposal and utility industries. Orders are received through a CRM system, which integrates seamlessly with Sage MAS 500. Products are scanned into the Sage MAS 500 inventory system upon arrival. The system pulls parts according to customer order, stages and processes production, and even manages orders through shipping.

“Navtrak fits into a growing trend we’ve seen where companies do light manufacturing, distribution and services in order to bolster revenues and differentiate themselves,” said Jim Portner, vice president and general manager for Sage MAS products. “This evolution aligns perfectly with our Sage MAS product line, which delivers depth and breadth across core accounting functions, manufacturing, distribution and service capabilities.”

For more information about Sage MAS 500 visit www.sagesoftware.com/mas500 or contact Sage Software at 800-854-3415.