The new release of Sage 50 Accounts for SQL, which was due to be released in 2011 is no more. Sage have decided not to further develop the product for release
Steve Attwell, the General Manager of Sage Lower Mid Market Channel said:
“As you are aware we have been working on the concept of Sage 100, which takes our existing successful Sage 50 platform and migrates it to a MySQL database. During the course of this project we have also been taking a long hard look at future market and customer trends including demands such as SaaS, on demand delivery and how these impact our technology roadmap. As a result we have taken the decision not to release Sage 100 in its current guise and development has stopped.
This is not a decision we have taken lightly, however we feel it is the right decision if we are to meet our long term goals. I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for all the time and effort you have given in supporting us throughout the development stages so far and hope that we can continue to rely on your support in our future plans. Your input and feedback are crucial in making sure we have the right propositions to bring to market.
We firmly believe that the opportunity still exists within the market for a premium offering for expanding and growing business that have larger customer and supplier bases, larger transaction volumes and an expanding user base. Some growing Sage 50 Accounts customers need an accounting solution that has the increased capability of growing with their business, without having to move to the additional complexities of the Sage 200 Suite.
We are currently reviewing the relevant technologies which will allow us to deliver our Vision.”
