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Macdonald Consulting Group Awarded Sage Software President’s Circle Designation for 10th Consecutive Year

Atlanta, GA – November 29, 2006 – Macdonald Consulting Group (MCG) announced today that it has again achieved the prestigious President’s Circle honor for Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 products for the 10th consecutive year. MCG has achieved this award every year since the inception of the designation. “One facet of our continued success in this area is our active, loyal client base and we would like to thank them,” remarked Ruth Menter, MCG President. “We have clients that have trusted us with their businesses since the beginning of our firm back in 1990!” MCG was also awarded President’s Circle status for the Sage MAS 500 product for the first time since making a commitment to the aggressive growth of its MAS 500 practice three years ago. “I am very proud that our organization has been awarded this distinction in such a short period of time” said Ruth “It really showcases our teams dedication to achieving goals and being leaders in our industry.” “Helping small and midsized businesses to be successful is what our business is all about, and our exceptional channel of business partners is a critical part of making it happen,” said Taylor Macdonald, Sage Software Executive Vice-President of Channel and Sales Operations. “President’s Circle winners are at the top of the industry. We congratulate this year’s winners for their outstanding performance, and wish them continued success in 2007.” All President’s Circle winners for 2006 will be flown to the Atlantis Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas for an official awards presentation to be held in January 2007.

About Macdonald Consulting Group
Macdonald Consulting Group is a consulting firm specializing in the complete deployment of business management software for small- to medium-sized businesses. From offices in Atlanta, Tampa, and Nashville, MCG serves clients throughout the Southeast and across many diverse industries.

About Sage Software
Sage Software supports the needs, challenges, and dreams of more than 2.6 million small and mid-sized business customers in North America through easy-to-use, scalable and customizable software and services. Our products support accounting, operations, customer relationship management, human resources, time tracking, merchant services and the specialized needs of the construction, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit and real estate industries. Sage Software is a subsidiary of The Sage Group plc, a leading international supplier of accounting and business management software solutions and related products and services for small and mid-sized businesses. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and the Group now has 5.0 million customers and employs over 10,500 people worldwide.

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