Kuwaiti business leaders to benefit from Sage's focus on the country's new industries

To be held at the Sheraton Hotel, Sage's Kuwait Solutions Day will see over 80 decision makers and channel partners gather for a vision of how technology developments will affect their industries.

European and regional technology experts from Sage will brief Kuwaiti Decision Makers how the company's range of solutions can provide value beyond what is available in the business software market today.

"Kuwait's leaders have advocated a policy of diversifying the economy. In 2007 hydrocarbon industries accounted for well over 95 percent of the Kuwaiti economy, and this is a fact that business leaders are looking to change as they invest more into areas such as the manufacturing sector. Sage can help decision makers realize more value from their businesses by allowing them to focus on their core processes rather than spending time and money on back office areas,"

explained Marc Van der Ven, Managing Director, Sage Software, Middle East.

"Despite its size, Kuwait has been able to punch above its weight for some time in terms of developing businesses that have gone on to become multinationals. We want to appeal to this strong entrepreneurial spirit to further empower Kuwaiti firms as they look to spread beyond the country and into the rest of the Middle East," he added.

Joined by its in-country partners Bader Al Mulla & Bros, SECOITS, and Arabesque (the main Sponsor for Sage Solutions Day) Sage will be hosting a number of its present Kuwaiti customers as well as other companies looking to benefit from the latest in technology.

"Sage was one of the first software vendors to see the potential of the Kuwaiti market and we've built up a strong user and channel base there. However, we need to continue investing in Kuwait to ensure that we keep delivering the best service levels, and implement global best practice methodologies. With our new solutions, our focus on select verticals, and regional resources Sage is one of the most committed vendors to Kuwait in the IT industry," concluded Van der Ven.

Sage is a leading global vendor of Human Resource Management (HRMS), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software for medium and large organizations. With more than 5 million customers worldwide, and over 1500 customers, 10,000 users and 45 skilled partners in the Middle East, Sage is one of the leaders in the software sector for both enterprises and the small to medium business space.