In line with the company’s software lifecycle policy, Sage will be withdrawing support for Sage 50 Accounts and Instant Accounts v12 and Sage 50 Accounts v2007 with effect from 30th April 2012. To help companies wishing to upgrade their accounts packages, Utilize is offering 20% discount on product upgrades until 31st July 2010*.
 

Why is Sage doing this?

Sage is always looking for ways to improve its software based on customer feedback, or advances in technology. Sometimes they have to make changes to ensure their software keeps pace with new legislation too. But to continue investing in future products they cannot continue to support older versions indefinitely. Sage also wants to ensure it can continue to offer the best level of support possible, so it wants customers to have recourse to technical experts with the right level of knowledge. These cut-off points for support on older Sage products allow the company to concentrate resources on the development and training of current versions.

What does this mean to you?

It doesn’t mean your software will stop working after the 30th April 2012 and you can continue to use it. But Sage will be withdrawing support in a phased approach. Once support has been withdrawn altogether, it may be impossible to upgrade your version to the latest release. This means that in the future if you choose to buy a newer version, data may need to be transferred manually. Utilize would need to charge you to perform this work.

*Discounts run on selected products until 31st July 2010. Terms and conditions apply. Please check with your Utilize Account Manager.