Local software company Orbus Technologies scooped top prize at the Sage Caribbean Partner & Customer Conference held at the Hilton Barbados last month.

Orbus won the award for “Highest New License Sales for Sage in the Caribbean Region for 2010”.

“We are appreciative of this recognition from Sage. We have worked hard over our 6 and half years in business in a competitive market to build a reputation for excellence on Sage Accpac. It has been a team effort,” said Orbus managing director Paul Collister in a press release.

Sage Accpac is owned by Sage PLC. The Sage Plc is a global, market-leading vendor of accounting and business management software to small, medium and large businesses. Recent research from leading IT Research Company Gartner Group listed Sage as the third largest business software vendor worldwide. With a market presence in over 167 countries and a customer base of in excess of 6.2 million, Sage has established market leading positions in many markets. Sage markets and provides support for its products through a network of over 27,000 reseller partners and over 40,000 accountants worldwide.

Sage Accpac is one of Sage’s leading accounting products, particularly in North America, where it is Sage’s flagship product. In addition, Sage Accpac is one of a small number of Sage-endorsed global strategic products. By way of background, Sage Accpac, which has been in existence since 1979, has over 45,000 Customers, 270,000 Users, 1,500 Solution Providers, 300 Development Partners and a Global Footprint with a market presence in 169 Countries.

Sage Accpac has been widely used in the Caribbean for decades, with market leading positions for mid market accounting packages in many Caribbean countries, particularly Jamaica and Barbados.