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Francis ofPhiladelphia; Sisters of Mercy Regional Community of Detroit Charitable Trust;Sisters of St. Lane Wealth Group; MarianistProvince of the United States; Merck Family Fund; Mercy Investment Program;Miller/Howard Investments; Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.; NorthwestCoalition for Responsible Investment; Outcrop; Oxfam America; ParnassusInvestments; Pax World Management Corp.; Portfolio 21 Investments; ProgressiveAsset Management, Inc.; Region VI Coalition for Responsible Investment;RiskMetrics Group; Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati; Sisters of St. Agnes; Corporate Governance(newsletter); Domini Social Investments; Dominican Sisters of Hope; Edward W.Hazen Foundation; EIRIS; Enterprising Solutions; Ethos Foundation; FirstAffirmative Financial Network, LLC; Friends Fiduciary Corporation; FundingExchange, Inc.; Governance & Accountability Institute; Green Century CapitalManagement, Inc.; Investor Environmental Health Network; Interfaith Center onCorporate Responsibility; IW Financial; KLD Research & Analytics, Inc.; Krull& Company; Manhattan Country School; Marc J. One example it cites is the more than 560 global investment institutions withmore than $18 trillion in assets under management that have signed onto theUnited Nations Principles for Responsible Investment since 2005.Assignatories these investors pledge, among other things, to incorporate ESGissues into investment analysis and decision-making processes.In addition to the Social Investment Forum, the full list of signers on theSIF letter consists of (in alphabetical order): As You Sow Foundation; BostonCommon Asset Management; Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.; Center forSocial Philanthropy, Tellus Institute; Ceres;Christian Brothers InvestmentServices, Inc.; Congregation of the Sisters of St. "Institutional investors need standardized, comparable reportingon ESG risks and opportunities to integrate this information into theirinvestment decision-making," said Ceres President Mindy Lubber. We believe that robust sustainability reporting could havemitigated some of the impacts of the financial crisis.

These types ofdisclosures would have promoted longer-term thinking by investors andcorporations, and earlier detection of predatory lending and other destructivebusiness practices.There is a tremendous opportunity to learn from thesegaps and to construct a system of safeguards to protect investors. Sage North Americaemploys more than 4,100 people and supports nearly 2.9 million small andmedium-size business customers.The Sage Group plc, formed in 1981, was floated on the London StockExchange in 1989 and now employs 14,500 people and supports 5.8 millioncustomers worldwide. For more information, please visit the Web site at Contact:Alex Kouznetsova905-814-0503 ext Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. Allprices are in USD.About Sage North AmericaSage North America is part of The Sage Group plc, a leading globalsupplier of business management software and services. Sage serves 5.8 million customersworldwide with products that manage accounting, CRM, human resources,enterprise resource planning, and the industry-specific needs ofconstruction, distribution, manufacturing, real estate, and nonprofitorganizations. Interested customers can register at, where they can also receive the latest conferenceupdates. Early 'Super Saver' registration and 2008 Summit Alumni discountsare available now through August 7th.

'Early Bird' pricing is alsoavailable now continuing through September 18th, at $850 per person.Standard fees to register for the full 4-day conference will be $995. The annual Sage customer awards will be a highlightof the conference.Open to Sage North America customers, the conference will feature a broadselection of Sage products and services that help make it easier forbusinesses to manage their operations. ATLANTA, GA, Jul 21 (MARKET WIRE) -- Thousands of Sage North America customers will be connecting once againat the annual Sage Summit conference being held this year in Atlanta, GANovember 9-12, 2009. The conference brings Sage customers together tonetwork with peers and product experts, take advantage of hundreds ofbreakout sessions and hands-on labs, as well as attend receptions,roundtable discussions and other events Registration is available at.

Leedom is ahighly sought after guest for media interviews both locallyand nationally.MORE INFO:Please visit for a presenter roster,presentation times and additional conference information.STORY IDEAS:--Future of the local economy--Shareholder views on investing today--Leedom on the condition of local companies and their placein the economic recovery.MEDIA CONTACT:Lisa Margolin-FeherMargolin & Associates619-417-9242 (cell)Email ContactCopyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. with Q&A to follow.WHERE:The Island Hotel, 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA92660 (adjacent to Fashion Island Mall). Luncheon in thegrand ballroom.WHY:The conference is chaired by Bud Leedom, widely recognized asthe leading expert on California-based companies. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research andAnderson Chair of Economic Analysis at Chapman University, isthe keynote luncheon speaker One of the region's foremosteconomists, Dr. Adibi's economic outlook will address recoveryprospects for the U S and Southern California economies.WHEN: Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009, 8 a.m - 3:30 p.m Media are invited toattend any part of the conference Dr Adibi will speak from12:15 - 1:15 p.m.

Headline presentingcompanies include: Qualcomm, American States Water, DiamondFoods, WD-40, and more.WHO:Noted Southern California economist Dr Esmael Adibi, directorof the A. NEWPORT BEACH, CA, Jul 21 (MARKET WIRE) -- WHAT: The 14th annual Southern California Investor conference,featuring presentations by 30 prominent companies headquarteredfrom Los Angeles to the Mexican border Presentations are madeby company CEOs, CFOs or officers. TheCompany's future operating results are dependent upon many factors,including but not limited to the Company's ability to: (I) obtainsufficient capital or a strategic business arrangement to fund itsexpansion plans; (ii) build the management and human resources andinfrastructure necessary to support the growth of its business; (iii)competitive factors and developments beyond the Company's control; and(iv) other risk factors.Contact:James CanousePresidentF3 Technologies, 770-521-2194Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. Suchstatements may be identified by the use of words such as anticipate,believe, expect, future, may, will, would, should, plan, projected, intendand similar expressions.