Sage : UK's Sage says may sell North American payments business

Sage Group plc is one of the world's leading developers of management software intended primarily for small-and-medium businesses. Net sales break down by activity as follows: - sale of software, licenses and subscriptions (79.3%): accounting management software, human resources software, customer relations, payroll and production software, etc. The group also offers professional, training and payment processing services, and sells hardware and office supplies. - other (20.7%): primarily maintenance and technical support services. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom and Ireland (21.6%), Europe (26.7%), North America (44.6%) and other (7.1%).