Overview Sage is the market leader for integrated ac- counting, payroll, and payment systems, supporting the ambition of the world’s en- trepreneurs. Over 13,000 Sage employees support millions of entrepreneurs across 23 countries as they power the global economy. Challenge Sage develops and markets the largest market share payroll application in South Africa. Over 22,000 customers rely on the ACUCOBOL- based application, developed over the last 30 years. During its lifetime, the application was continually updated. It now contains 3,500 screens, over 800 separate programs, and five million lines of code. Customers love the functionality, however, sur- veys showed its user interface was regarded as outdated, something Annette Viljoen, Director Product Engineering at Sage South

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