Hightower, a Chicago-area reseller that is one of Sage's larger resellers, has added Syspro's software to a mix that has previously been largely Sage. The Syspro line was added because of its well-known strength in manufacturing. CEO Jeff Rosegarden also likes the attention he got from Syspro. "Syspro is like the State of the Art of old. It’s 250 people who care about you," he says. He notes that Syspro trained his staff; something he said had never happened at SOTA or its successor, Sage, and that Syspro was involved in every deal.