There were no more details. The company, based in the United Kingdom, is parent to Sage North America, which markets products such as MAS 90/200, Peachtree, Abra, FAS, Sales Logix and Accpac.Sage said only it was confirming a report over the weekend in the British press. This also follows speculation by analysts that a sale, perhaps or the company's healthcare group, might be in the offing.