ADDISON, Texas—SAGE announces The Promotional Products Association of Chicago (PPAChicago) as a new affiliate. As an affiliate, members of PPAChicago are entitled to discounts on a variety of SAGE services and access to the association’s website and marketing resources. Subscribers may contact SAGE to apply benefits.

In other news, SAGE releases ShowLink 4.0, the latest version of SAGE’s lead retrieval software for industry suppliers. The new version includes an iOS app for the iPhone and iPad, in addition to the traditional Windows platform. It also works with badges from popular industry shows and supports 2D and QR code assistance, an offline or online mode and automatically uploads leads onto SAGEmember.com.

The company also launches SAGE Mobile for Android, a native app for Android mobile phones and tablets which has many of the same features as the online desktop version. The new app provides full product research including a variety of search options, supplier search, with images and ratings, access to orders, a trade show planner and client mode which allows distributors to interact with clients while holding confidential information. The app itself is free while service is $5 per month or $55 per year, per device. A complementary 30-day trial is available.