Sage User Network

11th June 2009

Andrew Credland - Product Development Manager

Agenda

• Roadmap 2009- 2012− Enterprise Strategy− Sage 1000 Suite − Customer benefits

• Released In 2009

Market Trends

What are the market trends?

• User-driven ERP− Important part in the scoping, decision making process for ERP− Suite range reaches further into businesses

• Flexibility and Interoperability− Just enough software for majority of business need− Best of breed for business-critical and complex solutions− Enterprise solution working together in a robust and reliable framework

• Liberation of Data− Value of software is to work with information and data capture− Better reporting, data portability and integration

Sage 1000 Suite

SageCRM

SageSLX

Sage1000 HR

Sage1000

Payroll

Clear strategy based on strong understanding of need

• Usability and User Interface− Modern look and Feel− Business process alignment− Suite blending - product to product and product to service

• Interoperability− Remove AIS embracing “ open “ standards− Flexible integration between Sage 1000 ERP and modules

• Reporting− Integrated reporting solution to deliver basic reporting

• Sustained Engineering− Legal and Fiscal requirements− System Maintenance

Reporting

• Goals

− Introduce an intuitive data model− Introduce data model documentation− Introduce an easy to use data model tool

− Flexible modern reporting− Default reporting tool

Reporting

E.g. Cash E.g. SalesOrderHeader

E.g. SalesOrderDetail

E.g. Customers

Data ModelDefinition / Tool

Sage ReportDesigner Excel etc.

ERP Reports

Easy to use models

Reporting

• Intuitive Data Model documentation

• Intuitive Data Model SQL

Integration

• Goals

− Introduce an intuitive integration model− Introduce an easy to use data model and integration management tool

Integration

E.g. SalesOrderHeader

E.g. SalesOrderDetail

Sage ReportDesigner Excel etc.

Business Logic ERP Reports

APIs Data Model Documentation

Additional uses …

Sage 1000 Studio

Integration

• Demonstration

ERP UI

• Goals

− Introduce modern UI experience− Introduce flexible process flow− Introduce flexible enhancements

− Allow incremental introduction of the above

Stock Maintenance

Stock Maintenance

Stock Maintenance

Stock Maintenance

Sage 1000 v3 UI Refresh

• Demonstration

Benefits for Line 500 Customers

• Improved UI and Usability Experience− Long term individual workspace for each user− Long term unified user interface across Sage 1000 suite− Sorting and filtering of list based data

• Common reporting tool− Long term one reporting solution across the whole suite− Long terms options for excel export across whole ERP− Simplified creation of reports and documentation

• Improved Integration− Suite components integrated utilising S Data− Sage overview across 3rd party product offerings

• Start up ERP Focus Groups− Organised through Sage User Network− Birmingham 25th June, focused on Commercial and Financial modules

Benefits for Sage 1000 Customers

• All benefits outlined to Line 500 customers

• Additional features from Line 500− Flexibility to integrate with all Line 500 modules

• Additional features from CRM− Flexibility to integrate with other features of Sage CRM

• Flexible Upgrades− Upgrade ERP and CRM at different times to fit around business

Releases 2009

• Line 500/ Sage 1000 Payroll 2009− Released March

• Additional Platform support− Line 500 v7.1 on AIX 5.3, AIX 6.1, Sun Solaris 9− SQL Server 2008 support for Line 500 v7.1− SQL Server 2005 SP3 support in Line 500 v6 upwards− New Platform list available

• Sage 1000 v2.3− Released early June

Releases 2009

• Sage 1000 Asset Management (Asset 1000)− Integration under development− Releases June

• Sage 1000 HR− Reuse the link previously developed− Releases June

• German Accreditation for Line 500 v7 and v7.1 − Due for accreditation July− Customer roll out September

Releases 2009

• SLX 7.5 Integration− Scheduled testing July− Tested on versions Line 500 5.5 onwards

• Legal and Fiscals− EC Sales List for 2010− VAT Changes − Communication July− Patch available end of year 09

• Virtualization/Citrix− Investigating support of these platforms

Thank you