]project-open[ Open Source Enterprise Business Application 10 Key Benefits High Level Executive Summary Version: 0.9 Date: 16th July 2009 Author: Klaus Hofeditz Klaus.hofeditz@project-open.com

]project-open[ in a Nutshell Human Resource Management Web-based "Enterprise Project Management/ERP" software for project-based organizations. Integrates areas such as CRM, sales, project planning, project controlling, collaboration, timesheet, invoicing and payments One of the largest open-source based web applications in the world with more then 1,000,000 lines of code Collaboration Knowledge Management Project Management Customer Relationship Management Project Controlling Financial Controlling More then 3000 companies in 25 countries use ]project-open[ to run their business

10 ]project-open[ key benefits Openness Ecosystem Freedom & Flexibility Scalability Extendable & Highly Adaptable Technical Advantage & Security Low Risk Low Cost Quick start Support and Service Options

1 - Openness No vendor lock in Visible OSS strategy Visible product roadmap

2 - Eco-System ]project-open[ Core Team ]project-open[ User Community Σ 50 years IT experience ]project-open[ User Community 3000 companies wordwide ]project-open[ Partner Network 30 Partner in 15 countries

3 - Freedom & Flexibility Freedom to tailor the application Choice of implementation: On-site On-demand Switch at any time Works on all common IT plattforms Interoperability with 3rd party applications Open architecture allows easy integration with legacy systems No forced updates Reduced dependence on software vendors Ability to influence and support the direction of the project www.project-open.com/freedom

4 - Scalability ]project-open[ is built with scalability and extensibility in mind Grows as your company grows: Right tool for today and tomorrow Goes where you go: Fully Localized in already 8 Languages

5 - Extendable and adaptable Modular architecture that enables outside plug-in without decrementing the value of the core and ensures upgradebility Dynamic extension of principle Business Objects by adding attributes of arbitrary type More than 150 additional packages are available for further extension More than 500 parameters help you to adapt ]project-open[ to your particular needs simply by configuration Rapid development cycle through powerful APIs and innovative programming concepts

6 - Technical advantages High end components Advanced Programming concepts Solid Framework High-performance web server Advanced scripting technology and tightly integration of Business Logic in the underlying database make our product not only highly performant but as well reliable and stable. Systems currently installed have shown a availability of more than 99.9 %

7 - Low risk No up front investment Low barriers to entry “One key problem with the traditional enterprise software sales process is that it depends on faith, faith driven by inflated expectations born of demo-ware and vendor-sponsored "research". For this and other reasons, up to 62 percent of IT projects fail. Open source offers enterprises a comprehensive way to do a dry run (or many dry runs) on a technology decision, and thereby reduce risk.” Matt Assey

8 - Cost reduction ]po[ has considerable lower acquisition costs & lower maintenance costs due to its 100% Open Source stack No license fees ]po[ offers for enterprise users some commercial Open Source modules Software can be downloaded and used at no costs without large, up-front licensing fees 87 percent of enterprises that try open source actually realize ost savings from its adoption (Forrester,2009)

9 - Quick Start Try our Demo Server Download our Windows Installer and get up and running in less than 15 min Contract our Installation Services Use ]project-open[ on demand (SaaS)

10 – Support Services Source: Forrester/Unisys The ]po[ Core Team and more than 40 partners worlwide provide you with a wide range of professional support options: Roll-Out Support Extension Development Adaption Automatic Update Service (ASUS) Managed Hosting / SaaS

Customers & References Users include: Consulting Companies IT Agencies Web Designer Software Developers Banks Engineering Companies Freelancers Translation agencies Advertising Agencies Internet agencies Event Planners Building Contractors National or Local Associations Non-Profits Organization Accountants Internal Projects & Communications

Useful Links Download ]po[ http://www.project-open.org/download/ Community Website http://www.project-open.org Commercial Website http://www.project-open.com RSS feeds – Community news http://www.project-open.org/rss/project-open-community.rss Subscribe to Newsletter http://www.project-open.com/en/company/project-open-register.html Community Forum (Q&A) http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=295937

Thanks for your attention ]project-open[ Ronda Sant Antonio 51, 1o 2a 08011 Barcelona Spain Tel: +34 933 250 914 Cell: +34 609 953 751 Fax: +34 932 890 729 www.project-open.com www.project-open.org