CFO Summit Ensuring Accurate Corporate Financial Reporting December 5, 2002

CFO Survey Results: What keeps you up at night? Reporting Decision Making Keeping Up with Technology Saving Time Expense Management Cash Flow

Scale Solutions Target Customers of Various Sizes and Needs Scalable Solutions Maximize Customer Value ERM, SCM, CRM, Analytics FRx Analytics and Reporting Enterprise Reporting FRx Forecaster FRx Financial Reporter

“There is a crisis in corporate reporting… The impact is global. There are no walls or oceans around this crisis; it affects the entire world’s capital markets, investors, and economies.”

Financial Reporting’s Top 3 Issues Speed Relevance Accuracy

“FRx is driven by logic so I have a much higher confidence level in the accuracy of the data than I would have with [a spreadsheet-based] report.” Scott Cross, VP of Finance and Administration Accuracy

“We have been able to shave a minimum of three days per month off our closing cycle.” Ray Peurifoy Speed “FRx enables us to distribute critical financial and production-related information to operational and field management at least two days sooner than we were previously able to do.” Norm Beuder, Controller

“When we distribute our reports … [FRx] allows our users at different sites to receive the same financial report, but only have access to the specific report information they have permission to view.” Graham Birse, IT Manager Relevance

Emerging Standards in Financial Reporting

Future of Financial Reporting

Overall Organization Benefits Timely Confidence Insight Control

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