Navision & Axapta Product Update Joyce Leung, Technical Specialist

Roadmaps Focused On New Solutions And Enhancements Microsoft CRM Integration Microsoft CRM IntegrationDistributionProject Release 6.0 Release 6.0 Release 7.5 Extensions Release 7.5 Extensions Demand Planner Demand Planner Release 8.0 Release 8.0 FRx Integration FRx Integration Demand Planner Demand Planner Release 4.0 Release 4.0 Demand Planner Demand Planner Business Analytics Business Analytics Release 4.0 Release 4.0 New User Interface Like Office 2003 New User Interface Like Office 2003 Better Together Solutions Better Together Solutions Sustained Engineering (Doctor Watson) Sustained Engineering (Doctor Watson)

Microsoft Business Solutions Key Statistics FY04 Focus - 1,800+ partners - 36,500+ customers - Typically between users - Key Industries: Wholesale, Manufacturing and Business services - Sold in 34+ localized versions - Integration to other Microsoft products - User experience improvements - Business Analytics and Reporting - Standard Edition - Simplicity improvements - Migration tools & templates - Enhanced wholesale and distribution capabilities

Microsoft Navision Product Roadmap CY03 Q2 Navision 4.0 Navision 3.7 Enhancement and support through at least 2013… CY04 Q3 CY05 Q3 CY06 Q3 Navision 4.X Navision 5.0  Simplicity  Warehouse Flexibility  UX  BA  Simple Manufacturing  Kitting  Further SCM enhancements  Pending on analysis …. * Planned shipping dates – General Availability (GA) – all dates subject to change

Product Development Focus  Remove horizontal limitations  Integrations with other Microsoft products  User experience Improvements  Business Analytics and Reporting  Simplicity improvements  Migration Tools  Enhanced wholesale and distribution capabilities  Microsoft Navision Standard

Microsoft--Navision – Future Direction  Remove Horizontal Limitations  Improve sales cycle  Reduce implementation cycle  Broaden the audience to maximize revenue These goals cover both product improvements & market initiatives

Microsoft Navision 4.0 Release Improving User Experience Simple manufacturing and Kitting Unifying and Improving Commerce Portal and User Portal Business Analytics Improvements in Finance Management Simplicity & Productivity Enhancement

Microsoft Navision Release Improving user experience New Dynamic Main Menu in Office 2003 Navigation Pane Style experience PersonalizationGlobal Search FunctionSelected Key Performance Indicators Viewed in Graphs

Microsoft Navision Release Improving user experience PersonalizationGlobal Search FunctionSelected Key Performance Indicators Viewed in Graphs New Dynamic Main Menu in Office 2003 Navigation Pane Style experience

Microsoft Navision Release Improving user experience

Microsoft Navision Release Improving user experience New Dynamic Main Menu in Office 2003 Navigation Pane Style experience PersonalizationGlobal Search FunctionSelected Key Performance Indicators Viewed in Graphs

Microsoft Navision Release Improving user experience New Dynamic Main Menu in Office 2003 Navigation Pane Style experience PersonalizationGlobal Search FunctionSelected Key Performance Indicators Viewed in Graphs Key Indicators Sales & Profit

Microsoft Navision Release Improving user experience New Dynamic Main Menu in Office 2003 Navigation Pane Style experience PersonalizationGlobal Search FunctionSelected Key Performance Indicators Viewed in Graphs panel

Microsoft Business Solutions Key Statistics FY04 Focus partners - 3,500+ customers - Typically between 100 to 500 users, can scale to 1,000+ users - Supports 32+ country versions & 30+ language versions - Key Industries: Manufacturing, Advanced wholesale/distribution - Expand manufacturing functionality - Providing new opportunities with professional services solution - Resource scheduling - Service management - Time and expenditure - Integration with Microsoft Project

FRx Integration

FRx puts you in immediate control of the entire financial reporting process  Easily realize the potential of FRx  FRx increases the productivity and efficiency of everyone in your organization  FRx helps you stay on top of trends in your business

FRx for Axapta Financial Reporting by Empowered End Users Financial Reporting by Empowered End Users Automated Report Distribution with Web Option Automated Report Distribution with Web Option Focused on general ledger Focused on general ledger Available for Axapta 3.0 Available for Axapta – enhancements planned 4.0 – enhancements planned FRx Forecaster benefiting from integration FRx Forecaster benefiting from integration Helps support Sarbanes-Oxley compliance Helps support Sarbanes-Oxley compliance

CY03 Q4 CY04 Q1 CY04 Q4 CY08 Q1 Axapta 5.0 Axapta 4.0 FRx 6.5 Service MS Project integration FRx 6.5 integration to Axapta 3.0 Business Network 1.0 Demand Planning integration to Axapta 3.0 CY06 Q3 Axapta 3.0 SP3 Axapta 6.0 Axapta 7.0 … CY09 Q3 Enhancement and support through at least 2013 … Microsoft Axapta Product Roadmap * Planned shipping dates – General Availability (GA) – all dates subject to change

Axapta 4.0 and Beyond Support and integrate with other Microsoft products Support and integrate with other Microsoft products Expand and enhance manufacturing & distribution functionality and connectivity Expand and enhance manufacturing & distribution functionality and connectivity Providing new opportunities with Project & Service Management Providing new opportunities with Project & Service Management

Horizontal Approach Horizontal Approach Strengthen global functionality/localizations Strengthen global functionality/localizations Expand and enhance SCM and manufacturing Expand and enhance SCM and manufacturing Support simplicity and ease of use – SCM Support simplicity and ease of use – SCM Enhance and extend Project and Service Management related Business Processes for MSOs Enhance and extend Project and Service Management related Business Processes for MSOs Usability improvements Usability improvements Ensure Product quality Ensure Product quality Performance improvements Performance improvements Microsoft Axapta 4.0 – Strategic Drivers

Microsoft Axapta 4.0 Highlights: Expand and enhance SCM and Manufacturing functionality Integration to Demand Planning Back order functionality Transit Order Tracking Sub-Contracting Intercompany master data

Microsoft Axapta 4.0 Highlights: Targeting Project and Services organizations Tighter integration between modules Resource Scheduling Integration with Microsoft Project Travel and Expense Service Management

Microsoft Axapta 4.0 Other Functionality Highlights Business Analysis and Reporting Technology  Integration to graphical analysis viewer (Targit)  More pre-defined OLAP cubes  FRx financial reporting integration (NA only)  Visual Facelift  User experience

Microsoft Axapta Future Product Direction Multi-site manufacturing and distribution improvements Continued focus on Connectivity Strengthen manufacturing functionality for customers with more complex requirements Enterprise Portal Enhancements Enhance resource management capabilities Continued focus on high ROI and low TCO

3s’ – Stability, Security, Scalability 3s’ – Stability, Security, Scalability Support and integrate with other Microsoft products Support and integrate with other Microsoft products Expand and enhance manufacturing functionality and connectivity Expand and enhance manufacturing functionality and connectivity Rationalizing country layers Rationalizing country layers Sustained engineering Sustained engineering Microsoft Axapta Future Development Focus

Microsoft Axapta – Future Directions - Themes Advanced Multi-Site Planning Advanced Multi-Site Planning Engineering Change Management (ECM) Engineering Change Management (ECM) Embrace Microsoft technologies and applications Embrace Microsoft technologies and applications Support Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) Support Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) Optimized for Quality Management Systems (QMS) Optimized for Quality Management Systems (QMS) Complementing industry focus Complementing industry focus Batch manufacturing Batch manufacturing Web Services Framework Web Services Framework Supporting LongHorn Supporting LongHorn

Axapta 5.0 – Top of the Mind Considerations Multi-site supply chain planning, visibility and execution Multi-site supply chain planning, visibility and execution Workflow Workflow Event Management Event Management Engineering change management Engineering change management Web Services Framework Web Services Framework Improved Office Productivity Tools Integration Improved Office Productivity Tools Integration Visio Integration Visio Integration Payments Management Payments Management Cash Flow Management Cash Flow Management

Enhance and support until at least 2013 Two-Fold R&D Strategy Is Best For Customers Today Transformational Assurance Next Generation Microsoft Business Solutions on Longhorn

Today’s Solutions Will Be Enhanced And Supported Through At Least 2013 With focus on: With focus on: Productivity & simplicity improvements Productivity & simplicity improvements Office 2003 user interface Office 2003 user interface Enhancements across all series Enhancements across all series Demand Planner Integration to Microsoft CRM Integration to Microsoft CRM Integration to FRx® Integration to FRx® Integration to Windows SharePoint Services Integration to Windows SharePoint Services Optimization for Small Business Server Optimization for Small Business Server Next Generation Microsoft Business Solutions on Longhorn