Convergence 2006 Event Overview

Agenda Attendance Overview Sponsor/Exhibitor Overview Event Overview Pinnacle Awards Overview

Attendance Overview

Attendance Year to Year Growth 27% Growth from 2004 Note: numbers did not include Team Members & Crew

Attendance Summary NOTE: 1st Early Reg Deadline Expired January 28 th, over 1000 people register on Friday, January 27th

Partner & Customer Registration by Week Comparison Weeks Prior to Event 2006 Running TotalPer Week 2005 Running Total 2005 Per Week Dec Weeks78 N/A Dec Weeks17496N/A Dec Weeks303129N/A Dec 26-Jan 112 Weeks Jan Weeks Jan Weeks Jan Weeks1, Jan Weeks2,4971,2191, Jan 30-Feb 57 Weeks001, Feb Weeks002, Feb Weeks002, Feb Weeks002, Feb 27-Mar 53 Weeks003, March Weeks003, March Weeks003, March 20-28Week of Event003,97669

US Regional Snapshot

Customers and Partners Outside of North America Asia Pacific = 9 EMEA = 65 LatAm = 8

Product Representation GoalActual% to Goal Microsoft Dynamics AX % Microsoft Dynamics CRM % Microsoft Dynamics GP 1, % Microsoft Dynamics NAV % Microsoft Dynamics SL %

Segment Representation Mid-market: 57% Data NA: 15% Small business: 13% CAS: 7% GSM: 6% Academic alliance: 2%

Industry Representation

Role Representation

Partner Briefing

Sponsor/Exhibitor Overview

Convergence 2006 Event Agenda*- 1/24/06 Friday, March 24 Partner Briefing Saturday, March 25 Sunday, March 26 Monday, March 27 Tuesday, March 28 Morning 7:00 – 8:30am Registration & Structured Networking 8:30 – 10:30am Opening Session 11:00am – 12:15pm Super Sessions 7am Registration Opens 10am – 6pm Tech Sup. Desk & UX lounge 10 – 11am Hands On Labs 11:30am – 12:30pm Hands On Labs 11:30am – 12:30pm Industry Analyst Insights 7 – 8am Breakfast 8:00 – 9:30 am Opening/Keynote: Jeff Raikes 10 – 11:30am General Sessions 7:30 – 8:30am Breakfast 8:30 – 10:00am Keynote: Bill Gates 10am – 6pm Tech Sup. Desk & UX lounge 10:30 – 12:00pm Concurrent Sessions 7 – 8am Breakfast 8 – 9:30am Keynote: Doug Burgum 10am – 2pm Tech Sup. Desk & UX lounge 10 – 11:30am Concurrent Sessions Afternoon 12:15 – 1:30pm Lunch & Structured Networking 1:30 – 2:30pm Concurrent Sessions 3:00 – 4:00pm Concurrent Sessions 4:30 – 6:30pm Q&A – Doug Burgum Comments – Jeff Young 12:30 – 2pm Lunch 12:30 – 6pm Expo (MS Product Pavilion 12:30-6:00pm) 2 – 3pm Industry Product Sessions HOLs 3:30 – 4:30 Industry Product Sessions HOLs 4:30 – 6pm Industry Round-Up 5 – 6pm HOLs 11:30am – 1:00pm Tech Sup. Desk & UX lounge 11:30am – 1pm Lunch 1 – 2:30pm General Sessions 2:30 – 7pm Expo (MS Product Pavilion 4:30-7:00pm) 2:30 – 6:00pm Tech Sup. Desk & UX lounge 3 – 4:30pm Concurrent Sessions 3 – 4pm Hands On Labs 4:30 – 5:30pm Hands On Labs 5:30 – 7:00pm Expo Reception 12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch Pinnacle Awards 1:30 – 7pm Expo (MS Product Pavilion 5-7pm) 1:30 – 3:00pm Concurrent Sessions 1:30 – 2:30pm Hands on Labs 3:00 – 4:00pm Hands On Labs 3:30 – 5:00pm Concurrent Sessions 4:30 – 5:30pm Hands On Labs 5:30 – 7:00pm Concurrent Sessions 6:00 – 7:00pm Hands On Labs 11:30am – 1pm Lunch 1 – 2:30pm Concurrent Sessions 1-2 Hands On Labs 3 – 4:30pm Concurrent Sessions Evening 6 – 10pm Welcome Reception 7 – 8:30pm Sponsor & Press Reception 5:30 – 7:00pm Expo Reception 7 – Midnight Sponsor Gatherings *subject to change

Pinnacle Awards 9 Categories –The Excellence in Customer Service Award –The Fast Track Excellence Award –The Excellence in Teamwork Award –The Excellence in Innovation Award –The Evangelism Award –The Excellence in Education Award –The Excellence in Microsoft Technologies Award –The Excellence in International Implementation Award –The Overall Excellence Award Nomination Deadline was Friday, January 27 th Received over 155 nominations! Don Morton and Scott Anderson are Executive Sponsors Pinnacle Award recipients and their partners will be notified before Convergence (approximately the first week of March) of their awards.

Pinnacle Award Winner Benefits Partners will receive a “Celebration in a Box” for their Pinnacle Award winning customers. –Included in the box will be an award and a press release template to help recipients publicize the award, among other things. Press release issued by Microsoft that recognizes all Pinnacle Award recipients Convergence signage/banners that recognize Pinnacle Award recipients Luncheon with Microsoft senior executives for Pinnacle Award recipients and their partners A video produced at Convergence that features Pinnacle Award recipients. –Recipients and their partners will receive a copy of the video post Convergence.