Company Profile & Product Range

Agenda PART 1 - Star System Solutions Company Profile PART 2 - StarProjects and TimeRecorder PART 3 – Other Star Modules

Global Enterprise

Global Representative Customers Existing clients in UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Asia. Broad Industry Application: Customers include: Professional Service Organizations. Time Billing and Fixed Billing Organizations. Project Costing Organizations.

Cross Industry Applications Australian Government, Research & Development, Employees Siemens Building Technologies/ Industrial Security, USA, 400+ Employees Salamis (M&I) Ltd, Construction & Maintenance, Employees Artemis, Project Management, Boulder USA, 600+ Employees Second Foundation, Consulting/ Software, Ontario Canada Kingston Business Communications, Telco, UK,

Cross Industry Applications Cont.. Cimtek Automation, Engineering/ Computer Design, Ontario Canada Golders, Engineering, Australia, 240+ Employees Sage Publications, Publishing, UK & USA, 200+ employees Lowe Lintas, Advertising, China, 5 th Largest Advertising Agency World-wide Halifax International Airport Authority, Halifax Canada Accelent Systems, Software Technologies, Ohio USA

Platinum for Windows Experience Value Added Reseller of PFW Solution Provider for Best

Well Designed Integration Star integration uses existing fields in accounting software, and Stored Procedures or Dynamic Links.

Integration Overview

Total Financials Integration: Two Way Transaction Flow 1. StarProjects integrates with transactions generated in the General Ledger 2. Invoices can be generated in StarProjects and/or Accounts Receivable. 3. Accounts Payable vouchers generate Disbursement Journals in StarProjects.

Total Financials Integration: Two Way Transaction Flow Cont.. 4. Approved Expenses generate vouchers in Accounts Payable for reimbursement. 5. Purchase Orders can be reported on giving details of commitments, received goods and items outstanding. 6. Inventory adjustment transactions generate Inventory Journals in StarProjects.

StarProjects Integration

MS Project Integration StarProjects also Integrates with Microsoft Project for: Budgets Tasks Detailed Scheduling Resource Allocation Resource Planning Task Allocation

MS Project Integration

StarProjects Reporting Hierarchy Company View Consolidated, Company, Divisional, Departmental, Resource Reporting capabilities Project View Client, Project, Phase, Task and Activity reporting capability

Company Structure

Project Structure

TimeRecorder Flexible Design: Rename column labels Easy to configure Tight security controls Local Reporting capabilities Web or Desktop Versions Easy to use – Repeat & Copy Functions Track Time by charge ratio, billable, non-billable, leave Handles Multi Currency Expenses

Employee Data Input

Visual Analysis Tools

Web TimeRecorder

Employee Expenses

Flexible Design StarProjects fits to your business Over 100 Modifiable Object Names Configurable Validation Rules Optional Fields Various Invoice Layouts (or custom design in Crystal) Crystal Report Pack Additional Reports added to menus

Project Breakdown Reporting

Limitless Budgeting Options Include: Multiple Budgets MS Project Integration Transactions on both Cost and Charge Basis Resource Planning Copy Function Actual/Budget Analysis Lock/Unlock Controls

Budget Reports

Plan & Prioritize

Percent Complete Workbench Options include: User defined calculation of % complete, WIP, Deferred or Earned Revenue Ability to Review and Assess % complete Report and upload values into General Ledger based on user-defined Chart of Accounts Crystal Reporting capability

Completion Analysis

Completion Report

Flexible Rate Tables Options include: Limitless Rate Configuration Easy search tool to identify which rate is used Multiple views for rate entry and maintenance Allocations Multiple Rates grouped into Scales Rates applied to Client/Project/Phase/Activity Type/Activity/Resource Class/Resource combinations Rates used for Resources in MS Project

Flexible Rate Tables

Resource Planning

Project Management Tools Resource Allocation Microsoft Project Integration Task Allocation Various % Complete Calculation Methods Resource Planning Drilldown Project Activity Enquiry Project Based Time & Expense Approval Target/Actual Analysis

Resource Allocation

Flexible Invoicing Invoice Scheduling capabilities including: Milestone Billing – percent complete, task, date, project stage/completion Invoice Cycles Fixed Fee, Time & Materials, Fixed plus Disbursements

Invoicing

Extensive Reports Over 50 Standard Reports which feature User Designed Reporting Tree Written in Crystal Report Writer User Defined Reports easily added to menus Security on Individual Reports

Report Manager Windows

Report Example: Project Ledger

Other Star Modules

QuickForms Creates customized printable forms, which can be easily modified. Drag and Drop database fields directly onto the form to easily produce and modify. Various formatting tools: Font (Including Bold, Italics etc.); Lines and Borders; Graphics and Pictures. Graphical interface which allows for quick retrieval and print of posted or un-posted invoices.

QuickView Uses PFW Financial Explorer to give instant views of critical business data. QuickView produces data views in logical and structured format. Fast tracking allows user to quickly view: General Ledger Balances; Outstanding Purchases Orders in Accounts Payable; Sales Orders in Accounts Receivable; Inventory Balances

QuickView Cont.. Information levels can be easily navigated, to locate master files that can then be ‘drilled- down’ into to retrieve related transactions. Individual master files can annotated with freeform personal notes.

System Information Platform Windows NT Windows 2000 Server Database Microsoft SQL 7, SQL 2000 Integration Platinum for Windows MS Project Epicor Back Office (PSQL, ERA, e by Epicor), Epicor Front Office Clientele

Contact Information

Disclaimer The products described herein are produced by Star System Solutions. Copyright Star System Solutions Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. This presentation is for informational purposes only and subject to change without notice. Star System Solutions makes no warranties, expressed or implied in this presentation. The contents of this presentation are believed to be current and accurate as of its date of preparation. Companies, names and/or data used in screens are fictitious. Prepared April 2002.