1. © The Sage Group plc 2001 SES Roadmap June 2002 Justin Healey Head of Research and Development

2. © The Sage Group Contents of this presentation Roadmap Update Line 200/500 version 5 summary MBE progress update Focused on improvement Future plans Questions

3. © The Sage Group Roadmap Update Next Release will be Line 200/ 500 version 5 Beta availability –NT & SQL Server - end of June Product availability –NT & SQL Server - 1st week September –Other platforms - during September/ October Version 6 scheduled for September 2003 –Content currently being agreed

4. © The Sage Group Line 200/500 version 5 summary Product Hierarchies Extended Discounts Client Enhancements and Utilities Client invocation control system XML Interfaces

5. © The Sage Group Line 200/500 version 5 summary Commercial Paper functionality in Quotations and Scheduled Orders Accounts Receivable Multi-currency Serial Number Entry Enhancement VAT on Order Acknowledgements Available for SuSe Linux 7.3 –IBM iSeries using IBM UDB V5 Release 1 database –Intel using Oracle 9i and Informix IDS Version 9.30 databases

6. © The Sage Group MBE Update Update on outstanding MBEs –Allow selection of expense codes in Project Issues from Stock (214670) - Delivered –Paper type for Contract management invoices (206661) - Delivered –Customers credit limit to print on statements (214018) - Delivered –Go To page command in Cash Book statement (217955) - Delivered –Go To page command in GL journal entry (222376) - Delivered –Go To page command in sales order enquiry (226077 ) - Delivered

7. © The Sage Group MBE Update Q2 / 2002 Status –Inter-Warehouse transfers to allow transfer of items with different UOM's (217388) – WIP –In General Ledger Transaction Enquiry, hold period date selection values and only clear on exit from option.- (219573) - WIP –Print currency code & description on Accounts Receivable statements - (220470) WIP –PL & SL enquiries to include a browse on 2nd ref/cheque no. field (224224) - WIP –Print order quantity on order status report if POQTYKEEP = YES (229721) - WIP –POTRANCOA, POTRANCOB & POTRANCOC to be available without the use of Supplier Contracts (215443) – WIP

8. © The Sage Group MBE Update Q2 / 2002 Status –Allow entry of negative value in Production Issues (220580) – WIP –Provide ability to force F6 numbering in Accounts Receivable - Invoice Batches, Cash Batches, Refund Batches & Journal Batches (221294) – WIP –Provide ability to force F6 numbering in Accounts Payable - Invoice/Credit Note Batches, Cash Batches (including Generate payments from List), Journal Batches (221297) – WIP –Open item enquiry screens in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable to display currency exchange rate (222072) – WIP –Payroll log to record details of what causes payroll parameters to trip (224192) – WIP –In OP history cleardown - If changed to y and no date entered, a warning message will be given (227669) – WIP

9. © The Sage Group MBE Update Other MBE’s Delivered since CS/3 v4.0 –Prevent entry of Sales Order where currency is not set up (200504) –Additional date ranges added to SOP Date Comparison Report (212182) –Separate switching of F11 usage in Predict Future Stock for SOP and MRP (206714) –Add print option to Project Ledger transaction summary enquiry (208630) –Add print of account description to Chart of a/c Journal listing(216547) –Add currency description field to OP invoice prints (219657) –Add customer name to OP order browse (218567) –FA Trap posting to suspense account if account does not exist (214862)

10. © The Sage Group Focused on improvement True Windows interface with task-orientated UI –Improved cosmetics, ease of use, ease of learning To develop a structured release schedule Handle features in large blocks - not as hundreds of separate projects –Future CPD and MBE work

11. © The Sage Group Future Plans Sage Line 500 interface to be enhanced for core financial modules. Continuing flow of items from the MBE list but as part of main release. Subsequent versions will extend interface changes to the remaining modules, and greatly extend workflow capabilities. Enhancing Third Party Integration

12. © The Sage Group plc 2001 Any Questions? Justin Healey Head of Research and Development