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Agenda Statement of Direction for Dashboarding What’s new in Xcelsius 2008 SAP Roadmap Q&A

Dashboards Defined A Solution not a Tool There are many different requirements and applications for dashboards, as such, we intend to move away from seeing dashboarding as a problem solved with a single tool to one that requires a solution which can leverage many BI tools, depending on the customer’s requirements Generally you can think of dashboards in two ways 1. A dashboard is simply the visual presentation of summary data to enable the improved performance of the individual and business. This is presented in a format which makes the information easily accessible, both through the UI and interactions as well as provides visual indicators which quickly highlight problems or successes 2. A dashboard is a collection of information which one needs easily accessible to enable the completion of tasks and ensure improved performance of the individual and business. This collection of information may come in different formats and from different sources and not necessarily be a summarized view This distinction is important to decide when the solution will use just Xcelsius vs Xcelsius in conjunction with other technologies

Statement of Direction Dashboarding Solutions Business Object Enterprise (InfoView Portal, Dashboard Builder) Web Intelligence Crystal Reports Pioneer BIP ContentPOA content Composite dashboard Single dashboard Content Layout Framework Xcelsius FPM Data Access & Services Visualization Single Dashboard Xcelsius deployed within Office or as a standalone swf within third party tools Xcelsius deployed within our content layout frameworks: DB, NW Portal or CE Composite Dashboard Xcelsius becomes another content type which can be included or not Content Layout Framework (DB, NW Portal or CE) is required to enable joining multiple content types together in a single integrated experience Performance Management Dashboard SAP Strategy Management is the solution for Balanced Scorecard and Strategy Management SSM Scorecard

 Redesigned user interface and workflow  New components: tab set, trend analyzer, tree map, maps  New features: dual axis charts, alerts in selectors, data manager  Enhanced integration with Crystal Reports  Support for Adobe LiveCycle Data Services for real-time dashboards  SDK for extensibility of visual components through Flex  Support for export to Adobe Acrobat 9  Support building of AIR applications through export to AIR option from Xcelsius  Improved soap webservice support  SDK add-on manager  SDK for extensibility of data connections BusinessObjects Xcelsius Enterprise BusinessObjects Xcelsius Enterprise 2008 BusinessObjects Xcelsius Enterprise 2008 SP1 July 2008 Future Current * Planned functionality only. SAP reserves the right to change planning.  Improved interoperability with BI content in Dashboard Builder  Improved integration with SAP  Improved integration and leveraging of platform services such as scheduling and publishing  Designer improvements for workflow, new components, and visualizations

What’s new in Xcelsius 2008 Enhanced User Experience Embedded spreadsheet Copy and Paste between xlf files Easier data binding Re-designed user interface Data connection manager © SAP 2008 / Page 6

New Components and Capabilities Print Button Reset Button Tab Set container Charts with dual-axis capabilities Map of Canada Improved Soap Header support Export to Acrobat 9 Export to AIR © SAP 2008 / Page 7 What’s new in Xcelsius 2008

Software Development Kit Create custom components for Xcelsius using Adobe Flex and Xcelsius SDK Xcelsius Add-On Manager for adding and removing components Xcelsius Add-Ons Marketplace for purchasing and exploring available add-on components which is linked to from the product What’s possible? New Visual Components (Charts, Gauges, Maps, etc.) New Connection Components (Web Service Connection, LCDS Connection, etc.) How it works? Create a regular Flex application Flex is a cross-platform development framework for creating rich Internet applications. Add compiled application SWF into your Xcelsius folder Add code to associate the Property Sheet with the component

What’s new in Xcelsius 2008 Integration with other Business Objects Products Change data connections on managed Xcelsius swf within the CMC Embed an Xcelsius model in a Crystal Report Lifecycle Management for connected Xcelsius swf with Live Office and QaaWS © SAP 2008 / Page 9

10 What’s new in Xcelsius 2008 Support for Real-Time Leveraging LiveCycle Data Services with Xcelsius allows for creation of real-time push based dashboards or visual applications with sub second updates LiveCycle Data Services expands on the existing webservice and XML connection options Provided through a seamless connection interface allowing the model to easily subscribe to multiple data streams Can blend real-time data with historical data in a single model In 2010 will support Live Enterprise for real-time event driven dashboards

Information Discovery and Delivery Richest offering for all users Analysis Enterprise Reporting Dashboards, Visualization Ad-hoc Query & Reporting Web Intelligence Crystal Reports BEx Analyzer Voyager Xcelsius Web App Designer BI Widgets BI Mobile SAP and non-SAP Applications, Structured Data, Unstructured Data, Cloud Data Polestar Predictive © SAP 2008 / Page 11

BEx Analyzer Information Discovery and Delivery Richest offering for all users – evolution Analysis Enterprise Reporting Dashboards, Visualization Ad-hoc Query & Reporting Web Intelligence Crystal Reports Voyager Xcelsius Polestar Predictive Web App Designer BI Widgets BI Mobile Pioneer (OLAP) SAP and non-SAP Applications, Structured Data, Unstructured Data, Cloud Data © SAP 2008 / Page 12

Dashboards Joint Roadmap for BI Tools - Dashboards Key Points Xcelsius+, a future release of Xcelsius, will become the flagship product for data visualization and dash-boarding. BEx Web Application Designer will not be enhanced further beyond Release NW in Composition Environment including Visual Composer continues to be the go-to product for creating composite applications. Interactive Dashboards and Data Visualization PREMIUM BASE Xcelsius 2009 Xcelsius+ Web Application Designer Business Objects SAP © SAP 2008 / Page 13