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1 Sales Forecasting for Manufacturing Name, Title

2 Ease-of-use for sales reps to ensure timely and accurate forecast data Actionable insights that help all managers see and react to changes Partnership with Oracle to serve manufacturing On-Demand Sales Forecasting Designed for Manufacturing

3 Our benchmarking studies show that the best forecasters have 15% less inventory, 17% stronger fulfillment, and 35% shorter cash-to-cash cycle times, all having a direct impact to the bottom line. Rob Bois AMR Research Research Director “ ”

4 Three Essential Steps in Sales Forecasting Accurate and Insightful Sales Forecasting Requires Three Steps Easy for sales to capture forecasts Align marketing, sales, finance and production See changes and understand why What to Buy and When What to Build? And When? ProductionCustomers CaptureCollaborateAct

5 Three Essential Steps in Sales Forecasting Accurate and Insightful Sales Forecasting Requires Three Steps Quick Capture Rapid Rollup CRM Integration Change Collaboration Forecast Modeling Integration Services Change Alerts Forecast Analytics Personal Reports Changes What to Buy and When What to Build? And When? ProductionCustomers CaptureCollaborateAct

6 Three Essential Steps in Sales Forecasting Accurate and Insightful Sales Forecasting Requires Three Steps CaptureCollaborateAct Changes Sharp improved user adoption to 95% WJ cut forecasting time 60% Quantum went from six AOP’s to one Intelleflex eliminated inter-departmental debates Centillium reduced inventory 50% WJ improved margins 44% to 52% What to Buy and When What to Build? And When? ProductionCustomers

7 Forecasting in Oracle and Right90 Forecast Over TimeTop-down revenue forecastForecast by unit, price and time across customers, products and regions Forecasting Productivity Tools Not available for forecastingImport and export to Excel, ramp/decay and do bulk updates Forecast SuggestionNot availableForecast recommendations based on statistical forecast data Forecast RollupSingle-level rollupMultiple-level rollup with products, regions and customers Forecast Change Management Not availableTrack changes to forecast and reasons behind changes Multiple Forecast Plan Comparison One forecast owner with multiple contributors to forecast Create, compare and identify variance across plans Forecast AlertsNot availableProactive email alerts for key changes to sales forecast Forecast ReportsReports must be designed from scratch Pre-built industry-specific reports based on high-tech best practices Leading SaaS CRM Vendors

8 Ideally Suited for High-Tech Manufacturers Fits the High-Tech Design Process: Optimized for the design win, forecast modeling, and new/existing business processes prevalent in high-tech Fits High-Tech Product Lifecycles: Easily accommodates frequent changes in price/quantity over time and new product introductions found in high-tech product lifecycles Fits the Way High-Tech Manufacturers Sell: Extendable to the rep firm and distributor networks used by high tech manufacturers Fits the Way High-Tech Thinks: Deep in-house expertise at Right90 quickly garners credibility in high-tech accounts

9 COMPANY OVERVIEW Quantum, a global leader in storage, delivers highly reliable backup, recovery and archive solutions that meet demanding requirements for data integrity and availability with superior price/performance and comprehensive service and support. CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE “Throughout our history with Right90, they have continuously demonstrated true professionalism and a deep desire to meet our business requirements.” Patricia Warble, Sr. Manager, Sales Ops CHALLENGES/OPPORTUNITIES Integrate sales and forecasting process with recent acquisitions Reduce time needed to roll up monthly forecast Consolidate disparate views of sales data Increase visibility into changes Reduce inventory stockouts RESULTS Consolidated 6 AOP’s into 1 Reduced forecasting time by 80% Eliminated stockouts due to forecasting issues Enabled real-time visibility into forecast changes Increased alignment across divisions Improved sales productivity SOLUTION Right90 Sales Forecasting November 2007 Quantum Transforms Sales Forecasting

10 See Change. Manage Change.

11 Appendix Additional Slides Right90 Screenshots

12 Easy Updates and Automated Forecast Rollups

13 Compare Multiple Plans and Identify Variances

14 Executive Forecast Alerts and Analytics


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