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Question glovia.com Microsoft-Axapta Oracle E-Business Suite
PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial / Supply Chain
Management Epicor EnterpriseTier 1 1 1 1 2
Product glovia.com Microsoft-Axapta Oracle E-Business Suite
PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial / Supply Chain
Management Epicor Enterprise
Vendor Glovia International Inc Microsoft Oracle Oracle Epicor Software
Version 7.1 3 11i 10 8.9 7.3.5
Contact
Name P Wood Nancy Teixeira Patti Vernon Patti Vernon Boris Znebel
Telephone 310-563-7000 905-363-8440 905-501-2262 905-501-2262 905-829-7003
E-mail [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Website www.glovia.comwww.microsoft.com/busines
ssolutions/axapta/ www.oracle.com www.oracle.com www.epicor.com
Cost (Canadian dollars)
Licence based Average cost per user $4,000 $6,500 $3,000 Average no. of users 80 45 30 Average cost $320,000 $292,500 $90,000 Ratio - average implementation cost/licence cost 2.00 1.50 0.75 Average implementation cost $640,000 $438,750 $67,500 Total licence based $960,000 $731,250 $157,500ASP (Application service provider) based Average setup or fixed fees Average annual fee / user Average no. of users Average fees - year one Average implementation costs / average fees - year one Average implementation costs
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Question glovia.com Microsoft-Axapta Oracle E-Business Suite
PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial / Supply Chain
Management Epicor EnterpriseTier 1 1 1 1 2 NPV over 5 years (discount rate of 10%)
Applications (Yes/No/Third party/Future date)Financial
General ledger Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Financial reporting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Accounts receivable Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Accounts payable Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fixed assets Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Multicurrency Yes Yes Yes Yes YesDistribution Order processing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Inventory Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Purchase order Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Warehouse management Yes Yes Yes Yes YesManufacturing Discrete Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Process No Third party Yes Yes No Make to stock Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Make to order Yes Yes Yes Yes YesProfessional services automation No Yes Yes Yes YesProject costing Yes Yes Yes Yes YesTime billing No Yes Yes Yes YesCanadian payroll No Future date Yes Yes Third partyUS payroll No Third party Yes Yes Third partyHR No Yes Yes Yes Third party
Contact management Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Customer relationship management Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Business intelligence Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Business performance management No Yes Yes Yes YesNot-for-profit No No Yes Yes Yes
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Question glovia.com Microsoft-Axapta Oracle E-Business Suite
PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial / Supply Chain
Management Epicor EnterpriseTier 1 1 1 1 2
POS (point of sale) No Third party Yes Third party Yes
Profile
World head office El Segundo, USA Redmond, WA, USA Redwood Shores, CA, USA Redwood Shores, CA, USA Irvine, CA, USA
Canadian head office None Mississauga, ON, Canada Mississauga, ON, Canada Mississauga, ON, Canada Oakville, ON, Canada
No. of customers - worldwide - all products 1000+ 261,000 20,000+No. of customers - worldwide - this product 1000+ 4,850 9,000+No. of customers - Canada - all products 20 800+No. of customers - Canada - this product 20 700+Revenue 2004 - CAD - all products $830M $280MRevenue 2004 - CAD - this product $150MRevenue 2003 - CAD - all products $700M $215MRevenue 2003 - CAD - this product $130M
Target market Average revenue/customer (CAD) $125M - $1B >$100M $75MAverage no. of employees/customer 250 - 2,000 200
Industry classification based on The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - see www.naics.com/info.htm#Structure for more about NAICS (approximate % of implementations)
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2% 21 Mining 1% 22 Utilities 2% 23 Construction 5% 31-33 Manufacturing 100% 15% 42 Wholesale trade 6% 44-45 Retail trade 5% 48-49 Transportation and warehousing 3% 51 Information 10% 52 Finance and insurance 10%
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Question glovia.com Microsoft-Axapta Oracle E-Business Suite
PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial / Supply Chain
Management Epicor EnterpriseTier 1 1 1 1 2 53 Real estate and rental and leasing 0% 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services 15%
55 Management of companies and enterprises 5% 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 61 Education services 1% 62 Health care and social assistance 5% 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 5% 72 Accommodation and food services 4%
81 Other services (except public administration) 1% 92 Public administration 5% Total 100% 100%
Technology
Database (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft SQL Server 0% 90% 100% Oracle 100% 10% 100% Pervasive SQL IBM DB2 Sybase Informix Access Btrieve Proprietary FoxPro mySQL Progress
Other Total 100% 100% 100% 100%Networks supported (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft 25% 100% 99% Linux 1% Unix 50%
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PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial / Supply Chain
Management Epicor EnterpriseTier 1 1 1 1 2 AIX 23% Novell Netware 1% 1% IBM AS/400 (OS/400) IBM S/390 Other Total 100% 100% 100%
Development tools used to build application PRO-IV SuperlayerIntegrated development environment - MorphX VSA, C#, C++
Integration to other contact management or customer relationship management systems - which? Siebel
Future integration to Microsoft CRM. Axapta has
its own fully integrated native CRM solution All Our own
% of application available from browser not including use of Citrix 100% 100% 40% Expected date for Web-based version not using Citrix Now N/A Now Available now Dec-05XML support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
% of application XML enabled 50% 100% 100% 100% XBRL (eXtensible business reporting language) support Yes Yes Yes Yes YesAvailable from application service provider Yes No Yes No Approx. no. of implementations 200 0
Limits
Maximum size of g/l account no. 20 characters Unlimited Unlimited Segment-based 32
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Question glovia.com Microsoft-Axapta Oracle E-Business Suite
PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial / Supply Chain
Management Epicor EnterpriseTier 1 1 1 1 2
Maximum size of inventory code 30 item 6 revision = 36 Unlimited Unlimited 18 30
Maximum no. of levels in bill of material Unlimited 55 Unlimited Unlimited
Maximum no. of warehouse locations Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Generic features
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod. or
workaround; 0=Not available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
availableCustomization Add user-defined fields to screen 4 6 6 6 6 Customer maintenance screen 6 6 6 6 6 Invoice header screen 6 6 6 6 6 Invoice detail screen 6 6 6 6 6 Without changing source code 6 6 6 6 6French version Screens 6 6 6 6 6 Reports 6 6 6 6 6 Forms such as an invoice 6 6 6 6 6 Documentation 6 6 6 6 6Multiple companies Automatic balancing of intercompany 6 6 6 6 6 Purchase order automatically becomes sales order 6 6 6 6
Share inventory across separate databases 6 6 6 6 4 Share vendors across separate databases 6 6 6 6 4Multicurrency By transaction currency 6 6 6 6 6 By home currency 6 6 6 6 6 By operational currency 6 6 6 6 6Password security By company 6 6 6 6 6
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PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial / Supply Chain
Management Epicor EnterpriseTier 1 1 1 1 2 By menu 6 6 6 6 6 By function ( view, add, change, delete) 6 6 6 6 6 By field 6 6 6 6 4
By account code segment (e.g., department) 6 6 6 6 4Workflow Online review and approval of transactions 6 6 6 6 6 Alerts on pending and late activities 6 6 6 6 6
FinancialAttach analysis codes to transactions 6 6 6 6 G/L account determines whether transaction code is applicable 6 6 6 6 6Attach analysis codes to account segments 6 6 6 6 0Allocations Based on percentage 6 6 6 6 6 Based on actuals 6 6 6 6 6
Cash flow projections based on A/R and A/P 6 6 6 6 6Consolidation Create new entity and post j/e's to it 6 6 6 6 6 Foreign currency translation 6 6 6 6 6 Summary or detailed transactions 6 6 6 6 6
Source acct. can be different than target acct. 6 6 6 6 6
Across entities with different fiscal year ends 6 6 6 6 6 Ownership 6 6 6 Date sensitive 6 6 6 6Financial reporting Rows and columns can be defined 6 6 6 6 6 Cell overrides 6 6 6 6 6 Provisional reporting (before posting) 6 6 6 6 6 Drill-down to transaction details 6 6 6 6 6 Trend analysis showing rolling 12 months 6 6 6 6 6Import journal entry from Excel 6 6 6 6 6Multiple segments in chart of account 6 6 6 6 6 Validate each segment 6 6 6 6 6National accounts for A/R 6 6 6 6 6Real-time update from subledgers 6 6 6 6 6
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PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial / Supply Chain
Management Epicor EnterpriseTier 1 1 1 1 2Statistical accounts 6 6 6 6 6
DistributionBar coding Print labels 6 3 6 6 6 Scan receipt 6 3 6 6 6 Scan picking 6 3 6 6 6 Scan physical count 6 3 6 6 6 Radio frequency (RF) data collection 6 3 6 6 6Bill of materials 6 6 6 6 6Blanket orders 6 6 6 6 6Canadian sales tax - GST, PST & HST 6 6 6 6 6 Option to compound sales tax 6 6 6 6 6Colour size matrix for apparel distribution 0 6 3 0 6Commissions Split commission 2 ways 6 6 6 6 6 Split commission 3 ways 6 6 6 6 6 On paid invoices 6 4 6 6 6Costing Average 6 6 6 6 6 FIFO 6 6 6 6 6Landed cost Based on std. percentages 4 6 6 6 6 Based on actuals 6 6 6 6 6Deposits on order 6 6 6 6 6eCommerce Business-to-business commerce 6 6 6 6 6 Consumer-to-business commerce 6 6 6 3 6 Real-time interactive order processing 6 6 6 6 6 Credit card processing 4 3 6 6 6 Real-time item availability checking 6 6 6 6 6 Order acknowledgement 6 6 6 6 6 Advance ship notice (ASN) 6 3 6 6 6 Invoicing 6 6 6 6 6EDI supported Order placement 6 6 6 6 6 Order acknowledgement 6 6 6 6 6 Advance ship notice (ASN) 6 6 6 6 6 Invoicing 6 6 6 6 6Forecasting
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PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial / Supply Chain
Management Epicor EnterpriseTier 1 1 1 1 2 Based on minimums and maximums 6 6 6 6 6 Based on economic order quantity 6 4 6 6 6 Based on projections 6 6 6 6 6Kits 6 6 6 6Multiple locations 6 6 6 6Pricing flexibility Multiple price lists 6 6 6 6 6 Price level by customer 6 6 6 6 6 Quantity breaks 6 6 6 6 6 Price specials for a given period 6 6 6 6 6Replenishment 6 6 6 6 6 Generate suggested purchase order 6 6 6 6 6Requisitions 6 6 6 6 6RMA tracking 6 6 6 6 6Serial no. and lot tracking 6 6 6 6 6Transportation optimization 0 3 6 3 4Warranties 6 3 6 6
ManufacturingAutocad integration 6 3 6 6 6Assembly process 6 6 6 6 6Colour size matrix for apparel manufacturing 0 6 3 3 6Engineering change management 6 3 6 6 6Forecast demand Based on history 6 6 6 6 6 Using statistical forecasting algorithms 6 6 6 6 6 Based on customer forecasts 6 4 6 6 6Labour performance 6 6 6 6 6Master scheduling 6 6 6 6 6Material requirements planning (MRP) 6 6 6 6 6Multisite production on same database 6 6 6 6 6Multiple levels in bills of material 6 6 6 6 6Product configurator 6 6 6 6 6 Rules based 6 6 6 6 6Product routing 6 6 6 6 6Production scheduling 6 6 6 6 6 Bar coded data collection 6 3 6 3 6Quality control tracking 6 3 6 6 6Reverse bill of materials for disassembly 6 4 6 4 6Shop floor control 6 6 6 3 6
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Question glovia.com Microsoft-Axapta Oracle E-Business Suite
PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial / Supply Chain
Management Epicor EnterpriseTier 1 1 1 1 2Work orders 6 6 6 3 6
Name one to five unique or very important features of your product
Unique/important feature no.1
Ability to support multiple manufacturing modes
simultaneouslyEase of use, intuitive
application
Oracle applications assist businesses in everything from running supply chain operations to selling, and
providing customer service
Provides Web services integration with multivendor
and homegrown applications and can be easily configured and
adapted to meet the most unique customer
requirementsServices Oriented (.NET)
Architecture
Unique/important feature no. 2
Control and track an item from design through
manufacturing to maintenance
Version Layer Technology - ensures ease of upgrade
and modification portability to future releases
Open architecture and single data model allow
applications to be deployed as individual modules,
business flows, or as an entire integrated suite
Supports a very broad choice of technology
infrastructure32 languages & 140
countries
Unique/important feature no. 3
Allow multiple companies to operate in own currency in
single installation
Functionality - Both broad and deep out of box
functionality, including balanced scorecard
Customers have the option of letting Oracle experts
manage their Oracle software so that their own IT staff can focus on high-
value activities.
Total ownership experience – corporate-wide initiative to
transform all aspects of owning enterprise software Integrated CRM (own)
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Unique/important feature no. 4
Full support for project based manufacturing and
after service
Customization - the solution offers a rich development environment to meet your specific business needs
Oracle Daily Business Intelligence applications
provide hundreds of prebuilt reports and, analytic
capabilities for all Oracle applications. A data
warehouse is not needed for this
Leverages best practice enhancements including intelligent self-service,
embedded analytics, XBRL and XML capabilities, and
instant messagingReal-time warehouse
integration
Unique/important feature no. 5
Extensive reporting; comprehensive ad hoc
query capabilities
With Oracle's Data Hub products, users can
synchronize information centrally to get an accurate, consistent 360-degree view
of the company's dataSystem-based controls for
compliance - internal controls such as workflow, 3-
way matching, and commitment control are all built right into the system Preconfigured data cubes
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PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial / Supply Chain
Management Epicor EnterpriseTier 1 1 1 1 2
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QuestionTier
Product
Vendor
Version
Contact
Name
Telephone
Website
Cost (Canadian dollars)
Licence based Average cost per user Average no. of users Average cost Ratio - average implementation cost/licence cost Average implementation cost Total licence basedASP (Application service provider) based Average setup or fixed fees Average annual fee / user Average no. of users Average fees - year one Average implementation costs / average fees - year one Average implementation costs
Intentia Application SuiteJD Edwards
EnterpriseOne JD Edwards WorldMicrosoft - Navision Professional edition
Microsoft-Great Plains Professional edition
2 2 2 2 2
Intentia Application Suite JD Edwards EnterpriseOne JD Edwards WorldMicrosoft - Navision Professional edition
Microsoft-Great Plains Professional edition
Intentia International Oracle Oracle Microsoft Microsoft
5.1 8.11 A8.1.6 4 8
Richard J Thompson Patti Vernon Patti Vernon Steve Croth Nancy Teixeira
519-679-0810 905-501-2262 905-501-2262 905-363-8796 905-363-8440
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.intentia.com www.oracle.com www.oracle.comwww.microsoft.com/busines
ssolutions/navision/www.microsoft.com/busines
ssolutions/greatplains/
$2,000 $6,000 $6,00050 25 25
$100,000 $150,000 $150,000
1.50 1.00 1.00$150,000 $150,000 $150,000$250,000 $300,000 $300,000
$25,000$2,400
20$73,000
1.50$109,500
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QuestionTier NPV over 5 years (discount rate of 10%)
Applications (Yes/No/Third party/Future date)Financial
General ledger
Financial reporting Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Fixed assets MulticurrencyDistribution Order processing Inventory Purchase order Warehouse management Manufacturing Discrete Process Make to stock Make to orderProfessional services automationProject costingTime billingCanadian payrollUS payrollHR
Contact management
Customer relationship management
Business intelligence
Business performance managementNot-for-profit
Intentia Application SuiteJD Edwards
EnterpriseOne JD Edwards WorldMicrosoft - Navision Professional edition
Microsoft-Great Plains Professional edition
2 2 2 2 2$714,546
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Third party Third partyYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes No Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesNo Yes Yes Yes YesNo Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesNo Yes Yes Third party Yes
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QuestionTier
POS (point of sale)
Profile
World head office
Canadian head office
No. of customers - worldwide - all productsNo. of customers - worldwide - this productNo. of customers - Canada - all productsNo. of customers - Canada - this productRevenue 2004 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2004 - CAD - this productRevenue 2003 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2003 - CAD - this product
Target market Average revenue/customer (CAD)Average no. of employees/customer
Industry classification based on The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - see www.naics.com/info.htm#Structure for more about NAICS (approximate % of implementations)
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 21 Mining 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31-33 Manufacturing 42 Wholesale trade 44-45 Retail trade 48-49 Transportation and warehousing 51 Information 52 Finance and insurance
Intentia Application SuiteJD Edwards
EnterpriseOne JD Edwards WorldMicrosoft - Navision Professional edition
Microsoft-Great Plains Professional edition
2 2 2 2 2
No Third party Third party Third party Yes
Stockholm Redwood Shores, CA, USA Redwood Shores, CA, USA Redmond, WA, USA Redmond, WA, USA
London, ON, Canada Mississauga, ON, Canada Mississauga, ON, Canada Mississauga, ON, Canada Mississauga, ON, Canada
3,500 261,000 261,000350 44,900 38,400685
$437M $830M $830M$40M
$410M $700M $700M$7M
$200M >$50M >$50M250 100 - 500 100 - 750
5%1%
62%31%1%
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QuestionTier 53 Real estate and rental and leasing 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
55 Management of companies and enterprises 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 61 Education services 62 Health care and social assistance 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 72 Accommodation and food services
81 Other services (except public administration) 92 Public administration Total
Technology
Database (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Pervasive SQL IBM DB2 Sybase Informix Access Btrieve Proprietary FoxPro mySQL Progress
Other TotalNetworks supported (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft Linux Unix
Intentia Application SuiteJD Edwards
EnterpriseOne JD Edwards WorldMicrosoft - Navision Professional edition
Microsoft-Great Plains Professional edition
2 2 2 2 2
100%
2% 40% 100%10%
88%
60%
100% 100% 100%
2% 100% 100%
10%
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QuestionTier AIX Novell Netware IBM AS/400 (OS/400) IBM S/390 Other Total
Development tools used to build application
Integration to other contact management or customer relationship management systems - which?
% of application available from browser not including use of Citrix Expected date for Web-based version not using CitrixXML support
% of application XML enabled XBRL (eXtensible business reporting language) supportAvailable from application service provider Approx. no. of implementations
Limits
Maximum size of g/l account no.
Intentia Application SuiteJD Edwards
EnterpriseOne JD Edwards WorldMicrosoft - Navision Professional edition
Microsoft-Great Plains Professional edition
2 2 2 2 2
88%
100% 100% 100%
YesC++ & proprietary development tool
RPG & proprietary development tool
Proprietary (C/Side) + integration tools C++
No
No - A fully integrated CRM module is available in J.D. Edwards EnterpriseOne No
Fully integrated + MS CRM (future)
Integration to Microsoft CRM
100%100% (with SP1 release
scheduled this fall) 100%
Already released Available now Now available Sep-05 N/AYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
100% 100%
100% (XML port tool available to create XML
documents) 100%
Yes No No Yes YesYes Yes Yes No Yes100
56 26 26 20 66
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QuestionTier
Maximum size of inventory code
Maximum no. of levels in bill of material
Maximum no. of warehouse locations
Generic features Customization Add user-defined fields to screen Customer maintenance screen Invoice header screen Invoice detail screen Without changing source codeFrench version Screens Reports Forms such as an invoice DocumentationMultiple companies Automatic balancing of intercompany Purchase order automatically becomes sales order
Share inventory across separate databases Share vendors across separate databasesMulticurrency By transaction currency By home currency By operational currencyPassword security By company
Intentia Application SuiteJD Edwards
EnterpriseOne JD Edwards WorldMicrosoft - Navision Professional edition
Microsoft-Great Plains Professional edition
2 2 2 2 2
28 26 26 20 30
99 25 25 50 Unlimited
Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
6 4 1 6 66 4 1 6 66 4 1 6 66 4 1 6 66 6 0 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 4 36 6 6 4 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6
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QuestionTier By menu By function ( view, add, change, delete) By field
By account code segment (e.g., department)Workflow Online review and approval of transactions Alerts on pending and late activities
FinancialAttach analysis codes to transactions G/L account determines whether transaction code is applicableAttach analysis codes to account segmentsAllocations Based on percentage Based on actuals
Cash flow projections based on A/R and A/PConsolidation Create new entity and post j/e's to it Foreign currency translation Summary or detailed transactions
Source acct. can be different than target acct.
Across entities with different fiscal year ends Ownership Date sensitiveFinancial reporting Rows and columns can be defined Cell overrides Provisional reporting (before posting) Drill-down to transaction details Trend analysis showing rolling 12 monthsImport journal entry from ExcelMultiple segments in chart of account Validate each segmentNational accounts for A/RReal-time update from subledgers
Intentia Application SuiteJD Edwards
EnterpriseOne JD Edwards WorldMicrosoft - Navision Professional edition
Microsoft-Great Plains Professional edition
2 2 2 2 26 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 0 6 6
6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 3 66 6 0 6 6
6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 0
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 4 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 64 4 6
6 0 0 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 4 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
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QuestionTierStatistical accounts
DistributionBar coding Print labels Scan receipt Scan picking Scan physical count Radio frequency (RF) data collectionBill of materialsBlanket ordersCanadian sales tax - GST, PST & HST Option to compound sales taxColour size matrix for apparel distributionCommissions Split commission 2 ways Split commission 3 ways On paid invoicesCosting Average FIFOLanded cost Based on std. percentages Based on actualsDeposits on ordereCommerce Business-to-business commerce Consumer-to-business commerce Real-time interactive order processing Credit card processing Real-time item availability checking Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingEDI supported Order placement Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingForecasting
Intentia Application SuiteJD Edwards
EnterpriseOne JD Edwards WorldMicrosoft - Navision Professional edition
Microsoft-Great Plains Professional edition
2 2 2 2 26 6 6 6 6
6 3 3 4 36 3 3 6 36 3 3 6 36 3 3 6 36 3 3 6 36 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 1 3 3
6 6 1 4 66 6 1 4 66 6 1 4 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 4 6
6 3 3 6 36 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 36 6 6 3 36 6 6 6 36 6 6 4 36 6 6 6 36 6 6 6 3
6 6 6 6 36 6 6 6 36 6 6 6 36 6 6 6 3
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QuestionTier Based on minimums and maximums Based on economic order quantity Based on projectionsKitsMultiple locationsPricing flexibility Multiple price lists Price level by customer Quantity breaks Price specials for a given periodReplenishment Generate suggested purchase orderRequisitionsRMA trackingSerial no. and lot trackingTransportation optimizationWarranties
ManufacturingAutocad integrationAssembly processColour size matrix for apparel manufacturingEngineering change managementForecast demand Based on history Using statistical forecasting algorithms Based on customer forecastsLabour performanceMaster schedulingMaterial requirements planning (MRP)Multisite production on same databaseMultiple levels in bills of materialProduct configurator Rules basedProduct routingProduction scheduling Bar coded data collectionQuality control trackingReverse bill of materials for disassemblyShop floor control
Intentia Application SuiteJD Edwards
EnterpriseOne JD Edwards WorldMicrosoft - Navision Professional edition
Microsoft-Great Plains Professional edition
2 2 2 2 26 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 4 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 1 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 3 1 4 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 2 3 66 6 6 6 66 6 1 3 36 6 6 0 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 3 3 66 6 3 3 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 3 36 6 6 6 66 6 6 3 36 6 6 6 6
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QuestionTierWork orders
Name one to five unique or very important features of your product
Unique/important feature no.1
Unique/important feature no. 2
Unique/important feature no. 3
Intentia Application SuiteJD Edwards
EnterpriseOne JD Edwards WorldMicrosoft - Navision Professional edition
Microsoft-Great Plains Professional edition
2 2 2 2 26 6 6 6 6
Attributes can be attached to any item
Order Activity Rules - Allow for complete flexibility in
setting up of sales & purchasing activities
Easy to implement and maintain
Fully integrated comprehensive business intelligence (OLAP) tool
Excellent Financial Reporting and adhoc query
capabilities
True multicompany multicurrency through entire
system Ideal mid-market solution Low TCO Ease of use
Business Intelligence delivered through MS SQL
Reporting Services
Very good in mixed-mode - discrete, process, repetitive Integrated CRM Web interface
End-to-end business functionality Ease of use
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QuestionTier
Unique/important feature no. 4
Unique/important feature no. 5
Intentia Application SuiteJD Edwards
EnterpriseOne JD Edwards WorldMicrosoft - Navision Professional edition
Microsoft-Great Plains Professional edition
2 2 2 2 2
Fashion, Food & Beverage, and Service/Rental industry
focus Integrated MaintenanceIncredible depth and breath
of functionality
Customization - the solution offers a rich development environment to meet your specific business needs
Comprehensive customization and integration tools
100% JAVA, totally Web-enabled
Designed for rapid deployment and ease of
administration
Built for the IBM iSeries platform, offers small businesses a reliable,
functionality-rich, Web-enabled environment for
world-class management of plants, inventories,
equipment, finances, and people
Multi-currency, Multi-language, Multi-location;
This solution is designed to meet the needs of global
businessesTightly integrated with other
Microsoft products
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QuestionTier
Intentia Application SuiteJD Edwards
EnterpriseOne JD Edwards WorldMicrosoft - Navision Professional edition
Microsoft-Great Plains Professional edition
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Product
Vendor
Version
Contact
Name
Telephone
Website
Cost (Canadian dollars)
Licence based Average cost per user Average no. of users Average cost Ratio - average implementation cost/licence cost Average implementation cost Total licence basedASP (Application service provider) based Average setup or fixed fees Average annual fee / user Average no. of users Average fees - year one Average implementation costs / average fees - year one Average implementation costs
Microsoft-Solomon Professional edition
Momentis Fashion System ™ mySAP All-in-One SunSystems eXFM AccountMate SQL/MSDE
2 2 2 2 3
Microsoft-Solomon Professional edition
Momentis Fashion System ™ mySAP All-in-One SunSystems eXFM AccountMate SQL/MSDE
Microsoft Momentis Systems Inc. SAP AG Systems Union Inc.AccountMate Software
Corporation
6 Rel. 6Versions vary by vertical
industry 1.2 6.5
Steve Croth Ketty Munk - Executive VP James Dever/Steve Ernst Maureen Campbell Donna DeRosa
905-363-8796 514-939-2306610-661-2161/ 650-849-
5168 416-644-5553 415-884-6548
[email protected] [email protected]@sap.com/stev
[email protected]_campbell@syste
msunion.com [email protected]
www.microsoft.com/businesssolutions/solomon/ www.momentis.com www.sap.com
www.sunsystemsamericas.com www.accountmate.com
All mySAP All-in-One implementations are
licensed directly to SAP through reseller partners.
$6,000 $5,000 $4,000 $7,000 $3,15025 50 50 10 20
$150,000 $250,000 $200,000 $70,000 $63,000
1.00 0.75 1.50 1.25 0.25$150,000 $187,500 $300,000 $87,500 $15,750$300,000 $437,500 $500,000 $157,500 $78,750
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QuestionTier NPV over 5 years (discount rate of 10%)
Applications (Yes/No/Third party/Future date)Financial
General ledger
Financial reporting Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Fixed assets MulticurrencyDistribution Order processing Inventory Purchase order Warehouse management Manufacturing Discrete Process Make to stock Make to orderProfessional services automationProject costingTime billingCanadian payrollUS payrollHR
Contact management
Customer relationship management
Business intelligence
Business performance managementNot-for-profit
Microsoft-Solomon Professional edition
Momentis Fashion System ™ mySAP All-in-One SunSystems eXFM AccountMate SQL/MSDE
2 2 2 2 3
Yes Third party Third party Yes Yes
Yes Third party Third party Yes YesYes Yes Third party Yes YesYes Third party Third party Yes Yes
Third party Third party Third party Yes Third partyYes Yes Third party Yes Yes
Yes Yes Third party Yes YesYes Yes Third party Yes YesYes Yes Third party Yes Yes
Third party Yes Third party Yes Yes
Yes Yes Third party Third party Third partyThird party Yes Third party Third party Third party
Yes Yes Third party Third party YesThird party Yes Third party Third party Third party
Yes Third party Yes Third partyYes Third party Yes Third partyYes No Third party Yes Third partyYes Third party Third party Third party Third partyYes Third party Third party Third party YesYes No Third party Third party Third party
Yes Yes Third party Third party Yes
Yes No Third party Third party Yes
Third party Third party Third party Yes Third party
Yes Third party Yes Third partyYes Third party Yes Yes
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QuestionTier
POS (point of sale)
Profile
World head office
Canadian head office
No. of customers - worldwide - all productsNo. of customers - worldwide - this productNo. of customers - Canada - all productsNo. of customers - Canada - this productRevenue 2004 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2004 - CAD - this productRevenue 2003 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2003 - CAD - this product
Target market Average revenue/customer (CAD)Average no. of employees/customer
Industry classification based on The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - see www.naics.com/info.htm#Structure for more about NAICS (approximate % of implementations)
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 21 Mining 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31-33 Manufacturing 42 Wholesale trade 44-45 Retail trade 48-49 Transportation and warehousing 51 Information 52 Finance and insurance
Microsoft-Solomon Professional edition
Momentis Fashion System ™ mySAP All-in-One SunSystems eXFM AccountMate SQL/MSDE
2 2 2 2 3
Third party Third party Third party Third party Third party
Redmond, WA, USA Montreal, QC, Canada Walldorf, Germany Farnborough, UK Novato, CA
Mississauga, ON, Canada Montreal, QC, Canada Toronto, Calgary Toronto, ON, Canada Novato, CA, USA
261,000 125 91,500 50,000 120,00014,600 6,300 10,000 48,000
95 500 1,500 3,600100 300 1,600
$830M $150M$250M
$700M $150M$85M
$25M - $250M $75M - $100M $30M - $250M $50M - $1B $5M - $500M75 - 250 50 50 - 750 20
40%55%5%
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QuestionTier 53 Real estate and rental and leasing 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
55 Management of companies and enterprises 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 61 Education services 62 Health care and social assistance 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 72 Accommodation and food services
81 Other services (except public administration) 92 Public administration Total
Technology
Database (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Pervasive SQL IBM DB2 Sybase Informix Access Btrieve Proprietary FoxPro mySQL Progress
Other TotalNetworks supported (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft Linux Unix
Microsoft-Solomon Professional edition
Momentis Fashion System ™ mySAP All-in-One SunSystems eXFM AccountMate SQL/MSDE
2 2 2 2 3
100%
100% 70% 80% 100%15%
5%100% 100% 100%
100% 70% 90% 85%
30% 10%
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QuestionTier AIX Novell Netware IBM AS/400 (OS/400) IBM S/390 Other Total
Development tools used to build application
Integration to other contact management or customer relationship management systems - which?
% of application available from browser not including use of Citrix Expected date for Web-based version not using CitrixXML support
% of application XML enabled XBRL (eXtensible business reporting language) supportAvailable from application service provider Approx. no. of implementations
Limits
Maximum size of g/l account no.
Microsoft-Solomon Professional edition
Momentis Fashion System ™ mySAP All-in-One SunSystems eXFM AccountMate SQL/MSDE
2 2 2 2 3
15%100% 100% 100% 100%
C++, Visual Basic, VBA, COM Model C++
The development environment comprises MS Windows, MS SQL Server, Micro Focus NetExpress,
Java with Jbuilder and C++ with Visual Studio.
SunSystems Connect and Transfer Desk are
developed to provide a SOAP/XML interface. Visual FoxPro 8, Crystal 8.5
Microsoft CRM, on contact Yes Pivotal, AscentFull integration with
INFOtrac for AccountMate
25% 100% None 60% 5%
NA 12 months TBAYes Yes Yes Yes No
100% 100% 95% N/A
Yes No Yes NoYes No Yes Yes No
20
GL = 10, sub acc. = 25, sub seg. = 8
10 segments, 20 characters each
COA 15 characters alpha numeric 30
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Maximum size of inventory code
Maximum no. of levels in bill of material
Maximum no. of warehouse locations
Generic features Customization Add user-defined fields to screen Customer maintenance screen Invoice header screen Invoice detail screen Without changing source codeFrench version Screens Reports Forms such as an invoice DocumentationMultiple companies Automatic balancing of intercompany Purchase order automatically becomes sales order
Share inventory across separate databases Share vendors across separate databasesMulticurrency By transaction currency By home currency By operational currencyPassword security By company
Microsoft-Solomon Professional edition
Momentis Fashion System ™ mySAP All-in-One SunSystems eXFM AccountMate SQL/MSDE
2 2 2 2 3
8 segments, 30 characters 24 alphanumeric 20 character 40 20
25 2 levels Unlimited 99 1
Unlimited Unlimited no practical limit Unlimited
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
6 4 3 6 66 3 6 66 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 0
3 6 3 6 63 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 60 3 6 6
6 3 6 1
6 6 3 4 1
6 6 3 4 14 6 3 4 1
6 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 6
6 6 3 6 6
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QuestionTier By menu By function ( view, add, change, delete) By field
By account code segment (e.g., department)Workflow Online review and approval of transactions Alerts on pending and late activities
FinancialAttach analysis codes to transactions G/L account determines whether transaction code is applicableAttach analysis codes to account segmentsAllocations Based on percentage Based on actuals
Cash flow projections based on A/R and A/PConsolidation Create new entity and post j/e's to it Foreign currency translation Summary or detailed transactions
Source acct. can be different than target acct.
Across entities with different fiscal year ends Ownership Date sensitiveFinancial reporting Rows and columns can be defined Cell overrides Provisional reporting (before posting) Drill-down to transaction details Trend analysis showing rolling 12 monthsImport journal entry from ExcelMultiple segments in chart of account Validate each segmentNational accounts for A/RReal-time update from subledgers
Microsoft-Solomon Professional edition
Momentis Fashion System ™ mySAP All-in-One SunSystems eXFM AccountMate SQL/MSDE
2 2 2 2 34 6 3 6 66 4 3 6 64 4 3 6 6
0 0 3 6 6
6 0 3 6 46 6 3 6 3
6 3 3 6 6
6 3 3 6 66 3 3 6 6
6 3 3 6 66 3 3 6 4
6 3 3 6 6
0 3 3 6 66 3 3 6 66 3 3 6 6
6 3 3 6 6
6 3 3 6 66 3 3 6 66 3 3 6 6
6 3 3 6 66 3 3 6 06 3 3 6 66 3 3 6 64 3 3 6 66 3 3 6 66 3 3 6 66 3 3 6 66 6 3 6 56 3 3 6 0
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QuestionTierStatistical accounts
DistributionBar coding Print labels Scan receipt Scan picking Scan physical count Radio frequency (RF) data collectionBill of materialsBlanket ordersCanadian sales tax - GST, PST & HST Option to compound sales taxColour size matrix for apparel distributionCommissions Split commission 2 ways Split commission 3 ways On paid invoicesCosting Average FIFOLanded cost Based on std. percentages Based on actualsDeposits on ordereCommerce Business-to-business commerce Consumer-to-business commerce Real-time interactive order processing Credit card processing Real-time item availability checking Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingEDI supported Order placement Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingForecasting
Microsoft-Solomon Professional edition
Momentis Fashion System ™ mySAP All-in-One SunSystems eXFM AccountMate SQL/MSDE
2 2 2 2 36 3 3 6 6
3 6 3 4 63 6 3 3 63 6 3 3 66 6 3 3 63 6 3 3 36 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 63 6 3 3 6
6 6 3 6 36 6 3 6 36 6 3 6 6
6 6 3 6 66 4 3 6 6
6 6 3 6 56 6 3 6 56 4 3 6 6
6 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 63 5 3 4 66 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 46 6 3 6 6
6 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 46 6 3 6 46 6 3 6 6
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QuestionTier Based on minimums and maximums Based on economic order quantity Based on projectionsKitsMultiple locationsPricing flexibility Multiple price lists Price level by customer Quantity breaks Price specials for a given periodReplenishment Generate suggested purchase orderRequisitionsRMA trackingSerial no. and lot trackingTransportation optimizationWarranties
ManufacturingAutocad integrationAssembly processColour size matrix for apparel manufacturingEngineering change managementForecast demand Based on history Using statistical forecasting algorithms Based on customer forecastsLabour performanceMaster schedulingMaterial requirements planning (MRP)Multisite production on same databaseMultiple levels in bills of materialProduct configurator Rules basedProduct routingProduction scheduling Bar coded data collectionQuality control trackingReverse bill of materials for disassemblyShop floor control
Microsoft-Solomon Professional edition
Momentis Fashion System ™ mySAP All-in-One SunSystems eXFM AccountMate SQL/MSDE
2 2 2 2 36 6 3 6 46 5 3 6 43 6 3 6 46 3 6 66 6 3 6 6
6 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 66 4 3 6 66 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 65 6 3 6 46 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 60 4 3 4 10 0 3 4 6
3 0 3 3 16 0 3 3 63 6 3 3 63 3 3 1
6 6 3 3 63 6 3 3 40 6 3 3 46 0 3 3 43 0 3 3 43 6 3 3 66 6 3 3 66 5 3 3 43 0 3 3 63 0 3 3 46 0 3 3 43 0 3 3 43 6 3 3 66 5 3 3 46 0 3 3 63 0 3 3 4
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QuestionTierWork orders
Name one to five unique or very important features of your product
Unique/important feature no.1
Unique/important feature no. 2
Unique/important feature no. 3
Microsoft-Solomon Professional edition
Momentis Fashion System ™ mySAP All-in-One SunSystems eXFM AccountMate SQL/MSDE
2 2 2 2 36 6 3 3 6
Seamless integration from Solomon Project
Accounting to MS Project Fully Web enabled
Fixed Price Implementations important
for SMB customersRobust & Flexible Analysis
Capabilities
Source code available, even for System Manager; allows customization to fit user's business and not the other
way around
Automated workflow
Complete Sourcing & Demand Solution which
includes PDM
Pre-configured by industry to contain key industry-
specific processes
Fully integrated Enterprise Planning, Forecasting and
Budgeting
Fully integrated Customer Relationship Management
(CRM)
Embedded EDI module
E-business suite - Vendor, Customer and Sales Force
Connect
Support of open standards leads to higher level of integration throughout
enterprise
Fully integrated PSA (Professional services automation system)
Scalability, security and stability as backed by a MS
SQL engine/database
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Unique/important feature no. 4
Unique/important feature no. 5
Microsoft-Solomon Professional edition
Momentis Fashion System ™ mySAP All-in-One SunSystems eXFM AccountMate SQL/MSDE
2 2 2 2 3
Tightly integrated to Microsoft Sharepoint Portal
ServicesE-Mail Alert notification for
exception reporting
Level of support and customization available
from SAP partner program
Specialized Solutions for Financial Services, Not-For-
Profit & Hospitality Industries.
Easy to use with the standardized naming of
forms, tables, menus and functions; very intuitive
design
Ease of use
Critical path management and workflow management
functionality
Part of mySAP Business Suite allows for easy
upgrade migration
International capabilities with Low Total Cost of
Ownership, Fast to deploy and Low Risk
Large Third party support so that AccountMate can fit
almost any industry
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Microsoft-Solomon Professional edition
Momentis Fashion System ™ mySAP All-in-One SunSystems eXFM AccountMate SQL/MSDE
2 2 2 2 3
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Product
Vendor
Version
Contact
Name
Telephone
Website
Cost (Canadian dollars)
Licence based Average cost per user Average no. of users Average cost Ratio - average implementation cost/licence cost Average implementation cost Total licence basedASP (Application service provider) based Average setup or fixed fees Average annual fee / user Average no. of users Average fees - year one Average implementation costs / average fees - year one Average implementation costs
Adonix X3 Carillon CBS-System Compiere Erp/CRM Exact Globe Enterprise3 3 3 3 3
Adonix X3 Carillon CBS-System Compiere Erp/CRM Exact Globe Enterprise
Adonix Carillon Financials Corp.CSB System International,
Inc. ComPiere, Inc Exact Software
1.38 10 V4.2 2.5.2.c 360
Bill Owens Larry R. Pettit Adam Nancarrow K Pink Trudy Amendola
724-933-1327 972-437-2230 800-852-9977x213 1-888-218-5717, ext. 6778
[email protected] [email protected]@csb-
system.com [email protected]
www.adonix.com www.carillon.us www.csb-system.com www.compiere.org www.exactsoftware.ca
Yes Open Source$2,500 $4,000 $3,000
30 20 30$75,000 $80,000 $90,000
1.25 0.75 1.00$93,750 $60,000 $90,000$168,750 $140,000 $180,000
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QuestionTier NPV over 5 years (discount rate of 10%)
Applications (Yes/No/Third party/Future date)Financial
General ledger
Financial reporting Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Fixed assets MulticurrencyDistribution Order processing Inventory Purchase order Warehouse management Manufacturing Discrete Process Make to stock Make to orderProfessional services automationProject costingTime billingCanadian payrollUS payrollHR
Contact management
Customer relationship management
Business intelligence
Business performance managementNot-for-profit
Adonix X3 Carillon CBS-System Compiere Erp/CRM Exact Globe Enterprise3 3 3 3 3
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes No Yes Future date YesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes No Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes NoYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes No YesNo Yes Yes Yes YesNo Yes No Yes YesNo Future date No Third party Future dateNo Yes No Third party YesNo Future date Yes Future date Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes No Future date Yes
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QuestionTier
POS (point of sale)
Profile
World head office
Canadian head office
No. of customers - worldwide - all productsNo. of customers - worldwide - this productNo. of customers - Canada - all productsNo. of customers - Canada - this productRevenue 2004 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2004 - CAD - this productRevenue 2003 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2003 - CAD - this product
Target market Average revenue/customer (CAD)Average no. of employees/customer
Industry classification based on The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - see www.naics.com/info.htm#Structure for more about NAICS (approximate % of implementations)
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 21 Mining 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31-33 Manufacturing 42 Wholesale trade 44-45 Retail trade 48-49 Transportation and warehousing 51 Information 52 Finance and insurance
Adonix X3 Carillon CBS-System Compiere Erp/CRM Exact Globe Enterprise3 3 3 3 3
Third party Yes Yes Future date
Paris, France Richardson, TX Germany Portland Oregon Delft, The Netherlands
Montreal, QC, Canada (reseller) Toronto, ON, Canada Cambridge, ON, Canada
9,000 1,600 Open source so is Unknown 160,0001,200 1,600 10,000
30 11 4007 11 35
$150M $80M $344.63M$150M $80M$100M $74M $334.87M$100M $74M
$20M - $300M $200M $5M - $20M $20M250 10 - 200 50
YesYes
80% Yes 90% Yes20% Yes 5% Yes
5%YesYes YesYes
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QuestionTier 53 Real estate and rental and leasing 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
55 Management of companies and enterprises 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 61 Education services 62 Health care and social assistance 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 72 Accommodation and food services
81 Other services (except public administration) 92 Public administration Total
Technology
Database (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Pervasive SQL IBM DB2 Sybase Informix Access Btrieve Proprietary FoxPro mySQL Progress
Other TotalNetworks supported (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft Linux Unix
Adonix X3 Carillon CBS-System Compiere Erp/CRM Exact Globe Enterprise3 3 3 3 3
Yes
Yes Yes
Yes
YesYes YesYes YesYesYes
Yes
100% 100%
70% 65% 5% 95%30% 25% 5% 90%
80%2%
10% 2%2%
5%
2%
2%100% 100% 100% 100%
70% Yes 70% 100%Yes 10%Yes
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QuestionTier AIX Novell Netware IBM AS/400 (OS/400) IBM S/390 Other Total
Development tools used to build application
Integration to other contact management or customer relationship management systems - which?
% of application available from browser not including use of Citrix Expected date for Web-based version not using CitrixXML support
% of application XML enabled XBRL (eXtensible business reporting language) supportAvailable from application service provider Approx. no. of implementations
Limits
Maximum size of g/l account no.
Adonix X3 Carillon CBS-System Compiere Erp/CRM Exact Globe Enterprise3 3 3 3 3
30%Yes 20%
100% 100% 100%
Adonix 4GL/Toolset PowerBuilderProprietary + ANSI
compilers Visual Basic
CRM is fully integrated Yes No none N/A
100% 0% 20% 80% 50%Adonix X3 is already Web-
native Dec-06 already there N/AYes Yes Yes Yes
20% 100% 30%
No Yes YesNo No No
1600
Unlimited 32 13 Digits 400 08/09/2008
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Maximum size of inventory code
Maximum no. of levels in bill of material
Maximum no. of warehouse locations
Generic features Customization Add user-defined fields to screen Customer maintenance screen Invoice header screen Invoice detail screen Without changing source codeFrench version Screens Reports Forms such as an invoice DocumentationMultiple companies Automatic balancing of intercompany Purchase order automatically becomes sales order
Share inventory across separate databases Share vendors across separate databasesMulticurrency By transaction currency By home currency By operational currencyPassword security By company
Adonix X3 Carillon CBS-System Compiere Erp/CRM Exact Globe Enterprise3 3 3 3 3
20 characters 40 13 Digits 30
99 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Unlimited Unlimited 7 Digits Unlimited 9999
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
6 6 6 4 46 6 6 4 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 2
6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6
6 6 4 46 6 4 4
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6
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QuestionTier By menu By function ( view, add, change, delete) By field
By account code segment (e.g., department)Workflow Online review and approval of transactions Alerts on pending and late activities
FinancialAttach analysis codes to transactions G/L account determines whether transaction code is applicableAttach analysis codes to account segmentsAllocations Based on percentage Based on actuals
Cash flow projections based on A/R and A/PConsolidation Create new entity and post j/e's to it Foreign currency translation Summary or detailed transactions
Source acct. can be different than target acct.
Across entities with different fiscal year ends Ownership Date sensitiveFinancial reporting Rows and columns can be defined Cell overrides Provisional reporting (before posting) Drill-down to transaction details Trend analysis showing rolling 12 monthsImport journal entry from ExcelMultiple segments in chart of account Validate each segmentNational accounts for A/RReal-time update from subledgers
Adonix X3 Carillon CBS-System Compiere Erp/CRM Exact Globe Enterprise3 3 3 3 36 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 4 66 6 6 6
66 6 6
6 6 6 66 6 4 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 2 6
6 6 4 6
6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6
6 6 4 6
6 6 6 4 46 66 6 4 4
6 6 6 4 66 6 6 2 66 6 6 2 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 66 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
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QuestionTierStatistical accounts
DistributionBar coding Print labels Scan receipt Scan picking Scan physical count Radio frequency (RF) data collectionBill of materialsBlanket ordersCanadian sales tax - GST, PST & HST Option to compound sales taxColour size matrix for apparel distributionCommissions Split commission 2 ways Split commission 3 ways On paid invoicesCosting Average FIFOLanded cost Based on std. percentages Based on actualsDeposits on ordereCommerce Business-to-business commerce Consumer-to-business commerce Real-time interactive order processing Credit card processing Real-time item availability checking Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingEDI supported Order placement Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingForecasting
Adonix X3 Carillon CBS-System Compiere Erp/CRM Exact Globe Enterprise3 3 3 3 36 6 6 6 6
6
6 6 6 4 66 6 6 4 66 6 6 4 66 6 6 4 66 6 3 56 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 4 6 6 60 0 6 3
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 5 66 6 6 5 6
6 6 6 5 66 6 6 5 66 6 6 5 6
6 6 6 66 6 6 36 6 6 63 4 6 56 6 6 66 6 4 66 6 4 66 6 6 6
6 4 6 3 36 4 6 3 36 4 6 3 36 4 6 3 3
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QuestionTier Based on minimums and maximums Based on economic order quantity Based on projectionsKitsMultiple locationsPricing flexibility Multiple price lists Price level by customer Quantity breaks Price specials for a given periodReplenishment Generate suggested purchase orderRequisitionsRMA trackingSerial no. and lot trackingTransportation optimizationWarranties
ManufacturingAutocad integrationAssembly processColour size matrix for apparel manufacturingEngineering change managementForecast demand Based on history Using statistical forecasting algorithms Based on customer forecastsLabour performanceMaster schedulingMaterial requirements planning (MRP)Multisite production on same databaseMultiple levels in bills of materialProduct configurator Rules basedProduct routingProduction scheduling Bar coded data collectionQuality control trackingReverse bill of materials for disassemblyShop floor control
Adonix X3 Carillon CBS-System Compiere Erp/CRM Exact Globe Enterprise3 3 3 3 33 6 6 5 63 6 6 5 63 6 5 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 66 4 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 5 66 6 6 6 63 6 1 36 0 6 6
64 6 0 3 36 6 6 3 60 0 3 32 6 0 3 6
3 6 3 33 6 3 33 6 3 66 6 3 66 6 3 66 6 3 66 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 0 3 66 0 3 66 6 6 3 66 6 6 3 66 6 6 3 66 6 3 54 6 6 6 66 6 6 3 6
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QuestionTierWork orders
Name one to five unique or very important features of your product
Unique/important feature no.1
Unique/important feature no. 2
Unique/important feature no. 3
Adonix X3 Carillon CBS-System Compiere Erp/CRM Exact Globe Enterprise3 3 3 3 36 6 6 6 6
Advanced toolset allows system to be easily tailored and configured to customer needs without programming
changes
Multiple periods and years can be open at once in
Accounting Traceability and COOL Multilingual
Multi-dimensional GL structure - resource-centric
accounting & analysis
Fully integrated ERP with option to add WMS module,
all written in the same toolset
Available-to-sell quantities instead of "in stock" inventory amounts
Slaughterhouse and Yield management Change anything anytime
Consistency of view, simplicity, integration points
with MS office
Web-native design … runs using a Web browser
Comprehensive security by users, windows and tabs Paperless HACCP Open Source
Integration with other products - built-in XML
server, wholescale integration
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QuestionTier
Unique/important feature no. 4
Unique/important feature no. 5
Adonix X3 Carillon CBS-System Compiere Erp/CRM Exact Globe Enterprise3 3 3 3 3
Industry-specific functionality for process manufacturing industries
Executive Desktop module - up-to-the-minute
comprehensive graphic data for the executive in one
dashboard window Recipe optimization Low cost of ownership
Adaptability - countries, currency, legislation, GAAP
compliance
Also supports discrete manufacturing in CTO, MTO and mixed mode
environments, as well as distributors
Custom enhancements built into the core system for
seamless upgrades Route accounting Easily customized
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QuestionTier
Adonix X3 Carillon CBS-System Compiere Erp/CRM Exact Globe Enterprise3 3 3 3 3
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QuestionTier
Product
Vendor
Version
Contact
Name
Telephone
Website
Cost (Canadian dollars)
Licence based Average cost per user Average no. of users Average cost Ratio - average implementation cost/licence cost Average implementation cost Total licence basedASP (Application service provider) based Average setup or fixed fees Average annual fee / user Average no. of users Average fees - year one Average implementation costs / average fees - year one Average implementation costs
Logix
Made2Manage® Enterprise Business
SystemMicrosoft-Great Plains
Standard editionMicrosoft-Navision Standard edition
Microsoft-Solomon Standard edition
3 3 3 3 3
Logix
Made2Manage® Enterprise Business
SystemMicrosoft-Great Plains
Standard editionMicrosoft-Navision Standard
editionMicrosoft-Solomon Standard edition
Enterprise Logix LLCMade2Manage Systems,
Inc. Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft
8 v.5.51 (SP1) 8 4 6
Frank Hamelly David Morse Nancy Teixeira Steve Croth Steve Croth
321-726-9210 317-249-1266 905-363-8440 905-363-8796 905-363-8796
[email protected]@made2manage.co
m [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.enterpriselogix.com www.made2manage.comwww.microsoft.com/busines
ssolutions/greatplains/www.microsoft.com/busines
ssolutions/navision/www.microsoft.com/busines
ssolutions/solomon/
$1,585 $5,000 $5,000 $5,00030 15 10 10 10
$47,550 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000
0.75 1.00 1.00 1.00$35,663 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000$83,213 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
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QuestionTier NPV over 5 years (discount rate of 10%)
Applications (Yes/No/Third party/Future date)Financial
General ledger
Financial reporting Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Fixed assets MulticurrencyDistribution Order processing Inventory Purchase order Warehouse management Manufacturing Discrete Process Make to stock Make to orderProfessional services automationProject costingTime billingCanadian payrollUS payrollHR
Contact management
Customer relationship management
Business intelligence
Business performance managementNot-for-profit
Logix
Made2Manage® Enterprise Business
SystemMicrosoft-Great Plains
Standard editionMicrosoft-Navision Standard edition
Microsoft-Solomon Standard edition
3 3 3 3 3
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No Yes Yes Yes Third partyYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Third party Third party Yes Third party
Yes Yes Yes No YesYes Yes Third party No Third partyYes Yes Yes No YesYes Yes Yes No Third partyNo Yes Yes No YesYes No Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesNo Third party Yes Yes YesNo Third party Yes Yes YesYes Third party Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes No Third party
No Yes Yes No YesNo Yes Yes Third party Yes
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QuestionTier
POS (point of sale)
Profile
World head office
Canadian head office
No. of customers - worldwide - all productsNo. of customers - worldwide - this productNo. of customers - Canada - all productsNo. of customers - Canada - this productRevenue 2004 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2004 - CAD - this productRevenue 2003 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2003 - CAD - this product
Target market Average revenue/customer (CAD)Average no. of employees/customer
Industry classification based on The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - see www.naics.com/info.htm#Structure for more about NAICS (approximate % of implementations)
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 21 Mining 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31-33 Manufacturing 42 Wholesale trade 44-45 Retail trade 48-49 Transportation and warehousing 51 Information 52 Finance and insurance
Logix
Made2Manage® Enterprise Business
SystemMicrosoft-Great Plains
Standard editionMicrosoft-Navision Standard edition
Microsoft-Solomon Standard edition
3 3 3 3 3
No Yes Yes Third party Third party
Melbourne, FL Indianapolis, IN Redmond, WA, USA Redmond, WA, USA Redmond, WA, USA
N/A N/A Mississauga, ON, Canada Mississauga, ON, Canada Mississauga, ON, Canada
2,000 261,000 261,000 261,0002,000 38,400 44,900 14,600104104
$830M $830M $830M
$700M $700M $700M
$15M >$10M >$10M $5M - $25M50 100 25 - 100 25 - 100 25 - 150
50% 100%
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QuestionTier 53 Real estate and rental and leasing 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
55 Management of companies and enterprises 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 61 Education services 62 Health care and social assistance 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 72 Accommodation and food services
81 Other services (except public administration) 92 Public administration Total
Technology
Database (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Pervasive SQL IBM DB2 Sybase Informix Access Btrieve Proprietary FoxPro mySQL Progress
Other TotalNetworks supported (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft Linux Unix
Logix
Made2Manage® Enterprise Business
SystemMicrosoft-Great Plains
Standard editionMicrosoft-Navision Standard edition
Microsoft-Solomon Standard edition
3 3 3 3 3
50% - Telecommunications services
100% 100%
100% 60% 60% 40% 100%
30%
10%60%
30%
10%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
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QuestionTier AIX Novell Netware IBM AS/400 (OS/400) IBM S/390 Other Total
Development tools used to build application
Integration to other contact management or customer relationship management systems - which?
% of application available from browser not including use of Citrix Expected date for Web-based version not using CitrixXML support
% of application XML enabled XBRL (eXtensible business reporting language) supportAvailable from application service provider Approx. no. of implementations
Limits
Maximum size of g/l account no.
Logix
Made2Manage® Enterprise Business
SystemMicrosoft-Great Plains
Standard editionMicrosoft-Navision Standard edition
Microsoft-Solomon Standard edition
3 3 3 3 3
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
VBA VB.NET, C++ C++Proprietary (C/Side) +
Integration ToolsC++, Visual Basic, VBA,
COM Model
None - proprietary - integrated SalesLogix
Integration to Microsoft CRM
Fully Integrated + MS CRM (Future) Microsoft CRM
10% 75% 100%100% (with SP1 release
scheduled this fall) 25%
N/A N/A N/A Sep-05 N/AYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
100% 100% 100%
100% (XML Port tool available to create XML
documents) 100%
No Yes Yes Yes YesNo Yes Yes No Yes
20 25 characters 66 20GL = 10, Sub Acc = 6, Sub
Seg = 3
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Maximum size of inventory code
Maximum no. of levels in bill of material
Maximum no. of warehouse locations
Generic features Customization Add user-defined fields to screen Customer maintenance screen Invoice header screen Invoice detail screen Without changing source codeFrench version Screens Reports Forms such as an invoice DocumentationMultiple companies Automatic balancing of intercompany Purchase order automatically becomes sales order
Share inventory across separate databases Share vendors across separate databasesMulticurrency By transaction currency By home currency By operational currencyPassword security By company
Logix
Made2Manage® Enterprise Business
SystemMicrosoft-Great Plains
Standard editionMicrosoft-Navision Standard edition
Microsoft-Solomon Standard edition
3 3 3 3 3
60 25 characters 30 20 1 Segment, 30 Characters
Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 50 25
Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
4 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
0 0 6 6 30 0 6 6 30 0 6 6 60 0 6 6 0
0 6 6 3 0
4 0 3 3 0
6 0 3 4 46 0 6 4 4
0 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 60 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6
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QuestionTier By menu By function ( view, add, change, delete) By field
By account code segment (e.g., department)Workflow Online review and approval of transactions Alerts on pending and late activities
FinancialAttach analysis codes to transactions G/L account determines whether transaction code is applicableAttach analysis codes to account segmentsAllocations Based on percentage Based on actuals
Cash flow projections based on A/R and A/PConsolidation Create new entity and post j/e's to it Foreign currency translation Summary or detailed transactions
Source acct. can be different than target acct.
Across entities with different fiscal year ends Ownership Date sensitiveFinancial reporting Rows and columns can be defined Cell overrides Provisional reporting (before posting) Drill-down to transaction details Trend analysis showing rolling 12 monthsImport journal entry from ExcelMultiple segments in chart of account Validate each segmentNational accounts for A/RReal-time update from subledgers
Logix
Made2Manage® Enterprise Business
SystemMicrosoft-Great Plains
Standard editionMicrosoft-Navision Standard edition
Microsoft-Solomon Standard edition
3 3 3 3 36 6 6 6 46 6 6 6 66 0 0 6 4
0 6 0 6 0
6 6 6 3 64 6 6 6 6
0 0 6 6 6
0 6 6 6 60 0 6 6
6 0 6 6 60 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6
0 6 6 6 00 6 4 6 60 6 6 6 6
0 6 6 6 6
0 6 6 6 00 0 6 60 0 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 60 3 6 6 66 3 6 6 66 3 6 6 46 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 60 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
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QuestionTierStatistical accounts
DistributionBar coding Print labels Scan receipt Scan picking Scan physical count Radio frequency (RF) data collectionBill of materialsBlanket ordersCanadian sales tax - GST, PST & HST Option to compound sales taxColour size matrix for apparel distributionCommissions Split commission 2 ways Split commission 3 ways On paid invoicesCosting Average FIFOLanded cost Based on std. percentages Based on actualsDeposits on ordereCommerce Business-to-business commerce Consumer-to-business commerce Real-time interactive order processing Credit card processing Real-time item availability checking Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingEDI supported Order placement Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingForecasting
Logix
Made2Manage® Enterprise Business
SystemMicrosoft-Great Plains
Standard editionMicrosoft-Navision Standard edition
Microsoft-Solomon Standard edition
3 3 3 3 36 6 6 6 0
6 6 3 4 36 6 3 3 36 4 3 3 36 6 3 3 64 6 3 3 36 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 4 6 6 66 4 6 6 60 0 3 3 3
6 6 6 4 66 6 6 4 60 6 6 4 6
6 6 6 6 60 0 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 4 6
5 6 6 3 60 6 3 3 60 6 6 3 60 0 3 3 35 6 3 3 64 6 3 3 64 6 3 3 06 6 3 3 6
6 6 3 3 04 6 3 3 04 6 3 3 06 6 3 3 0
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QuestionTier Based on minimums and maximums Based on economic order quantity Based on projectionsKitsMultiple locationsPricing flexibility Multiple price lists Price level by customer Quantity breaks Price specials for a given periodReplenishment Generate suggested purchase orderRequisitionsRMA trackingSerial no. and lot trackingTransportation optimizationWarranties
ManufacturingAutocad integrationAssembly processColour size matrix for apparel manufacturingEngineering change managementForecast demand Based on history Using statistical forecasting algorithms Based on customer forecastsLabour performanceMaster schedulingMaterial requirements planning (MRP)Multisite production on same databaseMultiple levels in bills of materialProduct configurator Rules basedProduct routingProduction scheduling Bar coded data collectionQuality control trackingReverse bill of materials for disassemblyShop floor control
Logix
Made2Manage® Enterprise Business
SystemMicrosoft-Great Plains
Standard editionMicrosoft-Navision Standard edition
Microsoft-Solomon Standard edition
3 3 3 3 36 6 3 3 66 6 3 3 66 6 3 3 36 6 6 4 66 6 6 6 6
0 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 3 6 66 6 0 6 06 6 0 6 06 4 6 6 56 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 60 3 3 4 06 6 6 6 0
6 6 6 3 36 6 6 6 60 0 3 0 36 6 3 0 3
6 6 3 0 04 6 3 0 36 6 3 0 06 6 0 0 66 6 3 0 36 6 3 0 36 6 6 0 66 6 6 6 66 6 3 0 34 6 3 0 36 6 6 0 66 6 3 0 36 6 3 0 36 3 3 6 66 4 3 0 66 6 3 0 3
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QuestionTierWork orders
Name one to five unique or very important features of your product
Unique/important feature no.1
Unique/important feature no. 2
Unique/important feature no. 3
Logix
Made2Manage® Enterprise Business
SystemMicrosoft-Great Plains
Standard editionMicrosoft-Navision Standard edition
Microsoft-Solomon Standard edition
3 3 3 3 36 6 6 0 6
Flat pricing structure - no per user licences, no per
module fees
Excellent financial reporting and adhoc query
capabilities Ease of use
Seamless integration from Solomon Project
Accounting to MS Project
Comprehensive, integrated functionality Ease of use
End-to-end business functionality Automated workflow
Service management - industry leading
Full upgrade path to Microsoft Great Plains
Professional edition
Easy upgrade path to Navision Professional
edition
Scalable: easy migration path to Solomon
Professional edition
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QuestionTier
Unique/important feature no. 4
Unique/important feature no. 5
Logix
Made2Manage® Enterprise Business
SystemMicrosoft-Great Plains
Standard editionMicrosoft-Navision Standard edition
Microsoft-Solomon Standard edition
3 3 3 3 3
Developed with user and administrators in mind - intuitive to implement,
maintain and use
Comprehensive customization and integration tools
Customization - the solution offers a rich development environment to meet your specific business needs
Tightly integrated to MS Sharepoint Portal Services
Extremely rich serial no. and lot tracking
Tightly integrated with other Microsoft products
Multicurrency, multilanguage,
multilocation; this solution is designed to meet the needs
of global businesses Ease of use
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Made2Manage® Enterprise Business
SystemMicrosoft-Great Plains
Standard editionMicrosoft-Navision Standard edition
Microsoft-Solomon Standard edition
3 3 3 3 3
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QuestionTier
Product
Vendor
Version
Contact
Name
Telephone
Website
Cost (Canadian dollars)
Licence based Average cost per user Average no. of users Average cost Ratio - average implementation cost/licence cost Average implementation cost Total licence basedASP (Application service provider) based Average setup or fixed fees Average annual fee / user Average no. of users Average fees - year one Average implementation costs / average fees - year one Average implementation costs
Multiview Financial Software OpenMFG ERP Suite Orchestra pour PME Sage Accpac 500 ERP Sage MAS 500
3 3 3 3 3
Multiview Financial Software OpenMFG ERP Suite Orchestra pour PME Sage Accpac 500 ERP Sage MAS 500
Multiview OpenMFG Concepts industriels 2000 Sage Software, Inc. Sage Software, Inc.
6.4 1.2 Version 2.7 5.3 6.3
John Leslie Ned Lilly Jocelyn Drolet Sales DepartmentStephen Moore (editorial
contact)
781-245-2700 757-461-3022 819-696-3763 800 945 8007 949-790-2040
[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
www.multiviewcorp.com www.openmfg.comwww.ConceptsIndustriels20
00.com www.accpac.com www.bestsoftware.com
$3,500 $3,120 $2,500 $3,59320 15 20 10
$70,000 $46,800 $50,000 $35,930
0.75 1.00 1.00 1.00$52,500 $46,800 $50,000 $35,930$122,500 $93,600 $100,000 $71,860
$0 $0 $250$1,250 $400 $1,860
10 20 6$12,500 $8,000 $11,410
1.00 0.25$12,500 $0 $2,853
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QuestionTier NPV over 5 years (discount rate of 10%)
Applications (Yes/No/Third party/Future date)Financial
General ledger
Financial reporting Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Fixed assets MulticurrencyDistribution Order processing Inventory Purchase order Warehouse management Manufacturing Discrete Process Make to stock Make to orderProfessional services automationProject costingTime billingCanadian payrollUS payrollHR
Contact management
Customer relationship management
Business intelligence
Business performance managementNot-for-profit
Multiview Financial Software OpenMFG ERP Suite Orchestra pour PME Sage Accpac 500 ERP Sage MAS 500
3 3 3 3 3$94,770 $30,326 $54,293
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesNo Third partyNo Yes Yes Third party YesNo Yes Yes Third party YesNo Yes Yes Third party YesNo Yes Yes Third party YesNo Yes Yes Third party YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesNo Yes Yes Third party Yes
Third party No Yes Yes YesThird party No No Yes YesThird party Yes Yes Yes Yes
No Yes Yes Yes No
No Third party Yes Yes Yes
Future date Yes Yes Yes Yes
Future date No Yes No YesYes No No No
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QuestionTier
POS (point of sale)
Profile
World head office
Canadian head office
No. of customers - worldwide - all productsNo. of customers - worldwide - this productNo. of customers - Canada - all productsNo. of customers - Canada - this productRevenue 2004 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2004 - CAD - this productRevenue 2003 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2003 - CAD - this product
Target market Average revenue/customer (CAD)Average no. of employees/customer
Industry classification based on The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - see www.naics.com/info.htm#Structure for more about NAICS (approximate % of implementations)
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 21 Mining 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31-33 Manufacturing 42 Wholesale trade 44-45 Retail trade 48-49 Transportation and warehousing 51 Information 52 Finance and insurance
Multiview Financial Software OpenMFG ERP Suite Orchestra pour PME Sage Accpac 500 ERP Sage MAS 500
3 3 3 3 3
No No Third party Yes Third party
Ottawa, ON, Canada Norfolk, VirginiaNewcastle upon Tyne,
United Kingdom
The Sage Group plc, North Park, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE13 9AA
Ottawa, ON, Canada Montreal, QC, Canada Trois-Rivières (Québec) Richmond, BC
2600 Skymark Avenue, Bldg 3, Mississauga, ON
L4W 5B2, Canada
700+ 4.5M More than 4.5M700+ 40,00090+ More than 500,00090+ >20 11,000 27
$50M - $5B $18M $5M - $100M Up to $250M $20 - $500M250 - 10,000 50 100 10-999 500
Multiview is in 40+ industries. Their product
was designed to integrate to all the popular ERP
applications
3%4% Yes2%2% Yes Yes27% 80% 100% Yes Yes12% 15% Yes Yes5% 5% Yes Yes5% Yes Yes1% Yes Yes10% Yes Yes
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QuestionTier 53 Real estate and rental and leasing 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
55 Management of companies and enterprises 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 61 Education services 62 Health care and social assistance 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 72 Accommodation and food services
81 Other services (except public administration) 92 Public administration Total
Technology
Database (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Pervasive SQL IBM DB2 Sybase Informix Access Btrieve Proprietary FoxPro mySQL Progress
Other TotalNetworks supported (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft Linux Unix
Multiview Financial Software OpenMFG ERP Suite Orchestra pour PME Sage Accpac 500 ERP Sage MAS 500
3 3 3 3 32% Yes Yes
3% Yes Yes
4% Yes Yes
2%3% Yes10% Yes Yes1% Yes Yes
2% Yes Yes2%
100% 100% 100%
90% 28% 100100% 5% 1%
63%8%
5%
100% - PostgreSQL - open source Providex
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
98% 60% 100% 85% 100%20% 12%
2%
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QuestionTier AIX Novell Netware IBM AS/400 (OS/400) IBM S/390 Other Total
Development tools used to build application
Integration to other contact management or customer relationship management systems - which?
% of application available from browser not including use of Citrix Expected date for Web-based version not using CitrixXML support
% of application XML enabled XBRL (eXtensible business reporting language) supportAvailable from application service provider Approx. no. of implementations
Limits
Maximum size of g/l account no.
Multiview Financial Software OpenMFG ERP Suite Orchestra pour PME Sage Accpac 500 ERP Sage MAS 500
3 3 3 3 3
2%1%
20% - Mac OS X100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Oracle Forms, C++, Visual Basic, Java
Qt - multiplatform framework for C++, www.trolltech.com VBA, VB, ActiveX, ASP
C++, VB, C, HTML, ASP, ActiveX
Visual Studio including VB and C++
Multiple open source options, ACT Yes - all
Sage Accpac CRM 5.7 (formerly ACCPAC CRM
5.7) Saleslogix10% - In Q4-'05 all
Multiview accounting applications will be Web
enabled 50% 100% 99% 5%
Oct-05 n/a naYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
100% reports only 100% 100% 40%
Yes No Future date Yes YesNo Yes Yes Yes Yes0 100
622 Unlimited Unlimited 45 100
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QuestionTier
Maximum size of inventory code
Maximum no. of levels in bill of material
Maximum no. of warehouse locations
Generic features Customization Add user-defined fields to screen Customer maintenance screen Invoice header screen Invoice detail screen Without changing source codeFrench version Screens Reports Forms such as an invoice DocumentationMultiple companies Automatic balancing of intercompany Purchase order automatically becomes sales order
Share inventory across separate databases Share vendors across separate databasesMulticurrency By transaction currency By home currency By operational currencyPassword security By company
Multiview Financial Software OpenMFG ERP Suite Orchestra pour PME Sage Accpac 500 ERP Sage MAS 500
3 3 3 3 3
20 wide alphanumeric Unlimited Unlimited 24 30
NA Unlimited UnlimitedWill be unlimited in version
5.4 Unlimited
Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 99 Unlimited
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 46 4 6 6 6
0 5 6 60 5 6 60 5 6 60 5 6 0
6 6 2 0 6
0 6 4 6 6
6 6 4 06 6 4 6
6 5 6 6 66 5 6 6 66 5 6 6
6 6 6 6 6
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QuestionTier By menu By function ( view, add, change, delete) By field
By account code segment (e.g., department)Workflow Online review and approval of transactions Alerts on pending and late activities
FinancialAttach analysis codes to transactions G/L account determines whether transaction code is applicableAttach analysis codes to account segmentsAllocations Based on percentage Based on actuals
Cash flow projections based on A/R and A/PConsolidation Create new entity and post j/e's to it Foreign currency translation Summary or detailed transactions
Source acct. can be different than target acct.
Across entities with different fiscal year ends Ownership Date sensitiveFinancial reporting Rows and columns can be defined Cell overrides Provisional reporting (before posting) Drill-down to transaction details Trend analysis showing rolling 12 monthsImport journal entry from ExcelMultiple segments in chart of account Validate each segmentNational accounts for A/RReal-time update from subledgers
Multiview Financial Software OpenMFG ERP Suite Orchestra pour PME Sage Accpac 500 ERP Sage MAS 500
3 3 3 3 36 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 3 6
6 6 6 6
6 6 6 3 36 6 6 6 6
6 5 6 6 6
6 5 6 0 66 5 6 6 6
6 5 6 6 66 5 6 3 6
6 5 6 6 666 6 6 66 5 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 4 6 6
6 4 4 6 63 6
6 6 3
6 6 6 6 66 0 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 5 4 6 66 5 5 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 5 6 6 66 6 6 5 6
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QuestionTierStatistical accounts
DistributionBar coding Print labels Scan receipt Scan picking Scan physical count Radio frequency (RF) data collectionBill of materialsBlanket ordersCanadian sales tax - GST, PST & HST Option to compound sales taxColour size matrix for apparel distributionCommissions Split commission 2 ways Split commission 3 ways On paid invoicesCosting Average FIFOLanded cost Based on std. percentages Based on actualsDeposits on ordereCommerce Business-to-business commerce Consumer-to-business commerce Real-time interactive order processing Credit card processing Real-time item availability checking Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingEDI supported Order placement Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingForecasting
Multiview Financial Software OpenMFG ERP Suite Orchestra pour PME Sage Accpac 500 ERP Sage MAS 500
3 3 3 3 36 2 1 6 6
00 6 6 6 50 6 6 6 50 6 6 6 50 6 6 6 50 5 6 6 50 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 60 5 4 3
0 6 6 6 60 5 6 6 60 5 5 3
6 6 6 6 66 4 6 6 6
0 6 4 6 60 6 4 6 66 6 6 6
4 5 6 6 60 5 6 6 61 5 6 6 60 5 4 6 3
6 6 6 60 6 6 6 60 6 6 6 60 6 6 6 6
0 6 5 6 30 6 5 6 30 6 5 6 30 6 5 6 3
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QuestionTier Based on minimums and maximums Based on economic order quantity Based on projectionsKitsMultiple locationsPricing flexibility Multiple price lists Price level by customer Quantity breaks Price specials for a given periodReplenishment Generate suggested purchase orderRequisitionsRMA trackingSerial no. and lot trackingTransportation optimizationWarranties
ManufacturingAutocad integrationAssembly processColour size matrix for apparel manufacturingEngineering change managementForecast demand Based on history Using statistical forecasting algorithms Based on customer forecastsLabour performanceMaster schedulingMaterial requirements planning (MRP)Multisite production on same databaseMultiple levels in bills of materialProduct configurator Rules basedProduct routingProduction scheduling Bar coded data collectionQuality control trackingReverse bill of materials for disassemblyShop floor control
Multiview Financial Software OpenMFG ERP Suite Orchestra pour PME Sage Accpac 500 ERP Sage MAS 500
3 3 3 3 36 5 6 6 60 5 6 0 60 5 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 4 6 6
6 6 6 63 6 6 6 66 6 6 60 6 5 3 66 6 6 6 60 4 0 30 2 0 3
0 4 6 30 6 6 3 60 5 4 30 6 6 3 600 6 6 3 60 0 6 3 60 5 6 3 60 6 6 3 60 6 6 3 60 6 6 3 60 6 6 3 60 6 6 5 60 5 6 3 60 2 6 30 6 6 3 60 6 6 3 60 6 6 3 50 4 6 3 30 6 5 5 60 6 6 3 6
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QuestionTierWork orders
Name one to five unique or very important features of your product
Unique/important feature no.1
Unique/important feature no. 2
Unique/important feature no. 3
Multiview Financial Software OpenMFG ERP Suite Orchestra pour PME Sage Accpac 500 ERP Sage MAS 500
3 3 3 3 30 6 6 3 6
a ENGLISH
Financial reporting flexibility, real-time date driven
systemClient and server run on
Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
Orchestra pour PME (Orchestra for SME) allows management at all levels to
consult in real time on all pertinent information (strategic, tactic and
operational). These graphs, trends, etc. allow
management to make quick decisions for the greater
benefit of your organization Freedom to choose database, operating
system, how deployed
Business Insights Explorer for inquiry, analysis and data entry tasks. A Data
Centrix workflow
Transparency - ability to drill down to any detail from financial reporting or the
applicationsOpen source (free)
PostgreSQL database
Orchestra pour PME includes a sophisticated product configurator that
can respond to the needs of almost any made to order
company
Foundation for an end-to-end suite of applications including award-winning
CRM
Item catalog lookup allows for a user defined
organization of items into a tree structured lookup
Ability for end users to create ad hoc reports
without any IS resources
Source code provided, enhancements integrated
into main product
Easy to use, quick to implement, friendly and intuitive interface. The
whole system is very robust and the manufacturing
system is very sophisticated. Unequaled wealth of functionalities to systems costing 5X and
even 10X more
Unlimited optional fields allow you to track
information specific to your business
Built from the ground up on Microsoft SQL Server. Has absolutely no heritage of other database formats
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Unique/important feature no. 4
Unique/important feature no. 5
Multiview Financial Software OpenMFG ERP Suite Orchestra pour PME Sage Accpac 500 ERP Sage MAS 500
3 3 3 3 3
Integration capabilities for importing and exporting data. There is a defined
process for accepting data into the Financial system,
following the same validation logic and rules as
user entered data
Powerful manufacturing functionality, with simple,
clean interface
Progressive system. You can begin with one or two
modules and add the other modules progressively
Right-sized for your business - via 3 different editions (100, 200, 500)
World-class customer service - each client has a designated support person and project manager. The client has access to the
customer support person directly. Project Managers
are all CAs or MBAs
Integrated free, open source OpenRPT report
writer
The finite scheduling module is completely
integrated to the manufacturing system. It contains more than 30
priority rules, visual Gantt chart, etc. This level of integration allows for an
unprecedented level of new possibilities Numerous reporting tools
for skills ranging from beginner to advanced
FRENCH
La Suite Orchestra pour PME permet aux cadres de
passer en revue des données d'affaires clés
quotidiennement. L'examen des données d'affaires permet de prendre des
décisions plus éclairées et de faire évoluer l'organisation.
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3 3 3 3 3La Suite Orchestra pour
PME est doté d'un configurateur de produits
d'une conception novatrice pouvant répondre aux besoins de toutes les
entreprises produisant sur mesures avec ou sans
option.
Facilité d'utilisation, apprentissage rapide, interface conviviale et intuitive, application
extrêmement robuste doté d’un système de gestion
manufacturière très évolué. Richesse inégalée des
fonctionnalités comparable à des systèmes coûtant 5X
et même 10X plus.
Système évolutif. Une entreprise peut commencer avec un ou deux modules de la suite et ajouter les
autrres modules en fonction et au rythme des besoins.
Le module de planification à capacité finie (finite
scheduling) est complètement intégré à l'application ce qui lui confère un niveau de convivialité inégalé. Il
contient plus de 30 règles de priorité, Gantt chart, etc.
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Product
Vendor
Version
Contact
Name
Telephone
Website
Cost (Canadian dollars)
Licence based Average cost per user Average no. of users Average cost Ratio - average implementation cost/licence cost Average implementation cost Total licence basedASP (Application service provider) based Average setup or fixed fees Average annual fee / user Average no. of users Average fees - year one Average implementation costs / average fees - year one Average implementation costs
SAP Business One SYSPROThe Financial Edge for
Canada WinMan AccountMate LAN3 3 3 3 4
SAP Business One SYSPROThe Financial Edge for
Canada WinMan AccountMate LAN
SAP AG Syspro Software Ltd. Blackbaud Canada TTW INCAccountMate Software
Corporation
SAP Business One 2004 SYSPRO 6.0 Issue 9 7 7.39 6.5
James Dever/Steve Ernst Sales Jeff Shatford Nick Ellermann Donna DeRosa610-661-2161/801-645-
4662 888-259-6666Direct: 905-853-9064 Cell:
416-520-4111 800-339-0791 415-884-6548
[email protected]/[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.sap.com www.syspro.com www.blackbaud.com www.winman.com www.accountmate.com
$2,500 $3,000 $4,72515 30 7
$37,500 $90,000 $33,075
1.00 1.00 0.25$37,500 $90,000 $8,269$75,000 $180,000 $41,344
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QuestionTier NPV over 5 years (discount rate of 10%)
Applications (Yes/No/Third party/Future date)Financial
General ledger
Financial reporting Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Fixed assets MulticurrencyDistribution Order processing Inventory Purchase order Warehouse management Manufacturing Discrete Process Make to stock Make to orderProfessional services automationProject costingTime billingCanadian payrollUS payrollHR
Contact management
Customer relationship management
Business intelligence
Business performance managementNot-for-profit
SAP Business One SYSPROThe Financial Edge for
Canada WinMan AccountMate LAN3 3 3 3 4
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Third party Yes Yes Yes Third partyYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Third party Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Third party Third party Yes Yes
Yes Yes No Yes Third partyYes Yes No No Third partyYes Yes No Yes YesYes Yes No Yes Third party
Third party Yes Yes No Third partyYes Yes Yes Yes Third party
Third party Yes Third party No Third partyThird party Third party Third party Third party Third partyThird party Third party Yes Third party Yes
No Third party Future date Third party Third party
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Third party
Yes Yes Yes Future date Third partyNo Yes Yes No Yes
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QuestionTier
POS (point of sale)
Profile
World head office
Canadian head office
No. of customers - worldwide - all productsNo. of customers - worldwide - this productNo. of customers - Canada - all productsNo. of customers - Canada - this productRevenue 2004 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2004 - CAD - this productRevenue 2003 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2003 - CAD - this product
Target market Average revenue/customer (CAD)Average no. of employees/customer
Industry classification based on The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - see www.naics.com/info.htm#Structure for more about NAICS (approximate % of implementations)
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 21 Mining 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31-33 Manufacturing 42 Wholesale trade 44-45 Retail trade 48-49 Transportation and warehousing 51 Information 52 Finance and insurance
SAP Business One SYSPROThe Financial Edge for
Canada WinMan AccountMate LAN3 3 3 3 4
Third party Yes Third party Future date Third party
Germany Sunninghill, South Africa Charleston, SC, USA Leesburg, VA Novato, CA, USA
Toronto & Calgary Burnaby, BC, Canada Mississauga, ON, Canada Winnipeg, MB, Canada Novato, CA, USA
91,500 12,000 13,000 250 120,0006,000 12,000 3,900 200 72,000500 1,120 730 15 3,600100 1,120 120 10 2,000
$64M$64M$60M$60M
< $500M $5 - $250M $5M - $30M $1M - $100M10 - 300 10 - 1,000 50 7
1%1%5%30% 90%42% 5%14% 3%1% 2%
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QuestionTier 53 Real estate and rental and leasing 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
55 Management of companies and enterprises 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 61 Education services 62 Health care and social assistance 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 72 Accommodation and food services
81 Other services (except public administration) 92 Public administration Total
Technology
Database (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Pervasive SQL IBM DB2 Sybase Informix Access Btrieve Proprietary FoxPro mySQL Progress
Other TotalNetworks supported (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft Linux Unix
SAP Business One SYSPROThe Financial Edge for
Canada WinMan AccountMate LAN3 3 3 3 4
6%
30%41%13%
16% - Religious, foundations, & other
0%100% 100% 100%
98% 20% 98% 50%1%
1%1% 1%
80%100%
50%100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
69% 100% 98% 85%5% 1%17%
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QuestionTier AIX Novell Netware IBM AS/400 (OS/400) IBM S/390 Other Total
Development tools used to build application
Integration to other contact management or customer relationship management systems - which?
% of application available from browser not including use of Citrix Expected date for Web-based version not using CitrixXML support
% of application XML enabled XBRL (eXtensible business reporting language) supportAvailable from application service provider Approx. no. of implementations
Limits
Maximum size of g/l account no.
SAP Business One SYSPROThe Financial Edge for
Canada WinMan AccountMate LAN3 3 3 3 4
0%3% 1%6%
15%100% 100% 100% 100%
C++
MS Visual Studio & .NET ASP .NET, MicroFocus Net Express, Magic Software,
XML, Business/COM Objects Visual Basic Visual Studio .NET Visual FoxPro 8, Crystal 8.5
None SYSPRO CRM The Raiser's Edge None Yes, Goldmine
None 5% 20% 0% 0%
Unknown Available N/A Never TBAYes Yes Yes No
N/A 55% 100% N/A
No Yes Yes No NoYes Yes Yes No NoN/A 10
10 segments, 20 characters each 45 Unlimited 32 30
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Maximum size of inventory code
Maximum no. of levels in bill of material
Maximum no. of warehouse locations
Generic features Customization Add user-defined fields to screen Customer maintenance screen Invoice header screen Invoice detail screen Without changing source codeFrench version Screens Reports Forms such as an invoice DocumentationMultiple companies Automatic balancing of intercompany Purchase order automatically becomes sales order
Share inventory across separate databases Share vendors across separate databasesMulticurrency By transaction currency By home currency By operational currencyPassword security By company
SAP Business One SYSPROThe Financial Edge for
Canada WinMan AccountMate LAN3 3 3 3 4
20 character 50 32 20
Unlimited 15 Unlimited 1
Unlimited 1035 Unlimited Unlimited
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
6 6 4 6 66 6 1 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 0
6 6 1 6 66 6 1 4 66 6 1 4 66 0 0 0 6
3 6 6 6 1
6 6 6 1
1 6 0 6 11 0 1 6 1
6 6 6 66 6 6 66 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6
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QuestionTier By menu By function ( view, add, change, delete) By field
By account code segment (e.g., department)Workflow Online review and approval of transactions Alerts on pending and late activities
FinancialAttach analysis codes to transactions G/L account determines whether transaction code is applicableAttach analysis codes to account segmentsAllocations Based on percentage Based on actuals
Cash flow projections based on A/R and A/PConsolidation Create new entity and post j/e's to it Foreign currency translation Summary or detailed transactions
Source acct. can be different than target acct.
Across entities with different fiscal year ends Ownership Date sensitiveFinancial reporting Rows and columns can be defined Cell overrides Provisional reporting (before posting) Drill-down to transaction details Trend analysis showing rolling 12 monthsImport journal entry from ExcelMultiple segments in chart of account Validate each segmentNational accounts for A/RReal-time update from subledgers
SAP Business One SYSPROThe Financial Edge for
Canada WinMan AccountMate LAN3 3 3 3 46 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
1 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 46 6 6 6 3
6 6 6 6 6
6 0 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 4 64 6 6 6 4
6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 61 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 06 0 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 16 0 6 6 0
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QuestionTierStatistical accounts
DistributionBar coding Print labels Scan receipt Scan picking Scan physical count Radio frequency (RF) data collectionBill of materialsBlanket ordersCanadian sales tax - GST, PST & HST Option to compound sales taxColour size matrix for apparel distributionCommissions Split commission 2 ways Split commission 3 ways On paid invoicesCosting Average FIFOLanded cost Based on std. percentages Based on actualsDeposits on ordereCommerce Business-to-business commerce Consumer-to-business commerce Real-time interactive order processing Credit card processing Real-time item availability checking Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingEDI supported Order placement Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingForecasting
SAP Business One SYSPROThe Financial Edge for
Canada WinMan AccountMate LAN3 3 3 3 44 6 6 4 6
6 6 3 6 64 6 3 6 64 6 3 6 64 6 3 6 63 6 3 3 36 6 3 6 64 6 3 4 66 6 6 6 66 6 3 6 63 0 3 4 4
4 6 3 6 34 6 3 6 36 0 3 6 6
6 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 6
6 6 3 4 16 6 3 6 14 6 3 6 6
3 6 3 6 63 6 3 4 63 6 3 6 63 3 3 6 43 6 3 6 63 6 3 6 63 6 3 3 43 6 3 6 6
3 6 3 3 33 6 3 3 33 6 3 3 33 6 3 3 3
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QuestionTier Based on minimums and maximums Based on economic order quantity Based on projectionsKitsMultiple locationsPricing flexibility Multiple price lists Price level by customer Quantity breaks Price specials for a given periodReplenishment Generate suggested purchase orderRequisitionsRMA trackingSerial no. and lot trackingTransportation optimizationWarranties
ManufacturingAutocad integrationAssembly processColour size matrix for apparel manufacturingEngineering change managementForecast demand Based on history Using statistical forecasting algorithms Based on customer forecastsLabour performanceMaster schedulingMaterial requirements planning (MRP)Multisite production on same databaseMultiple levels in bills of materialProduct configurator Rules basedProduct routingProduction scheduling Bar coded data collectionQuality control trackingReverse bill of materials for disassemblyShop floor control
SAP Business One SYSPROThe Financial Edge for
Canada WinMan AccountMate LAN3 3 3 3 43 6 6 6 43 6 6 6 43 6 6 6 44 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 6
6 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 16 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 61 6 3 6 44 6 3 6 26 6 3 6 61 5 3 6 36 6 3 4 2
0 6 0 3 16 6 0 4 63 0 0 4 41 6 0 6 1
3 6 0 6 63 6 0 6 40 6 0 6 43 6 0 6 43 6 0 6 46 6 0 6 60 0 0 6 66 6 0 6 43 6 0 6 63 6 0 6 43 6 0 6 43 6 0 6 46 6 0 6 64 6 0 6 46 0 0 4 64 6 0 5 4
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QuestionTierWork orders
Name one to five unique or very important features of your product
Unique/important feature no.1
Unique/important feature no. 2
Unique/important feature no. 3
SAP Business One SYSPROThe Financial Edge for
Canada WinMan AccountMate LAN3 3 3 3 46 6 0 6 6
Built-in alerts and approval procedures Low cost of ownership
Track and report at the project level with Project,
Grant & Endowment Management module 00% native .NET develope
Source code available, even for System Manager; allows customization to fit user's business and not the other
way around
Unlimited User-defined fields and User-defined
tables
Exceptional breadth and depth of functionality/price
ratio
Up-to-the-minute analysis with Dashboard - an on-screen tool that analyses data, giving a snapshot of
financial status Lean manufacturing
Scalability, security and stability as backed by a MS
SQL engine/database
Fully integrated environment on single
server
Integrated & ready-to-install ERP, CRM, APS and
Ecommerce
Do-it-all budgeting: perform everything from simple
annual budget creation to advanced salary and benefits budgeting Fully Integrated CRM
Easy to use with the standardized naming of
forms, tables, menus and functions; very intuitive
design
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Unique/important feature no. 4
Unique/important feature no. 5
SAP Business One SYSPROThe Financial Edge for
Canada WinMan AccountMate LAN3 3 3 3 4
Reporting tools: "Drag & Relate" and "XL Reporter"
Solid company with more than 25 years' experience
and 12,000 companies
Integration with The Raiser's Edge(R): Reduce
duplicate data entry and link gift records to account
balances Integrated product
configurator
Large third-party support so that AccountMate can fit
almost any industry
Built-in CRM
Extensive software options addressing individual client
requirements
Comprehensive Reports: Share timely, accurate
information with stakeholders and quickly create reports within the
systemPowerful integrated
reporting capabilities
Modular system; add modules and functionalities
as your company grows
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Product
Vendor
Version
Contact
Name
Telephone
Website
Cost (Canadian dollars)
Licence based Average cost per user Average no. of users Average cost Ratio - average implementation cost/licence cost Average implementation cost Total licence basedASP (Application service provider) based Average setup or fixed fees Average annual fee / user Average no. of users Average fees - year one Average implementation costs / average fees - year one Average implementation costs
Adagio Accounting Blue Link EliteBusinessVision 32 SQL
Client-Server EditionConnected Precision
Accounting COSS Manufacturing 4 4 4 4 4
Adagio Accounting Blue Link EliteBusinessVision 32 SQL
Client-Server EditionConnected Precision
Accounting COSS Manufacturing
Softrak Systems Inc.Blue Link Associates
Limited Best Software Accountek Solutions, INC COSS Systems Inc.
8.0A 10.02.06 6.4 5.02 Version 5.8
Andrew Bates Mark Canes, CA-IT Sales Department Scott Archer David Gallagher
604.736.3741 905-660-0599 800-945-8007 888-678-5856 x 224 905-362-5020 x 229
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]@coss-
systems.com
www.softrak.com www.bluelink.ca www.businessvision,com www.accountek.com www.coss-systems.com
$750 $1,200 $899 $675 $2,0004 15 10 10 15
$3,000 $18,000 $8,990 $6,750 $30,000
1.00 1.00 0.75 0.75 1.00$3,000 $18,000 $6,743 $5,063 $30,000$6,000 $36,000 $15,733 $11,813 $60,000
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QuestionTier NPV over 5 years (discount rate of 10%)
Applications (Yes/No/Third party/Future date)Financial
General ledger
Financial reporting Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Fixed assets MulticurrencyDistribution Order processing Inventory Purchase order Warehouse management Manufacturing Discrete Process Make to stock Make to orderProfessional services automationProject costingTime billingCanadian payrollUS payrollHR
Contact management
Customer relationship management
Business intelligence
Business performance managementNot-for-profit
Adagio Accounting Blue Link EliteBusinessVision 32 SQL
Client-Server EditionConnected Precision
Accounting COSS Manufacturing 4 4 4 4 4
Yes Yes Yes Yes Third party
Yes Yes Yes Yes Third party Yes Yes Yes Yes Third party Yes Yes Yes Yes Third party
Third party Yes No No Third party Yes Yes Yes Yes Third party
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Third party Yes Yes Yes YesNo Third party Third party Yes Yes
Third party No Yes Yes YesThird party Yes Yes Yes YesThird party Yes Yes Yes YesThird party No Yes No Yes
Yes Yes Third party No Third partyYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Third party Yes Yes
Third party Third party Yes Third party Third partyThird party Third party Yes Third party Third partyThird party Third party No No Third party
Future date Yes Yes Yes Third party
Third party Yes Third party No Third party
Third party Third party Yes No No
No Third party No NoYes No Third party Yes No
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QuestionTier
POS (point of sale)
Profile
World head office
Canadian head office
No. of customers - worldwide - all productsNo. of customers - worldwide - this productNo. of customers - Canada - all productsNo. of customers - Canada - this productRevenue 2004 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2004 - CAD - this productRevenue 2003 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2003 - CAD - this product
Target market Average revenue/customer (CAD)Average no. of employees/customer
Industry classification based on The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - see www.naics.com/info.htm#Structure for more about NAICS (approximate % of implementations)
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 21 Mining 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31-33 Manufacturing 42 Wholesale trade 44-45 Retail trade 48-49 Transportation and warehousing 51 Information 52 Finance and insurance
Adagio Accounting Blue Link EliteBusinessVision 32 SQL
Client-Server EditionConnected Precision
Accounting COSS Manufacturing 4 4 4 4 4
Third party Yes Yes No Yes
Vancouver, BC, Canada Toronto, ON, Canada Richmond, BC, Canada8000 Jane Street, Tower B,
Suite 103, Concord , ON Mississauga, ON, Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada Richmond, BC, Canada
8000 Jane Street, Tower B, Suite 103, Concord , ON,
Canada Mississauga, ON, Canada
16,000 550 40,000 650-690 4,000 users5,000 430 10,000 650-690 4,000 users7,000 480 32,000 325 2,500 users2,500 400 9,000 345 2,500 users
$1 - $2.5M $2M - $5M $1 - $2.5M $2M - $5M $1 - $2.5M $2M - $5M $1 - $2.5M $2M - $5M
$1.5M - 100M $20M $0.5M - $50M $5M $2M - $10M 10 - 100 20 10 - 100 20 - 30 10 - 250
2% 1%1% 1%
2% 10% 8%2% 30% 13% 100%5% 72% 30% 25%4% 15% 20% 5%
4% 1%5% 0%4% 5%
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QuestionTier 53 Real estate and rental and leasing 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
55 Management of companies and enterprises 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 61 Education services 62 Health care and social assistance 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 72 Accommodation and food services
81 Other services (except public administration) 92 Public administration Total
Technology
Database (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Pervasive SQL IBM DB2 Sybase Informix Access Btrieve Proprietary FoxPro mySQL Progress
Other TotalNetworks supported (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft Linux Unix
Adagio Accounting Blue Link EliteBusinessVision 32 SQL
Client-Server EditionConnected Precision
Accounting COSS Manufacturing 4 4 4 4 4
10%
15% 4% 10% 5%
10% 2%
5%20% 2%10% 15%5% 1%
10% 4% 1%6% 0%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
50% 20%10%
100% 10%10%
50%
100% 20%30%
100%100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
40% 99% 40% 35% 90%40% 40% 10%
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QuestionTier AIX Novell Netware IBM AS/400 (OS/400) IBM S/390 Other Total
Development tools used to build application
Integration to other contact management or customer relationship management systems - which?
% of application available from browser not including use of Citrix Expected date for Web-based version not using CitrixXML support
% of application XML enabled XBRL (eXtensible business reporting language) supportAvailable from application service provider Approx. no. of implementations
Limits
Maximum size of g/l account no.
Adagio Accounting Blue Link EliteBusinessVision 32 SQL
Client-Server EditionConnected Precision
Accounting COSS Manufacturing 4 4 4 4 4
20% 1% 20%
65%100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Delphi, C++Visual Basic, MS SQL-
Server, Access Microfocus Cobalt Omnis Studio 4.1 Microsoft Visual Studio
Goldmine through 3d party, Outlook through OLEDB Goldmine, Maximizer
Goldmine, Outlook, Maximizer, ACT! NO ACCPAC CRM
0% 5% 0% 5% 0%
N/A N/A N/A Custom only Dec-05No Yes No Yes
0% 20% 0%
No Yes No NoNo Yes No No
>2000 0
12 14 24 9
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Maximum size of inventory code
Maximum no. of levels in bill of material
Maximum no. of warehouse locations
Generic features Customization Add user-defined fields to screen Customer maintenance screen Invoice header screen Invoice detail screen Without changing source codeFrench version Screens Reports Forms such as an invoice DocumentationMultiple companies Automatic balancing of intercompany Purchase order automatically becomes sales order
Share inventory across separate databases Share vendors across separate databasesMulticurrency By transaction currency By home currency By operational currencyPassword security By company
Adagio Accounting Blue Link EliteBusinessVision 32 SQL
Client-Server EditionConnected Precision
Accounting COSS Manufacturing 4 4 4 4 4
16 25 15 15
1 Unlimited 9 5
Unlimited Unlimited 99 99
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
6 4 6 6 66 4 6 6 66 4 4 4 66 4 6 4 66 4 6 4 6
0 0 0 0 60 0 4 4 66 6 4 4 60 0 0 0
0 6 0 0 6
6 6 3 0 6
0 6 3 0 60 6 0 0 6
6 6 6 4 66 6 6 4 66 6 6 4 6
6 6 6 6 6
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QuestionTier By menu By function ( view, add, change, delete) By field
By account code segment (e.g., department)Workflow Online review and approval of transactions Alerts on pending and late activities
FinancialAttach analysis codes to transactions G/L account determines whether transaction code is applicableAttach analysis codes to account segmentsAllocations Based on percentage Based on actuals
Cash flow projections based on A/R and A/PConsolidation Create new entity and post j/e's to it Foreign currency translation Summary or detailed transactions
Source acct. can be different than target acct.
Across entities with different fiscal year ends Ownership Date sensitiveFinancial reporting Rows and columns can be defined Cell overrides Provisional reporting (before posting) Drill-down to transaction details Trend analysis showing rolling 12 monthsImport journal entry from ExcelMultiple segments in chart of account Validate each segmentNational accounts for A/RReal-time update from subledgers
Adagio Accounting Blue Link EliteBusinessVision 32 SQL
Client-Server EditionConnected Precision
Accounting COSS Manufacturing 4 4 4 4 46 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 60 4 0 4 4
0 4 0 0 4
0 2 6 1 60 5 5 1 0
0 4 4 6 3
0 4 0 0 30 4 4 0 3
6 4 6 4 34 6 0 6 3
2 3 4 6 3
6 6 5 6 34 6 6 6 34 6 6 6 3
0 6 0 6 3
4 6 0 0 30 6 6 0 36 6 6 0 3
6 6 4 6 36 3 4 0 36 3 0 6 36 3 6 0 36 6 5 4 36 4 0 6 36 6 6 6 36 6 0 6 34 6 6 6 30 6 6 0 3
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QuestionTierStatistical accounts
DistributionBar coding Print labels Scan receipt Scan picking Scan physical count Radio frequency (RF) data collectionBill of materialsBlanket ordersCanadian sales tax - GST, PST & HST Option to compound sales taxColour size matrix for apparel distributionCommissions Split commission 2 ways Split commission 3 ways On paid invoicesCosting Average FIFOLanded cost Based on std. percentages Based on actualsDeposits on ordereCommerce Business-to-business commerce Consumer-to-business commerce Real-time interactive order processing Credit card processing Real-time item availability checking Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingEDI supported Order placement Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingForecasting
Adagio Accounting Blue Link EliteBusinessVision 32 SQL
Client-Server EditionConnected Precision
Accounting COSS Manufacturing 4 4 4 4 44 6 0 0 3
3 6 6 4 63 6 6 3 63 6 6 3 63 6 4 3 63 3 3 3 66 6 6 6 60 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 63 6 3 1 6
4 6 3 6 64 6 3 6 66 6 3 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 4 0 66 6 4 6 6
3 6 6 0 33 0 6 0 03 6 0 1 03 3 3 0 03 6 0 4 03 6 6 4 03 3 6 4 03 6 6 4 6
3 3 3 4 63 3 3 4 63 3 3 4 63 3 3 4 6
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QuestionTier Based on minimums and maximums Based on economic order quantity Based on projectionsKitsMultiple locationsPricing flexibility Multiple price lists Price level by customer Quantity breaks Price specials for a given periodReplenishment Generate suggested purchase orderRequisitionsRMA trackingSerial no. and lot trackingTransportation optimizationWarranties
ManufacturingAutocad integrationAssembly processColour size matrix for apparel manufacturingEngineering change managementForecast demand Based on history Using statistical forecasting algorithms Based on customer forecastsLabour performanceMaster schedulingMaterial requirements planning (MRP)Multisite production on same databaseMultiple levels in bills of materialProduct configurator Rules basedProduct routingProduction scheduling Bar coded data collectionQuality control trackingReverse bill of materials for disassemblyShop floor control
Adagio Accounting Blue Link EliteBusinessVision 32 SQL
Client-Server EditionConnected Precision
Accounting COSS Manufacturing 4 4 4 4 46 6 6 6 64 4 3 0 64 4 3 0 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 5 4 63 6 3 6 63 6 3 6 63 5 3 6 60 6 4 4 60 6 6 6 60 3 0 0 00 6 4 6 0
0 6 0 0 60 6 6 0 60 6 3 1 63 0 0 0 6
3 0 3 0 60 0 3 0 63 0 3 0 60 0 3 0 63 0 3 0 63 0 3 6 60 0 3 0 63 6 6 6 63 6 0 0 63 6 3 0 60 0 3 0 63 0 3 0 63 0 3 3 63 0 0 0 63 5 6 6 40 0 0 4 6
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QuestionTierWork orders
Name one to five unique or very important features of your product
Unique/important feature no.1
Unique/important feature no. 2
Unique/important feature no. 3
Adagio Accounting Blue Link EliteBusinessVision 32 SQL
Client-Server EditionConnected Precision
Accounting COSS Manufacturing 4 4 4 4 40 6 3 2 6
Financial statement designer combines formula and formatting power of a
spreadsheet with drag-and-drop simplicity
Workflow manager for sales order processing - with
graphical health indicatorsAffordable - sold complete as 18 integrated modules
Only SME true multiuser Macintosh product in
CanadaReal-time job costing,
tracking and scheduling
Simple form designer allows custom forms without
Crystal Reports Designer complexity
Handles all sales taxes in Canada, US, UK, Ireland
and many other jurisdictions Real-time data posting
Cross-platform simultaneous access from Mac and Windows - non
browser based
Integration with financial software and CRM software
to provide an end-to-end solution
"Copy everything" minimizes repetitive data
entryDrill-down capabilities - to
original G/L entryExpandable - seamless
upgrade pathEase of maintenance and
implementation
Parametric configurator builds product
configurations and production plans using a multilevel decision tree
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Unique/important feature no. 4
Unique/important feature no. 5
Adagio Accounting Blue Link EliteBusinessVision 32 SQL
Client-Server EditionConnected Precision
Accounting COSS Manufacturing 4 4 4 4 4
Batch orientation between modules (except order
entry/inventory)Advanced backorder
management / fulfillmentRobust multiple currency
capabilities
Prompt, personal and knowledgeable technical
support
Windows product developed exclusively as a
manufacturing solution reflecting business
processes from the shop floor
Proprietary database provides security of data with Crystal Reports and
other reporting tools available, including single
click export to Excel
Unified A/R Collection function reduces average
collection periodCustomizable with the
optionional CustomPack13 years of ongoing
development and supportUse of .NET technology for
Web applications
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Adagio Accounting Blue Link EliteBusinessVision 32 SQL
Client-Server EditionConnected Precision
Accounting COSS Manufacturing 4 4 4 4 4
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QuestionTier
Product
Vendor
Version
Contact
Name
Telephone
Website
Cost (Canadian dollars)
Licence based Average cost per user Average no. of users Average cost Ratio - average implementation cost/licence cost Average implementation cost Total licence basedASP (Application service provider) based Average setup or fixed fees Average annual fee / user Average no. of users Average fees - year one Average implementation costs / average fees - year one Average implementation costs
Dynacom Enterprise SQL Edition eWholesale™ Foundation 3000 IndustriOS
Integrated Office Accounting
4 4 4 4
Dynacom Enterprise SQL Edition eWholesale™ Foundation 3000 IndustriOS
Integrated Office Accounting
Dynacom Technologies Inc.Magic Information Systems
Inc. Softrend Systems Inc. IndustriOS Software Inc IOA Software
9.1 9.4 Build 45d 3 Version 2.75 4
Yanick Turcotte Ted Hoffman Mr. Sandy Milne Eva DeGasperis Jim Hollohan
1-800-565-2266, ext. 208 905-738-9650 x 222 604-980-1419 1-905-829-2525 x 207 [email protected]
a [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.dynacom.com www.magic-info.com www.softrend.com www.industrios.com www.ioasoftware.com
YES$1,435 $1,500 $5,000 $2,500 $995
7 10 5 15 10-Jan$10,045 $15,000 $25,000 $37,500 $9,950
0.75 0.50 0.25 1.00 0.75$7,534 $7,500 $6,250 $37,500 $7,463
$17,579 $22,500 $31,250 $75,000 $17,413
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QuestionTier NPV over 5 years (discount rate of 10%)
Applications (Yes/No/Third party/Future date)Financial
General ledger
Financial reporting Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Fixed assets MulticurrencyDistribution Order processing Inventory Purchase order Warehouse management Manufacturing Discrete Process Make to stock Make to orderProfessional services automationProject costingTime billingCanadian payrollUS payrollHR
Contact management
Customer relationship management
Business intelligence
Business performance managementNot-for-profit
Dynacom Enterprise SQL Edition eWholesale™ Foundation 3000 IndustriOS
Integrated Office Accounting
4 4 4 4
Yes Yes Yes Third party Yes
Yes Yes Yes Third party YesYes Yes Yes Third party YesYes Yes Yes Third party Yes
Third party Future date Future date Third party YesYes Yes Yes Third party YesYesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Future date YesYes
Third party Yes Yes Yes YesThird party No Yes No Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes No No YesYes No Yes Future date YesYes No Future date Third party YesYes Yes Yes Third party Yes
Future date No Yes Third party YesThird party No Future date Third party No
Yes Third party Yes Yes Yes
Yes Future date Yes Yes Yes
Yes No Yes No Yes
Third party No Future date NoYes Yes No No
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QuestionTier
POS (point of sale)
Profile
World head office
Canadian head office
No. of customers - worldwide - all productsNo. of customers - worldwide - this productNo. of customers - Canada - all productsNo. of customers - Canada - this productRevenue 2004 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2004 - CAD - this productRevenue 2003 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2003 - CAD - this product
Target market Average revenue/customer (CAD)Average no. of employees/customer
Industry classification based on The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - see www.naics.com/info.htm#Structure for more about NAICS (approximate % of implementations)
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 21 Mining 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31-33 Manufacturing 42 Wholesale trade 44-45 Retail trade 48-49 Transportation and warehousing 51 Information 52 Finance and insurance
Dynacom Enterprise SQL Edition eWholesale™ Foundation 3000 IndustriOS
Integrated Office Accounting
4 4 4 4
Yes No Future date No Yes
Montreal, QC, Canada Toronto, ON, CanadaNorth Vancouver, BC,
Canada Oakville, ON, Canada Toronto, ON, Canada
Montreal, QC, Canada Toronto, ON, CanadaNorth Vancouver, BC,
Canada Oakville, ON, Canada Gander, NFLD, Canada
150,000 200+ 22 3,000100,000 100+ 22 500 3,00025,000 200+ 20 3,00015,000 100+ 20 50 3,000
$0 - $1M$0 - $1M$0 - $1M$0 - $1M
3 - 10M Up to $100M $19M $20M $550,000 - $10M10 to 25 27 75 1 - 500
5%5%5%
Yes 5%Yes 10% 50% 90% 20%Yes 90% 45% 20%Yes 10% 5%
5%Yes 5% 5%
3%
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QuestionTier 53 Real estate and rental and leasing 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
55 Management of companies and enterprises 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 61 Education services 62 Health care and social assistance 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 72 Accommodation and food services
81 Other services (except public administration) 92 Public administration Total
Technology
Database (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Pervasive SQL IBM DB2 Sybase Informix Access Btrieve Proprietary FoxPro mySQL Progress
Other TotalNetworks supported (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft Linux Unix
Dynacom Enterprise SQL Edition eWholesale™ Foundation 3000 IndustriOS
Integrated Office Accounting
4 4 4 42%
3%
3%
2%2%2%3%5%
100% 100% 100% 100%
5% 10%
10% 100%
95% 100%90%
90%100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
35% 90% 100% 100% 98%
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QuestionTier AIX Novell Netware IBM AS/400 (OS/400) IBM S/390 Other Total
Development tools used to build application
Integration to other contact management or customer relationship management systems - which?
% of application available from browser not including use of Citrix Expected date for Web-based version not using CitrixXML support
% of application XML enabled XBRL (eXtensible business reporting language) supportAvailable from application service provider Approx. no. of implementations
Limits
Maximum size of g/l account no.
Dynacom Enterprise SQL Edition eWholesale™ Foundation 3000 IndustriOS
Integrated Office Accounting
4 4 4 4
10% 2%
65%100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
VB & C++ eDeveloper, VB, C MS Visual Studio C++Magic, Visual Basic, Delphi
and Crystal Reports
Ours Yes, ACT!!
System is fully integrated and contains these
applications. However, integration with GoldMine is
available No Yes
5% N/A 10% 0% 0%
Jun-05 N/A 31-Dec-06Yes Yes Yes No
10% 10% 10% 0% 0%
No No No No NoNo No No No No
6 8 6 36 Unlimited
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Maximum size of inventory code
Maximum no. of levels in bill of material
Maximum no. of warehouse locations
Generic features Customization Add user-defined fields to screen Customer maintenance screen Invoice header screen Invoice detail screen Without changing source codeFrench version Screens Reports Forms such as an invoice DocumentationMultiple companies Automatic balancing of intercompany Purchase order automatically becomes sales order
Share inventory across separate databases Share vendors across separate databasesMulticurrency By transaction currency By home currency By operational currencyPassword security By company
Dynacom Enterprise SQL Edition eWholesale™ Foundation 3000 IndustriOS
Integrated Office Accounting
4 4 4 4
20 20 17 30 Unlimited
1 10 20 Unlimited
Unlimited 35 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
6 4 6 6 66 4 6 5 64 4 6 6 66 4 6 6 66 0 6 6 6
6 0 0 0 66 0 0 1 66 4 0 1 66 0 0 1 6
5 0 4 6 6
3 6 6 6 6
3 6 4 1 63 0 4 1 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 4 6
6 6 6 6 6
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QuestionTier By menu By function ( view, add, change, delete) By field
By account code segment (e.g., department)Workflow Online review and approval of transactions Alerts on pending and late activities
FinancialAttach analysis codes to transactions G/L account determines whether transaction code is applicableAttach analysis codes to account segmentsAllocations Based on percentage Based on actuals
Cash flow projections based on A/R and A/PConsolidation Create new entity and post j/e's to it Foreign currency translation Summary or detailed transactions
Source acct. can be different than target acct.
Across entities with different fiscal year ends Ownership Date sensitiveFinancial reporting Rows and columns can be defined Cell overrides Provisional reporting (before posting) Drill-down to transaction details Trend analysis showing rolling 12 monthsImport journal entry from ExcelMultiple segments in chart of account Validate each segmentNational accounts for A/RReal-time update from subledgers
Dynacom Enterprise SQL Edition eWholesale™ Foundation 3000 IndustriOS
Integrated Office Accounting
4 4 4 46 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 4 0 6
6 0 6 0 6
4 0 6 0 64 0 6 4 6
4 6 6 6 6
4 0 6 6 64 0 6 6 6
4 6 6 64 6 6 6
4 0 6 6 6
3 6 6 56 6 6 56 6 6 5
4 6 6 5
4 4 6 56 0 6 66 6 6
6 0 6 6 66 0 6 6 60 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 64 0 6 6 60 6 6 60 6 6 6 60 6 6 6 66 6 6 4 66 0 6 6 6
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QuestionTierStatistical accounts
DistributionBar coding Print labels Scan receipt Scan picking Scan physical count Radio frequency (RF) data collectionBill of materialsBlanket ordersCanadian sales tax - GST, PST & HST Option to compound sales taxColour size matrix for apparel distributionCommissions Split commission 2 ways Split commission 3 ways On paid invoicesCosting Average FIFOLanded cost Based on std. percentages Based on actualsDeposits on ordereCommerce Business-to-business commerce Consumer-to-business commerce Real-time interactive order processing Credit card processing Real-time item availability checking Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingEDI supported Order placement Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingForecasting
Dynacom Enterprise SQL Edition eWholesale™ Foundation 3000 IndustriOS
Integrated Office Accounting
4 4 4 43 6 4 6 6
6 6 6 6 56 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 63 3 4 6 26 6 6 6 63 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 63 0 6 4 6
4 0 6 6 64 0 6 6 44 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 64 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 2 66 6 6 2 65 6 6 6 5
4 6 6 24 0 6 24 6 6 25 0 5 24 6 6 24 6 6 24 3 6 24 6 6 2
4 3 6 6 64 3 6 6 64 3 6 6 64 3 6 6 6
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QuestionTier Based on minimums and maximums Based on economic order quantity Based on projectionsKitsMultiple locationsPricing flexibility Multiple price lists Price level by customer Quantity breaks Price specials for a given periodReplenishment Generate suggested purchase orderRequisitionsRMA trackingSerial no. and lot trackingTransportation optimizationWarranties
ManufacturingAutocad integrationAssembly processColour size matrix for apparel manufacturingEngineering change managementForecast demand Based on history Using statistical forecasting algorithms Based on customer forecastsLabour performanceMaster schedulingMaterial requirements planning (MRP)Multisite production on same databaseMultiple levels in bills of materialProduct configurator Rules basedProduct routingProduction scheduling Bar coded data collectionQuality control trackingReverse bill of materials for disassemblyShop floor control
Dynacom Enterprise SQL Edition eWholesale™ Foundation 3000 IndustriOS
Integrated Office Accounting
4 4 4 43 5 6 4 66 5 6 4 24 5 6 4 46 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 64 6 6 6 64 6 6 6 64 6 6 6 64 6 6 64 0 4 64 0 6 6 66 6 6 6 63 0 6 3 63 0 4 2 6
60 1 4 46 6 6 63 0 6 4 43 0 0 2 4
3 2 6 4 43 2 6 0 43 2 1 6 23 0 0 6 43 0 2 4 43 0 2 6 63 6 6 6 43 6 6 6 63 0 4 6 43 0 1 6 43 0 2 6 43 0 2 6 43 0 1 6 43 0 2 6 43 0 1 2 43 0 1 6 4
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QuestionTierWork orders
Name one to five unique or very important features of your product
Unique/important feature no.1
Unique/important feature no. 2
Unique/important feature no. 3
Dynacom Enterprise SQL Edition eWholesale™ Foundation 3000 IndustriOS
Integrated Office Accounting
4 4 4 43 6 6 6 6
The only accounting software in the world capable of advanced customization without
having to modify the source code
Designed specifically to meet the needs of
wholesale distributors Seamlessly built-in EDI
Customer relationship management module
provides advanced account and prospect management
with integration to operations, finance, RMA, quoting and MS Outlook.
Not a third-party applicationCustomization to customer
requirements
Affordable
Detailed FIFO costing with unlimited cost factors (other costing methods supported
as well)Gordon Graham system of
inventory management
Advanced reporting capabilities provides auto-distribution of forms and
reports via fax/e-mail internally
Amount of functionality unmatched in price range
SQL or AccessTrue multicurrency
throughout
Built-in fax/email server linked to Contact
Management and Sales Orders
MRP functionality and integration with forecasts
Multitiered, departmental accounting
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QuestionTier
Unique/important feature no. 4
Unique/important feature no. 5
Dynacom Enterprise SQL Edition eWholesale™ Foundation 3000 IndustriOS
Integrated Office Accounting
4 4 4 4
Bilingual
Comprehensive & easy to use landed/delanded cost
handling
Totally unified business solution w/ user-friendly
interface
Advanced sales order fulfillment capabilities
including line level ship to definitions, shipment
planning, complete EDI integration and consolidated
invoicing Integrates fully with Microsoft products
More than 100,000 copies sold
Fully customizable to match client specific requirements
Softrend has flexibility to accommodate almost any
business model or customer requirement with
Foundation 3000
Data collection capabilities support RF technology for
shipments, physical inventory and production
reporting. Additional transactions to be available
in the near future
Based on dollar to functionality ratio, best product on the market
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Dynacom Enterprise SQL Edition eWholesale™ Foundation 3000 IndustriOS
Integrated Office Accounting
4 4 4 4
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Product
Vendor
Version
Contact
Name
Telephone
Website
Cost (Canadian dollars)
Licence based Average cost per user Average no. of users Average cost Ratio - average implementation cost/licence cost Average implementation cost Total licence basedASP (Application service provider) based Average setup or fixed fees Average annual fee / user Average no. of users Average fees - year one Average implementation costs / average fees - year one Average implementation costs
MDKS InfinityMicrosoft Small Business
FinancialsMinotaur Business
System NetSuiteProven Solutions
Accounting4 4 4 4 4
MDKS InfinityMicrosoft Small Business
Financials Minotaur Business System NetSuiteProven Solutions
Accounting
MDKS Microsoft Minotaur Software Ltd. NetSuite, Inc. Canam Systems
2.5 8 6.5 10.5 5
Michael Stranz, CA Steve Croth Judith Kirkness Sean Rollings Scott Pritchard
519-888-0700 905-363-8796905-458-7575, 1-800-668-
1284 650-627-1009 877-712-2626
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
MDKSgroup.com
www.microsoft.com/businesssolutions/smallbusinessfin
ancials/ www.minotaursoftware.com www.netsuite.com
$2,000 $800 $145 $1,440 $50010 3 20 15 10
$20,000 $2,400 $2,900 $21,600 $5,000
1.00 1.00 0.50 0.75 1.25$20,000 $2,400 $1,450 $16,200 $6,250$40,000 $4,800 $4,350 $37,800 $11,250
$5,988
15$5,988
0.75$4,491
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QuestionTier NPV over 5 years (discount rate of 10%)
Applications (Yes/No/Third party/Future date)Financial
General ledger
Financial reporting Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Fixed assets MulticurrencyDistribution Order processing Inventory Purchase order Warehouse management Manufacturing Discrete Process Make to stock Make to orderProfessional services automationProject costingTime billingCanadian payrollUS payrollHR
Contact management
Customer relationship management
Business intelligence
Business performance managementNot-for-profit
MDKS InfinityMicrosoft Small Business
FinancialsMinotaur Business
System NetSuiteProven Solutions
Accounting4 4 4 4 4
$45,167
Third party - ACCPAC/Navison Yes Yes Yes Yes
Third party - ACCPAC/Navison Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Third party - ACCPAC/Navison Yes No Future date Yes
Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes No Yes Yes Yes
Yes No Yes Future date YesYes No Yes Future date YesYes No Yes Future date YesYes No Yes Future date YesNo No No Yes YesNo Third party Yes Yes YesYes Third party No Yes Yes
Third party - ACCPAC Third party Yes Third party YesThird party - ACCPAC Yes No Yes YesThird party - ACCPAC No Yes Yes Yes
Third party - MS CRM / Act! No Yes Yes Yes
Third party - MS CRM / Act! No Yes Yes YesThird party - MS Bus
Intelligence Yes Third party Yes Yes
Third party - ACCPAC CFO No No Yes YesNo No Third party Yes
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QuestionTier
POS (point of sale)
Profile
World head office
Canadian head office
No. of customers - worldwide - all productsNo. of customers - worldwide - this productNo. of customers - Canada - all productsNo. of customers - Canada - this productRevenue 2004 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2004 - CAD - this productRevenue 2003 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2003 - CAD - this product
Target market Average revenue/customer (CAD)Average no. of employees/customer
Industry classification based on The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - see www.naics.com/info.htm#Structure for more about NAICS (approximate % of implementations)
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 21 Mining 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31-33 Manufacturing 42 Wholesale trade 44-45 Retail trade 48-49 Transportation and warehousing 51 Information 52 Finance and insurance
MDKS InfinityMicrosoft Small Business
FinancialsMinotaur Business
System NetSuiteProven Solutions
Accounting4 4 4 4 4
Yes Third party Third party Third party Yes
Waterloo, ON, Canada Redmond, WA, USA Brampton, ON, Canada San Mateo, CA, USA Barrie, ON, Canada
Waterloo, ON, Canada Mississauga, ON, Canada
18 Automatic Road, Brampton, ON, Canada L6S
5N5 Mississauga, ON, Canada Toronto, ON, Canada
275 261,000 250 7,500 600225 38,400 100 7,500 350265 N/A 240 600220 N/A 96 350
>$2M $830M>$300K>$2M $700M
>$500K
$20M $5M + $50M $250,000 - $50M10 5 - 25 50 50 75
2%2%
20%30% 75% 12%15% 25% 25%
2%40%
10%
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QuestionTier 53 Real estate and rental and leasing 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
55 Management of companies and enterprises 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 61 Education services 62 Health care and social assistance 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 72 Accommodation and food services
81 Other services (except public administration) 92 Public administration Total
Technology
Database (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Pervasive SQL IBM DB2 Sybase Informix Access Btrieve Proprietary FoxPro mySQL Progress
Other TotalNetworks supported (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft Linux Unix
MDKS InfinityMicrosoft Small Business
FinancialsMinotaur Business
System NetSuiteProven Solutions
Accounting4 4 4 4 4
5% 1%
1%
1%1%12%
1%
20%
100% 100% 100%
100%100%
100%
95%
5%
100% - MSDE, SBS100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% 100%100%
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QuestionTier AIX Novell Netware IBM AS/400 (OS/400) IBM S/390 Other Total
Development tools used to build application
Integration to other contact management or customer relationship management systems - which?
% of application available from browser not including use of Citrix Expected date for Web-based version not using CitrixXML support
% of application XML enabled XBRL (eXtensible business reporting language) supportAvailable from application service provider Approx. no. of implementations
Limits
Maximum size of g/l account no.
MDKS InfinityMicrosoft Small Business
FinancialsMinotaur Business
System NetSuiteProven Solutions
Accounting4 4 4 4 4
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
vb.NET C++VC++, Borland, Sun Java,
VS.NET Java VB, HTML, AcitveX, VBA
MS CRM; ACT! None Have our own module No Microsoft Outlook
5% 100% 100% 0%
Sep-05 N/A Jun-06 PresentNo Yes Yes Yes No
100% 100% ?
No Yes No No YesNo No No Yes Yes
7500+ 3
12 25 characters, 5 segmentsUsually max. 20, but could
be increased 25 characters 40
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QuestionTier
Maximum size of inventory code
Maximum no. of levels in bill of material
Maximum no. of warehouse locations
Generic features Customization Add user-defined fields to screen Customer maintenance screen Invoice header screen Invoice detail screen Without changing source codeFrench version Screens Reports Forms such as an invoice DocumentationMultiple companies Automatic balancing of intercompany Purchase order automatically becomes sales order
Share inventory across separate databases Share vendors across separate databasesMulticurrency By transaction currency By home currency By operational currencyPassword security By company
MDKS InfinityMicrosoft Small Business
FinancialsMinotaur Business
System NetSuiteProven Solutions
Accounting4 4 4 4 4
24 30Usually max 20, but could
be increased 60 characters 25
Unlimited 0 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Unlimited 1 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
6 6 6 40 6 4 6 46 6 4 6 46 6 4 6 46 6 1 6 0
3 4 0 03 4 0 63 6 0 63 6 0 0
2 3 4 4 6
2 3 4 6 4
2 0 1 0 42 0 1 0 4
6 0 6 6 66 0 6 6 62 0 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6
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QuestionTier By menu By function ( view, add, change, delete) By field
By account code segment (e.g., department)Workflow Online review and approval of transactions Alerts on pending and late activities
FinancialAttach analysis codes to transactions G/L account determines whether transaction code is applicableAttach analysis codes to account segmentsAllocations Based on percentage Based on actuals
Cash flow projections based on A/R and A/PConsolidation Create new entity and post j/e's to it Foreign currency translation Summary or detailed transactions
Source acct. can be different than target acct.
Across entities with different fiscal year ends Ownership Date sensitiveFinancial reporting Rows and columns can be defined Cell overrides Provisional reporting (before posting) Drill-down to transaction details Trend analysis showing rolling 12 monthsImport journal entry from ExcelMultiple segments in chart of account Validate each segmentNational accounts for A/RReal-time update from subledgers
MDKS InfinityMicrosoft Small Business
FinancialsMinotaur Business
System NetSuiteProven Solutions
Accounting4 4 4 4 46 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 62 3 4 6 4
2 3 4 6 6
2 0 4 6 62 0 4 6 6
6 0 4 6 6
6 0 4 6 66 0 4 6 6
6 6 4 6 66 6 4 6 6
6 6 4 6 6
6 6 1 6 66 0 4 6 66 6 4 6 6
6 6 4 6 4
6 6 6 6 46 6 1 66 6 1 6 6
6 6 6 6 46 6 6 6 46 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 46 6 6 6 66 6 4 6 66 0 6 6 62 6 6 6 6
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QuestionTierStatistical accounts
DistributionBar coding Print labels Scan receipt Scan picking Scan physical count Radio frequency (RF) data collectionBill of materialsBlanket ordersCanadian sales tax - GST, PST & HST Option to compound sales taxColour size matrix for apparel distributionCommissions Split commission 2 ways Split commission 3 ways On paid invoicesCosting Average FIFOLanded cost Based on std. percentages Based on actualsDeposits on ordereCommerce Business-to-business commerce Consumer-to-business commerce Real-time interactive order processing Credit card processing Real-time item availability checking Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingEDI supported Order placement Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingForecasting
MDKS InfinityMicrosoft Small Business
FinancialsMinotaur Business
System NetSuiteProven Solutions
Accounting4 4 4 4 42 6 6 6 6
6 0 6 6 66 0 6 2 66 0 6 2 66 0 6 2 66 0 6 2 46 0 6 4 62 6 6 6 66 6 6 66 6 6 6 61 0 4 6 6
4 6 6 6 64 6 6 6 62 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 64 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 2 66 6 6 2 66 6 6 2 6
6 0 6 6 36 0 3 6 36 0 6 6 34 0 1 6 34 0 6 6 34 0 6 6 34 0 6 5 34 0 6 6 3
6 3 6 0 36 3 6 0 36 3 6 0 36 3 6 0 3
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QuestionTier Based on minimums and maximums Based on economic order quantity Based on projectionsKitsMultiple locationsPricing flexibility Multiple price lists Price level by customer Quantity breaks Price specials for a given periodReplenishment Generate suggested purchase orderRequisitionsRMA trackingSerial no. and lot trackingTransportation optimizationWarranties
ManufacturingAutocad integrationAssembly processColour size matrix for apparel manufacturingEngineering change managementForecast demand Based on history Using statistical forecasting algorithms Based on customer forecastsLabour performanceMaster schedulingMaterial requirements planning (MRP)Multisite production on same databaseMultiple levels in bills of materialProduct configurator Rules basedProduct routingProduction scheduling Bar coded data collectionQuality control trackingReverse bill of materials for disassemblyShop floor control
MDKS InfinityMicrosoft Small Business
FinancialsMinotaur Business
System NetSuiteProven Solutions
Accounting4 4 4 4 46 0 6 6 66 0 4 0 66 0 6 0 66 6 6 6 66 0 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 0 6 0 66 0 6 64 0 4 6 64 0 6 6 64 0 6 6 66 6 6 6 62 0 4 0 34 6 6 1 3
2 0 0 0 36 0 6 0 30 0 4 6 36 0 4 0 3
6 0 6 0 30 0 4 0 36 0 6 0 31 0 6 0 31 0 4 0 36 0 6 0 36 0 6 0 36 0 6 0 36 0 4 0 36 0 4 0 36 0 6 0 36 0 6 0 36 0 6 0 36 0 6 0 36 0 6 0 36 0 4 0 3
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QuestionTierWork orders
Name one to five unique or very important features of your product
Unique/important feature no.1
Unique/important feature no. 2
Unique/important feature no. 3
MDKS InfinityMicrosoft Small Business
FinancialsMinotaur Business
System NetSuiteProven Solutions
Accounting4 4 4 4 46 0 6 0 3
0
Latest technologyExtensive reporting
capabilities
Disassembly manufacturing for meat and other
processing
NetSuite is the only integrated business
application that provides end-to-end business
process management out of the box Unlimited multiuser
Best customer support Ease of useMultiple level lot controls for
traceability and cost flow
NetSuite is the only SMB solution that provides
integrated CRM, ERP and e-commerce No licence fees
Fixed fee for everything
Upgrade path with simple migration to Great Plains Std and Great Plains Pro
Purchase order landing factors for tracking and
reconciling input costs such as freight, brokerage,
storage, etc.
NetSuite is the pioneer and leader in providing
companies with real-time dashboards Multicurrency
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Unique/important feature no. 4
Unique/important feature no. 5
MDKS InfinityMicrosoft Small Business
FinancialsMinotaur Business
System NetSuiteProven Solutions
Accounting4 4 4 4 4
Wireless warehouse/mfg at great price
Simple and affordable implementation
Accurate tracking of cost variances and cost history
NetSuite is the first and only suite of applications with customization that carries forward seamlessly with
upgrades Completely customizable
Ease of use yet powerfulTightly integrated with the other Microsoft products
Powerful reporting capabilities for user defined sales, financial and other
reports and enquiries
NetSuite has more than 1,000 companies running
their e-commerce business on our product CaseWare integration
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QuestionTier
MDKS InfinityMicrosoft Small Business
FinancialsMinotaur Business
System NetSuiteProven Solutions
Accounting4 4 4 4 4
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Product
Vendor
Version
Contact
Name
Telephone
Website
Cost (Canadian dollars)
Licence based Average cost per user Average no. of users Average cost Ratio - average implementation cost/licence cost Average implementation cost Total licence basedASP (Application service provider) based Average setup or fixed fees Average annual fee / user Average no. of users Average fees - year one Average implementation costs / average fees - year one Average implementation costs
Quantus SoftwareSage MAS 90, Sage MAS
200SouthWare Executive
Series Visual Streamline WinFDS4 4 4 4 4
Quantus SoftwareSage MAS 90, Sage MAS
200SouthWare Executive
Series Visual Streamline WinFDSiHPN Business Systems
Inc. Sage Software, Inc.SouthWare Innovations,
Inc.Streamline Information
Systems Ltd. Mulvany Attard Associates
7.2 4.05 11 7 Version 4
Larry R. ArcherStephen Moore (editorial
contact) Pierre-Yves Paré Norm General Michael Benedick
204-478-1308 949-790-2040 1-866-410-2420 Ext. 313 800-387-3209 Ex - 204 905-889-6939 x211
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.quantussoftware.com www.bestsoftware.com www.southware.com www.streamlineis.com www.mulvanyaa.com
$2,800 $1,500 $2,00015 15 10
$42,000 $22,500 $20,000
0.75 1.00 0.25$31,500 $22,500 $5,000$73,500 $45,000 $25,000
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QuestionTier NPV over 5 years (discount rate of 10%)
Applications (Yes/No/Third party/Future date)Financial
General ledger
Financial reporting Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Fixed assets MulticurrencyDistribution Order processing Inventory Purchase order Warehouse management Manufacturing Discrete Process Make to stock Make to orderProfessional services automationProject costingTime billingCanadian payrollUS payrollHR
Contact management
Customer relationship management
Business intelligence
Business performance managementNot-for-profit
Quantus SoftwareSage MAS 90, Sage MAS
200SouthWare Executive
Series Visual Streamline WinFDS4 4 4 4 4
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No Yes Yes No YesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Third party Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes No YesYes No Yes No YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes YesNo Third party Yes Yes NoYes Yes Yes Yes NoYes Yes Yes Yes No
Third party Yes Yes NoThird party Yes Yes No NoThird party Yes Yes No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Yes Yes Yes Third party No
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes YesNo Yes No
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QuestionTier
POS (point of sale)
Profile
World head office
Canadian head office
No. of customers - worldwide - all productsNo. of customers - worldwide - this productNo. of customers - Canada - all productsNo. of customers - Canada - this productRevenue 2004 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2004 - CAD - this productRevenue 2003 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2003 - CAD - this product
Target market Average revenue/customer (CAD)Average no. of employees/customer
Industry classification based on The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - see www.naics.com/info.htm#Structure for more about NAICS (approximate % of implementations)
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 21 Mining 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31-33 Manufacturing 42 Wholesale trade 44-45 Retail trade 48-49 Transportation and warehousing 51 Information 52 Finance and insurance
Quantus SoftwareSage MAS 90, Sage MAS
200SouthWare Executive
Series Visual Streamline WinFDS4 4 4 4 4
Third party Third party YesYes - for distributors, not
retailers
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
The Sage Group plc, North Park, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE13 9AA Auburn, AL, USA Brantford, ON, CanadaRichmond Hill , ON,
Canada
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
2600 Skymark Avenue, Bldg 3, Mississauga, ON,
Canada L4W 5B2 Brantford, ON, Canada Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
83 >4.5M 200 5083 180 4361 >500,000 190 4061 300 170 40
$650,000$650,000$730,000$730,000
$23M $5M - $150M $3M - $20M43 90 25 35
Yes100% Yes 25%
Yes 100% 75%YesYesYesYes
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QuestionTier 53 Real estate and rental and leasing 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
55 Management of companies and enterprises 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 61 Education services 62 Health care and social assistance 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 72 Accommodation and food services
81 Other services (except public administration) 92 Public administration Total
Technology
Database (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Pervasive SQL IBM DB2 Sybase Informix Access Btrieve Proprietary FoxPro mySQL Progress
Other TotalNetworks supported (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft Linux Unix
Quantus SoftwareSage MAS 90, Sage MAS
200SouthWare Executive
Series Visual Streamline WinFDS4 4 4 4 4
Yes
Yes
Yes
YesYes
Yes
100% 100% 100%
5% Yes 90%YesYes
100%YesYes
YesYes 100%
95% - Providex Yes 10%100% 5% 100% 100%
80% 100% Yes 100% 100%20% Yes
Yes
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QuestionTier AIX Novell Netware IBM AS/400 (OS/400) IBM S/390 Other Total
Development tools used to build application
Integration to other contact management or customer relationship management systems - which?
% of application available from browser not including use of Citrix Expected date for Web-based version not using CitrixXML support
% of application XML enabled XBRL (eXtensible business reporting language) supportAvailable from application service provider Approx. no. of implementations
Limits
Maximum size of g/l account no.
Quantus SoftwareSage MAS 90, Sage MAS
200SouthWare Executive
Series Visual Streamline WinFDS4 4 4 4 4
YesYesYes
Yes100% 100% 100% 100%
MS Visual Basic/C++ Providex and DelphiMicrosoft.net, Magic
eDeveloper Providex
NoneACT!, SalesLogix, Sage
CRMMicrosoft CRM, Act, Maximizer, Goldmine
0% 5% 15% 10%
Dec-06 Jul-05 TBDNo Yes Yes No
0% 30% 0% No
NoYes - Through FRx Financial Reporting No No
No Yes No No0 50
20 32 10 4 numbers
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QuestionTier
Maximum size of inventory code
Maximum no. of levels in bill of material
Maximum no. of warehouse locations
Generic features Customization Add user-defined fields to screen Customer maintenance screen Invoice header screen Invoice detail screen Without changing source codeFrench version Screens Reports Forms such as an invoice DocumentationMultiple companies Automatic balancing of intercompany Purchase order automatically becomes sales order
Share inventory across separate databases Share vendors across separate databasesMulticurrency By transaction currency By home currency By operational currencyPassword security By company
Quantus SoftwareSage MAS 90, Sage MAS
200SouthWare Executive
Series Visual Streamline WinFDS4 4 4 4 4
32 15 30 9 alphanumeric
Unlimited 99 Unlimited Unlimited
Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
6 6 6 4 46 6 6 6 46 6 6 4 66 6 6 4 66 6 6 0 0
4 0 3 4 04 0 3 4 04 0 3 6 04 0 3 4 0
6 6 0 4
6 6 6 6
6 4 6 46 4 6 4
6 0 6 6 66 0 6 6 66 0 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6
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QuestionTier By menu By function ( view, add, change, delete) By field
By account code segment (e.g., department)Workflow Online review and approval of transactions Alerts on pending and late activities
FinancialAttach analysis codes to transactions G/L account determines whether transaction code is applicableAttach analysis codes to account segmentsAllocations Based on percentage Based on actuals
Cash flow projections based on A/R and A/PConsolidation Create new entity and post j/e's to it Foreign currency translation Summary or detailed transactions
Source acct. can be different than target acct.
Across entities with different fiscal year ends Ownership Date sensitiveFinancial reporting Rows and columns can be defined Cell overrides Provisional reporting (before posting) Drill-down to transaction details Trend analysis showing rolling 12 monthsImport journal entry from ExcelMultiple segments in chart of account Validate each segmentNational accounts for A/RReal-time update from subledgers
Quantus SoftwareSage MAS 90, Sage MAS
200SouthWare Executive
Series Visual Streamline WinFDS4 4 4 4 46 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 4 6
6 0 6
6 4 6 46 6 6 6 4
6 6 6 4
6 6 6 46 4
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 4
6 6 66 6 6 66 6 6 6
6 6 0 6 6
6 6 6 4 66 0 06 0 0
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 46 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 46 6 6 46 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
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QuestionTierStatistical accounts
DistributionBar coding Print labels Scan receipt Scan picking Scan physical count Radio frequency (RF) data collectionBill of materialsBlanket ordersCanadian sales tax - GST, PST & HST Option to compound sales taxColour size matrix for apparel distributionCommissions Split commission 2 ways Split commission 3 ways On paid invoicesCosting Average FIFOLanded cost Based on std. percentages Based on actualsDeposits on ordereCommerce Business-to-business commerce Consumer-to-business commerce Real-time interactive order processing Credit card processing Real-time item availability checking Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingEDI supported Order placement Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingForecasting
Quantus SoftwareSage MAS 90, Sage MAS
200SouthWare Executive
Series Visual Streamline WinFDS4 4 4 4 46 6 6 4
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 36 6 6 6 36 6 6 6 36 3 6 6 36 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 3 6 66 3 6 46 6 0 0
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 46 6 6 4
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 4
3 6 5 63 6 6 6 66 6 6 5 63 6 3 6 06 6 6 5 66 6 6 5 66 6 6 66 6 6 6 4
6 3 6 6 66 3 6 6 66 3 3 6 66 3 6 6 6
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QuestionTier Based on minimums and maximums Based on economic order quantity Based on projectionsKitsMultiple locationsPricing flexibility Multiple price lists Price level by customer Quantity breaks Price specials for a given periodReplenishment Generate suggested purchase orderRequisitionsRMA trackingSerial no. and lot trackingTransportation optimizationWarranties
ManufacturingAutocad integrationAssembly processColour size matrix for apparel manufacturingEngineering change managementForecast demand Based on history Using statistical forecasting algorithms Based on customer forecastsLabour performanceMaster schedulingMaterial requirements planning (MRP)Multisite production on same databaseMultiple levels in bills of materialProduct configurator Rules basedProduct routingProduction scheduling Bar coded data collectionQuality control trackingReverse bill of materials for disassemblyShop floor control
Quantus SoftwareSage MAS 90, Sage MAS
200SouthWare Executive
Series Visual Streamline WinFDS4 4 4 4 46 3 6 6 66 3 6 6 46 3 6 6 46 6 6 66 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 66 6 66 6 6 6 46 6 6 6 65 3 6 46 3 6 6 4
5 0 06 6 6 0 66 6 0 05 6 0 0
6 6 0 60 0 66 0 66 0 66 3 0 66 6 3 0 66 0 66 6 3 6 66 6 6 06 6 06 6 3 0 66 3 0 66 3 6 06 3 0 06 6 6 46 3 3 0 4
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QuestionTierWork orders
Name one to five unique or very important features of your product
Unique/important feature no.1
Unique/important feature no. 2
Unique/important feature no. 3
Quantus SoftwareSage MAS 90, Sage MAS
200SouthWare Executive
Series Visual Streamline WinFDS4 4 4 4 46 6 6 6 6
Mfg/purchase planning
Multigrid entry. Allows for primary entry grid and
personalized grid through drag and drop interface Workflow
Drill down to source documentation
We develop and customize the code in-house
Integrated plant scheduling/material
Wizard-based report creation tool. Guides user through a logical view of data without database
knowledge TaskWise Workflow managementWe are food software
specialists
Integrated CRM Portals Service work order married
to distribution
Each customer has a personal support person not
a call center
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QuestionTier
Unique/important feature no. 4
Unique/important feature no. 5
Quantus SoftwareSage MAS 90, Sage MAS
200SouthWare Executive
Series Visual Streamline WinFDS4 4 4 4 4
Sales-driven system notification Data query tool Real-time inventory control
We focus and understand small to mid-sized food
companies
Integrated AccountingAccounting Independence
from distribution processingSpecial price structure for
smaller companies
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QuestionTier
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200SouthWare Executive
Series Visual Streamline WinFDS4 4 4 4 4
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Product
Vendor
Version
Contact
Name
Telephone
Website
Cost (Canadian dollars)
Licence based Average cost per user Average no. of users Average cost Ratio - average implementation cost/licence cost Average implementation cost Total licence basedASP (Application service provider) based Average setup or fixed fees Average annual fee / user Average no. of users Average fees - year one Average implementation costs / average fees - year one Average implementation costs
QuickBooks 2005 Simply Accounting Pro5 5
QuickBooks 2005 Simply Accounting Pro
Intuit Canada Best Software
2005 2005
Chris Wilkinson Sales
780-450-5878 1-800-773-5445
[email protected]@bestsoftwar
e.com
www.quickbooks.ca or www.accountant.intuit.ca www.simplyaccounting.com
Yes$200 $279
2 1$400 $279
$0 $0$400 $279
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QuestionTier NPV over 5 years (discount rate of 10%)
Applications (Yes/No/Third party/Future date)Financial
General ledger
Financial reporting Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Fixed assets MulticurrencyDistribution Order processing Inventory Purchase order Warehouse management Manufacturing Discrete Process Make to stock Make to orderProfessional services automationProject costingTime billingCanadian payrollUS payrollHR
Contact management
Customer relationship management
Business intelligence
Business performance managementNot-for-profit
QuickBooks 2005 Simply Accounting Pro5 5
Yes Yes
Yes YesYes YesYes Yes
Yes NoYes Yes
Yes YesYes YesYes YesYes No
Third party Third partyThird party Third party
Yes Third partyYes Third party
Third partyYes YesYes YesYes Yes
Third party YesThird party No
Yes Yes
Yes No
Yes
Yes YesYes Yes
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QuestionTier
POS (point of sale)
Profile
World head office
Canadian head office
No. of customers - worldwide - all productsNo. of customers - worldwide - this productNo. of customers - Canada - all productsNo. of customers - Canada - this productRevenue 2004 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2004 - CAD - this productRevenue 2003 - CAD - all productsRevenue 2003 - CAD - this product
Target market Average revenue/customer (CAD)Average no. of employees/customer
Industry classification based on The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - see www.naics.com/info.htm#Structure for more about NAICS (approximate % of implementations)
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 21 Mining 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31-33 Manufacturing 42 Wholesale trade 44-45 Retail trade 48-49 Transportation and warehousing 51 Information 52 Finance and insurance
QuickBooks 2005 Simply Accounting Pro5 5
Third party Third party
Mountain View, CA, USA Vancouver, BC, Canada
Edmonton, AB, Canada Vancouver, BC, Canada
15M4M
>400,000>300,000
1 to 50
YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
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QuestionTier 53 Real estate and rental and leasing 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services
55 Management of companies and enterprises 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 61 Education services 62 Health care and social assistance 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 72 Accommodation and food services
81 Other services (except public administration) 92 Public administration Total
Technology
Database (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft SQL Server Oracle Pervasive SQL IBM DB2 Sybase Informix Access Btrieve Proprietary FoxPro mySQL Progress
Other TotalNetworks supported (approximate % of implementations) Microsoft Linux Unix
QuickBooks 2005 Simply Accounting Pro5 5
Yes
Yes
YesYesYesYes
Yes
Yes
Yes
95% Yes
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QuestionTier AIX Novell Netware IBM AS/400 (OS/400) IBM S/390 Other Total
Development tools used to build application
Integration to other contact management or customer relationship management systems - which?
% of application available from browser not including use of Citrix Expected date for Web-based version not using CitrixXML support
% of application XML enabled XBRL (eXtensible business reporting language) supportAvailable from application service provider Approx. no. of implementations
Limits
Maximum size of g/l account no.
QuickBooks 2005 Simply Accounting Pro5 5
95%
Proprietary C/C++
Yes- www.marketplace.intuit.com
Available via Webex www.oe.quickbooks.com
(US)Yes Yes
Certain online functions 1%
No NoYes
7
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QuestionTier
Maximum size of inventory code
Maximum no. of levels in bill of material
Maximum no. of warehouse locations
Generic features Customization Add user-defined fields to screen Customer maintenance screen Invoice header screen Invoice detail screen Without changing source codeFrench version Screens Reports Forms such as an invoice DocumentationMultiple companies Automatic balancing of intercompany Purchase order automatically becomes sales order
Share inventory across separate databases Share vendors across separate databasesMulticurrency By transaction currency By home currency By operational currencyPassword security By company
QuickBooks 2005 Simply Accounting Pro5 5
31 14
5 UnlimitedClasses have a limit of
10,000
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
Response (6-0): 6=In current release; 5=In next 6
months; 4=Minor modification or workaround;
3=Third party; 2=In next year; 1=Major mod or workaround; 0=Not
available
6 66 66 66 66
6 66 66 66 6
3
6 6
3 43 4
6 66 66 6
6 6
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QuestionTier By menu By function ( view, add, change, delete) By field
By account code segment (e.g., department)Workflow Online review and approval of transactions Alerts on pending and late activities
FinancialAttach analysis codes to transactions G/L account determines whether transaction code is applicableAttach analysis codes to account segmentsAllocations Based on percentage Based on actuals
Cash flow projections based on A/R and A/PConsolidation Create new entity and post j/e's to it Foreign currency translation Summary or detailed transactions
Source acct. can be different than target acct.
Across entities with different fiscal year ends Ownership Date sensitiveFinancial reporting Rows and columns can be defined Cell overrides Provisional reporting (before posting) Drill-down to transaction details Trend analysis showing rolling 12 monthsImport journal entry from ExcelMultiple segments in chart of account Validate each segmentNational accounts for A/RReal-time update from subledgers
QuickBooks 2005 Simply Accounting Pro5 56 06 66 0
6 0
6 06 6
6 0
6 06 0
6 66 6
6 6
6 66 66 6
6
6
6 63 63 06 66 66 66 666 06 6
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QuestionTierStatistical accounts
DistributionBar coding Print labels Scan receipt Scan picking Scan physical count Radio frequency (RF) data collectionBill of materialsBlanket ordersCanadian sales tax - GST, PST & HST Option to compound sales taxColour size matrix for apparel distributionCommissions Split commission 2 ways Split commission 3 ways On paid invoicesCosting Average FIFOLanded cost Based on std. percentages Based on actualsDeposits on ordereCommerce Business-to-business commerce Consumer-to-business commerce Real-time interactive order processing Credit card processing Real-time item availability checking Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingEDI supported Order placement Order acknowledgement Advance ship notice (ASN) InvoicingForecasting
QuickBooks 2005 Simply Accounting Pro5 50 0
3 33 33 33 33 36 66 06 66 63 0
3 63 66 4
6 63 0
3 03 63 6
3 63 63 66 63 63 63 03 6
3 03 03 03 0
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QuestionTier Based on minimums and maximums Based on economic order quantity Based on projectionsKitsMultiple locationsPricing flexibility Multiple price lists Price level by customer Quantity breaks Price specials for a given periodReplenishment Generate suggested purchase orderRequisitionsRMA trackingSerial no. and lot trackingTransportation optimizationWarranties
ManufacturingAutocad integrationAssembly processColour size matrix for apparel manufacturingEngineering change managementForecast demand Based on history Using statistical forecasting algorithms Based on customer forecastsLabour performanceMaster schedulingMaterial requirements planning (MRP)Multisite production on same databaseMultiple levels in bills of materialProduct configurator Rules basedProduct routingProduction scheduling Bar coded data collectionQuality control trackingReverse bill of materials for disassemblyShop floor control
QuickBooks 2005 Simply Accounting Pro5 53 03 03 0
65
6 66 63 03 66 06 060 06 00 00 0
0 36 63 33 3
3 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 63 33 33 33 33 33 33 63 3
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QuestionTierWork orders
Name one to five unique or very important features of your product
Unique/important feature no.1
Unique/important feature no. 2
Unique/important feature no. 3
QuickBooks 2005 Simply Accounting Pro5 56
Real-time audit trail: delete entries to clean up the detail ledger, while safeguarding
them in the audit trail Full-time audit trail
Integrated payroll allows you to quickly and
accurately provide payroll. Calculates the source
deduction check for you
Simple, "all in one" home screen design makes it
easy for new users
Reports are built in so there is no 3rd party applications
to learn
MS Access database makes customization and
custom reporting easy
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QuestionTier
Unique/important feature no. 4
Unique/important feature no. 5
QuickBooks 2005 Simply Accounting Pro5 5
Reports are fully customizable and can be
updated on the fly
Built-in form designer for easy customization of forms
such as invoices, cheque stubs and statements
Integrates with more than 200 third-party applications
Setup wizard makes getting your company up and
running a snap
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