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Sage User Network 11 th June 2009. Andrew Credland - Product Development Manager. Agenda. Roadmap 2009- 2012 Enterprise Strategy Sage 1000 Suite Customer benefits Released In 2009. Market Trends. What are the market trends? User-driven ERP
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Sage User Network 11th June 2009 Andrew Credland - Product Development Manager
Agenda • Roadmap 2009- 2012 • Enterprise Strategy • Sage 1000 Suite • Customer benefits • Released In 2009
Market Trends What are the market trends? • User-driven ERP • Important part in the scoping, decision making process for ERP • Suite range reaches further into businesses • Flexibility and Interoperability • Just enough software for majority of business need • Best of breed for business-critical and complex solutions • Enterprise solution working together in a robust and reliable framework • Liberation of Data • Value of software is to work with information and data capture • Better reporting, data portability and integration
Sage 1000 Suite Sage CRM Sage 1000 HR Sage SLX Sage 1000 Payroll
Clear strategy based on strong understanding of need Usability and User Interface Modern look and Feel Business process alignment Suite blending - product to product and product to service Interoperability Remove AIS embracing “ open “ standards Flexible integration between Sage 1000 ERP and modules Reporting Integrated reporting solution to deliver basic reporting Sustained Engineering Legal and Fiscal requirements System Maintenance
Reporting Goals Introduce an intuitive data model Introduce data model documentation Introduce an easy to use data model tool Flexible modern reporting Default reporting tool
Reporting Data Model Definition / Tool Sage Report Designer Excel etc. Usage Application ERP Reports Easy to use models E.g. Cash E.g. SalesOrderHeader E.g. Customers Database Views E.g. SalesOrderDetail Physical Tables
Reporting Intuitive Data Model documentation Intuitive Data Model SQL
Integration Goals Introduce an intuitive integration model Introduce an easy to use data model and integration management tool
Integration APIs Data Model Documentation Additional uses … Sage 1000 Studio Usage Sage Report Designer Excel etc. Application Business Logic ERP Reports E.g. SalesOrderHeader Database Views E.g. SalesOrderDetail Physical Tables
Integration Demonstration
ERP UI Goals Introduce modern UI experience Introduce flexible process flow Introduce flexible enhancements Allow incremental introduction of the above
Sage 1000 v3 UI Refresh Demonstration
Benefits for Line 500 Customers Improved UI and Usability Experience Long term individual workspace for each user Long term unified user interface across Sage 1000 suite Sorting and filtering of list based data Common reporting tool Long term one reporting solution across the whole suite Long terms options for excel export across whole ERP Simplified creation of reports and documentation Improved Integration Suite components integrated utilising S Data Sage overview across 3rd party product offerings Start up ERP Focus Groups Organised through Sage User Network Birmingham 25th June, focused on Commercial and Financial modules
Benefits for Sage 1000 Customers All benefits outlined to Line 500 customers Additional features from Line 500 Flexibility to integrate with all Line 500 modules Additional features from CRM Flexibility to integrate with other features of Sage CRM Flexible Upgrades Upgrade ERP and CRM at different times to fit around business
Releases 2009 Line 500/ Sage 1000 Payroll 2009 Released March Additional Platform support Line 500 v7.1 on AIX 5.3, AIX 6.1, Sun Solaris 9 SQL Server 2008 support for Line 500 v7.1 SQL Server 2005 SP3 support in Line 500 v6 upwards New Platform list available Sage 1000 v2.3 Released early June
Releases 2009 Sage 1000 Asset Management (Asset 1000) Integration under development Releases June Sage 1000 HR Reuse the link previously developed Releases June German Accreditation for Line 500 v7 and v7.1 Due for accreditation July Customer roll out September
Releases 2009 SLX 7.5 Integration Scheduled testing July Tested on versions Line 500 5.5 onwards Legal and Fiscals EC Sales List for 2010 VAT Changes Communication July Patch available end of year 09 Virtualization/Citrix Investigating support of these platforms