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OUTLOOKSOFT 5 Product Overview

OutlookSoft 5 is the first product capable of delivering both the power of enterprise-level performance

management to every user, and the analytic applications necessary to transform an organization into a

predictable enterprise. By delivering a richer user experience, modern enterprise architecture, and increased

application capabilities, OutlookSoft 5 is the only completely unified performance platform in the industry

that is designed for the user, built for the enterprise, and better for business.

Designed for the User

All organizations have data scattered among operational and financial systems. OutlookSoft 5 is designed

to empower every user regardless of skill level to easily gain access to that data, interact with it, and

use it for timely and effective decision-making. Leveraging the power of the two most pervasive user environ-

ments in the industry Microsoft Office and a Web browser OutlookSoft 5 makes the same powerful

drag-and-drop capabilities available for report design and data analysis. This makes it exceptionally easy

and flexible for users to access and use OutlookSoft 5 from the environment of their choice. Additionally,

OutlookSoft 5 enriches the user experience by providing context-sensitive action panes that give the fastest

access to the features, functions, and data most relevant to their needs.

Key functional enhancements:

Zero-footprint reporting

Interactive Web interface

Context-driven action panes

Complete Microsoft Office integration

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Built for the Enterprise

To transform an organization into a predictable enterprise, an application platform must leverage the power

of open and scalable enterprise architecture. OutlookSoft 5 is built on a modern service-oriented architecture

(SOA), allowing IT organizations to easily incorporate the solution with existing infrastructure standards (like

LDAP security stores), and allow other SOA-based technologies to make calls to and from OutlookSoft 5 serv-

ices. This means performance applications built on OutlookSoft 5 can more easily become an integral part of

an organizations financial and operational IT strategy. OutlookSoft 5 also provides additional flexibility and

power for supporting multiple database and server environments, including Microsoft SQL Server and the

Microsoft platform, and now also Oracle 10g and UNIX/Linux.

Key architectural enhancements:

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

SQL Server 2005

Oracle 10g and UNIX/Linux

Enterprise Level Security (LDAP)

Enhanced Configuration and Administration

Designed for the User l Built for the Enterprise l Better for Business

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Better for Business

OutlookSoft has always been known for providing

the strongest financial performance applications in

the industry. With OutlookSoft 5, even these core

strengths have been improved to include a morerobust consolidation environment and deeper

compliance capabilities. This is accomplished by pro-

viding a new approach for establishing standardized

business process for use throughout the organiza-

tion. This rich application environment enabled

by the solutions revolutionary new business process

flow (BPF) technology is an industry break-

through in how users can manage performance.

BPF allows applications to share more than just

metadata, which is the extent of many performance

management tools. By aligning processes with data,

OutlookSoft 5s BPF technology allows users to

leverage shared metadata, processes, and data todeliver monitored standard business processes via

application interfaces for more unified, managed,

and controlled performance.

OutlookSoft 5 Product Overview

Key application enhancements:

Business Process Flow (BPF) Technology

Accelerated analysis

Stronger predictive capability

Compliance-oriented features

Workflow controls

Maximize your Performance with

OutlookSoft 5

OutlookSoft 5 is the only unified performance man-

agement solution available today thats guaranteed

to reduce the amount of time you spend on deci-

sion-making. Tens of thousands of users worldwide

have come to rely on OutlookSoft solutions to

deliver improved productivity, greater compliance,

closed-loop business management, measurable ROI,

and ultimately, the ability to turn an organization

into a predictable enterprise.

For more information about

OutlookSoft and its solutions,

contact us at 203 964.3100 or

e-mail us at info@outlooksoft.com. 2006 OutlookSoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

OutlookSoft and the OutlookSoft logo are registered trademarks of OutlookSoft Corporation.OutlookSoft CPM and OutlookSoft 5 are trademarks of OutlookSoft Corporation.All other names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

OutlookSoft Corporation

One Stamford Plaza, 11th Floor

263 Tresser Boulevard

Stamford, CT 06901-3281

p 203 964.3100

f 203 425.2300

www.outlooksoft.com

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