An Overview of Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains
• An Overview of Microsoft Business Solutions • - Great Plains Standard
Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains Product Overview Welcome! • Carey Campbell - CFO, USA Computer Systems
Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains Product Overview Agenda • • Great Plains Target Market Great Plains Customer Profile Connected Business Solutions Great Plains Positioning Services Testimonials Call to action
Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains Product Overview Presentation Objectives § Identify common business issues § Discover how Microsoft® Business Solutions can help improve your business success § Introduce you to Microsoft® Business Solutions – Great Plains
Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains Product Overview Targeting Underserved and Fragmented Markets Business Solutions Market Enterprise Served $X. XB Worldwide # Entities Corporate Microsoft Strategic ISV Partnerships Upper End of Target Market $9. 1 B Worldwide # Entities Midmarket $7. 5 B Worldwide # Entities Small Business $2. 1 B Worldwide # Entities Underserved TCO too high Fragmented No clear leader Underserved Narrow footprint
Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains Product Overview If you are a business focused on growth … • • With $5 and $500 million (US) in annual revenue With around 25 – 2000+ employees that operate in a distributed computing, multi-national and/or multi-site environment With employees who want to be able to personalize and use their software without hassle Have goals of: • • • Maintaining high employee productivity and excellent customer satisfaction Eliminating duplication of effort and redundant systems Accessing key information for reporting and decision making Streamlining integration to other new and legacy systems Maximizing ROI and improve contribution to organizational profitability … Great Plains can help
Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains Product Overview An Interconnected Business Solution Empowering Employees Enterprise Resource Management Solution Categories: Financials, Human Resources, Payroll, Professional Services Automation Solution Categories: Inventory, Sales Orders, Purchasing, Retail Management, Manufacturing, Warehouse Management INDUSTRY Solution Categories: Analysis and Reporting, Forecasting, Budgeting Analytics Supply Chain Management Integrating Business Partners Customer Relationship Management Solution Categories: Marketing, Management, Sales Force Automation Connecting Customers
Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains Product Overview How can Great Plains benefit you? ROI Informed Agile Connected Experience a lower total cost of ownership Access information from any location at any time. Integrate global Achieve inherent, operations across the system-wide enterprise integration Services that increase your efficiency Leverage analytic tools you already know Streamline workflow Streamlined Implementation Easy to use Empower employees to make Informed, timely decisions Efficiently plan, coordinate and execute Improve profitability while increasing customer satisfaction Connect with customer and partners Scalable and customizable Great Plains provides integrated solutions for financials, business analytics, e-commerce, distribution, supply chain, manufacturing, project accounting, field service, CRM, and human resources/payroll. Personalized account management and self-support services empower users to fully utilize Great Plains with a low total cost of ownership.
Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains Product Overview Great Plains Standard • New price point for companies having limited number of users with less complex needs • • 1 - 10 users (1 st user free) MSDE, *Pervasive. SQL, *c-tree databases 2 GB Database limit Pricing Starting at $4, 500 USD Users priced at $750 USD (1 st user free) *Available until December 31, 2003
Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains Product Overview Known For Remarkable Service Consulting, Training and Support Customer Experience Outstanding services that enable customers to realize their full potential. Collaboration between Microsoft Business Solutions and Partners gives customers the best of both worlds
Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains Product Overview Thousands of Customers Worldwide Boston Symphony Orchestra Adidas (UK) Ltd. Tyco Performance Contracting International Group American Heart Association London Drugs Valliant Honeywell Peet’s Coffee & Tea Vodafone Team Rahal Citi. Corp Norris Communications Corp. NFL Players Association MB Technologies Winnebago Industries, Inc. Allegheny Health Choices, Inc. Freedom Communications, Inc. Oshawa Public Utilities Stahl’s Credit Suisse Black Entertainment Television Meissner Porzellan MP 3. com Bartlett Nuclear, Inc. Hoechst Celanese Computelec Shell Oil-Sulfur Division Alpha Industries ehobbies. com BUY. com Ochsner Clinic Bayer Corporation Christian Dior Salvation Army Harpo Productions (Oprah Winfrey) Texaco Hershey NY Yankees Ameri. King Multiple Sclerosis Cinnabon Bakeries Union Everton Football. Energy Club Society Franklin Quest Co. Girl Scouts of America
Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains Product Overview Return on Information: Huntingdon Life Sciences, Inc. MBS Great Plains – Financials, Distribution, Fixed Asset Management, Bank Reconciliation, FRx Reporting Business Goals: l Reduce the time needed to generate key reports l Be able to customize invoices l Reduce complexity of business solution l Reduce cost of maintaining software Technology Impact: l Difficult financial statements produced 2 days faster than before l Decision making improved among managers utilizing FRx reports l Utilization of Microsoft Business Solution Services keeps system up and running
Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains Product Overview To enable people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential
Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains Product Overview Moving Forward Engage with a Partner USA Computer Systems 169 Bar Harbor Rd Trenton, ME 04605 800 -306 -2750 Email: usainfo@usacomputersystems. com www. usacomputersystems. com Learn more about Microsoft Great Plains • • http: //www. microsoft. com/businesssolutions http: //www. microsoft. com/greatplains http: //www. greatplains. com/customersource (requires authentication) Email: mgpinfo@microsoft. com
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