Microsoft Dynamics AX Statement of Direction

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Powerfully Simple

Powerful Agile Simple

Pervasive Interoperability

What The Analysts Are Saying

“The product's enhanced flexibility and usability will position it well in deals at the margins of the enterprise category—companies with $500 million to $2 billion in revenues.”

Paul Hamerman, China Martens, Forrester Research Inc., May 2011

”Microsoft Commits to ERP in the Cloud”

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Product-centric companies with between 100 and 999 employees, and with annual revenue between $50 million and $1 billion

Magic Quadrant for Midmarket ERP

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Continued Rapid Innovation (Highlights)

Q1 2012

Store Mgmt. / POS Multi-channel Management

Merchandising Advanced Enterprise Manageability & Services

Enhanced Reporting

Q1 2013

Enhanced BI and Reporting

Master Data Mgmt Industry Enhancements HR & Payroll (US) 11 New Localizations

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Server – Service Symmetry

MS Online Serv. Experience

Windows 8 / HTML5 Client

Additional Industry Innovation

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Q1 2012 – Key Investment Areas

Store management

Customer Special Orders POS extensibility

enhancements Enhanced Role center &

KPI

Merchandising Enhanced Pricing &

Discounting Assortment, Group. &

item Mgmt. Hierarchy & Category

Mgmt.

Multi-channel Supporting 3rd party

online marketplaces Enhanced promotion and

offer management Cross-channel scenarios

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Ent. Manageability &

Reporting RapidStart Service (incl.

Retail) Information Source

Service Service Plans Financial reporting

Q1 2013 – Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2

Simplified international deployments

Master Data Management

Contextual & Role Based Business Intelligence.

Completion of all local compliance features, adding support for 11 additional countries

(BR, CZ, CN, EST, LAT, LIT, IN, JP, PO, RU)

Integrated sales channel mgmt. incl. web storefront and catalog mgmt.

Complex budget formulation through Excel

Support for US PayrollAdvances In HRM, improving employee lifecycle management (position control & budget integration)

Even More Simplicity

World class Financials

Industry Excellence

Business Process

Excellence

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Delivering Cloud on Your Terms

Deliver Choice & Embrace Hybrid

Click Try Buy Customization & App. Lifecycle

Multiple Devices

Pay as You Go and Grow

One Microsoft World Class Ecosystem

Benefits Accrue To On Premise

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The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of

any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Hybrid Cloud Scenarios Available Today

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MS Dynamics AX – RapidStart Services

Improve time to value

MS Dynamics AX – Payment Services

Accept a variety of payment types on-premise and online

MS Dynamics AX – Sites Services

Build microsites for your company to engage with stakeholders

MS Dynamics AX –Commerce Services

Extend sales reach across multiple online channels

MS Dynamics AX – Connect Services

Provide employees easy access to training, support, peer networking and much more

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MS Dynamics AX Expense Management

Use your mobile phone to document and submit receipts for expenses quickly and with unprecedented ease

MS Dynamics CRM Online

Attract Prospects, Amplify Sales and Delight Customers with Microsoft Dynamics CRM

MS Dynamics AX - InformationSource Services

Increase the speed, quality and predictability of implementations