PROPHIX SOFTWARE

San Diego, California, April 20-24, 2008

After a very successful 2007 User Conference in Nashville, we gathered feedback and went to work looking for a suitable location for the 2008 User Conference. PROPHIX is pleased to announce the 2008 location - Paradise Point Resort & Spa in San Diego, California!

Workshops

• Workshop 1 - Top 10 PROPHIX Enterprise Model Optimization Tips x2
• Workshop 2 - Streamlining the Budgeting Process x2
• Workshop 3 - Focused Financial Analysis x2
• Workshop 4 - Strategic Financial Consolidation Process - Reduce the Cycle Time
• Workshop 5 - Forecasting Methodology - Beyond Financial Statements x2
• Workshop 6 - Profitability Optimization & Modeling x2
• Workshop 7 - Statutory Reporting - Staying one step ahead
• Workshop 8 - Resource Planning & Financial Expense Planning... Is it disconnected?
• Workshop 9 - Share your SQL Experience
• Workshop 10 - How to Respond to "Just Give Me a Dashboard" x2

1) Top 10 PROPHIX Enterprise Model Optimization Tips

New to OLAP Technology? Or simply want to improve the performance of your existing PROPHIX business model? Learn simple tricks and tips, from a PROPHIX seasoned expert, on how to enhance and significantly improve the power of your PROPHIX model. Walk away with a top 10 list of simple improvements that you can easily apply to your live PROPHIX environment. Specific business examples will be examined to increase the participation and relevance to the audience.

2) Streamlining the Budgeting Process
With Beth Beall from Toyota Tshusho America Inc.

Most companies are not very excited about the annual budgeting process. In more cases than not it is delayed until the very last moment. Fortunately for your organization you now have a solution that is meant to aid in this process, PROPHIX.

But is the process streamlined?

• Are department managers providing budget numbers on time and in a form that is relevant?
• How long does it take to bring historical actual data into the budget templates?
• Are stakeholders receiving plan to actual data in a timely manner?

Make sure this year's budget cycle is streamlined, and conducted in a way that all existing stakeholders (internal & external) are informed and engaged when necessary. Learn how one company has made this possible!

3) Focused Financial Analysis

TUNE into your Cash Flow! Working capital and cash flow can be analyzed, forecasted and measured on dashboards with a level of detail that is not only informative but allows for proactive corrective action. Stay ahead of the game and guarantee there are no surprises when you are analyzing your bottom line. Discover how easy it is to create direct and indirect Cash Flow Statements. Discover how to reflect the true financial status of your company.

4) Strategic Financial Consolidation Process - Reduce the Cycle
With Amy Less from Toyota Tshusho America Inc.

Are you still spending countless hours consolidating your data? Want this time back? Come find out how your peers are minimizing the time spend on financial consolidation and how PROPHIX is supporting them in this endeavor. From process re-engineering to the simple addition of automated report distribution, PROPHIX can make corporate information more meaningful and timely. Reducing time spent processing and increase the time spent analyzing!

5) Forecasting Methodology - Beyond Financial Statements
With Mark Liverpool from Scepter Corporation

You don't have to be a weatherman to forecast the outcome of your organization. The tools are at your fingertips and with a bit of data intelligence, preparing forecasts on a regular basis can become part of your planning routine. Your planning and historical actual data is stored in PROPHIX; why not learn how to use this information to bring more visibility to current corporate status. Forecasting based on assumptions, forecasting based on drivers, multiyear planning or simple monthly reforecasts. Get the devil out of the details and evolve your corporation!

6) Profitability Modeling & Optimization
With Lorri Steiner from FORBA (P4SS) and Darren Cosshall from SEOS Limited (Enterprise)

One of the overall goals of any organization is profitability optimization; and this is usually accomplished by gaining a better understanding of individual customer and product/service profitability. With that information in hand, an organization can better determine the customers, products and services on which to focus the bulk of its efforts. In turn creating a positive correlation to being in the BLACK! Define your business logic and bring a much higher level of predictability into your business. Engage with a seasoned PROPHIX expert to understand how PROPHIX can help in this effort and with a peer to understand how one company has done this using PROPHIX!

7) Statutory Reporting - Stay one step ahead
With Steve Bahr from SonoSite

Accounting rules and regulations are forced on companies through governing bodies such as SOX, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and GAAP. These rules and regulations are subject to change and therefore require organizations to be able to react quickly and produce financial statements that comply with such changes. Given we are living in an age of uncertainty why not be prepared for this and learn how some of this can be controlled. The advanced features in PROPHIX for SQL Server provide a comprehensive solution to enable your company and ensure your financial statements are on track.

8) Resource Planning and Financial Expense Planning... Is it disconnected?
With Larry Mick from Weaver & Tidwell, LLP (P4SS) and Sue Connor from Collections Etc., Inc. (Enterprise)

Are your Human Resource Plans linked to Departmental Budgets? Are Department Managers capital expenditures on track and reflective of the truth? PROPHIX's Personnel Planning functionality is used for more than traditional personnel expenses. Managers can be made accountable for truly reflecting the resources required to effectively operate their department. Come and explore different uses of Personnel Planning and discover how resources can be managed more effectively.

9) Share your SQL Experience?
With Judy Snavely from Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers and Chris Wood from R.E. Phelon Company (both P4SS)

Interested in exploring the opportunities in SQL? Unsure if your company is a good fit? Existing customers are going through a transformation period to realize the added value of moving to a SQL platform. Come and listen to existing customers to understand the received benefits qualitative and quantitative that have been realized. PROPHIX will facilitate a round table discussion to bring to light the added benefits of SQL.

10) How to Respond to "Just Give Me a Dashboard!"
With Gerri Corey from Cleaner's Supply

The reason dashboards are in high demand is because of their easy-to-understand indicators. Executives and management can quickly review dashboards and the key performance indicators within them to determine the next strategic course of action. The value PROPHIX brings to the table is in the simplicity of design. PROPHIX features dashboard like reporting as a core part of the product. This allows users to create and layout graphical representations of any KPI in your business model. In addition, PROPHIX for SQL Server has embedded BI tools which allow for even further interrogation of data. Add to your existing reporting knowledge of PROPHIX and WOW your colleagues!

Earn CPE Credits!

PROPHIX Software is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. That means you can earn CPE credits while attending these workshops and training sessions. At approximately 1.5 credits per session, you can earn 21 credits while having fun in the sun in beautiful San Diego.