PRESS RELEASE

Impressive percentage of Great Plains customers achieving positive ROI in Enterprise & SMB segments

May 18, 2005

Average Payback In Less Than 24 Months.

Nucleus Research, the leading provider of Return on Investment (ROI)-focused research and advisory services for the global IT industry, today announced the results of an independent study on Microsoft Great Plains solutions. One study focused on enterprise solutions, while the other on small to medium-sized business (SMB) solutions. The studies, published today and titled, “The Real ROI from Microsoft Great Plains,” concluded increased productivity, improved AR and inventory management along with reduced IT costs. The report is available at NucleusResearch.com.