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![]() Exhibit 3 Account Number Structure of Accounting Software |
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| Products | Account Number Structure |
| For the low-end market | |
| BusinessWorks for Windows 12.0 | 6 characters, 2 segments |
| M.Y.O.B. Premier 1.0 | 4 characters, 4 segments |
| Peachtree Complete Accounting for Windows 6.0 | 15 characters, 15 segments |
| QuickBooks Pro 6.0 | 13 characters, 1 segment |
| For the middle market | |
| ACCPAC for Windows Series 4.0 | 45 characters, 10 segments |
| Great Plains Dynamics 5.0 | 66 characters, 10 segments |
| MAS 90 for Windows 3.X | 9 characters, 3 segments |
| Navision Financials | 20 characters, 10 segments * |
| Peachtree 2000 4.0 | 11 characters, 4 segments |
| Platinum for Windows 4.6 | 32 characters, 30 segments |
| RealWorld Expertise.LAN 5.0 | 12, 25 or 50 characters, 12, 25, or 50 segments |
| SBT Professional Series 5.0 | 24 characters, 6 segments |
| Solomon IV for Windows 4.0x | 30 characters, 9 segments |
| Traverse 8.3 | 30 characters, 7 segments |
| Visual AccountMate 4.0 | 30 characters, 9 segments |
| For the beginning ERP market | |
| Acuity Applications 4.0 | 100 characters, 15 segments |
| Great Plains Dynamics C/S+ 5.0 | 25 characters, 2 segments |
| Platinum ERA 4.2 | 32 characters, 4 segments |
| RealWorld Expertise.SQL 5.0 | 50 characters, 50 segments |
| SAP Accelerated Financials R/3 | Unlimited characters, unlimited segments |
| SBT Executive Series 3.10 | 81 characters, 9 segments |
| Solomon IV for BackOffice 4.0x | 30 characters, 9 segments |
* The account number can be modified with the source code.
