Exhibit 3
How Accounting Software Addresses the Y2K Bug
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Exhibit 3 How Accounting Software Addresses the Y2K Bug |
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| Y2K-Compliant* | Y2K-Compatible* | |
| For the low-end market | ||
| BusinessWorks for Windows 12.0 | Yes | No |
| M.Y.O.B. Premier 1.0 | Yes | No |
| Peachtree Complete Accounting for Windows 6.0 | Yes | No |
| QuickBooks Pro 99 | No | Yes |
| For the middle market | ||
| ACCPAC for Windows Series 4.0 | Yes | No |
| Great Plains Dynamics 5.0 | Yes | No |
| MAS 90 for Windows 3.X | Yes | No |
| Navision Financials | Yes | No |
| Peachtree 2000 4.0 | Yes | Yes |
| Platinum for Windows 4.6 | Yes | No |
| RealWorld Expertise.LAN 5.0 | Yes | No |
| SBT Professional Series 5.0 | Yes | No |
| Solomon IV for Windows 4.0x | Yes | Yes |
| Traverse 8.3 | Yes | Yes |
| Visual AccountMate 4.0 | Yes | No |
| For the beginning ERP market | ||
| Acuity Applications 4.0 | Yes | No |
| Great Plains Dynamics C/S+ 5.0 | Yes | No |
| Platinum ERA 4.2 | Yes | No |
| RealWorld Expertise.SQL 5.0 | Yes | No |
| SAP Accelerated Financials R/3 | Yes | Yes |
| SBT Executive Series 3.10 | Yes | No |
| Solomon IV for BackOffice 4.0x | Yes | Yes |
* Y2K-compliant means the software uses a four-digit year. Y2K-compatible means the software uses some kind of algorithm—for example, adding 1900 to 'any two-digit year higher or equal to 28 and adding 2000 to any two-digit year less than 28.
