Great Plains Software Announces Dynamics Graphical Report Writer for Great
Plains Accounting

New Module Gives DOS Customers a Powerful Windows Reporting Tool

Fargo, North Dakota, June 22 -- Great Plains Software announced today that
a version of its Dynamics Graphical Report Writer, developed initially for
Great Plains Dynamics, is now available for Great Plains Accounting. The
graphical application has been modified to work with DOS-based Great
Plains Accounting V7.1 systems, allowing users to take advantage of
graphic capabilities for designing, modifying and writing reports while
retaining the familiar text-based commands of their accounting system.

Currently, 49 percent of Great Plains Accounting users are taking advantage
of the Windows environment for some of their non-accounting applications.
By making the Graphical Report Writer available to them now, Great Plains
is delivering access to the power and flexibility of a WYSIWYG report
writer. In addition, any experience users have with a WYSIWYG product now
will help ease the transition to the Great Plains Dynamics product family
in the future.

Dynamics Graphical Report Writer for Great Plains Accounting is an
intuitive, sophisticated report generator that simplifies the report
writing process and lets users customize reports to fit their company's
image. It also allows users to create calculations that will appear on the
reports. These calculated fields can be based on data in any data file,
and can be simple or complex, as required.

"As graphical financial management systems rapidly gain market share, Great
Plains Software continues to have a significant base of customers
committed to using Great Plains Accounting on their DOS-based systems. We
created a link between the Graphical Report Writer and Great Plains
Accounting to provide those customers with the advantages of designing and
delivering reports in a native graphical environment without having to
switch their entire system," said Lynne Stockstad, manager of product
marketing.

Key Features

Dynamics Graphical Report Writer features include:

* WYSIWYG report design and modification
* Ability to modify font, style and color on individual
  report items
* Information linking from files throughout the system
* Sophisticated calculation capabilities
* Ability to add graphics, such as company logos, to a report
* Ability to save an unlimited number of report options
* "Band-oriented" report design for creating additional headers
  and footers or adding simple nesting properties
* Fixed-length or continuous-feed print forms

Pricing and Availability

The Dynamics Graphical Report Writer for Great Plains Accounting is
available to existing Great Plains Accounting users through authorized
Great Plains resellers at a suggested price of $695. An introductory price
of $495 is available until June 30. For customers upgrading from Great
Plains Report Maker Plus, the introductory price is $395.

Great Plains Software is a leading developer of modular accounting and
business management software. The company offers solutions ranging from
entry-level integrated accounting software to corporate client/server and
SQL systems. Founded in 1981, Great Plains is privately owned with 600
employees.

Great Plains Software
1701 Southwest 38th St
Fargo, ND 58103
701-281-0550,  fax 701-281-6600

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