NetSuite Assistants Make ERP Easy to Deploy and Complex Back-Office Tasks Manageable by Mere Mortals

LONDON and SAN MATEO, Calif., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSuite, Inc., the leading on-demand vendor of integrated business management application suites for small and medium-sized businesses, or SMBs, today announced NetSuite Assistants, a key component of NetSuite 2007.0 (please see separate press release: "NetSuite Unveils NetSuite 2007.0"), which addresses the needs of growing and mid-market businesses to perform complex ERP tasks with relative ease -- from initial setup to data import to managing multi-dimensional product configuration options to configuring transactional form layouts and Ecommerce operations. NetSuite Assistants offer an organized and guided path through the multiple steps required to complete these powerful but complex tasks, which promise to significantly improve productivity across the business. For more information about NetSuite Assistants, please visit http://www.netsuite.com/Assistants

"Until NetSuite 2007.0, ERP systems like SAP generally have been notoriously difficult and cumbersome to use," said Mini Peiris, Vice President of Product Management at NetSuite. "NetSuite Assistants take the complexity out of ERP and remove the need for "super-human" administrative knowledge, freeing end-users such as warehouse managers and ecommerce site managers to control their own areas of operations rather than waiting on precious IT resources."

NetSuite Assistants give businesses intuitive tools that facilitate easy deployment into the back-office, from initial implementation to setup and ongoing system and content management, reducing the burden of operations and empowering users to self-manage their areas of responsibility:

  -- Setup Assistant:  The Setup Assistant provides simpler initial system
     setup and on-going maintenance for NetSuite(R). It promotes modular
     implementation during initial startup -- starting with key accounting
     tasks such as General Ledger, then moving into Inventory Management
     (stock management) and other back-office operations -- while
     facilitating the roll-out of future add-on modules to other areas of
     the business such as sales and marketing. Guided setup provides
     at-a-glance navigation of setup tasks. Ease of ongoing maintenance is
     managed with powerful Setup Search that takes the user directly to the
     pertinent tasks. Related fields are grouped and clearly identified.

  -- Data Import Assistant:  A guided, step-by-step interface with
     drag-and-drop field mapping greatly simplifies data import workflow for
     everything from initial Chart of Accounts setup to customers and
     product or service catalog imports. The assisted workflow is simple
     enough for end-users - such as warehouse personnel importing inventory
     (stock) items, or marketing coordinators importing lead lists -- but at
     the same time it supports powerful multi-file capabilities required by
     implementers to migrate relational data into NetSuite while retaining
     complete historical notes. Customer names can be imported along with
     their addresses, and products can be imported with their price lists in
     one step, regardless of whether the data is all in a single file or in
     multiple files. Import maps can be saved and re-used repeatedly,
     eliminating the need to map similar data structures multiple times.
     Finally, robust error handling, recovery and character handling are
     included, making it easier to deal with data cleansing.

  -- Graphical, Transaction Form Assistant:  Graphical, drag-and-drop tools
     allow users to customize external-facing transaction forms such as
     quotes, orders and invoices which will be delivered via email or
     self-service to prospects and customers. A WYSIWYG (what you see if
     what you get) editor with capabilities such as snap-to-grid makes
     object alignment simple and lets users easily create dynamic
     transaction layouts that incorporate corporate branding and
     industry-specific requirements for placement of form elements.

  -- Matrix Item Assistant:  Complex inventory (stock) management for
     multi-variant products and inventory, such as fashion items with
     sizes/colors/fabrics, is made simple with guided steps that simplify
     the multi-task, complex workflow involved with managing multiple
     product configuration dimensions. Numerous catalog item options can be
     created on-the-fly and item specifics can be edited in-place.  The
     result is that complex matrix relationships of product options are
     managed as a single parent with separate inventory levels for each
     individual matrix combination.

  -- Ecommerce Setup and Site Content Assistants:  Step-wise guidance makes
     initial website setup simpler, regardless of whether the goal is to
     create an informational, corporate site or a dynamic, ecommerce
     operation complete with secure checkout and credit card processing. The
     Site Content Assistant provides a "one-stop shop" for managing all
     ecommerce site content and acts as a complete site map, making it easy
     to understand exactly how things are organized on the site and clearly
     labeling any products or services which have not been categorized.

Pricing and Availability: NetSuite Assistants are available in NetSuite 2007.0 with no additional charge and roll out to customers from June to August 2007. NetSuite starts at $499/month and $99 for each user per month.

About NetSuite

NetSuite, Inc. is the leading on-demand vendor of integrated business management application suites for SMBs. NetSuite enables companies to manage all key business operations in a single system, which includes accounting/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Ecommerce. NetSuite is delivered as an on-demand service, so there is no hardware to procure, no large, up-front license fee, and no complex set-ups. Finally, NetSuite's patent-pending "real-time dashboard" technology provides an easy-to-use view into role-specific business information that is always up-to-date. For more information about NetSuite, visit: http://www.netsuite.com/.

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