FOR RELEASE 2ND AUGUST 2004

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VILLAGEMALL^®
 VillageMall adds Key Performance Indicators to Its Online Web Office Business Solution Suite..

VillageMall Snapshots Provides Online Enterprise-Class Key Performance Indicators for Small to Medium Businesses.

Brisbane, Australia,- August 2004 - VillageMall^®, the premier provider of Web-based applications for business, with 5 to 250 employees, today announced the release of today announced the next generation of advanced real-time key performance indicators. This new release adds powerful features including more than 25 key performance indicators (KPIs) – pre-configured, best practices metrics that instantly provide detailed views on the status of every aspect of a business.

"Our new snapshots provide a view into every aspect of a business – sales, marketing, distribution and finance. Most business owners need a means to ensure that their objectives are being achieved at the individual level. VillageMall allows each role to have specific Key Performance Indicators customised to meet the objectives of the group of employees who are assigned as part of the company role. For first time each team member can see in real-time how they are contributing towards the company objectives.," said VillageMall CEO Charles Moore, upon announcing the new application. "VillageMall snapshots and KPIs provides a means of ensuring each and every employee knows they contribute to the well being of the company, as each KPI is tangle and refects the actual measured parameters within the day-to-day company activities."


Simpler and faster business analysis with more than 20 new key performance indicators (KPIs) including sales on a cash, billings and bookings basis; cash flow; new business generated; new customers acquired; quota-bearing and total employee counts; quotes to close; open and closed opportunities; income; expense; and total payroll.

All aspects of customer interactions are represented in real time on the dashboard from lead to opportunity to order, invoice, and payment.

Pricing and Availability
The new analytics capabilities are bundled with all Web Office desktops at no additional charge. The new capabilities will be available in September 2004.

VillageMall Key Performance Indicators further provides enterprise-class business analysis tools and functions to the small and medium enterprise.

More information here.

VillageMall enables companies to manage all key business operations in a single, integrated system, which includes customer relationship management; sales order processing, multi-location inventory, accounting and records management; online store and Web site management; and employee productivity. Web Office is delivered as an online service, so there is no hardware to procure, no large, up-front license fee, and no complex set-ups.

About VillageMall

VillageMall is the pioneer,  in developing secure next generation Internet applications for small business. 
VillageMall is a privately held company, founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia.
For more information please contact us or visit the company Web site at www.Villagemall.com.au.