Insight Newsletter December 2007

As we get closer and closer to Christmas and the end of the year 2007, I am reminded of a quote from a legendary NBA head coach Phil Jackson "The strength of the team is each individual member ... the strength of each member is the team".

To each member of Team illustrate inc, I thank you for all your efforts. Your professionalism, your commitment to excellence and your unselfish desire to get the job done are very much appreciated. All of you have made this a very special year for illustrate inc. Our successes would not have been possible without you. Thank you.

To our clients, associates and business partners, I’d like to thank you for your continued support and loyalty. This incredible year has seen the completion of many client projects as well as the continued enhancement of the illustrate inc family of tools. We are honoured that you have chosen us to participate in your successes. We look forward to partnering with you in 2008 and continuing to deliver creative, exciting and innovative solutions for your sales technology needs.

From our illustrate inc family to yours, have a safe and peaceful holiday. May all your days be filled with special moments during this holiday season. Take care everyone and see you in 2008.

Warm Regards,

Feature Article

illustrate inc reveals Plans for 2008

Just recently, Team illustrate inc held a closed door meeting to discuss the company’s business plans for 2008. In this fruitful discussion, many items were presented, discussed and prioritized with respect to the needs of the company, our clients and business partners. At this time, illustrate inc is proud to announce some of those plans for 2008:

Develop a new stand-alone Regression Manager
Build a independent platform GUI Engine to complement our current suite of engines
Host a 2-Day Client Training Day in the Spring that includes an Advisory Council and hands on training
Research the use of .NET 3 technology
Develop additional Sales Concepts
Implement CLIEDIS XML standards across all illustrate's product lines
Become a Microsoft ® certified partner
Expand illustrate inc’s office space to accommodate growth
e-forms system

Product Update

More Enhancements to the Ultimate Reporting Suite

In our last insight newsletter, we commented on several enhancements to our Report Engine, Report Editor and Report Viewer (Version 4.6). We also noted the possibility of further enhancements to our Ultimate Reporting Suite by December.

We are happy to report that we have just released Version 4.70 of our Report Viewer featuring an Advanced PDF dialogue box capability as well as improved performance speed on the WEB and desktop. We fully expect all of our clients to adopt this new version with their next release.

Developer's Corner

Windows Vista® Update

We are very proud to announce that all of our core components (Ultimate Calculation, Ultimate Reporting Suite) are now fully Vista compliant for single user accounts. We are exploring the possibility of having it available for multiple users.

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