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"We are here today to experience the power of community," said Mark Bercow, vice president of the Intuit Developer Network. "Developers are at the core of Intuit's 'Right for My Business' strategy to expand the solutions we deliver to our 2.6 million QuickBooks customers and beyond. Developers will also have the opportunity to share best practices and shape the future of our developer network."

Conference Highlights
Attendees will hear presentations from eBay founder Pierre Omidyar; small business guru, author and nationally syndicated columnist, Rhonda Abrams; Scott Cook, Intuit's own co-founder and chairman; Lorrie Norrington, executive vice president of Intuit's Small Business and Personal Finance division; and many others.

In addition to four keynote addresses and more than 20 breakout technical, marketing and strategy sessions, attendees will be able to view never-before-seen third-party applications at the conference's Exhibit Hall. Breakout sessions will cover customer lead-generation, product roadmaps, and technical feedback forums.

"We built this conference around the needs of the developers," said Bercow. "We intend for this conference to be the springboard for ongoing dialogue far after the conference concludes."

New SDK Features
The new QuickBooks SDK, which includes full documentation and many sample applications, is downloadable for free. The QuickBooks SDK also includes access to the QuickBooks Foundation Class Library - which enables developers to write applications that exchange data with QuickBooks without the need to code in XML. Developers can also register to receive, free of charge, the Developer Network Newsletter, access to the Developer Forum and unlimited access to the QuickBooks Technical Knowledge Base.

The new SDK enables simpler coding for developers, more streamlined and efficient data synchronization, and ultimately delivers a more powerful and seamless experience. The new SDK supports five new transaction types: statement charge, deposit, bill payment, sales tax payment, and inventory adjustment-with the ability to add, query, void and delete records.

With QuickBooks SDK v2.0, developers now have more control over inventory and employee records, access to consolidated data and support for the most-used QuickBooks reports.

For the first time, the new version of the QuickBooks SDK supports the Canadian version of QuickBooks Pro and Premier 2003 and QuickBooks® Online Edition. The SDK also enables integration with the majority of the QuickBooks 2003 product line announced today, including: QuickBooks® Pro 2003, QuickBooks Premier 2003, QuickBooks Premier: Contractor Edition 2003, QuickBooks Premier: Accountant Edition 2003, QuickBooks® Enterprise Solutions Business Management Software v 2.0, QuickBooks® Enterprise Solutions Business Management Software v 2.0: Accountant Edition, and QuickBooks Online Edition.

Over the past year, Intuit has acquired several companies that provide business management solutions for specific industries. At the Intuit Developer Conference, Intuit will unveil the first SDK for its Intuit Master Builder construction business software. Intuit Master Builder is a product from one of Intuit's recent acquisitions, the company formerly known as OMware. More information on the Intuit Master Builder SDK will be provided in a separate press release.

Enabling "NED2"
QuickBooks SDK v2.0 further supports Intuit's commitment to provide easy-to-use solutions where customers Never Enter Data twice -- "NED2" -- by more tightly integrating third-party applications with QuickBooks.

"Intuit has built an SDK that greatly enhances data-sharing. This is key to my customers who want the ability to synchronize data for statement charges," said Peter Lechner, senior developer, Alocet, a provider of management software to the property service industry. "The seamless exchange of data enables our Web applications to display complete customer statements online - something that wasn't feasible until now."

QuickBooks SDK v2.0 "Power Launch" Developers
As part of the Intuit Developer Network Power Launch fee-based program, close to 100 developers received early access to the QuickBooks SDK v2.0 to create applications that integrate with QuickBooks 2003. Customers can search for applications by industry or function in the QuickBooks Solutions Marketplace (http://marketplace.intuit.com/). The QuickBooks Solutions Marketplace is a Web site where customers can search for third-party applications that work with QuickBooks. The over 150 applications already available on the Solutions Marketplace range from automotive and construction to real estate, manufacturing and transportation.

Power Launch members¹ include:
Accounting Solutions, Inc., Action Systems, Active Buddy, Inc., ActSoft, Inc., Aereon Solutions, LLC, Alliance Software / Exact (formerly Alliance Manufacturing Software), Alocet, Alpha Software, American Computer Software, LLC, Aspire Technologies, Inc., Attitude POSitive, (AccuPOS), B2P Commerce Corp, Ballantine & Company, Inc., BizTools Pty Ltd, Bluebook International, BlueVolt, Inc., BQE Software, Inc., Brovi (Site Tools), Buildscape, Inc., Bullhorn, Inc., Business Solutions Group Corp., Chronicle Technologies (Service-Master), CIM Consulting, LLC/EZClaim Medical Billing Software, CLC Systems, Inc., CMS Construction Software, Coastal Computer Corporation, Computer PROcessing, Computer Solutions Engineering, Inc., ComputerEase, Count Me In LLC., DalTech International, Data Fabrication, Inc., Data Guard Systems, Inc., Data Management, Inc., Datamatics Management Services, Inc., Direct Commerce, Inc., Edison's Attic, Electracash, IA Modules, LLC, ERPlite, Estimation, a Trade Power Solution, Eventronix, FLEXquarters, Fresh Perspective Software, FrontRange Solutions (Goldmine), Groupe AGI Inc., GURU NETworks, Inc., Hypertext Software, Inc., ICCO / CreditSoft, Information Technology Group LLC., Interact Commerce Corporation, InZap, Journyx, JumpStart Wireless Corp., Kester Software, BI Source LLC, Kurant Corporation, LaGarde dba StoreFront, Lathem Time, Leatherberry Associates, Lilly Software Associates, Inc., Logic Team, LookNoMore, MyReceivables.com / CDS Companies, NovaStor Corporation, NOVAtime Technology, Inc., OneMind Connect, Openfax, Palo Alto Software, Inc., PartNET, PayCycle, PC/MRP (Software Arts), Profit Tools, Inc., Property Boss (Copper River Tech), Prophesy Transportation Solutions, Inc., Quadrant Corporation, QuickArrow, Inc., RemotePlay, Inc., ScheduleVIEW.com, Scribble Software, SCS Automation, Inc., Sensible Software, Inc., Software Technology, Succeed Corporation, Symbol Technologies/Datatrack, sYnapse Software, Inc., Synergation, Telosa Software, Inc., The E.Comm Group, Inc., Timbre Software, Time Matters (Data.txt), Timesoft Solutions, TTP, Inc., V-Technologies, LLC, Wasp Technologies, Corecon Technologies, Inc., Xactware, Z Firm, Zoovy, Inc.

¹This list also includes beta developers that developed products and/or services that work with QuickBooks Online Edition and/or the Canadian version of QuickBooks.

Intuit Developer Network Membership Options
In addition to the free tools and services, Intuit also offers several fee-based programs as part of the Intuit Developer Network. These include early product access, technical support, and eligibility for channel marketing programs, such as listing on QuickBooks Solutions Marketplace and advertising in the QuickBooks Solutions Guide catalog. For more information about the developer network and to download the QuickBooks SDK v2.0, developers can visit http://developer.intuit.com.

For more information about the new QuickBooks 2003 product line, please visit http://www.QuickBooks.com.