Author's Notes: - July 2010

With the release of V5.4, our software has now reached it's final product form and it is unlikely that we will be adding any more major features unless this is requested by customers.

Our focus is now on improving the software product that we have created, so we will be working towards V5.5 which will be as fully tested as we can do (we cannot test everything however).

After that we will begin work on Version 6 which will have a totally new database system and be fully compatible with 64 bit computers.

We are also very keen to provide a language module that will allow us to display much of the software in any lanugage, plus we have had lots of requests for a Web-Server version of the system which will work on the same database as the current Windows System.
This will allow management to work on the Windows system, whilst providing a version on their web server fo al staff to use.
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As the Global Financial Crisis continues the need for Strategic Planning is increasing.
Business Durability and Adaptability depends more than ever on Performance Monitoring which ultimately comes through employee Unity, Alignment and Focus.

It is nice to know that you can get professional quality strategic software for free and we are constantly working hard to make the software better.
- All we ask in return is that you tell all your friends about us and also help them with their strategic planning work.
- Please also advise them of our free Concept and Software Training videos.

The GFC has created a new focus on our software with many people turning towards the Internet to find a Kaplan & Norton compatible strategic software product without paying thousands (or indeed tens or hundreds of thousands) of dollars.

The new focus is on creating a Strategic Business Picture (Strategy Map and all associated Statements) and then using the Balanced Scorecard to align and measure everything that you do.
In times of recession, making a correct value judgement should always rely on effective alignment and measurement and hence this software becomes a badly needed automation tool.

Best regards and thanks for using our software.

- Phil Best (Strategy Map Balanced Scorecard Software Architect)

Website Statistics:
Our website is hosted by Connexus in Australia and customer usage has reduced slightly since the GFC began.
Before the GFC it reached 10,000 unique visitors in one month with recent peaks in late 2009.
Software downloads are increasing and continue to run at just under 3000 copies/month.

This information is provided to demonstrate how Good Website Statistics are an essential website KPI measurement tool.
We choose NOT to use Google Website Analytics as we see no reason why our customer download statistics data should be made available to untrusted overseas organisations such as Google.

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