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STEP INTO THE DIgITAl wORlD

JEAN-MICHEL AULAS, CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE CEGIDLIFE, CEGID’S BRAND OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS P ATRICK BERTRAND, 2013 Overview, 2014 Strategy and outlook EXTENSIVE INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE BRINGING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CORE OF YOUR BUSINESS YOURCEGID, ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS AS UNIQUE AS YOU ARE WITH CEGID, YOUR PROVIDER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER

Cegid, supporting companies in their digital transformation WITH TODAY’S DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS. DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TRANSFORM AND IMPROVE, BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE AND PROVIDE BETTER STRUCTURED, HIGHER QUALITY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. BUT COMPANIES CANNOT UNDERTAKE THIS TRANSFORMATION ALONE. OUR GOAL IS TO BE THEIR PARTNER SO THAT THEY CAN RESPOND TO THIS MAJOR SHIFT IN THEIR DAY-TODAY OPERATIONS.

TO SUPPORT THIS TREND, CEGID HAS ALSO CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. OUR PRIORITIES ARE NOW TO: Maintain expertise in digital technologies and use our knowledge as a catalyst for growth and a means of helping start-ups prosper. This commitment is one of the pillars of our corporate foundation, which will be operational in 2014. Actively supported by our employees, this new Group-wide project is a direct reflection of the corporate spirit that has always infused everything we do. Innov at e Harness innovation and transform it into results for our customers. At Cegid, this has always been the...

products totaled €38 million, up 41%. Few other traditional software providers can claim such success. We needed an aggressive, highly-structured change management approach to achieve it. Another essential vector of our success is our unwavering focus on the users of our solutions and the industries and functions in which they work. A strategic fundamental of our approach to innovation is to make our software relevant to the ways in which it is used. Technology’s purpose is to make life easier for its users. This belief underpins everything we do. Our specific focus on individual industries...

and raise the recurrent-revenue percentage of sales to around 70% in the years to come. We are successfully transforming our business model on a fundamental level, while maintaining sound operational and financial performance. How is Cegid’s transformation process in phase with changes in the IT market and the future of all businesses? Digital technologies are having a fundamental impact on how companies around the world drive their strategy and operations. SMEs are lagging far behind in the shift to digital. We can support their digital transformation by helping them to incorporate the...

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MOBICLO™, A STRATEGY FOR FACILITATING COMPANIES’ DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION In today’s world, rapid understanding of economic changes, swift execution and agility are the means by which companies maintain their competitive edge. It is therefore only natural that users of enterprise solutions want their mobile applications to be available on all types of devices, including smartphones and tablets. They want relevant information on their industry and the freedom and security offered by a SaaS solution. In response to this need, we have built our innovation strategy around mobility, Business...

tool for competitive differentiation DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ARE CHANGING THE WORLD. IN THE SPACE OF A FEW YEARS, OUR RELATIONSHIP TO DIGITAL APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED. THE WIDESPREAD USE OF SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS HAS PROFOUNDLY CHANGED OUR SOCIETY. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE NOW PERMANENTLY ONLINE AND CAN MANAGE INCREASINGLY DETAILED INFORMATION AND DATA IN SHORTER AND SHORTER TIMEFRAMES. Source: www.journaldunet.com iCLOUD USERS Source: www.icloud.com Source: www.apple.com DATA ACCESS Source: www.journaldunet.com PERSONAL USAGE IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING

Internet and new technologies have not just changed the way we live, they have also changed the way businesses function. Companies are now adopting these new tools because they add value and promote their growth. of French IT decision-makers believe that they can now make use of data that has been inaccessible up until now, and 40% believe that the increased responsiveness makes new business models possible. Over the last three years, companies that use the internet intensively have grown twice as fast as other companies, and have exported twice as much. Source: Markess International...

From a technological edge to everyday user value FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, CEGID HAS ACTED ACCORDING TO THE BELIEF THAT TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTIONS ARE OF NO USE IF THEY ARE NOT TRANSFORMED INTO SOURCES OF INNOVATION FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. AS COMPANIES INCREASE THE PACE WITH WHICH THEY INTEGRATE NEW TECHNOLOGIES, WE HAVE THOUGHT FIRST AND FOREMOST ABOUT OUR USERS, AS CAN BE SEEN IN OUR MOBICLOTM STRATEGY. them better insight into their function or industry. Using this information, managers can build their own intuitive indicators and dashboards. MAKING APPLICATIONS MOBILE: ACCESSIBILITY AND...

Systems and networks engineer USERS IN SAAS MODE COMPANIES LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES SUBMISSION PORTAL "ON DEMAND" (SAAS) MODE

Yourcegid, enterprise solutions as unique as you are YOU Finance Taxation Human Resources Retailing Manufacturing Hospitality Accounting profession Services Trade Public sector Chief executive Entrepreneur CFO Tax manager Human resources Software for Business director Manufacturer Retailer Hotel / Restaurant owner CPA Company executive in trading or services Elected official or civil servant

Using unobtrusive technologies delivering relevant information wherever you go, Cegid makes the needs of customers central to its strategy and offers them industryspecific solutions devoted to the development of their organizations. Whether you are an entrepreneur, CEO, or head of a public service, you are looking for more than a powerful, function-rich solution. You want a partner who can not only respond to your day-to-day needs but also support you and advise you as you grow. Every organization is unique and its needs specific to its business and environment. For this reason, Yourcegid*,...