"We maintain an ongoing dialogue with our QuickBooks customers. Their feedback is a valuable tool which aids us in the development of products that help them achieve success," said Dan Levin, vice president and general manager, QuickBooks Management Solutions. "The QuickBooks 2002 products that we are announcing today represent our most robust solutions to date, built to meet the diverse needs of customers and with features that make our products right for their businesses."

With advanced accounting functionality and a host of integrated services, QuickBooks Premier products will help business users increase productivity and more effectively manage their money. Designed for businesses with more complex accounting needs than traditional QuickBooks users, QuickBooks Premier combines the core accounting features and functionality of QuickBooks, with optional remote access capabilities, easier reconciliation reporting, and more general journal functionality.

Helping Small Businesses Get Paid Faster
Cash management is one of the greater challenges for small businesses; getting paid on time is critical. QuickBooks 2002 offers customers powerful new services and features to help small businesses with this challenge. QuickBooks Credit Check Services, powered by D&B (NYSE:DNB), the leading provider of global business information and technology solutions, is a compelling new suite of optional services enabling access to credit information within the small business owner's workflow. With 61 percent of QuickBooks users extending credit to their customers¹, these services are designed to help small business owners make proactive and informed business decisions about extending credit. D&B credit information within QuickBooks shows the level of credit risk posed by prospective and current commercial customers and is easily accessible. Within their QuickBooks 2002 software, small business owners also have easy access to D&B marketing and collection services including the ability to provide payment reporting to D&B.

With QuickBooks 2002, optional online billing is enhanced to support credit card payments, in addition to Internet-based payments. And customers now have the ability to apply one payment to multiple invoices across different jobs.

New Data Integration With Other Applications
New this year, QuickBooks Premier and Pro 2002 will exchange data with a broad range of third-party businesses and industry-specific applications. The Intuit Developer Network, offering more than 25 third-party applications beginning in December, will enable users to exchange data between these editions of QuickBooks and other critical business applications, minimizing double data entry and reducing errors to save time and increase productivity.

Efficient Reporting & Enhanced Functionality
Fast, accurate reporting is an important part of any successful small business. QuickBooks 2002 users will benefit from enhanced reporting capabilities, including enhanced column sorting and additional customization by adding customer and vendor information. With more than 100 new report templates that help gain greater insight into business finances, Premier 2002 and Premier: Accountant Edition 2002 QuickBooks users can share reports with their small business accountant to optimize productivity. Small businesses can save time with an improved sales tax feature that simplifies the task of accurately classifying the reasons why an item is non-taxable. The new QuickBooks Help and Support Center - which utilizes WexTech Systems' AnswerWorks natural language search engine - allows users to simply type in a question and easily search the help database for the answer.

Specific QuickBooks Premier 2002 Features include:

• QuickBooks Expert Analysis and Business Optimization tool that helps business owners examine their businesses with in-depth recommendations and analysis²
• QuickBooks Remote Access service powered by WebEx enables business owners to obtain QuickBooks files from home or on the road with 12 months pre-paid service³
• Password protected close date provides greater accounting control⁴
• Comprehensive tips and shortcuts are offered in The Official Guide to QuickBooks CD-ROM ($29.95 retail value, included)

More New and Improved Features in All Desktop QuickBooks 2002 Products include:

• Optional QuickBooks Credit Check Services powered by D& B provides greater insight into extending credit to customers.
• New "Find" feature makes it easier to locate specific transactions faster
• Optional Basic Payroll service offers access to payroll tax tables via disk⁵
• New e-mail forms can include company information and logo
• Multiple estimates per job makes tracking potential jobs much more efficient

Pricing and Availability QuickBooks Basic 2002, QuickBooks Pro 2002, QuickBooks Premier 2002 and QuickBooks Premier: Accountant Edition 2002 are expected to be available by mid-December for suggested retail prices of $179.95, $279.95, $499.95 and $499.95 respectively. Upgrades to QuickBooks Basic 2002, QuickBooks Pro 2002, QuickBooks Premier 2002 will also be available for $99.95, $179.95 and $379.95 respectively. Customers can learn more about the QuickBooks 2002 family of products and other services by visiting www.quickbooks.com/2002 or by calling 1-888-2-INTUIT (1-888-246-8848).

Optional services may require additional subscription or service fees and are subject to change. Internet access is required for Online Billing and other optional services. Application approval required for certain Online Billing services. Terms, conditions, features, service options and pricing subject to change.