DecisionPoint Applications Appoints Cope VP of HR

DecisionPoint Applications Inc (DPA), a leading international packaged data warehouse and analytical applications vendor, announced it has appointed John Cope as its new vice president for human resources. Cope will be responsible for recruitment, employee development, compensation and benefits, policies and procedures, and facilities management of DPA's worldwide offices. Cope previously ran his own human resources consulting firm. This appointment highlights DPA's determination to ensure continual growth, capture market share and show its commitment to its employees.

"A dominant force with an innovative proposition, DecisionPoint Applications is expanding at a very rapid rate," said Cope. "I have joined a relatively young company that employs people with a tremendous amount of experience in the data warehousing field. It is this growth and its ability to deliver endto -end scaleable data warehouse solutions that has created the need for HR personnel."

"With over 25 years experience in the technology sector and an MS in Counseling Psychology, John possesses the strategic capabilities and pragmatic approach that will prove a valuable asset at what is a very exciting time for the company," said Marc Demarest, CEO of DPA.

Cope has held HR positions at Hewlett Packard, Sun Microsystems, and Tektronix, and originally began his career as a psychologist for the US penal system. In addition, he has authored numerous articles and books, and has been a frequent speaker at exhibitions and conferences on creating a flexible workforce.

About DecisionPoint Applications

DecisionPoint Applications is a market leader in packaged data warehousing and analytical applications. DecisionPoint Applications' DecisionPoint family of packaged data warehouse environments materially improves the quality, speed and effectiveness of strategic, managerial and operational decision-making processes by providing customers with pre-integrated, end-to-end, data warehousing infrastructure and analytical applications, installed in weeks at a fixed cost. DecisionPoint Applications offers its packaged data warehouses and analytical applications via license and via managed application service provision (ASP) from world-class data centers across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe.

DecisionPoint Applications, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, has offices in San Francisco, Atlanta, New York, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, London, and Toronto. DPA customers include many large multinational and high-growth firms like Hollywood Entertainment, Micron Electronics Inc, eZiba, Burlington Coat Factory, and Croner CCH. For further information, contact DecisionPoint Applications at 10260 SW Greenburg Rd, Suite 530, Portland, OR 97223; phone: 800-970-5372, 503-768-3649; or visit the company's Web site at www.dpapplications.com.

Contact Kate McPherron of Sanda Communications, 503-281-5331, kate@sandacom.com for DecisionPoint Applications Inc.