e.Intelligence Incorporates ObjectFX's SpatialFX Suite

e.Intelligence Inc and ObjectFX Corporation announced that e.Intelligence will incorporate ObjectFX's SpatialFX visualization technology into its hosted collaborative business planning and forecasting solution. The alliance will allow B2B trading communities a more visually intelligent way to view their commerce chain information. This allows participants in the community to make faster and more informed business decisions using the e.Intelligence solution.

"E-business and B2B procurement exchanges are not just about people-less transaction processing; they are about using the enormous volume of e-business information in a way that strengthens inter-enterprise collaboration, improves business processes, and accelerates business decision-making," said Richard Tanler, CEO of e.Intelligence. "The e.Intelligence solution combined with SpatialFX technology provides a powerful way for users to view and interact with multiple sources of real-time business information, the end result being improved business planning for B2B participants."

e.Intelligence develops and markets Web-optimized technology for collaborative planning and forecasting. The e.Intelligence software solution is founded on the intelligent use of a company's data warehouse -- combining statistical modeling and a collaborative process -- to reach a consensus on plans and forecasts for the firm's products and services. Once limited to supporting a single enterprise, this approach is now becoming critical in supporting the exchange of information and collaboration beyond enterprise boundaries (e.g., within B2B exchanges).

ObjectFX's Java-based technology helps organizations manage their supply chain in the most efficient way possible. By "seeing" the supply chain in a meaningful way, companies can accelerate response times and keep costs down by maintaining the lowest possible inventories while still meeting just-in-time delivery requirements.

"The explosion of Internet transactions -- both in B2C and B2B -- accelerates the collection of data, which requires more sophisticated supply chain and business intelligence analytic applications," said Mark Tudor, CEO and president of ObjectFX. "B2B trading communities have expanded the commerce chain, requiring organizations to re-think how they will view and analyze information to gain a competitive edge. Those who can visualize dynamic information will make faster and more efficient business decisions."

ObjectFX joins SPSS Inc as e.Intelligence business partners to deliver applications for collaborative planning and forecasting.

About e.Intelligence

e.Intelligence provides large and mid-sized corporations with collaborative planning and forecasting analytic applications and services that are compliant with VICS CPFR. e.Intelligence analytic applications leverage the data warehouse to encourage broad-based collaboration, support planning activities within the enterprise, and extend consensus planning throughout the trading community. Our goal is to improve customer service and reduce operational inefficiencies.

Richard Tanler, the company's president and CEO, was previously founder of Information Advantage. e.Intelligence is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and more information can be found on its Web page at www.eintelligence-inc.com.

About ObjectFX Corporation

ObjectFX develops and markets SpatialFX and C-it Software. The company offers Web-centric products that turn dynamic data into interactive views allowing users to make faster business decisions. Web-based service providers as well as customers in transportation and logistics management, supply chain management, telecommunications, high tech/consumer electronics, retail and public sector markets use the company's products. ObjectFX's products are installed at leading organizations such as BellSouth, Eaton Trucking Information Systems Division, Motorola, Boeing, FedEx Custom Critical, JB Hunt, Lucent Technology, Sprint, TRW, US West, and the US Postal Service. More information about ObjectFX can be found on its Web page at www.ObjectFX.com.

Contact e.Intelligence Inc, Minneapolis, Diane Olson, 612-851-7242, dolson@tunheim.com, ObjectFX Corporation, Sarah McNeil, 612-573-3124, mcneils@fleishman.com.