Maximal and Tenrox Form Alliance

Maximal Innovative Intelligence Ltd, a leading provider of business intelligence solutions, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Tenrox Corporation, a leading provider of intuitive Web-based workforce optimization and change management software. In a mutually beneficial agreement, Maximal and Tenrox will integrate and co-market their products, the Max data analysis tool and Projeca eWorkforce Suite, to provide a complete solution for the constantly changing needs of businesses.

The agreement has two phases of implementation. In the first phase, Maximal and Tenrox will bundle Max and Projeca Suite in order to provide a complete package for the full range of workforce optimization and data analysis needs. In phase two, the two companies will work together to create a seamlessly integrated solution that enables any user of Projeca Suite to use Max to quickly and easily spot problems, trends, and opportunities hidden in the data stored inside Projeca Suite.

"This partnership with Maximal is an important strategic move for us as it will significantly enhance Projeca Suite and it will also provide the additional tools and resources needed to market and deliver our products," said Ara Israilian, vice president business development for Tenrox Corporation. "Partnering with a company that has proven itself as an industry leader in providing data analysis capabilities for the enterprise, will enable Tenrox to be at the forefront of workforce optimization by offering data warehousing and OLAP analysis capabilities within Projeca Suite."

Added Eran Megiddo, chief technology officer at Maximal: "We are very pleased to work with Tenrox to provide Projeca Suite users with unprecedented easy access to expenses, project, time, expense, issue, and resource data. This agreement is an excellent result of our commitment to working with leading companies in specific industries and fields to provide best-in-class solutions."

Both Maximal and Tenrox are Certified Microsoft Solutions Providers. Rochelle Coleman, marketing manager, SQL Server 2000, at Microsoft Canada, commented: "Our policy is to encourage our industry partners to develop complete solutions that make the most of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services. We are delighted that Maximal and Tenrox are cooperating to bring comprehensive solutions to the market."

About Max

Max is an easy-to-use data analysis tool. It provides a comprehensive overview in a single screen and enables non-technical business users and expert analysts alike to quickly and easily uncover problems, opportunities and trends, with minimal effort. Since its launch in June 1999, Max has carved a strong niche in the Microsoft-centric business intelligence market. Acclaimed by users, industry analysts, and media reviewers for the ease and speed of use it offers non-technical business users, Max has also been cited as a powerful enabler for expert analysts and database administrators. Max 3.0, due for commercial release in November 2000, supports all the key features of Microsoft SQL Analysis Services. It is deployable over the Intranet and Internet and in corporate portals.

About Projeca Suite

Projeca Suite is a completely integrated and totally Web-based project, time, expense, resource and change management application that allows employees to enter information from anywhere using a browser, email or a Windows based user interface. Similarly, managers can track a team's progress using a variety of mechanisms. Projeca provides an intuitive, customizable and scalable suite of workforce optimization tools and applications, which facilitate the monitoring of project costs and revenues. The Suite includes the award winning Office Timesheet, Office Expense, Projeca Express, Office Invoice, Timesheet@, InChange, VisualPM, and much more.

About Tenrox

Tenrox Corporation www.tenrox.com is a leading provider of intuitive Web-based workforce optimization and change management software. In collaboration with our partners, Tenrox delivers products and services that are unique in the global market. Currently there are well over 500 organizations in 40 countries using the Projeca Suite. The consensus amongst many of our customers, such as AT&T, Ericsson, IBM, KPMG, Lucent Technologies, Philip Morris and Sony, to name a few, is that Projeca Suite is simple to set up, quick to deploy, and straightforward to use. For more information please visit www.projeca.com or call 450-688-3444.

About Maximal

Founded in 1998, privately held Maximal Innovative Intelligence provides powerful, easy-to-use business intelligence solutions that enable organizations to quickly and easily discover the knowledge hidden in their data warehouses and gain the competitive edge. Maximal holds international patents on its core technology and on its MaxView graphical interface. Maximal is a member of the Microsoft Data Warehouse Alliance 2000 and is a certified Microsoft ISV. The Company is also a founding member of the Analytical Solutions Forum. Maximal is headquartered in Tel Aviv, where it maintains its R&D. Its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Maximal Corporation, provides sales, marketing, distribution, training and customer support in North America. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.maxsw.com.

Contact North America: Maximal Corporation, 11921 Freedom Drive Suite 550, Reston, VA 20190, 703-925-5959, info@maxsw.com.