Information Builders and Host Analytics Executive Breakfast

Information Builders, a leader in Web Business Intelligence and Host Analytics, a St. Louis-based provider of financial analysis applications, will be sponsoring an executive breakfast to discuss the latest financial forecasting, budgeting and report consolidation solutions, including real-time distribution of critical financial reports via the Web and wireless devices.

The executive breakfast will be held on Wednesday, December 13, 2000 at The Metropolitan Square Building, 211 North Broadway, 22nd floor, from 7:30 - 10:30 AM CT. The event will feature speakers from Information Builders and Host Analytics and include demonstrations of the latest financial analysis software applications.

According to Host Analytics' CEO James Eberlin, "This executive breakfast is for any corporate executive or senior manager who needs to accurately evaluate complex data and quickly report on the financial performance of his business." The executive breakfast will cover four main topics:

• Forecasting and Budgeting
• Consolidated Reporting
• Performance Management
• Wireless Communication

"Our partnership with Host Analytics combines their innovative packaged financial analysis applications with WebFOCUS, our industry-leading Web-based Business Intelligence solution," said Al Weiss, Information Builders' St. Louis-based Alliance Manager. "We look forward to demonstrating how Host Analytics-generated financial reports can now be distributed to wireless and handheld devices."

For complete agenda and to register for this free event, call Host Analytics toll free at 866-853-HOST (4678) or visit www.hostanalytics.com/event1.html.

About Host Analytics

Host Analytics provides a complete suite of analytical applications designed to enhance the business process of performance management. Each application is developed on industry-standard OLAP (On-Line Analytical Processing) databases for extended reporting, analysis, and modeling. Support of the application and data is provided on a 24/7 basis. All of this is provided on a low-cost model that until now only the largest corporations could afford. Inquire at info@hostanalytics.com for more information on products and services, white papers, or to have a consultant call with further information.

About Information Builders

Information Builders, a leader in Web Business Intelligence, is one of the world's largest independent software companies. Headquartered in New York, Information Builders helps companies and government organizations improve their mission-critical operations by transforming data into usable intelligence and delivering it through the Internet. With its market-leading WebFOCUS product, Information Builders boasts more than 9,000 global customer sites, including 92 of the Fortune 100, among its current customers. The company employs 2,000 professionals worldwide and generated revenues exceeding $335 million in 1999. For more information, visit www.informationbuilders.com.

Contact James A. Eberlin of Host Analytics, 314-588-2121, jeberlin@hostanalytics.com or Al Weiss of Information Builders, St. Louis, 636-519-1441 x347, al_weiss@ibi.com.