SPOTFIRE DELIVERS WEB-BASED ANALYTIC APPLICATIONS

Building on its mission to empower end-users and their enterprises to make great decisions, Spotfire Inc, a leading provider of Web-based analytics software and services (eAnalytics), announced the general availability of Spotfire DecisionSite, a Web-based application designed to ease the pain of turning data into decisions. The product is the first to address the complexities associated with back office data and to equip decision makers with a powerful resource to visually analyze and simultaneously access product, process and customer information from a variety of sources. Decision makers at Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Anadarko Petroleum, 3M and Rohm & Haas, are among the 350 customers already using Spotfire.

Prior to Spotfire DecisionSite, organizations were forced to use a combination of data analysis tools, information access utilities or software packages aimed specifically at one piece of the analytical puzzle. With Spotfire DecisionSite, end users across the enterprise are now free to explore their data and empowered to make decisions using one solution that can connect to any internal or external data source, linking information from any business function or exchange. As a result, the speed and accuracy of decision-making improve.

According to recent analyst reports, the analytical applications market is expected to grow 28% from $2 billion in 1999 to greater than $6 billion in 2004. "Given the complexity and increasing volumes of data, benefits of analytic applications can be greatly enhanced through an easy user interface," said Dan Vesset, a senior analyst with IDC. "Spotfire equips its customers with powerful, interactive visual capabilities and simultaneous access to multiple data sources within a common Web-based application. With its DecisionSite analytic application, Spotfire is helping its customers continually gain insight into the vast stores of enterprise and external data and helping them turn that insight into decisions."

Spotfire DecisionSite, which builds on the attributes and patented technologies found in Spotfire products since the company's inception, is transforming the end user experience with a solution that leads to faster, better and more accurate decisions.

While Spotfire's technologies are already widely adopted by some of the world's leading companies, the Spotfire DecisionSite offering addresses those pain points shared by any organization facing a surplus of data. "No matter what the industry, organizations are looking to take advantage of increased amounts of information to empower their employees to become better decision makers," said Rock Gnatovich, president of Spotfire Inc. "With Spotfire DecisionSite, we've delivered a sophisticated decision engine that can be configured to an individual's role while providing an unparalleled decision-making experience across an organization."

Key Benefits

Easy access to information, wherever it resides. Spotfire DecisionSite provides comprehensive and simultaneous access to multiple information sources and easy import of large data sets (more than one million records). Spotfire DecisionSite includes data access capabilities from simple cut and paste combinations, and to file import, to highly configurable database querying. Decision makers also receive a unified view and access to multiple databases without the need to know SQL or database schemas, allowing them to configure data conditioning steps that can be saved for future use.

Powerful visual user experience for breakthrough decisions. Spotfire DecisionSite offers a powerful user experience through a variety of display types and query devices, allowing users to make the most of their data. Spotfire DecisionSite enables direct interaction and dynamic filtering of information using automatically configured query devices. Additionally, all displays are dynamically linked and show different presentations of the same data to speed rapid analysis of multi-dimensional information.

Integrated solutions for networked decision-making. Spotfire DecisionSite can be used to simplify knowledge sharing. Users can link to key proprietary data sources, as well as to relevant information content from commercial and public databases, and from strategic partners and suppliers via the Web. Summary reports are easily generated for distribution to team members and managers via email or corporate intranet and files can be saved with links to source data in local or remote locations in order to avoid duplicate storage efforts. Spotfire DecisionSite also supports XML for data storage.

Online Support, Anytime, Anywhere. Spotfire eSupport is a 24x7 knowledge center available in Spotfire DecisionSite and at www.spotfire.com, through which customers can presents questions and access a searchable collection of technical support documents. Spotfire eSupport also includes electronic software distribution, and remote installation assistance.

Pricing and Availability

The Spotfire DecisionSite application, available now, is sold with one and three-year subscription licenses and list prices start at $3,500 per user per year.

About Spotfire

Spotfire Inc is a leading provider of eAnalytic applications and services that put the power of decision-making at the center of its customers' businesses. Spotfire's solutions enable organizations around the world to improve the efficiency, the speed and the accuracy of their decision-making processes by advancing both individual and networked analysis. The company maintains U.S. headquarters in Cambridge, Mass. and European headquarters in Goteborg, Sweden.

Contact Spotfire Inc, Michael Akillian, 617-621-0340 x111, mike.akillian@spotfire.com.