INSIGHTFUL ANNOUNCES S-PLUS ANALYTIC SERVER

Insightful Corporation, formerly MathSoft Inc, a leading provider of solutions for predictive analysis, data mining and business intelligence, announced the release of S-PLUS Analytic Server, software that delivers enterprise information to decision-makers using Java software or via the Web.

This new software leverages the benefits of the Internet for information delivery, providing users with better information to identify opportunities, predict outcome and reduce risk.

"Insightful's S-PLUS helps companies stay competitive. It provides a standard platform for the development and delivery of new analytical methods, which enables better and faster decisions across the enterprise. We help our clients use quantitative information to understand reality and predict the future," said Shawn Javid, president and chief executive officer, Insightful Corporation. "This is mission-critical, since the ability to save or make money depends on the quality of information available to decision makers on a real-time basis."

S-PLUS Analytic Server is a flexible, scalable platform for the analysis and distribution of quantitative information, such as financial forecasts, R&D results, business performance, transaction information, customer behavior and prediction. The new software features the unparalleled analytical power and flexibility of S-PLUS, a de facto standard platform for statistical analysis, data mining and visualization. The Analytic Server works as an "S-engine" that provides descriptive analysis, predictive modeling and interactive graphics. Example applications include: portfolio management, Six-Sigma quality analysis, analytical CRM, business intelligence and data mining.

S-PLUS is popular among statisticians, researchers and business analysts looking for better ways to understand, describe and predict virtually everything that can be quantified. The S language is so remarkable that in 1998 the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) awarded John M. Chambers and the S system with a prestigious Software System Award saying, "It (S) has forever altered how people analyze, visualize and manipulate data." Previous award winners include UNIX, TCP/IP, PostScript, NCSA Mosaic and the World Wide Web.

About S-PLUS Analytic Server

Insightful's new S-PLUS Analytic Server provides a cost-effective way to deploy large-scale, multi-user analytical applications using the connectivity of Java and the power of UNIX servers. S-PLUS Analytic Server simplifies and accelerates the delivery of general or customized data analysis applications throughout an organization, using UNIX servers. Applications developed by the customer, or Insightful's consulting group, enable distributed users to review data, forecasts, images, graphics and other analytics via a browser or custom Java-based interface.

Key benefits of S-PLUS Analytic Server include:

• Scalable Java Enterprise Technology. Experience the convenience and connectivity of this platform for building analytical applications that meet the demands of worldwide business.
• Enterprise-wide Deployment. Automate analyses and reports providing easily digestible information to key decision-makers using a simple Web browser, enabling colleagues to publish results and accelerate decision making across departments or around the world.
• Powerful Analytics. Analyze data using one of the most comprehensive statistical data mining products available based on Lucent Technologies' award-winning S language. S-PLUS offers over 4,200 built-in analytical functions that provide best-available methods for a range of applications.
• Interactive Graphics. Share live graphics using S-PLUS Graphlet technology. Drill-down into data or provide hyperlinked access to Web pages containing more detailed or near real-time information. This technology allows users to easily and effectively share results and recommendations with colleagues, senior management and other decision makers.
• Centralized Administration and Distribution of "Best Practices." Deploy analytics from a centralized location, and add, remove and/or standardize reports and analytics, ensuring consistent use of rigorous analysis and best practices enterprise-wide. Develop customized templates by region, department or function for accessing, analyzing and visualizing important business data. Centralized administration reduces time spent by IT departments upgrading and maintaining software on individual desktops.
• Compatible With Existing Business Systems. Add advanced analytics and interactive graphics to existing business software and information systems. By leveraging the connectivity of the Java Enterprise platform and an open architecture, S-PLUS Analytic Server integrates easily with standard database technologies.

Availability/Platforms

Information is available from Insightful Corporation, at 206-283-8802 or info@insightful.com. S-PLUS Analytic Server is available for UNIX/Linux platforms.

About S

S-PLUS and S-PLUS Analytic Server are based on S, an object-oriented language licensed from Lucent Technologies specifically for data visualization, exploration and programming with data. S provides a rich, object-oriented environment designed for interactive data analysis and application development. With a large library of functions for all aspects of computing with data, S offers unmatched power, flexibility and extensibility. In 1998, John M. Chambers and the S System were honored with the prestigious Software Systems Award given by the Association for Computing Machinery. Other hallmark technologies recognized with this award include UNIX, TCP/IP, and Mosaic. More information is available at www.acm.org/awards/ssaward.html. Insightful Corporation has the exclusive, perpetual, worldwide rights to develop and distribute products incorporating the S technology.

About Insightful Corporation, Formerly Known as MathSoft Inc

Founded in 1984, and following its January 2001 sale of its Engineering and Educational Products Division, MathSoft now does business as Insightful Corporation. Insightful Corporation is a leading supplier of software and services for predictive analysis, data mining and business intelligence. Its customers include most of the major financial services, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, high tech manufacturing and telecommunications firms throughout the world, in addition to a large number of research institutions in government and academia. The company has more than 145 employees, with corporate offices in Seattle, Wash., and Bagshot, England, and an extensive network of international distributors.

More information about Insightful Corporation is available at www.insightful.com, at 206-283-8802, by fax at 206-283-8691 or via mail at 1700 Westlake Avenue North, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98109.