Former Brio CEO, Yorgen Edholm Joins DecisionPoint AppsDecisionPoint Applications, a premier provider of enterprise analytical applications and packaged data warehousing infrastructure, announced that Yorgen Edholm, former chief executive officer of Brio Technology, has joined DecisionPoint as CEO. Marc Demarest, former CEO of DecisionPoint, will remain with DecisionPoint as chairman of the board and chief architect. "We are thrilled to have Yorgen joining us at DecisionPoint," said Demarest. "His proven experience with growing Brio to a position of market leadership, and his years of immersion in enterprise business analytics and data warehousing will serve the company well as we continue to lead the market's transition to packaged warehousing infrastructure and analytical applications." "This is a fantastic opportunity for me," said Edholm. "DecisionPoint's product family addresses critical business analysis problems in a way that I find compelling both as a business intelligence person and as an experienced CEO. DecisionPoint has the opportunity to define the benchmark for enterprise analytical applications. I look forward to participating in DecisionPoint's growth and development as a company," continued Edholm. Edholm will also serve as a member of the DecisionPoint Applications board of directors. About DecisionPoint ApplicationsDecisionPoint Applications is a market leader in packaged business analytics. DecisionPoint's business performance management applications enable businesses to analyze their extended enterprise -- from concept-to-cash flow -- yielding distinct competitive advantage via enhancing revenue, mitigating risk, improving operational control, and containing costs. The DecisionPoint products are engineered for delivery by means of both license and the Application Service Provider (ASP) models throughout the United States and Europe. DecisionPoint Applications' customers include many large multinational and high-growth firms like General Electric, Hollywood Entertainment, Micron Electronics Inc, eZiba, Burlington Coat Factory, and Croner CCH. DecisionPoint Applications is headquartered in Beaverton, Ore., and has offices in Atlanta, Ga., Chicago, Ill., Dallas, Texas, Denver, Colo., London, New York, N.Y., Philadelphia, Pa., San Francisco, Calif., and Toronto. For further information, contact DecisionPoint Applications at 9590 SW Gemini Dr. Beaverton, Ore. 97008; phone 800-970-5372 or 503-906-3630, in Europe contact us at Siena Court, The Broadway, Maidenhead, SL6 1NJ, phone + 44 (0) 1628 509 006; or visit the company's Web site at www.dpapps.com. Contact DecisionPoint Applications, Timothy C. Kilian, 503-906-7261, tkilian@dpapps.com. |