Spotfire/Micromass to Speed Chemical Analysis Process

Spotfire Inc, a leading provider of Web-based analytic software and services, announced that it will accelerate the process of chemical analysis through its partnership with Micromass, the leading enterprise dedicated to the analytic technique of mass spectrometry. A new member of the Spotfire Network Partnership Program, Micromass will implement a "launch button" to Spotfire's eAnalytic application, Spotfire DecisionSite, in its MassLynx software application for high-performance mass spectrometry. The Spotfire launch button will provide researchers using MassLynx and Spotfire DecisionSite a seamless way to access and visually analyze chemical and proteomics data.

"Scientists will be challenged to analyze vast amounts of proteomics data that will emerge from the mapping of the human genome," said Tony Hickson, Director of Business Development at Micromass. "The ability to easily access and visually analyze large amounts of mass spectrometry data from Micromass instruments within Spotfire DecisionSite will enable them to dramatically improve their work processes."

"Micromass and Spotfire share the objective of providing people with the high-performance instruments, analytic applications, and technologies they need to make breakthrough discoveries," said Alexis Wallace, Director of Business Development at Spotfire. "Now, our mutual customers have access to valuable information and a powerful analytical platform to conduct analyses that support better, faster decision making."

Spotfire has also become a charter member of the e-MS Consortium. Conceived by Micromass, the consortium aims to leverage in silico mass spectrometry through enhanced software interoperability.

About Micromass

Micromass, www.micomass.co.uk, a division of Waters Corporation, www.waters.com, is the leading enterprise in the world dedicated to mass spectrometry (MS). Micromass has been the preferred supplier of high performance MS instruments and Mass Informatics systems to the health and life science sectors. Analytical chemists and biochemists in the world's leading scientific corporations and research institutions use Micromass' products. Micromass recently founded the Global e-MS Consortium, the strategic alliance of professional software producers dedicated to leveraging in silico mass spectrometry through enhanced software interoperability. The Global e-MS Consortium creates value for its customers with in silico MS tools to mine the chemistry of life, thereby contributing to better health care through the discovery of new drug targets, medicines and diagnostics. Additional information can be found at www.micromass.co.uk.

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. Additional information can be found at www.spotfire.com.

About the Spotfire Network Partnership Program

Launched in 1998, the Spotfire Network Partnership Program is an alliance of leading commercial organizations, universities and research institutions that are currently providing research, data content solutions and services to customers in the markets Spotfire serves. The Program enables its members to offer a comprehensive eAnalytic solution for information access, visual exploration and discovery, and collaborative reporting.

Contact Spotfire Inc, Michael Akillian, 617-702-1706, mike.akillian@spotfire.com.