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digiMine Strengthens Executive Team

digiMine Inc, a leading provider of managed data mining and business intelligence solutions, announced four appointments to the executive staff, bringing additional experience in marketing, sales and business development to the company.

Since it's founding in March 2000, digiMine has displayed consistent growth both as a company and in its technology offerings. The company has increased its staff to approximately 120 employees, completed its acquisition of predictive data mining and personalization technology provider, CoRelation, and has developed a customer base with over 40 deployments.

"The executive team additions enable digiMine to drive new customer relationships, extend market presence and develop strategic partnerships," says Nick Besbeas, executive vice president and co-founder of digiMine. "With the new executives, digiMine is better positioned to expand upon its success and better respond to opportunities in the rapidly expanding data mining, analytics and business intelligence markets."

Omar Tawakol joins digiMine as vice president of business development, overseeing partnership development and extension of market presence. Prior to digiMine, Tawakol served as president & CEO of CoRelation, managing its growth, evolution and financing through two rounds of funding.

John Samuel has been appointed as vice president of marketing and product planning, where he is responsible for managing the communication of the digiMine brand and heading strategy for product development. Samuel joined digiMine in June 2000, bringing over 14 years experience in software and direct marketing to the company through his work at Microsoft, Eddie Bauer and Unilever.

Joining digiMine as regional vice president of sales, West Coast, Roger Gallego oversees digiMine's sales strategy and manages the company's sales force for the Western region. He brings to the position more than 10 years of marketing and sales experience in hardware, software, technical engineering and consulting services. Gallego was most recently senior vice president of strategy and corporate development at FutureLink Corporation.

David Murphy has accepted the position of regional vice president of sales, East Coast. Based out of Chicago, Murphy will draw on his 11 years of sales management and business development experience at CoRelation, Classified Ventures, Inc. and Nike to manage the digiMine sales force in the East and Midwest regions.

About digiMine

digiMine is setting new standards for the delivery of powerful analytics and personalization to businesses. digiMine's advanced data warehousing and data mining services are securely delivered via the Internet, which enables a fast and reliable way for businesses to act with precision and speed. digiMine provides invaluable business intelligence and decision support through intuitive reports with customizable and interactive visuals. Typical deployment occurs within a few weeks, dramatically reducing costs, complexities and the burden on IT departments. For additional information about digiMine call 425-460-5000 or visit the company Web site at www.digiMine.com.

Contact digiMine, Joel Sider, 425-216-1842, joels@digimine.com.

Gina Shanhouse to Lead Infowise's Business Objects Practice

Infowise Solutions, a premier provider of integrated Business Intelligence (BI) solutions and services, announced that Gina Shanhouse will oversee the solutions development and service delivery relating to the implementation of the Business Objects suite of products.

Prior to joining Infowise Solutions, Gina was a Senior Engagement Manager with Business Objects Americas Professional Services. She also worked with other Decision Support and Data Warehousing firms specializing in the development of multi-dimensional database solutions and other Business Intelligence applications. She has extensive experience in managing Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence projects for several Fortune 100 companies.

"Infowise Solutions selected Business Objects as a strategic partner mid-year 2000 and has experienced solid revenue growth in this area. With Gina's leadership, we anticipate that to accelerate this year and beyond," said Mike Klinkenberg, president and founder of Infowise Solutions. "The Infowise Solutions In*Site product line of packaged industry solutions has been enhanced to leverage the power of the Business Objects platform."

About Infowise Solutions

Infowise provides full life cycle services along with best-of-breed technologies to deliver innovative, impactful Business Intelligence applications. In addition, Infowise offers packaged solutions for the telecommunications, retail, and e-business industries which provide a less expensive, rapid implementation approach that leverages BI best practices and allows companies to gain valuable insight into their customers, products, and operations in weeks rather than months.

Founded in 1997, Infowise Solutions, Inc. has implemented numerous world-class BI solutions for Fortune 500 companies across all industries. Headquartered in Dallas, with consultants nationwide, Infowise has services and products to meet any analytical need. More information is available at www.iwise.com or 1-877-504-9473.

About Business Objects

Business Objects is a leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions. Business intelligence lets organizations access, analyze, and share information internally with employees and externally with customers, suppliers, and partners. It helps organizations improve operational efficiency, build profitable customer relationships, and develop differentiated product offerings. Business Objects has more than 13,500 customers in over 170 countries. Business Objects can be reached at 408-953-6000 and www.businessobjects.com.

Contact Infowise Solutions, Dallas, Cindy Atanasoff, 972-444-2244, pr@iwise.com.