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Sand Information Integration Solution Named Finalist

Sand Technology, the provider of Information Integration solutions that help leading organizations worldwide cope with data overload, has been named as a finalist in both the "Supply Chain" and "Premier Project" categories of the IM2001 awards, for its solution at Lynx Express, the UK's largest independent parcel carrier.

Organizations across Europe and North America use Sand Information Integration solutions for both analytical and operational purposes, including amongst others, CRM and CRM analytics, Web analytics, supply chain management, inventory & production optimization, financial analysis, and strategic planning.

IM2001 award winners will be announced November 29th at the awards dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel, which over 1,000 people are expected to attend. Now in their sixth year, the prestigious Information Management Awards recognise innovative technology that delivers significant and definable business benefits.

"The Sand solution at Lynx is typical of the projects that we handle daily -- we deliver comprehensive business solutions that provide a rapid return on investment," says Duncan Painter, president EMEA, Sand Technology.

"The Lynx Express data integration and CRM analytics project was implemented in 9 weeks. As it allowed Lynx Express to identify and manage unprofitable customers, it paid for itself in 12 weeks. Now it continues to support the company's customer-centric business model which gives Lynx Express such a competitive edge in the marketplace."

"Due to acquisitions and expansion, we had five separate parcel delivery systems and could not properly analyze our customer base of 47,000 businesses," explains David Brown, IT Director, Lynx Express.

"Sand integrated the information from all five systems thus enabling us to analyze every single parcel movement across all of our business units. For the first time, we have a single view of each customer at the corporate, customer and business route level allowing us to optimize our delivery operations and maximize revenue from each customer."

About Lynx Express

Lynx Express is a privately-owned, UK-based distribution company, with turnover in excess of £150m and over 3,500 employees. It has a comprehensive portfolio of delivery services in the UK, Europe and internationally, and has a reputation for expertise within the e-commerce sector. With the broadest ranges of services in the marketplace, a customer focused culture and innovative approach to distribution and logistics solutions, LYNX Express is ideally positioned to improve efficiency and services in large or small distribution operations. For more information, visit www.lynx.co.uk.

About The IM2001 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AWARDS

The Information Management Awards are the premier industry recognition of excellence and innovation in the management of business information in the e-business age. Ten of the 16 Awards are for end-user projects, so the Awards reflect success in real-world applications. For more information visit www.elanconf.co.uk/im2001.shtml.

About Sand Technology

Organizations across Europe and North America use Sand Information Integration solutions for both analytical and operational purposes, including amongst others, CRM and CRM analytics, Web analytics, supply chain management, inventory & production optimization, financial analysis, and strategic planning. Sand Technology has international headquarters in Montreal and European headquarters outside of London, with other offices in the United States and Central Europe. For more information visit www.sand.com.