Information Builders Renews Its Commitment to the Microsoft Data Warehouse Alliance

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Information Builders Renews Its Commitment to the Microsoft Data Warehouse Alliance

i-businessÔ Solution Providers Qualification in Both The Query/Reporting and Build/Manage Categories Delivers a Single-Vendor Solution for Loading Data Into
SQL ServerÔ and Dynamically Generating Web Reports

New York, NY- February 10, 2000 - Information Builders, the global leader in Web reporting solutions known as i-businessÔ, which combine business intelligence with enterprise integration, has renewed its commitment to the Microsoft® Data Warehouse Alliance 2000. In addition, Information Builders has qualified in both the query/reporting and build/manage categories with its WebFOCUS and Copy Manager products.

According to Information Builders Director of Strategic Alliances, Ken Newberger, The seamless integration of our WebFOCUS business intelligence and our Copy Manager ETL (extraction, transformation and load) technologies provide a single-vendor solution for rapid data integration into SQL ServerÔ and dynamic delivery of valuable business information via the Web."

By joining the Microsoft Data Warehouse Alliance 2000, Information Builders has committed itself to supporting the Microsoft Data Warehousing Framework 2000, an open architecture for building business intelligence and analytical applications based on the open standards and services built into the Windows® 2000 operating system, Microsoft SQL ServerÔ and Microsoft OfficeÒ 2000.

Were very pleased that Information Builders has renewed its commitment to the Data Warehouse Alliance," said Andrew Hoover, Group Manager for Business Intelligence at Microsoft Corporation. Their complementary query/reporting and build/manage solutions add significant value to the Microsoft Data Warehousing Framework, especially for Microsoft customers who want to develop 'Web warehouse applications quickly and cost effectively."

Information Builders has been very successful in helping Microsoft users access and integrate data and make that data instantly available to decision makers over the Web. One such example is the United States Department of Agricultures Rural Development Division. According to Dr. Norman Reid, the USDAs Associate Deputy Administrator, Weve already benefited from Information Builders ability to integrate our existing data, including SQL ServerÔ 7 and Windows NTÒ, and create a cohesive Web-enabled front-end for analysis and reporting. Today, 5,000 USDA staff members in 900 different field offices use WebFOCUS to track and manage hundreds of financial lending and assistance programs by using a standard Web browser."

About Information Builders
    
Information Builders supplies the market-leading Web business intelligence and enterprise integration solutions. The combined strengths of these core technologies provide organizations with the ability to dynamically transform all of their data into valuable business information. This information can be distributed immediately via the Web to customers, employees and partners throughout the world. This unique and comprehensive solution known as i-business makes dynamic, scalable and cost-effective e-business applications possible.

Headquartered in New York City, Information Builders is one of the largest independently owned software companies in the world, with more than 5,000 customer sites, including 90 of the Fortune 100, currently using its core technologies. The company employs more than 1,950 professionals worldwide and generated revenues exceeding $340 million in 1999. To learn more about Information Builders' products and services, point your Web browser to http://www.informationbuilders.com./

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Company Contact:
Michael Ventriello
(917) 339-6099
michael_ventriello@ibi.com
www.informationbuilders.com