Vanguard Software Celebrates Partnerships in China, Russia, Dubai UAE and Australia for VistaTM Survey System

Vanguard Software announced today, that two years after its launch, the VistaTM Survey System has shown double-digit growth quarter to quarter with much of the growth internationally. The VistaTM Survey System has signed BIStone Information Technology, a division of Baidu.com as its first VAR in China. Vanguard has also signed its first partnership agreements with VARs in Russia, Dubai UAE and Australia, as well as experiencing continuing growth in Latin and South America and the United Kingdom.

October 15, 2005 --- Vanguard Software announced today that two years after its launch, the VistaTM Survey System has shown double-digit growth quarter to quarter with much of the growth internationally. The VistaTM Survey System has signed BIStone Information Technology, a division of Baidu.com as its first VAR in China. Vanguard has also signed its first partnership agreements with VARs in Russia, Dubai UAE and Australia, as well as experiencing continuing growth in Latin and South America and the United Kingdom.

CEO Rob Suggs says he is pleased with the continued success of the VistaTM Survey System. “Double digit growth quarter to quarter for 2 years is something the team should be proud of. The global customer base of this product demonstrates how ease of use, multilingual support and excellent report analysis at the right price are all benefits that companies value.”

CMO Stu MacDonald added, “We have achieved an international account base because of our outstanding technical support and the ability of VistaTM surveys to take on the look and feel of the customer’s website in one easy step.”

About the VistaTM Survey System:
The VistaTM Survey System is a web-based survey tool used to create, post, track, and analyze surveys online. Vista'sTM results analysis is unmatched by any online survey tool. From confidence intervals to an exhaustive correlation analysis, VistaTM handles statistics automatically.

About Vanguard Software:
Vanguard is a privately held corporation founded in 1995 to develop business Decision Support Systems (DSS) software. Customers in over 52 countries and in every major industry use Vanguard's software. Vanguard Software has developed the world’s leading web-based expert system for predicative analytics, and is growing its channel and customer base worldwide. For more information on Vanguard Software and the VistaTM Survey System, visit http://vanguardsw.com/.

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