Press Release

Press Release

Hinge/Viador Announces IBM DB2 Linux-based Business Intelligence Offering in China & U.S.

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., March 16, 2004. Hinge Software Co., Ltd., a leading, China-based international software company, and Viador Inc.TM, a leader in Business Intelligence (BI) Technology for J2EE and Linux, today announced an initiative to provide the Hinge/Viador Business Intelligence offering with IBM DB2 Universal Database on Linux.

This bundle will be offered on Turbo Linux for the China market, branded as Hinge BI, and on Red Hat Linux for the U.S. market, branded as Viador BI.

During the past year, Viador has made an investment of nearly $1 million to integrate its platform with IBM's DB2-based offerings including, DB2 Cube Views, DB2 Information Integrator and DB2 on Linux, as well with WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal. Additionally, Viador has chosen DB2 for its development platform, meaning that Viador will lead with DB2 as its strategic platform for internal and external applications.

"Our joint solution provides organizations with a comprehensive business intelligence platform based on open standards," said Janet Perna, General Manager, DB2 Information Management Solutions, IBM Software. "Viador has integrated its capabilities with IBM's DB2 and WebSphere middleware offerings, and leveraged our data warehouse and business intelligence framework. That combination will help customers gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace, and give them rapid time-to-value."

"We are very pleased to partner with IBM in offering this Business Intelligence bundle for the China market," said Ricky Lei, CEO of Hinge Software. "Customers who are attracted by powerful business intelligence solution on Linux's low total-cost-of ownership platform will benefit most from this new offering. To meet the demands of the fast-growing China Business Intelligence and Linux markets, Hinge is joining force with IBM to provide the best localized product and support for our Chinese customers."

"We elected to align with IBM because of our innovative technologies and common vision," said Stan Wang, CEO of Viador. "Viador's Business Intelligence solution is tightly integrated with IBM DB2 technologies such as DB2 Universal Database, DB2 Cube Views, DB2 Information Integrator, WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal on Linux, to address the growing on demand Business Intelligence market worldwide. By harnessing IBM DB2 Information Management and WebSphere technologies, our customers are benefiting from scalable, open and cost effective technologies."

About Viador Inc.
Viador Inc. combines proven experience, technology and partnerships to deliver Business Intelligence for leading businesses and organizations worldwide. Viador offers the best BI development tools for SI/ISV partners and Enterprise customers by providing a platform that is highly customizable, allows the addition of new features on demand, requires zero client maintenance, offers quick and reliable deployment and the industry's lowest TCO. Viador is headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif. For more information, contact Viador at calling (650) 551-6000, Fax (650) 551-1200, email press@viador.com, or visit the Viador website at www.viador.com.

About Hinge Software Co., Ltd.
Hinge Software Co., Ltd. offers the best end-to-end Business Intelligence solutions customized for the fast-changing business world. Our solutions enable companies to measure and improve corporate performance with unprecedented insight into the market and the organization. Founded in 2003, Hinge employs more than 500 people and serves many large enterprise customers that are involved in many industry sectors including banking, telecom, and government. Hinge is headquartered in Shanghai, China. For more information please contact Hinge by calling +86 (21) 5396-5500, Fax +86 (21) 5396-6859, email press@hingesoftware.com, or visit the Hinge website at www.hingesoftware.com.

SOURCE: Viador, Inc.
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