Press Release

Press Release

Viador and Engenium Partner to Provide Intelligent Information Data Retrieval Within the
Viador E-Portal

The Semetric Portlet Offers a Next-Generation Matching Technology Delivering High Precision
Search Results

Sunnyvale, Calif., May 9, 2002. Viador Inc.™ (OTC Bulletin Board: VIAD), a veteran enterprise portal provider, and Engenium™, a pioneer in the development of intelligent information retrieval technology, today announced their partnership and the immediate availability of the Semetric™ Portlet. The Portlet utilizes Engenium's product, Semetric, a next-generation conceptual matching technology, to search documents located within the Viador portal. By providing Intelligent Information Data Retrieval, the Semetric Portlet improves productivity through higher precision results and extends the power and flexibility of existing applications. Portlets are the integration components that allow Web applications to be managed and distributed by the Viador E-Portal™.

"Viador's comprehensive portal and business intelligence functionality makes them an ideal partner to leverage Semetric's next-generation matching technology," said David Copps, President of Engenium, Inc. "Working together with Viador by providing intelligent information data retrieval from within the E-Portal enables our customers' continued success."

"Engenium has developed a technology that takes search capabilities to the next level", said Stan Wang, president and CEO, Viador Inc. "With their Intelligent Information Data Retrieval, Engenium has created an almost human-like technology for conceptual matching and we are very pleased to be able to offer this type of sophisticated search portlet for the E-Portal. Portlets strengthen the value of Viador's portal technology, further enabling enterprises to integrate applications and information sources into a single, self-service interface, evolving eBusiness practices for greater operational efficiencies and a competitive advantage in a global marketplace."

Viador Portlets available for general use are featured on the Viador Portlet Web Site, portlets.viador.com. Portlets are available for download by registered Viador customers and partners. Many are free of charge and include source code for making modifications.

Viador technology enables organizations to construct user personalized portals that can combine applications, document systems, databases, information feeds, reports, news sources, collaboration services and other Internet content. The Viador E-Portal empowers employees and stakeholders through personalized and secure access to the business applications, information, and content sources they need to leverage information and technology assets to gain business advantages.

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 Engenium Inc.
Engenium, Inc., founded in 1998 and based in Dallas, Texas, is a privately owned software development company specializing in creating connective intelligence solutions for organizations to map concepts and knowledge from electronically stored information, and then to share that intelligence throughout an enterprise. Engenium licenses its software to be embedded in existing applications, such as, enterprise information retrieval systems, CRM applications, messaging & collaboration systems, knowledge management systems, enterprise portals and human capital management systems. For more information, visit Engenium on the web at: www.engenium.com.

Viador Safe Harbor
Statements in this release that are forward looking involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to be materially different from any future performance that may be suggested in this release. Such factors may include, but are not limited to, its ability to obtain additional financing, demand for and market acceptance of the Company's products and services, expansion into international markets, introductions of products and services or enhancements by the Company and its competitors, competitive factors that affect the Company's pricing, the timing of customer installations, the mix of products and services the Company sells, the timing and magnitude of capital expenditures (including costs relating to the expansion of operations), the size of customer orders, the hiring and retention of key personnel, conditions specific to the internet industry and other general economic factors, and new government legislation or regulation. Reference is made to the discussion of risk factors detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Viador assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in the press release.

EDITORS NOTES: Viador and the Viador E-Portal are trademarks of Viador Inc. of Sunnyvale, California. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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