Press Release

Press Release

Viador and AviComp Announce Partnership to Deliver Business Intelligence Portal Solutions
to Russia

Sunnyvale, Calif., September 16, 2003. Viador Inc.™, the leader in Business Intelligence Portal technology, and AviComp, a leader in systems integration, today announced their partnership to deliver integrated Viador BI-PortalTM solutions to the growing Russian and Eastern Europe marketplace. The alliance takes advantage of Viador’s expertise in enterprise information management and AviComp’s extensive experience in the development, implementation, and support of large-scale information systems and their components. This partnership has already resulted in AviComp working closely with Viador to produce a recently released native Russian language version of the portal, driven by a customer request in Moscow.

"We are delighted to bring the Viador BI-Portal to Russian and Eastern European customers," said Victor Klintsov, General Manager of AviComp. "From our knowledge of the market and technologies, we see that Viador’s products provide the most open, integrated, secure BI solutions available on the Internet today."

"We are pleased to partner with such a recognized and experienced leader in Russia," said Edmund Lau, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Viador Inc. "At a time when global markets are showing tremendous growth potential, Viador is committed to delivering solutions that meet the needs of users worldwide. With our recent release of the Viador BI-Portal Suite in the Russian language, we look forward to working with AviComp to extend the power and productivity gains of the Viador BI-Portal to AviComp’s prestigious client base, enabling their continued success and competitive advantage." Klaus Webersinke, Director of Viador Europe stated "AviComp is a recognized leader in the Russian and Eastern European IT market. Their adoption of Viador is yet another example of the rapidly growing success of Viador among European customers."

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 AviComp Services AG
Founded in 1991 in Moscow, Russia, AviComp provides IT consulting, development and implementation of Application Software Systems and the design and installation of IS technological architecture elements. Some of AviComp’s customers include the RF Federal Treasury, Moscow Treasury, RF Clearing Chamber, RF Ministry of Finance, RF State Customs Committee, Slavneft, PAREX Bank and Interprombank. For more information on AviComp, please visit www.avicomp.ru/eng/.

SOURCE: Viador, Inc.
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