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Panorama Software Announces General Availability of Panorama 4.5

Panorama 4.5 Extends Functionality and Delivers Bottom Line Results for Customers

TORONTO – May 18, 2005 – Panorama Software, a global leader in business intelligence (BI) solutions for the Microsoft platform, today announced the general availability of Panorama 4.5, the company's flagship BI solution. Panorama 4.5 supports both SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 and includes key enhancements and new functionalities that enable businesses to implement comprehensive, high performance BI solutions faster and more cost effectively.

"The general availability of Panorama 4.5 demonstrates our leadership position on the Microsoft platform," said Dr. Allon Cohen, Vice President, Product Management, Panorama Software. "Our newly enhanced reporting, analysis and dashboard products extend SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 capabilities and proactively provides our customers relevant and accurate information they need to make better business decisions at every level of the organization."

Since the beta release of Panorama 4.5, Panorama customers have achieved substantial results. "Panorama continues to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to providing innovative products and services," said Lawrence Bergie, CIO, Kable News. "Their commitment to Microsoft as the foundation for highly available business intelligence applications will enable Kable Fulfillment Services to meet or exceed business goals and provide our customers intelligent business solutions. Panorama 4.5 speaks to their dedication to emerging technologies in the marketplace."

Companies such as Kable News will be able to take advantage of SQL Server 2005 by leveraging Panorama's new features to access data that already exists inside the organization. Utilizing these valuable data assets can dramatically improve performance and results:

  • Enhanced Dashboard: The new Panorama 4.5 dashboard provides "Live Updates" enabling businesses to automatically push near real-time dynamic content to decision makers. Panorama also supports the ability for end users to customize the layout of their dashboards, enabling them to define how they want information presented to them.
  • Exception Ticker – Panorama 4.5 enhances its alert and notification capabilities by presenting its bubble-up exceptions inside a new ticker bar within its dashboard.  End users are notified of a problem or an exception directly inside a scrolling ticker bar.
  • Expanded Report Authoring Capabilities: Panorama 4.5 supports matrix regions and 3D charting for building production reports, as well as multiple levels of grouping and sorting for ad hoc query.
  • Support of Large Dimensions – Allows users to easily navigate, search, and select relevant information from large data sets.

"With the general availability of Panorama 4.5 and its support for SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005, Panorama continues its tradition and leadership of extending the Microsoft BI platform," said Bill Baker, General Manager for SQL Server Business Intelligence at Microsoft Corp. "Microsoft and Panorama have worked closely together to build BI solutions that enable companies to make more intelligent and informed business decisions. Combined, SQL Server 2005 and Panorama 4.5 will change the landscape of the BI market and help customers get more from their IT investments."

About Panorama Software

Panorama Software helps global organizations unlock the hidden value of their information assets to improve business performance and results.  Panorama extends the Microsoft platform through integrated business intelligence and corporate performance management solutions.  With Panorama decision makers at all levels and functions can easily analyze data, quickly create and distribute reports, and proactively measure performance. Companies gain a greater understanding of their business and make better decisions.  These informed decisions improve profitability, increase revenues, reduce costs and time to market and mitigate competitive risks.

Panorama, a leading innovator of business intelligence solutions, supports customers worldwide in industries such as financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, healthcare, telecommunications and life sciences.  Panorama has more than 250 partners in 30 countries, and maintains offices throughout North America and EMEA.  More information is available at www.panorama.com.

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