6th Sense Analytics Named Jolt Award Finalist.

"Oscars for Software Development" Recognizes the Year's Groundbreaking Innovations

MORRISVILLE, N.C. -- 6th Sense Analytics, a pioneer in improving software development metrics, today announced it has been named a finalist in the 17th Annual Jolt Product Excellence Awards, the high-profile award competition sponsored by CMP Technology's Dr. Dobb's Journal. Selected as a finalist in the Project Management category by a team of editors, columnists and industry gurus, the 6th Sense Analytics solution allows software developers and managers to automatically collect software development data and delivers immediate insight into the execution of physically distributed software development projects.

"6th Sense Analytics is breaking new ground with its automated approach to collecting software development metrics," said Rosalyn Lum, Dr. Dobb's Awards and Events Manager. "This has the potential to significantly improve visibility in distributed software projects without the cost and obtrusiveness of traditional metrics programs."

The Jolt Awards ceremony will take place on March 21, 2007 at the 20th Software Development Conference & Expo West at the Santa Clara Convention Center. 6th Sense will also be presenting a 90-minute session on Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) during the conference.

Hundreds of vendors vie for consideration, but only a handful are selected as finalists for each category. Each finalist receives an in-depth review by a team of experts, examining the standard criteria of audience suitability, productivity, innovation, quality, ROI, risk, and flexibility, but also seeking products that are "ahead of the curve; universally useful; simple, yet rich in functionality; redefine their product space; or solve a nagging problem that has consistently eluded other products."

"We're honored to be recognized by the Jolt Awards, which are seen as the Oscars for our industry," said Greg Burnell, CEO and co-founder of 6th Sense Analytics. "The problem we solve is among the most pressing in software development today and our solution is the first and only of its kind. We believe 6th Sense Analytics exemplifies the sort of innovations the Jolt Awards seek out."

Jolt Product Excellence Awards

For the past 16 years, the Dr. Dobb's Jolt Product Excellence Awards have been presented annually to showcase products that have "jolted" the industry with their significance and made the task of creating software faster, easier, and more efficient. Jolt Cola, the fabled soft drink quaffed by software developers for sustenance during project development marathons, sponsors the awards presentation.

6(th) Sense Analytics Solution

6th Sense Analytics is a powerful and unique software-as-a-service solution for achieving accurate and consistent visibility across distributed software development projects. 6th Sense automatically and unobtrusively collects activity-based data from developer tools and delivers on-demand analytics to individuals and teams. This delivers insight into the time spent on specific activities, and provides a basis for understanding team effort, productivity and overall project velocity - ensuring software development projects are on time, on budget and on target with business goals. All of this allows software development teams to improve their ability to deliver successful project outcomes, critical to the overall success of a globally distributed software development effort.

About 6(th) Sense Analytics

6th Sense Analytics, a pioneer in improving software development metrics, gives developers and managers deep insight into their software development process by delivering accurate metrics without interrupting the software development lifecycle or changing the tools used. The company uses an open and independent architecture that provides visibility into the status of distributed software projects. Founded in 2004 by a team of experienced software development executives, 6th Sense Analytics is a privately held company based near Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.