Alphablox Announces Broad Support for BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1; Joint Customers Leverage BEA WebLogic Platform in Alphablox's Analytic Applications.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2003

Alphablox(R) Corporation, the leading provider of InLine Analytics(TM) for enterprise solutions, today announced that it will provide broad support for the new BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1(TM). This robust support can enable joint customers of Alphablox and BEA (Nasdaq:BEAS) to develop custom analytic applications that can leverage the full power of the proven infrastructure and new business integration capabilities of BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1. Today's announcement supports the recent availability of BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1(TM), an integrated platform that provides superior business integration through the convergence of application development and integration, from BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAS), the world's leading application infrastructure software company.

Alphablox's InLine Analytics can provide companies with the ability to develop and deploy individually tailored analytic applications that extend the rich e-business application services provided by WebLogic Platform. Together, BEA and Alphablox technologies can make it easy to rapidly develop and broadly deploy scalable analytic solutions inside and outside the enterprise, enabling employees to interact and collaborate with relevant, real-time business metrics, to optimize business performance.

"Alphablox's unique, truly open, J2EE standards-based approach to analytics can allow our joint customers to build analytic applications that fully exploit all of the advanced features of WebLogic Platform 8.1," said Scott Edgington, vice president and general manager, global software partners, BEA Systems, Inc. "We look forward to continuing to partner closely with Alphablox to converge our application development and integration platform with their InLine Analytics."

"With WebLogic 8.1, we are strengthening our support for BEA's platform, providing customers with a combined solution that can increase their competitive advantage," said Bill Wagstaff, senior vice president of products at Alphablox. "Our partnership with BEA can enable customers to combine the flexibility of real-time InLine Analytics with the power of BEA's application and integration infrastructure, enhancing the value of a customer's investment in our technologies with the right information at critical decision points."

Support for BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1 will be available in Alphablox 5.1, scheduled for release in late summer 2003.

About Alphablox

Alphablox Corporation provides the leading InLine Analytics platform enabling Global 2000 corporations to develop and deploy real-time analytic solutions for optimizing business performance. Combining best-in-the-industry professional services with award-winning analytics technology, Alphablox's solutions integrate seamlessly into existing business processes and enterprise infrastructures, empowering front-line business people with personalized analytic applications to drive targeted business objectives. Market leaders in financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, and retail such as ABN Amro, Deutsche Bank, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harley Davidson, Mentor Graphics, Neiman Marcus, Seagate, and Toys R Us, rely on Alphablox's powerful analytic solutions. The company has financial backing from leading investment firms, including Accel Partners, Mohr, Davidow Ventures, Integral Capital Partners, and Deutsche Bank among others. Founded in 1996, Alphablox is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has offices and distributors throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Asia. For additional information on Alphablox and its solutions call 888/256-9669 or visit the company's Web site at www.alphablox.com.

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