Applix Business Analytics Solutions Drive Demand During Close of Q4 2003.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2004 Forward-looking and historical analysis capabilities enable organizations to accurately assess and easily make critical business decisions Applix, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : APLX), a global provider of Business Intelligence (BI) and Business Performance Management (BPM) software solutions, today announced new sales during the close of Q4, driven by the success of the company's flagship business analytics product, TM1 and the expansion of Applix analytics solutions throughout existing customer enterprises. "Organizations of all industries and sizes continue to turn to Applix for cost-effective business analytics solutions because TM1 can provide them unparalleled insight into their organization and effectively plan for the future," said David Mahoney, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of Applix. "With TM1-based solutions to analyze not only past performance, but also current state and future opportunities in real time, organizations can make more informed decisions and equip themselves with the information required to thrive." Mahoney continued, "TM1 also helps teams of business and financial planners improve the performance of their businesses with the best Excel interfaces in the industry, the most flexible environment for matching a company's financial model, no matter how detailed, and its proven low total cost of ownership." Industry leaders such as Eli Lilly, Sun Life, and Airbus SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. continue to adopt TM1 as the analytics tool of choice for mission-critical decision-making. Said Anja Quakernack, manager, Reporting Engineering Finance, Airbus SAS, "We chose TM1 because we needed a solution that produces ad hoc reports on large amounts of data. With TM1, we avoid redundant data input, and we can perform reporting ourselves in an very easy way." Fortunoff Fine Jewelry & Silverware (via Applix partner Revelwood) has chosen TM1 for budgeting and reporting capabilities. Phibro Animal Health is using the TM1-based solution Revelwood FCS FCS - Frame Check Sequence (R) to assist in the consolidation of their international subsidiaries. Applix's new customers include specific industry leaders and represent nearly every continent. The company's Q4 customers (with associated partners) in the healthcare industry include: Eli Lilly, KMB KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB Kowloon Motor Bus (Hong Kong) KMB Kempen & Co Merchant Bank (Germany) KMB Kiss My Butt KMB Knabenmusik der Stadt Bern Kliniken AG (elKom EDV-Komplettlosungen und Beratung GmbH), and Sanofi-Synthelabo Rt. (IFUA Horvath & Partner Kft.). TM1 Integra was in demand by healthcare related organizations with a number of sales through partner InFocus Health Ltd., including: Bedfordshire Shared Services Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust, Bury PCT (Private Communications Technology) A protocol from Microsoft that provides secure transactions over the Web. See security protocol. , County Durham & Darlington Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) was founded in London in 1852. There are a few institutions which pre-date it as providing care for children, although not in-patient beds. for Children, Oxfordshire Healthcare Service, Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust, Royal Berkshire & Battle Hospitals NHS Trust, St. Mary's Hospital NHS Trust, University Hospitals Coventry, Wrightington, and Wigan & Leigh Health Services NHS Trust. New customers within the information technology and telecommunications industries include: Ascential Software, IIJ IIJ Internet Initiative Japan IIJ Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (Internet Service Provider) IIJ Indo-Iranian Journal IIJ Is It Jazz (Boston band) (Nippon RAD, Inc.), Data Kansai (Nippon RAD, Inc.), Lexmark International China (Beijing Trulytech Co., Ltd.), Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH and T-Systems Unisoftware Kft. (IFUA Horvath & Partner Kft.). From the manufacturing industry, Applix's newest customers include: Airbus SAS, Alloy Wheels International SA, Delphi Diesel Systems (Coheris Infocat), Diehl AKO Ako (äkō`), city (1990 pop. 51,131), Hyogo prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the Harima Sea. Relying on its steel and chemical industries, Ako has become one of Japan's most polluted industrial cities. Stiftung & Co. KG (Cubeware GmbH), HEAG HEAG Human Ethics Advisory Group Sudhessische Energie AG, Henkel Loctite HK Ltd (eProgram), Rikentechnos (Nippon RAD, Inc.), Howden Compressors Ltd (FSG See Linux Foundation. Group), Menzies Airline Group (Coheris Infocat), South African Airways South African Airways (SAA) is South Africa's largest domestic and international airline company, with hubs in Cape Town and Johannesburg. It is also known in Afrikaans as Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens (SAL) (Cortell Consulting SA (PTY Ltd.), South Coast Power (MIS UK Ltd), Strate Limited (Cortell Consulting SA (Pty Pty Austral & S African Proprietary ) Ltd.) and Yokogawa Australia Pty. Ltd. Customers from the retail and hospitality industries include: Bahlsen (Aexis France) NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform Retail Brands Group Pty Ltd (eProgram), Dairy Gold Co-operative Society, Diakoniewerk Westsachsen (IT Steffens Beratung GmbH), Hollywood Multiplex Operations, InterCom Film Romania S.A., VFB Stuttgart e.V. and Wayne Farms LLC. Finance and media industry customers include: Bridgecorp (Cortell Wellington Limited), CCS (1) (Common Channel Signaling) A communications system in which one channel is used for signaling and different channels are used for voice/data transmission. Signaling System 7 (SS7) is a CCS system, also known as CCS7. See SS7. Media (Geac Enterprise Solutions UK), CLS Holding Plc, Credit Suisse Asset Management (Coheris Infocat) and Sun Life Assurance (eProgram). Additional TM1 customers include: Bar Ilan University (Biconix International), InterComISSA d.o.o. IFUA Horvath & Partner Kft.), New Zealand Post New Zealand Post Limited is the dominant postal operator in New Zealand. The company was created in 1 April 1987 as a State-Owned Enterprise from the corporatisation of the New Zealand Post Office, a government department, following the recommendations of the 1986 and Specialist Schools Trust. About Revelwood Founded in 1995, Revelwood provides business performance management (BPM) solutions that enable companies to predict, measure, evaluate and impact business performance. Offering products, implementation services, training and support, Revelwood brings ease, speed and flexibility to enterprise budgeting, planning, reporting, consolidation and analysis--all on a single, common platform. About Applix Applix (NASDAQ: APLX) is a global provider of Business Intelligence and Business Performance Management solutions. These solutions enable the continuous management and monitoring of performance across the financial, operational, customer and organizational functions within the enterprise. More than 1,700 customers worldwide use Applix's adaptable, scalable and real-time solutions, delivered by Applix and by a global network of partners, to manage their business performance and respond to the marketplace in real-time. Headquartered in Westborough, MA, Applix maintains offices in four countries in Europe, North America and the Pacific Rim. For more information about Applix, please visit www.applix.com. This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this document are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Forward-looking statements concerning future plans or results are only estimates and actual results could differ materially from expectations. Certain factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include without limitation, competitive pressures, changes in customer demands, adverse economic conditions, loss of key personnel, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , potential fluctuations in quarterly results, lengthy sales cycles, market acceptance of new or enhanced products and services, factors affecting spending by customers and other risks, uncertainties and factors including those described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 under the heading "Risk Factors" and its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under the heading "Factors That May Affect Future Results." The forward-looking statements provided by the Company in this press release represent the Company's views as of the date of this release. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause the Company's views to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, and these forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this release. (C)2004 Applix, Inc. All rights reserved. Applix and TM1 are registered trademarks of Applix, Inc. All other trademarks and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. |
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