Brio Technology Joins Microsoft's Alliance for Data Warehousing; Brio Enterprise Awarded with Microsoft Back Office Certification.

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1997--Brio Technology, the enterprise business intelligence company, today announced its participation in the Microsoft Alliance for Data Warehousing.

As part of this announcement, Brio is also announcing that it has become Microsoft BackOffice certified, which will help ensure tight integration between current and future Microsoft products and data warehouse solutions and Brio Technology's business intelligence product family, Brio Enterprise.

"Brio Technology makes a strong contribution to data warehouse systems based on Microsoft SQL Server database management with their functional and affordable tools for data access, OLAP, and reporting," said Joe Brown, Microsoft product manager, data warehousing. "Brio's continuing commitment to optimize its products for Microsoft decision support and operating environments, exemplified by their recent BackOffice Certification, sets a foundation for future business intelligence products and solutions."

This announcement continues Brio's commitment to develop best- of-breed business intelligence products that are optimized to work with leading data warehouse products and solutions. According to industry pundit, Richard Creeth, co-author, The OLAP Report: "Since Brio Enterprise's ease-of-use and conformity to the Windows 95/Microsoft Office look and feel is, in our opinion, the best in the desktop OLAP sector, this would appear to be a good growth opportunity for Brio."

"Brio and Microsoft have compatible views on the importance of providing integrated RDBMS and OLAP data warehouse solutions, and the role that Windows NT is increasingly playing in that environment," said Chris Grejtak, executive vice president of marketing for Brio Technology. "Brio will be working with Microsoft to deliver the most highly optimized solutions for the NT marketplace."

About Brio Technology, Inc.

Based in Palo Alto, California, Brio Technology, Inc. is the leading provider of business intelligence solutions for the enterprise. Brio's complete product family provides a balanced, comprehensive solution that safely and affordably delivers data warehouse information throughout the enterprise. Brio offers multi-tiered solutions that work in both client/server and intranet environments. The flexibility and openness of the architecture provide Brio's customer with the fastest time to answer.

A technology innovator since 1990, Brio pioneered both the first graphical drag and drop query tool and the first distributed OLAP product. In 1996, Brio was the first to deliver interactive distributed OLAP within the browser window. Brio sells directly in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, France, and Australia and through a global network of distributors, systems integrators and VARs. Brio has strong technical partnerships with the leading suppliers of data warehouse solutions, databases, high-performance hardware, systems consultants, and web technology.

Brio Technology is a privately held, venture-based corporation whose investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Integral Capital Partners and Novus Ventures. Brio can be reached by visiting their World Wide Web site at http://www.brio.com, calling 415/856-8000, or faxing 415/856-8020.

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