Decisionism Becomes Certified Training Center for OLAP Train; Agreement Extends Decisionism's Delivery of Complete e.Business Information Reporting and Analysis Solutions.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2000

Decisionism Inc., a leading provider of complete solutions for e.Business information reporting and analysis, and OLAP Train, the leading training organization for Microsoft data warehousing, OLAP, and business intelligence, today announced that Decisionism has become an OLAP Train Certified Partner.

As a Partner with OLAP Train, Decisionism is fully equipped to provide e.Business information reporting and analysis solutions, from data sourcing to application building to comprehensive training and education. "We have long been experts in implementing OLAP solutions, including complete customer education programs for knowledge transfer. This partnership affirms our industry role as complete solution providers," said Bradley Geddes, General Manager of Decisionism's e.Business Performance Management unit.

Decisionism's Raymond Fuller, Director of Services, agreed. "We are glad to be able to provide this service to Decisionism and OLAP Train customers. We will offer public classes in the Rocky Mountain area and will provide private customer courses throughout North America. As a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider, we develop solutions using MS OLAP Services and SQL Server, and now we are fully certified to deliver the leading-edge OLAP Train curriculum in addition to our already extensive consulting offerings."

"Decisionism more than met our stringent requirements for certification," said Rand Heer, President of OLAP Train. "They are MS OLAP applications experts, and they deliver training solutions based on their applications expertise. They fit perfectly with the hands-on, solutions-centered orientation of our curriculum."

OLAP, or On-Line Analytical Processing, has rapidly become the technological standard for business information reporting and analysis. As new transaction and e-commerce systems come on line, the need for reporting and analysis grows. The 1999 release of Microsoft SQL Server OLAP Services has made OLAP technology more accessible to companies undergoing the .COM transition and needing comprehensive business information brokering solutions. Both Decisionism and OLAP Train are Microsoft Solution Providers, addressing real-world business intelligence challenges.

"Our expertise in real-world business applications sets our training program apart," said Scot Reagin, Decisionism's Training Manager. "The combination of OLAP Train's top-notch curriculum and materials and our real-life examples really prepares our students to master their new OLAP environments."

About Decisionism

Powered by the Aclue(TM) Information Server, a highly scalable enabling technology for application building, Decisionism Inc. delivers e.Business information reporting and analysis solutions that turn business information into money. Selected by Computerworld as one of the "100 Emerging Companies to Watch in 2000," Decisionism has partnerships with Microsoft, Oracle, Hyperion, and Knosys in addition to OLAP Train. Its customers include 1-800-flowers.com (Nasdaq:FLWS), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Fluor Daniel (a subsidiary of Fluor, NYSE:FLR), ConAgra (NYSE:CAG), IBM (NYSE:IBM), Nissan Motor Co., Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN), U S WEST Information Technologies (NYSE:USW), and The Principal Financial Group. A privately held company headquartered in Boulder, CO, Decisionism is backed by such leading firms as Charles River Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds, Institutional Venture Partners, Trinity Ventures Ltd., Mohr Davidow Ventures, and Norwest Venture Capital.

Additional information about Decisionism and the Aclue Information Server are available from Decisionism's Web site, www.decisionism.com, or by calling 303/938-8805.

About OLAP Train

OLAP Train is a specialized courseware development company with consulting and training delivery partners in the US, Europe and Asia. OLAP Train's hands-on, solutions-oriented curriculum is designed for IS and business professionals who need to get up to business fast on Microsoft OLAP Services, DTS and other business intelligence software. For more information about OLAP Train, call 800/848-OLAP, ext. 1, or visit its website at www.olaptrain.com.

Decisionism is a registered trademark and Aclue is a trademark of Decisionism Inc. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. SQL Server is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation, Inc. Trade names referenced are the servicemarks, trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers.