Excelsior Software Joins QlikTech Global Alliance.

GREELEY, Colo. -- Leading Educational Assessment Software Provider Embeds QlikView For Enhanced Analysis

Excelsior Software, the leading provider of meaningful assessment tools for K-12 schools, today announced support for QlikTech's Global Alliance Program. Excelsior embeds QlikView, QlikTech's 64-bit business analysis application, in its District Data Analyzer, a product that enables schools and school districts to analyze and distribute complex data quickly and easily.

"Effective school management in today's accountability world ultimately depends on the ability to relate educational programs to student outcomes - something few districts are equipped to do," said Brad Baird, VP of Sales and Marketing. "Embedding QlikView within our solution helps us provide district educators with the tools and support they need to access and analyze critical information gathered from multiple sources. With this tool educators can more easily identify patterns and statistical relationships between interventions, demographic characteristics, programs, and student outcomes."

"I have been engaged in countless conversations when the need for data presented itself," adds Dr. Michael Riley, Superintendent of Schools in Bellevue, Washington. "With District Data Analyzer, I have been able to conduct an analysis in no time and inform the debate with actual facts instead of just guesswork. In the past, these data-related questions would take me weeks to answer and would tie up a number of staff charged with conducting the research. Now, whatever question crosses my mind can be answered within minutes."

The QlikTech Global Alliance Partner Program is designed to provide partners such as Excelsior with a fast, effective means to integrate QlikTech's industry-leading business analysis tool into vertical or industry-specific software solutions. Partnering with QlikTech provides a competitive edge by enhancing functionality, accelerating time to market, and improving profit margins. In addition to access to QlikTech's flagship product, QlikView 7.2, partners receive development tools and support for sales, marketing, education, and mentoring.

"Excelsior's new District Data Analyzer is on the cutting edge of technology," said Anthony Deighton, vice president of marketing at QlikTech. "As a Global Alliance partner, Excelsior can seamlessly embed QlikView technology that lets school districts combine multiple data sources from multiple years into one easy-to-use, inexpensive application that builds off of existing legacy data systems."

QlikTech is leading a new class of easy-to-use, fast and flexible business analysis solutions that empower individuals to improve corporate performance and drive innovation. QlikTech's flagship product, QlikView 7.2, extends the company's vision of simplifying business analysis, offering solutions that can be deployed in days, where users can be trained in minutes, and where end users have the freedom to be more creative in their analyses.

About Excelsior Software

Excelsior Software is committed to raising student achievement by providing immediate access to performance information, increasing teacher productivity, and improving communication. As the pioneer of the electronic gradebook concept in 1986, Excelsior's experience in assessment management supports educators by delivering the technical innovations that meet the needs of today's evolving data-driven educational system. The company's Pinnacle Plus software solution automatically tracks and reports student progress and attendance data to educators and parents at the individual, group, class, school, and district levels. Currently, Excelsior works with educators in nearly 1,000 districts nationwide. Its Pinnacle Plus solution is certified under the SIF Certification Program and is the sole student assessment software product recommended by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). Excelsior remains privately owned by its original founders, with company headquarters in Greeley, Colo. For more information, visit www.excelsiorsoftware.com or phone [phone].

About QlikTech

QlikTech is the world's fastest growing business intelligence software company. QlikTech believes information should be available broadly, affordably, and quickly. QlikTech's flagship product, QlikView, makes sophisticated analysis dramatically easier to deploy, use and maintain. QlikTech's patented technology allows instant, in memory, manipulation of massive datasets on low cost hardware, allowing affordable widespread deployment of highly sophisticated analytic applications in days. QlikView's click-driven, visually interactive interface is simple for end users to learn and use. QlikView has over 3,090 customers in 58 countries, and adds six new customers each day. In addition to hundreds of small and midsized companies, QlikTech's customers include large corporations such as AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Top Flite, 3M, and The Campbell Soup Company. QlikTech is privately held and venture backed by Accel Partners, Jerusalem Venture Partners, and Industrifonden. Founded in Sweden, QlikTech has subsidiaries in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, and Scandinavia, and over 100 partners across the world.

For more information on QlikView, please call 1-888-828-9768 or visit www.qliktech.com.