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Panorama Software Supports Microsoft SQL Server 2005 April Community Technology Preview

Panorama 4.5 Chosen by Significant Global Brands

TORONTO – April 21, 2005 – Panorama Software, a global leader in business intelligence (BI) solutions for the Microsoft platform, today announced that its beta release of Panorama 4.5, the company's flagship BI solution, fully supports the SQL Server 2005 April Community Technology Preview (CTP). The April CTP provides greater predictability and the ability to manage changes over time by providing customers the ability to experiment with new features gradually.

Panorama Software is leading the market in business intelligence solutions specifically configured for both SQL Server 2000 and the SQL Server 2005 CTPs.  Released in March of this year, Panorama 4.5 is feature complete with new functionalities that enable businesses to implement comprehensive, high performance BI solutions faster and more cost effectively.  Panorama 4.5 will be generally available in May 2005.

"SQL Server 2005 provides Panorama Software the foundation that powers our next generation of enterprise business intelligence solutions," said Dr. Allon Cohen, Vice President Product Management, Panorama Software. "The release of SQL Server 2005 April CTP now enables Panorama's customers to easily utilize valuable data to make intelligent and informed business decisions."

Panorama has already received significant customer acceptance and interest in Panorama 4.5. Significant companies in manufacturing, financial services and media industries are currently testing Panorama 4.5 on top of the SQL Server 2005 platform with positive results.

"At Kable Fulfillment Services, Panorama 4.5 came highly recommended to meet our reporting and analysis needs," said Lawrence Bergie, CIO, Kable News. "We chose Panorama 4.5 because it will be able to help the organization streamline data in a consistent format and it can be configured for SQL Server 2005. We look forward to obtaining rapid return on investment and improved bottom-line results."

Panorama will also be participating in the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 four-city roadshow that started on April 19th in Boston, Massachusetts and will also take place in New York, Anaheim, and San Francisco. The roadshow will address how to implement a best practices migration to SQL Server 2005 and how to use new capabilities in SQL Server 2005. 

"We encourage Panorama Software users to test this feature complete CTP of SQL Server 2005," said Don Petersen, SQL Server senior product manager at Microsoft Corp. "Panorama has provided us with important feedback throughout the development cycle and we are confident that SQL Server 2005 works with its applications to give its customers the business intelligence solutions they need."

About Panorama Software

Panorama Software helps global organizations unlock the hidden value of their information assets to improve business performance and results.  Panorama extends the Microsoft platform through integrated business intelligence and corporate performance management solutions.  With Panorama decision makers at all levels and functions can easily analyze data, quickly create and distribute reports, and proactively measure performance. Companies gain a greater understanding of their business and make better decisions.  These informed decisions improve profitability, increase revenues, reduce costs and time to market and mitigate competitive risks.

Panorama, a leading innovator of business intelligence solutions, supports customers worldwide in industries such as financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, healthcare, telecommunications and life sciences.  Panorama has more than 250 partners in 30 countries, and maintains offices throughout North America and EMEA.  More information is available at www.panorama.com.

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