Web-based Dynamic Data Analysis and Visualization Software Released Today

• Beyond 20/20 releases version 2.1 of Vista, its newest technology for data dissemination, analysis and visualization
• Webinar will be held Thursday May 27, 2004

OTTAWA – May 25, 2004 – Beyond 20/20, the world’s leading developer of software designed specifically for data dissemination, has announced the release of Vista version 2.1. Beyond 20/20 Vista is a software solution that leverages the power of Microsoft OLAP technology for Web-based analysis and visualization of data.

Vista was designed to enable users to access and analyze multi-dimensional data on the Web, view descriptive metadata to fully understand the meaning behind the numbers, and to drillthrough to record-level data. Some of Vista 2.1’s new features and enhancements include:

• Time Series Functionality - Calculate and save reports with growth rates and year-to-date aggregations.
• Cell-Level Footnotes and Missing Values - In addition to summaries and footnotes at the cube, dimension and member level, Vista 2.1 supports footnotes and multiple missing values at the cell level.
• Export from Drillthrough - Once in the drillthrough view, users can download record- level data to CSV/SSV/XLS.
• Support for Windows 2003 Server - In addition to Windows 2000 Server (SP4) and Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Vista 2.1 now runs on Windows 2003 Server.
• Automation Functionality - Vista Extended Builder allows data providers to add extended features such as multilingualism and advanced metadata to a Microsoft Analysis Services OLAP cube. New automation functionality uses a scripting file to rebuild or update an existing extended cube - automatically adding the multilingualism and metadata required.

On Thursday, May 27th at 10:30 E.S.T., Beyond 20/20 will be hosting a short Webinar to demonstrate the new features included in this release of the software. If you would like to register for the Webinar, please do so at: http://www.beyond2020.com/aboutus/registration.html.

About Beyond 20/20 Inc.

Beyond 20/20 is the market leader in developing software for data dissemination, analysis and visualization. Beyond 20/20's extensive family of desktop and Internet-based software products empowers end-users to process and analyze data quickly and cost-effectively. Beyond 20/20 offers a unique feature set, outstanding speed and ease-of-use. Beyond 20/20 is used by the world's largest statistical agencies, international organizations and corporations. Customers include the OECD, US Census Bureau, STAT-USA, Statistics Canada, CIBC Insurance, Moody's Investors and many others. Founded in 1987, Beyond 20/20 is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with an additional office in Washington, D.C.

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NOTE TO EDITORS: Beyond 20/20 and Beyond 20/20 Web Data Server are registered trademarks of Beyond 20/20 Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Editors, for more information please contact:

Lisabeth Laprairie
Beyond 20/20 Inc.
(613) 563-3993 ext. 305
lisabeth@beyond2020.com