Venture SystemSource teams with Pilot Software to provide data warehousing solution to the AS/400 marketplace

Business Wire, April 8, 1997

JACKSON, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 1997--

IBM AS/400 Solutions Developer and Leading Decision Support

Developer to Deliver Industry Specific Tools for Popular Platform

SystemSource, Inc., a data warehousing solutions provider and part of The Source Companies, today announced a worldwide distribution agreement with Pilot Software, Inc., a leading global supplier of decision support software, to offer complete, open data warehousing environments to the AS/400 marketplace.

Under this agreement, SystemSource will offer the Pilot(r) Decision Support Suite(tm) as part of its completely integrated AS/400 data warehousing solutions for customers in the retail/distribution, telecommunications, consumer products, medical and hospitality industries. SystemSource will utilize Pilot's advanced, scalable products to create solutions ranging from AS/400 enterprise warehouses to data marts and multi-dimensional databases to Internet-enabled, desktop OLAP.

"We chose to partner with Pilot Software because they deliver the most robust, open, multi-dimensional database tool to more than 100,000 users," said David Traxler, vice president of The Source Companies. "The Pilot Decision Support Suite far outweighed competitors with its dynamic features including stop light charts, drill down and personal cubes that are significantly smaller than any others in the industry. Combining Pilot's powerful technology with SystemSource's expertise in the IBM marketplace will give AS/400 users a powerful data warehousing solution for unrivaled business analysis."

"We are pleased to have the opportunity to partner with SystemSource to serve the AS/400 marketplace," said Hans Amell, Pilot's president and chief executive officer. "Working with SystemSource to offer a one-stop shopping solution to its IBM customer base will expand Pilot's implementation in key industries such as retail, financial services and telecommunications. AS/400 users can now find comprehensive decision support technology, service and support with one vendor."

About Pilot Software

Pilot Software, Inc., a Cognizant Company (NYSE: CZT), develops interactive decision support software for business decision makers in large organizations who need immediate, relevant insight to make time-critical decisions that improve organizational performance. Pilot's global headquarters are located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company has a strong international presence with offices throughout North and South America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. For more information, Pilot can be reached at http://www.pilotsw.com

About The Source Companies

The Source Companies -- Venture SystemSource, Inc., InfoSolutions, Inc. and DataSource Direct, Inc.--deliver a comprehensive set of client/server solutions for data warehousing, document/imaging and Internet-based application environments. SystemSource was recognized in 1996 as a top 10 IBM AS/400 industry integrator, top 10 VARBusiness network integrator, and the number one IBM AS/400 industry re-marketer in the southeastern U.S. Headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, SystemSource delivers an impressive market presence with offices across the country and international business partners. For more information, SystemSource can be reached at http://www.sysource.com -0-

Pilot is a registered trademark and the Pilot Decision Support Suite is a trademark of Pilot Software, Inc.

CONTACT: Venture SystemSource

Denise Hawkins

601/853-8550

denise.hawkins@sysource.com

or

Pilot Software, Inc.

Karen Gobler

617/374-6643

kgobler@pilotsw.com