Hyperion Business Analysis Applications to Leverage Power of New IBM Servers; IBM Teams With Hyperion to Provide Powerhouse E-Business Platform on p680

Business Wire, Oct 16, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2000

Hyperion (Nasdaq:HYSL), a leader in business analysis software, announced support for IBM's new eServer pSeries 680, the first Unix platform in the industry running on IBM's powerful silicon-on-insulator (SOI) microprocessor technology.

The combination of Hyperion business analysis applications on the p680 will extend the speed of the platform to power a variety of applications, such as call center analysis and Website analysis. These applications can help organizations strengthen relationships with customers and partners and optimize online marketing and e-commerce initiatives to improve overall business performance.

Announced earlier today by IBM, the p680 is the world's fastest Unix server for the Web and e-business applications. Supporting industrial-strength business analysis capabilities powered by Hyperion, IBM's new p680 will provide a fast, highly scalable platform to address the growing number of organizations needing to analyze customer relationship data on across all departments. "Processing time may be cut in half with the performance of the new p680," said Tobin Gilman, vice president of strategic marketing at Hyperion.

"As a leading provider of business analysis software, Hyperion sees a demand for our Hyperion applications on Unix, especially when organizations want to support a large number of users accessing business analysis applications over the Web," added Gilman. "Our customers rely on Hyperion applications for enterprise-scale business analysis, and IBM's new p680 servers can provide the high performance and scalability they need to drive their strategic business decisions."

"As an industry-leading port for Hyperion's business analysis software, IBM's new p680 can help provide answers to the business critical needs of our customers as they move further into Internet computing environments," said Mike Kerr, vice-president of Web Server Products, IBM. "Hyperion's software and proven IBM Unix server technology make for an easily managed, powerhouse platform that can scale rapidly to meet the intense demands of today's e-businesses."

About Hyperion

Hyperion (Nasdaq:HYSL) is a leader in business analysis software. Hyperion helps business leaders plan, manage and execute strategies by analyzing information on business initiatives, supply chain execution, customers, operations and finance. The company's market-leading OLAP (online analytical processing) technology, packaged business analysis applications and tools are used by 6,000 organizations worldwide, including more than 60 of the Fortune 100 and more than 40 of the Financial Times European Top 100. In addition, more than 400 Hyperion alliance partners deliver technology, applications and services to increase the flexibility and choice for customers. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, the company has offices in 26 countries. More information is available at http://www.hyperion.com, info@hyperion.com, or 800/286-8000.

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