A3 SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCES PARTNER PROGRAM FOR A3 Modeling™

Program Focuses on Revenue Modeling and Sales Forecasting Opportunities for Hyperion Partners

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — April 21, 2003 — A3 Solutions, Inc., a pioneer in spreadsheet-centric software technology, announced today a new partner program to address growing opportunities for revenue-planning, sales-forecasting and reporting-oriented analytic applications in the enterprise market. This program was designed around A3 Modeling, a new software product developed by A3 Solutions to make spreadsheet modeling within a multi-dimensional data environment manageable over the Web.

A3 Modeling is the ideal tool for technology partners looking to expand its offerings within its Enterprise customer base. The A3 Partner Program is designed to get technology and consulting partners up-to-speed and productive on A3 Modeling, quickly. It provides the technical support needed to develop compelling analytic applications, and a lead program targeted towards the partner's arena of expertise.

A3 Modeling is revolutionizing the way financial applications are managed and scaled within the enterprise. Combining W eb deployment with spreadsheet modeling, A3 Modeling is well suited for business applications that require the management of large amounts of detail, such as r evenue m odeling, s tore p lanning and s ales f orecasting. Supporting business solutions for o perations as well as f inance functions , any company using Essbase can benefit from A3 Modeling.

" A3 Modeling is must-see software for any Essbase consulting firm," said Robert Lautt, president & chief executive officer at A3 Solutions.

About A3 Solutions

A3 Solutions is an innovator in the Corporate Performance Management market (CPM, BPM, EPM). Leveraging its advanced analytic application technology, A3 Solutions competes successfully with market leaders by delivering more powerful budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and executive dashboard solutions that deploy more quickly and at lower total cost. Come to our website (www.a3solutions.com) and see how American Airlines, Avon, Cox Communications, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's, Safeway, Toyota, Williams Sonoma, and Verizon use software from A3 to reduce the time and labor associated with spreadsheets, increase confidence in reporting and analysis, enjoy more timely and detailed visibility into operational performance, and make decisions more quickly and confidently. A3 Solutions' partners include leading enterprise technology providers such as Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT, News), IBM (NYSE: IBM, News), and Hyperion Solutions (Nasdaq: HYSL, News). A3 Solutions is headquartered in San Francisco, California. To learn more about the company or its flagship product, A3 Modeling, visit www.a3solutions.com, send an email to sales@a3solutions.com, or call (800) 666-CUBE (2823) or 415-356-2300.