MAJOR U.S. AIRLINE STREAMLINES BUDGET AND ACHIEVES 400% ROI

Web Models Give Enterprise Visibility Into Performance, Accountability and Scalability

SAN FRANCISCO , Calif. — August 13, 2003 — A3 Solutions, Inc., a pioneer in spreadsheet-centric software technology, announced today new approach to an old problem in the enterprise: inefficient and low-integrity spreadsheet processes. With A3 Modeling enterprises can quickly automate spreadsheet-based collaborations over the Web. Proven in some of the world's largest organizations, A3 Modeling radically reduces the time and costs of budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.

Featuring automated alerts, event-specific workflow, ad hoc analysis, and detailed dashboards, A3 Modeling makes forecasting efficient--even empowering--to both managers and participants. For process owners, A3 Modeling adds data integrity that otherwise does not exist with spreadsheets managed over email. In addition, by delivering dynamic and real-time spreadsheets over the Web, A3 Modeling enhances team-wide visibility into the financial details of a business.

"Customers are very excited about A3 Modeling," said Stuart Ratner, vice president of sales at A3 Solutions. "Because A3 Modeling leverages existing assets within an enterprise--spreadsheets, business processes and their own team's expertise--the pay back is immediate."

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.