A3 SOLUTIONS SHIPS MAJOR UPGRADE OF A3 MODELING™

Powerful Software Automates Corporate Spreadsheet Models Over the Web to Achieve the Fastest, Most Flexible Budgeting, Forecasting and Reporting Solutions

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — February 2, 2004 — A3 Solutions, Inc., a pioneer in spreadsheet-centric software technology, announced today that it is shipping the 2004 release of A3 Modeling. A3 Modeling automates spreadsheet budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis over the Web to save enterprises time and money. The 2004 release of A3 Modeling includes powerful administrative features and support for a variety of OLAP and SQL data repositories. The result: Analytic applications created using A3 Modeling achieve production faster at lower total cost than do competing products in the industry.

Leveraging existing spreadsheet processes and ubiquitous Microsoft Excel?authoring skills, A3 Modeling revolutionizes the way budgeting, forecasting and reporting applications are created and managed. In addition to fast, low cost deployment, A3 Modeling includes enterprise-class features found only in the most expensive products. These features include real-time consolidations, Web-based write-back to a variety of OLAP and SQL repositories, executive dashboard, workflow with automated alerts as well as interactive ad hocslice and dice analysis.

"The 2004 release of A3 Modeling changes the economics of deploying and managing analytic applications," said Robert Lautt, A3 Solutions' president and chief executive officer. "By enabling Excel users to automate their own spreadsheet models over the Web without the need for expensive outside consulting, our customers achieve production in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost of traditional packages."

Customers interested in learning more about A3 Modeling 2004 should call (800) 666-CUBE (2823) or send an email to sales@a3solutions.com.

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.