A3 Solutions Launches New Hosted Budgeting, Forecasting and Reporting Solutions for Performance Management

Enterprise ASP Solution Uses A3 Modeling Technology to Securely Automate Spreadsheet Processes Over the Web, Supporting 10 to 1,000s of Users

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — August 31, 2004 — A3 Solutions, Inc., the leader in Excel-based analytics for the enterprise, announced today the general availability of the industry's first hosted ASP solution for enterprise performance management. The company said that A3 Modeling, the scalable web application that automates spreadsheet budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis processes over the Web, is now available as a hosted solution, A3 Modeling ASP, for customers that want to reduce dependencies on their IT department and gain the flexibility of subscription pricing for their performance management applications.

Using the proven A3 Modeling technology already leveraged by customers such as American Airlines, Avon, Cox Communications, McDonald's, Safeway, Staples, Toyota, and Verizon, the new hosted solution, A3 Modeling ASP, is for organizations that need all the value associated with licensing A3 Modeling and:

• Zero interruption of existing systems with the capability to run in parallel without conflict
• Elimination of hardware and networking setup costs, time and headaches
• No capital expenditure
• Removal of front-loaded software license costs
• Affordable Web-delivered consulting services

"This is a natural extension of the highly scalable A3 Modeling architecture," said A3 Solutions vice president of sales, Stuart Ratner. "Already the lowest total cost solution for transforming collaborative spreadsheet processes into enterprise Web applications, now customers can get to the web even faster and more economically."

It's now easier than ever to get budgeting or forecasting on the Web," added Ratner. "Companies can now eliminate IT dependence altogether with our hosted solution by combining hardware, software, and IT services into a simple monthly subscription.
To find out more, read the white paper, call 800-666-2823 or 415-356-2300, or email us at 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.