Stone Analytics Named Microsoft(r) Great Plains(r) Solution Developer

San Diego, October 18, 2002-Stone Analytics, a leading provider of embeddable analytic software, announced today that it has been named a Microsoft(r) Great Plains(r) Business Solutions developer. Stone Analytics will provide solutions that complement those of Microsoft Great Plains, a leading provider of business applications that help small and mid-sized companies become more agile in today's interconnected economy.

Stone Analytics' solutions will provide increased functionality and satisfaction to its and
Microsoft Great Plains' mutual customers.  Stone Analytics' Decision Science(tm) engines include Scoring Science(tm) and Valuation Science(tm), powerful yet easy-to-use modeling tools that put analytical capabilities in the hands of sales, marketing, and customer service professionals. Specifically designed for integration into enterprise applications that store customer and sales information, Decision Science can be used to identify profit opportunities, improve operations, and deploy resources more effectively. 

"We're very excited about our new relationship with Microsoft Great Plains," said Stone Analytics' CEO Christy Joiner-Congleton. "Analytic capabilities are going to be a big part of enterprise applications in the coming years, and we have no doubt that this venture will be a valuable combination for our customers."

Microsoft Great Plains' solutions are designed to meet broad spectrum of business application needs of small and mid-sized companies, which generally consists of businesses with $1 million to $500 million in annual revenues. The business solutions are fully and seamlessly integrated across the application areas of enterprise resource management (ERM), customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM) and e-commerce.

About Stone Analytics
Stone Analytics develops and builds analytic software for integration into enterprise applications. Designed with the business user in mind, these engines increase the value and ROI of data-rich application environments by enabling users to leverage the data stored in these systems. In addition to software products, Stone Analytics provides a wide range of analytical consulting services tailored to the customer's need. Based in San Diego, Stone Analytics is owned by Stone Capital, and is the founding sponsor of SecondMoment(r), a news and business resource for applied analytics. For more information, please visit www.stoneanalytics.com.

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Bill Abrams
Stone Analytics 
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