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Press and Analyst contacts: For
Immediate Release
Tristam Wallace
Harpell
978-889-1457
twallace@harpell.com
Christophe Peron
QueryObject Systems Corporation
516-228-8500 x129
cperon@queryobject.com
Ron Margulis
RAM Communications
908.232.3230
ramcommunications@home.com
ADUSA, Inc.
630.663.8800
jperez@adusainc.com
QueryObject,
ADUSA Partner to Bolster Retail Supply Chain Effectiveness
Highly scalable Internet analytical suite added
to distribution, logistics, e-commerce/e-business,
and mobile/wireless-based CRM and distributed workforce automation
solutions
ROSYLN HEIGHTS, N.Y. & LOMBARD, Ill.
October 10, 2001 QueryObject Systems Corporation (QueryObject)
(AMEX: OBJ), a leader in analytical infrastructures for the information
economy, today announced that it has partnered with ADUSA, Inc.,
an industry-leading retail, supply chain and logistics consulting
company, to deliver highly efficient Internet-based data analysis
capabilities to ADUSAs current and prospective clients.
As partners, QueryObject will participate with ADUSA
in selected joint sales and marketing activities on a worldwide
basis, offering analytical components from QueryObjects technology
that complement ADUSAs solutions in supply chain management,
distribution, logistics, retail, e-commerce/e-business, industrial
engineering, kiosk and mobile/wireless-based CRM and distributed
workforce automation.
QueryObject's unique analytical data structure is
optimized for access to and distribution of high-volume business
data over the Internet. The integration of ADUSAs retail and
supply chain expertise and technology-based solutions will enable
companies to gain detailed insights into their business to drive
profitable growth, provide timely, Web-based information to executives
and decision makers, enabling improved customer relationships. ADUSAs
Analytic Data Solutions group will help retailers and their supply
chain partners develop a customer-focused Category Management Process
by providing the ability to analyze multiple data sources such as
POS, shipment, and frequent shopper information. These analytics
provide actionable feedback on market basket, loyalty, P&L,
and more, in easy-to-use queries, over vast amounts of data, in
seconds.
"A partnership between QueryObject and ADUSA signals a user-sensitive
awareness on the part of both companies that traditional and Internet
architectures should extend each other over numerous dimensions
of the business," said Bill Dupre, vice-president, Willard
Bishop Consulting. "The integration of ADUSAs expertise
across multiple industries with QueryObjects software will
give enterprises exceptionally high-capacity, bandwidth conserving
data marts, and the flexibility to report and analyze on their contents
using browsers or full-client desktop, based on the changing needs
of the enterprise."
"ADUSA and QueryObject have teamed to provide
intelligent solutions that allow customers to embrace e-business
and the flexibility of the Web, optimize business performance and
accelerate time-critical decision-making for employees, customers
and suppliers," said Eric Ginn, president and CEO, ADUSA. "QueryObjects
open data structure is a high performance data mart that can be
integrated with ADUSAs cost-effective consulting solutions.
Its ability to concurrently support both Web-server and client-server
implementations over the Internet will be of significant interest
to companies looking to offer a range of business intelligence out
to all classes of knowledge workers across their extended enterprise."
"This is an important alliance for us,"
said Robert Thompson, CEO, QueryObject. "ADUSA is a pioneer
in the integrated solutions market and is a recognized leader in
the retail industry, where data integration and analysis are critical
to the bottom line. Their customized solutions are a natural complement
to QueryObjects Internet-optimized analytical data structure.
We look forward to jointly developing market opportunities."
About the QueryObject System®
The QueryObject System (QOS) enables data intensive organizations
to achieve a competitive advantage by rapidly analyzing large amounts
of critical business data over the Internet.
QOS is the first true data structure for the information
economy, employing extremely efficient, highly distributable multi-dimensional
data sets that:
- work on Internet scale data volumes and numbers of users
- act at Internet velocity, with fast data mart builds, and query
at the speed of thought
- can be analyzed over both server-centric and distributed network
caching Internet architectures, utilizing the patent-pending QueryObject
Distributed Replication Server
- support any industry standard analysis tools while maintaining
data privacy and security
This can be achieved while enhancing the efficiency
of existing BI infrastructure and maintaining data security and
privacy.
About ADUSA, Inc.
ADUSA, Inc. is a leading provider of expert technical consulting
and software integration services to the retail and distribution
industries. The company also specializes in strategic consulting,
information technology and industrial engineering. Its approach
of bringing consulting excellence to a project guarantees cost-effective
solutions, and an ongoing relationship founded on value and customer
satisfaction. ADUSA personnel have decades of systems implementation
experience in the logistics industry, and are focused primarily
on the retail and wholesale grocery sectors. ADUSA is headquartered
in Lombard, IL, with other offices throughout the country. For more
information, visit the ADUSA site at http://www.adusainc.com/.
About QueryObject Systems Corporation
A publicly held company headquartered in Roslyn Heights, N.Y., QueryObject
Systems Corporation (QOSC) (AMEX: OBJ), was launched with a clear
mission to build analytical data marts that would become
critical infrastructure components for the information economy.
QueryObject Systems unique technology radically improves analytical
and business intelligence applications for firms competing in data-intensive
industries such as e-business, telecommunications, retail, healthcare
and insurance, and financial services. In addition, it helps companies
make sure that their applications are able to effectively meet the
demands of the Internet and e-business. QOSCs scaleable, Web-based
analytical technologies are available worldwide through a network
of authorized distributors.
For more information about QueryObject Systems Corporation and its
technologies, visit the companys Web-site at http://www.queryobject.com.
QueryObject System is a registered trademark and
QueryObject, QueryObject Analyzer, internetQueryObject, iQO, QueryObjectexchange
and QOxchange are trademarks of QueryObject Systems Corporation..
All other trademarks and registered trademarks referenced in this
document are the property of their respective holders.
The discussion in this press release regarding QueryObject Systems
Corporation contains certain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created hereby.
Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainty, including without limitation, the Companys
development as a software products company, and the ability of certain
partnerships to aid in that growth; the capability of the companys
products to perform as optimized analytical data marts; and the
ability of the companys products to support the performance
of other business intelligence tools. Although the Company believes
that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained
herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate,
and therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking
statements included in this press release will prove to be accurate.
In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking
statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should
not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other
person that the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved.
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