Press Release

Plymouth Meeting, PA – December 7, 2009 – ActiveStrategy, Inc., the leading provider of comprehensive performance management software, today announced that it has entered into a Strategic Partnership with Business & Decision, an international consulting and systems integration company with over 2700 consultants operating in 19 countries. Under the terms of this partnership, Business & Decision will market and implement ActiveStrategy Enterprise software and related services in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom, and Belgium.

Business & Decision is already recognized as a leader in Business Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management, e-Business, and Enterprise Information Management. ActiveStrategy Enterprise (ASE) software adds a new strategic component to the firm’s offering. ASE enables organizations to manage overall business performance more effectively by cascading and linking Balanced Scorecards, dashboards, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) throughout an organization, driving better focus on the right strategic objectives at all levels, visibility into related performance metrics, as well as greatly improved alignment to performance improvement initiatives. ASE will be central to Business & Decision’s emerging Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) practice, which will be managed out of the Geneva, Switzerland office.

Business and Decision Managing Director for Switzerland, Sami Jaballah, commented, "We chose to partner with ActiveStrategy because we felt that this product is the best enabler of the Strategy Management philosophy, and its practical implementation. ASE will help us to offer our clients value-added EPM service offerings, which enhance their ability to deploy their strategy enterprise-wide, and to create a sustainable and robust process for managing organizational performance."

ActiveStrategy Vice President of Sales, Donna Davis, remarked, "We at ActiveStrategy are very excited about this partnership. It provides us with a strong local presence in Europe, broadening our reach and providing new opportunities. We're also very enthusiastic about working with Business & Decision. They are an ideal partner for us because they have a strong commitment to growing their Enterprise Performance Management practice and are engaging actively with ActiveStrategy to help them do so."


About Business & Decision
Business & Decision is an international Consulting and Systems Integration (CSI) company. Business & Decision contributes to the success of customer projects by driving maximum business performance. The company has a reputation for functional and technological expertise and has forged partnerships with all of the key technology vendors. Located in 20 countries, Business & Decision currently employs more than 2730 people worldwide. Additional information is available at www.businessdecision.com.

About ActiveStrategy, Inc.
ActiveStrategy's singular focus is enabling results through performance management and measurement. Through a combination of the world's most comprehensive performance management software, ActiveStrategy Enterprise, and leading management consulting services, we help organizations of all sizes and in all sectors dramatically improve their business performance.


Media/Analyst Contact:
Lisa Hobart
Vice President of Marketing
lhobart@activestrategy.com
484.690.0761

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