EAST NORRITON, PA (December 19, 2001) -- ActiveStrategy, Inc. (www.activestrategy.com), the leading software provider for Enterprise Strategy Execution (ESE), announced today the release of ActiveStrategy Enterprise™ (ASE) Analytic Edition. Through a partnership with Cognos®, the leading global provider of business intelligence solutions, ActiveStrategy has integrated Cognos PowerPlay® into ActiveStrategy Enterprise to provide Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) capabilities within the ActiveStrategy suite.

ActiveStrategy Enterprise is the world's first enterprise-wide software application that allows corporations to harness the power of Enterprise Strategy Execution, which supports performance management systems including Strategic Planning, the Balanced Scorecard, Six Sigma, and the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria. The application provides organizations with a Web environment to develop and focus key corporate strategies and then communicate, deploy, monitor, and improve the execution of these strategies to everyone within the organization.

"Through our partnership with ActiveStrategy, we are meeting the needs of high-end analytical users within an enterprise strategy execution system," said Ted Jandl, Cognos area vice president of North American partner channel sales. "ActiveStrategy customers will be able to make better decisions and implement more targeted improvement initiatives."

Client organizations that license the ASE Analytic Edition will be able to access pre-constructed data cubes to perform multi-dimensional data exploration. The addition of the ASE Analytic Edition broadens the existing closed-loop Enterprise Strategy Execution functionality within ActiveStrategy Enterprise, and specifically targets the sub-set of users within client implementations that are skilled and capable of leveraging sophisticated analytics. The integration of Cognos PowerPlay represents an example of how the portal solution can easily integrate third party applications, as well as external data and information.

"As the most advanced solution provider for the complete enterprise strategy execution cycle, we have recognized that a specialized subset of users within our target market could benefit from enhanced analytical functionality," said Jack Steele, Chairman and CEO, ActiveStrategy, Inc. "Our partnership with Cognos integrates one of the most widely used business intelligence tools directly into our suite."

Cognos is the leading global provider of business intelligence solutions that optimize the performance of the world's largest and most successful organizations. Founded in 1969, Cognos does business with more than 18,000 customers in 120 countries around the world. Cognos business intelligence solutions and services are also available from more than 3,000 worldwide partners and resellers. For more information, visit the Cognos Web site at http://www.cognos.com.

ActiveStrategy, Inc. is the recognized enterprise application leader for organizations seeking to harness the power of Enterprise Strategy Execution (ESE). ActiveStrategy clients include leading financial services, pharmaceutical and professional services corporations. Located in greater Philadelphia, ActiveStrategy provides best-of-breed applications for strategic planning and complete enterprise strategy execution, and its products are distributed and supported through a world-class network of consulting, integration and technology partners. For more information and product demonstrations, please visit www.activestrategy.com.

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