Software

Applying models to external data through a standard SQL-based protocol

Bloomington, IN - April 2, 2001. -- MEGAPUTER Intelligence Inc. announced
the release of PolyAnalyst 4.4, a high-end Data Mining tool offering new
features that dramatically simplify the process of integrating the results
obtained through PolyAnalyst data analysis in any external decision support
applications and help processing very large databases in their entirety.

The new PolyAnalyst Model Application Wizard allows simple scoring of data
in any external source through a standard SQL-based protocol, OLE DB.
PolyAnalyst can export created models in XML/PMML format or store these
models in a new OLE DB for Data Mining format suitable for direct data
scoring.  Additionally, PolyAnalyst 4.4 provides In-Place Data Mining
capability for working with very large data in dynamic SQL mode through an
intuitive interface.

"Megaputer is proud to ship the industry's first data mining product capable
of training on very large data sets and applying created models to any
popular data source of any size through a standard protocol," says Michael
Kiselev, Megaputer Director of Research and Development. "These features
help positioning PolyAnalyst as a leading analytical tool of industrial
strength. They eliminate headaches of exporting models to proprietary
formats and integrating them differently in different data storage systems."
Currently PolyAnalyst is the only Platinum Level Member of the Microsoft
Data Warehousing Alliance in the Data Mining Provider category. Details can
be viewed at www.microsoft.com/business/bi/dwa/members/megaputer.asp.

"PolyAnalyst enables DynCorp to thoroughly understand data and deliver
models successfully predicting personnel attrition rate in a project carried
out for the US Navy, as well as in other assignments," says Heyun Su, System
Analyst, DynCorp.  "We are happy to see the implementation of the new
PolyAnalyst capabilities, which will greatly simplify the integration of the
results of data mining in our existing decision support chain. Standardized
scoring of external data in a variety of formats and exporting models to
PMML are the features we have been specifically waiting for."

PolyAnalyst version 4.4 delivers numerous new features including:

* Model Application Wizard for scoring external data in any source through a
standard OLE DB for Data Mining protocol
* In-Place SQL-mode Data Mining for processing very large databases.
Supported algorithms: Decision Tree, Market Basket Analysis, Clustering
* Exporting created models to XML/PMML format
* Optimized Decision Tree algorithm based on Information Gain criteria
* Support for weighted accuracy classification into different classes in the
Classify and Decision Tree algorithms
* Support for SAS format data files
* Improved Decision Tree viewer and exporting DT models in HTML format for
comprehensive printing

The new system capabilities are of critical importance for successfully
mining Web data where datasets are large and sources are diverse.
PolyAnalyst machine learning algorithms provide a new Megaputer web mining
tool, WebAnalyst Server, with an unparalleled analytical power.

"PolyAnalyst's flexibility, ease of use, dynamite data discovery engines,
and affordable price make it an appealing solution," says Mario Apicella,
Technology Analyst, InfoWorld Test Center.  "If you want to uncover hidden
information that is just sitting in your archives waiting to make you money,
I suggest you implement PolyAnalyst posthaste." PolyAnalyst helps the user
solve tasks of clustering, classifying, segmenting, predicting, and
explaining data, as well as finding association rules in transactional data.
It features eleven machine learning algorithms supported by robust data
import, manipulation, visualization, scoring, and report generation
capabilities.

PolyAnalyst availability: standalone, client/server, or as DCOM components.
A free fully functional evaluation copy of the system is available for
downloading from www.megaputer.com.

PolyAnalyst is used by more than 200 customers worldwide including Chase
Manhattan, McKinsey, DuPont, Boeing, 3M, Allstate Insurance, Carlson
Marketing, Mars Corporation, Lockheed Martin, The US Navy, ALKA Insurance,
DynCorp, National Cancer Institute, West Group, Taco Bell, KPN Research, and
France Telecom to name a few.

Founded in 1993, Megaputer is a leader in software for Business and Web
Intelligence. The company provides a complete family of innovative solutions
that help customers make better business decisions. Megaputer offers
best-of-breed tools for data mining, text mining, and web data analysis.

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For more information:

Sergei Ananyan, Megaputer, (812) 330-0110, s.ananyan@megaputer.com

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