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Partnership Enables Business Analysts to Create More Accurate Predictive Models in Grid Computing Environments

NEWBURYPORT, Mass. & MARKHAM, Ont., Canada, May 17, 2004 - Genalytics, a leading provider of advanced business analytics software, today announced it has formed a partnership with Platform Computing, the largest distributed and grid computing software vendor. As part of this joint agreement, business analysts can now analyze data and create more accurate predictive models in less time within a grid-computing environment.

Genalytics' approach allows firms to employ all of their data in their analytic models which ultimately drives significantly greater predictive power and returns. These new algorithms benefit from a high-powered grid computing solution like Platform Computing's Platform Symphony. Platform Symphony helps business analysts distribute the CPU-intensive genetic algorithms across an affordable, virtualized computing infrastructure, enabling them to deliver more accurate predictions about future customer behavior.

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