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The Megaputer and IHS solution DocSS(TM) based on X-SellAnalyst(TM) was selected as a finalist for the DM Review's World Class Solution Awards

Bloomington, IN  April 28th, 2003. - DM Review, the premier publication for business intelligence and analytics announced the finalists in its 2003 World Class Solution Awards Competition. The Megaputer/IHS entry presenting the online purchase recommendation solution, DocSS(TM), has been selected by the judges as a finalist of the DM Review's World Class Solution Awards.

The DocSS(TM) solution powered by X-SellAnalyst(TM) system by MEGAPUTER intelligence consistently generates over 6% of additional sales revenue for IHS and requires virtually no manual maintenance. Utilizing innovative Bayesian techniques, X-SellAnalyst identifies typical purchasing patterns and stores the necessary intermediate results in a compact form, thus allowing on-the-fly production of recommendation rules in response to any transaction performed by customer through the website or call center.

Industry-expert judges Sid Adelman, Les Barbusinski, Robert Blumberg, Larry English, Eddie Francl, Richard Hackathorn, John Hansen, Dave Hay, Claudia Imhoff, Mike Jennings, Chuck Kelley, Stephan Kudyba, John Ladley, David Loshin, David Marco, William McKnight, John Monczewski, Susan Osterfelt, Dan Sullivan, Colin White and Jonathan Wu selected finalists from a pool of more than 100 entries based on each entrys impact, relevance and innovation.

The World Class Solutions Award, a symbol of excellence within the business intelligence and data warehousing industry, originated in 1996. Entries are accepted in categories that reflect mission-critical segments of the market as determined by feedback from DM Review readers.

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