Applix TM1 nouvelle version 8.3

ORLANDO—BOSS—MAY 11, 2004— Applix, Inc. (Nasdaq: APLX), a global provider of Business Intelligence (BI) and Business Performance Management (BPM) software solutions, today announced the newest version of TM1, version 8.3, with interactive features specifically design for planning and reporting. TM1’s latest features build on its tight Excel integration and offer improved application management. Customers also rely on TM1 for real-time, what-if analytics, low total cost of ownership, and integration with enterprise applications such as general ledger, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems.

The new version of TM1 brings greater organization to Excel spreadsheets and workbooks — providing users with an
escape route from “spreadsheet hell.” TM1 Web also leverages Excel and employs these new functions. Therefore, this
release provides the foundation for Excel to serve as the most sophisticated and feature-rich solution for planning and analysis.

“Today's economy requires financial savvy at all levels of the business,” said David Menninger, vice president,
worldwide marketing, Applix, Inc. “With an estimated 150 million registered users of Excel, it is clearly the tool of
choice for managing numerical information. With this in mind, we’ve strengthened TM1’s powerful backend analytics
technology with the most widely accepted financial management tool – Excel. This combination enables businesses
to leverage the ubiquity of Excel by using it as a vehicle for better understanding financial and operational details
in the budgeting and planning processes.”

TM1's Application Organizer
Excel spreadsheets and workbooks can be unwieldy to manage, so Applix has developed specific components to
streamline and organize Excel documents. This feature allows users to create folders in TM1 (just as one creates
folders on a file server) and associate cubes, dimensions, calculation rules and Excel files for a linked trail of
information. The organizer also provides folder-level security, enabling administrators to set and enforce policies
on viewing and changing plans and budgets. In today's world of compliance and regulations, security policies are
vital to enabling accurate auditing.

Enabling Excel to be an Interactive Planning and Reporting Tool
The newest version of TM1 adds user-driven features that enhance the use of Excel as a BI tool.
These new features are supported in both TM1 and TM1 Web:

“Users can access data much more efficiently and the dynamic slice is exceptional. This version will significantly reduce Excel file maintenance. If you know Excel, using TM1 is a piece of cake,” said a TM1 manager at a major North American insurance company.

TM1 presents all its information directly in Excel, via individual desktops or via the Web. TM1 is the only solution that publishes Excel worksheets to the Web while also enabling authorized users to change the data via the Web. All changes made in Excel or via the Web are captured and recorded in the TM1 server, giving companies a "single version of the truth."

“The most effective business intelligence tools provide a seamless experience for users. To do this, the user interface must allow users to query, analyze, forecast and reforecast data at the ‘speed of thought’ as well as enable users to collaborate with colleagues in a casual or structured (i.e., workflow) fashion, whatever the process dictates,” said Wayne Eckerson, director of research, TDWI.
“Applix TM1 has always been a user-friendly tool with a robust Excel interface. The next version of the product extends its ease of use with better Excel integration.”

Added Support for ODBO
TM1 now offers added support for ODBO (OLE DB for OLAP), which will ease integration between TM1 and other data sources such as Microsoft’s Analysis Services and SAP Business Warehouse, for a comprehensive business performance management solution. By linking multiple data sources into one planning and analysis tool, companies can get a more complete view of operations and financials – which arms them with the information to make more strategic, more relevant decisions about the business. This ODBO interface was used to integrate TM1 and Microsoft's Reporting Services (see press release ). This integration further extends the benefit of business performance management throughout the enterprise.

Availability and pricing
TM1 8.3 is scheduled to be available end of June, directly through Applix or any of its authorized solution partners. For a complete list of solution partners by vertical and geographical specialization, please visit: Pricing starts at $25,000 for five concurrent users.

About TM1 and TM1 Web
Applix’s TM1 is a proven, multidimensional analytics platform for powering strategic analysis of financial, transactional, operational and other business data. TM1 has been named as a leader in the tools category of the “Beyond the Hype” Webcast from BPM Partners and Business Finance Magazine and scored the highest rating in goal achievement and performance in Nigel Pendse's OLAP 3 Survey (www.survey.com/olap).

TM1 Web, introduced in September 2003, uses Applix's BIshareTM technology. It is the first application from a major BI vendor that allows users to quickly and easily create real-time Web-based worksheets or ‘Websheets’ directly from within Microsoft Excel, allowing users to share enterprise data and facilitating forecasting, planning and budgeting through ‘what-if’ analyses.

About Applix
Applix (NASDAQ: APLX) is a global provider of Business Intelligence and Business Performance Management solutions. Based on the TM1 platform, these solutions for budgeting, planning and forecasting, enable the continuous management and monitoring of performance across the financial and operational functions within the enterprise. More than 1,700 customers worldwide use Applix’s adaptable, scalable and real-time solutions, delivered by Applix and by a global network of partners, to manage their business performance and respond to the marketplace in real-time. Headquartered in Westborough, MA, Applix maintains offices in four countries in Europe, North America and the Pacific Rim. For more information about Applix, please visit .

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