September 20, 2004

Advanced Visual Systems Named Favorite Data Visualization Vendor by Readers of Intelligent Enterprise

(Waltham, MA- September 20, 2004) – OpenViz visual analytic software from Advanced Visual Systems (AVS) has been selected by the readers of Intelligent Enterprise as the leading data visualization technology for Enterprise IT. Complete information on the data visualization category winner is available at www.openviz.com.

In random-sample, invitation-only voting, OpenViz achieved the highest ranking by large and small-to-medium enterprises in product, product life cycle, support and professional services categories, as well as the highest overall vote and satisfaction rating.

OpenViz is a comprehensive data visualization system used by enterprises and software vendors to add highly expressive graphics to analytic applications, dashboards, portals and decision support tools. First released in 2000, OpenViz provides application developers and product managers with virtually unlimited techniques for extracting, manipulating and presenting all types of corporate data in desktop and Web-based solutions. Prominent implementations of the technology are in the fields of business intelligence, financial analysis, customer analytics, risk management and life sciences.

According to David M. Murray, President and Chief Executive Officer of AVS, “We are extremely pleased to receive this recognition by the readers of Intelligent Enterprise. We listen carefully to what enterprise executives, middle management, project leaders and application developers need to achieve their business goals, and receiving feedback such as this is a tremendous confirmation of our technology and vision. I extend congratulations to the entire AVS team for contributing to this honor.”


About OpenViz and Advanced Visual Systems

OpenViz is a comprehensive suite of Java and COM software components that enable leading corporations and software manufacturers in every industry to develop and deploy sophisticated, dynamic, interactive, and scalable 2D and 3D visual presentations from all types of data. AVS' complete line of software products speed decision-making by bringing information to life using the latest in graphics, Web-based and interactive technologies on all major computing platforms. For more information on OpenViz visit www.openviz.com, write to info@avs.com or call 781/890-4300.