SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 8, 2009 -- PivotLink, the leading provider of business intelligence solutions delivered via Software as a Service (SaaS), today announced it has teamed with Google and released the PivotLink Gadget to bring unprecedented business intelligence capabilities to the enterprise and beyond.

Debuting at the Google Campfire One event, the PivotLink Gadget uses the Google Apps' developer tools to bring secure, collaborative BI analytics to the Google environment. The solution offers a customizable and cost-effective environment to engage employees, partners and key customers in collaborative analysis that improves performance profitability and customer service into today's extended enterprises.

PivotLink's technology allows Google Apps customers to configure custom business intelligence dashboards within Google pages that display all the contextual information needed for decisions. From real-time business data to breaking news, businesspeople now have the power to mash-up, publish and share business and market information on demand, while ensuring their IT department's stringent security controls and data management best practices.

For example, within Google Sites™, authorized users access PivotLink to tap into business information, such as charts and graphs on their company's sales trends and inventory levels, and combine it with information in spreadsheets in Google Docs™. For further personalization, users can drag and drop email and collaboration tools from Google Apps, plus maps, weather and other syndicated information.

DMA, a national foodservice distribution system with shareholders that are prominent regional foodservice distributors, is achieving success using the new PivotLink Gadget.

"The senior management team at DMA is a fan of Google Apps. We use it every day to gain information on what is happening locally, in our region and in our industry," said Jim Szatkowski, vice president of Data Services at DMA. "With the PivotLink Gadget, we're increasing information visibility by combining a complete view of our business through PivotLink of all vital business information. We have all the information where we need it to stay at the top of our industry. It requires a very collaborative focus, but the benefits are huge without requiring an extraordinary amount of effort."

"We understand the challenges customers face in finding BI solutions that are easy to deploy, simple to manage and require no capital expenditure investment," said Quentin Gallivan, CEO of PivotLink. "The PivotLink Gadget underscores how SaaS innovation is happening in our customer base today. When great partners in cloud computing join forces, customers win with unparalleled freedom, flexibility and cost effectiveness."

"We're pleased to work with PivotLink to extend business intelligence information to customers, connecting enterprise systems to Google Apps," said Rajen Sheth, senior product manager, Google Apps. "By making it possible to access and manage firewalled data in web applications and gadgets using the PivotLink Gadget, we're giving users a new way to collaborate and share business insights."

"Quick deployment of web-based BI solutions like the PivotLink Gadget offers customers a powerful new way to increase collaboration within the organization," said Michael Lock, Research Analyst for Business Intelligence at Aberdeen Group. "This produces measurable improvements in customer responsiveness and employee productivity by making better decisions, faster."

Resources

Sign up for a free trial of the PivotLink Gadget and learn more at http://www.pivotlink.com.

Read the DMA customer success story at http://www.pivotlink.com/customers/customer-overview or download the free white paper, "Survival of the Smartest: Fast Strategies for Reducing TCO and Increasing the Value of Business Intelligence through Cloud-Based Solutions."

Get details and news about the Google Campfire One event at http://google.com/enterprise and follow the discussion on Twitter.

About PivotLink Corporation

As the leader in on-demand business intelligence solutions, PivotLink serves over 6,000 business users in industries such as consumer packaged goods, e-commerce, healthcare, insurance, retail and technology, including customers such as: Car Toys; DebShops; Guardian Home Care Holdings, Inc.; KoolSmiles; Novell; Rossignol; Shaklee and Zones. PivotLink Solutions™ and the PivotLink Framework™ data platform put the full power of business intelligence in the hands of decision makers across departments, companies and extended networks, offering tailored environments for each user from CEO to line employees. PivotLink's unique, self-directed reporting and analytics are based on the Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model, providing users with complete analytical freedom with minimal IT involvement. PivotLink Solutions are typically deployed in under 30 days, seamlessly integrate data sets from multiple sources, are easy to use and have a price that is affordable. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, PivotLink is a privately held company funded by Trident Capital, Emergence Capital Partners and StarVest Partners. Visit http://www.pivotlink.com.

PivotLink's industry accolades include JMP Securities' 2008 "Hot 100: The Best Privately Held Software Companies" and four consecutive years ranked among the top BI providers in the CPG market by readers of Consumer Goods Technology Magazine. The company was also named a "Cool Vendor" in the Gartner, Inc. report titled "Cool Vendors in Analytics, Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management."

Google, Google Apps, Secure Data Connector, Google Sites and Google Docs are all trademarks of Google, Inc. This press release is for informational purposes only and no offer to buy or solicitation of an offer to sell any securities is made hereby. The forward-looking statements in this release are subject to unknown risks and uncertainties and do not constitute guarantees of future performance. The actual results, performance or achievements of the company may differ materially from the results, performance or achievements of the company expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.