OTTAWA, ON, CANADA, OCTOBER 14, 2004 -- Databeacon Inc., a developer of Web reporting and data analysis software, today announced the availability of Databeacon Analyst. Databeacon Analyst is an entry-level product that allows an individual to design and use self-serve explorable reports on a PC with the .NET Framework installed, then share static or Microsoft Excel versions of those reports via email. All explorable reports created with Databeacon Analyst are compatible with and can be used by enterprise upgrade products: Databeacon Smart Client Standard and Databeacon Smart Client Professional.

"Whether it's an entrepreneur with a point-in-time need to economically analyze desktop sales data or a market researcher trying to quickly discover trends, there is a large unserved demand for desktop Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)," said Databeacon President and CEO Andy Coutts.

According to the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM), a typical knowledge worker spends 15 to 35 percent of their time just looking for information. Making sense of that information is an additional problem, especially with the limitations of existing desktop reporting and data analysis solutions that have been engineered primarily as complicated enterprise-wide deployments. Databeacon Analyst allows an individual to drill down on desktop data and gain insight into key trends by easily creating interactive, explorable reports. Databeacon Analyst also offers the option of sharing insights with others by producing static output (in table or chart format) or exporting to Microsoft Excel then sending via email.

"Over the years we've regularly heard from a wide spectrum of analyst-class users who want a product that allows them to use drill-down OLAP technology to analyze their data and send key trends or insights to others. The problem is the technology has previously been available only as part of a corporate solution," said Coutts. "The value of Databeacon Analyst is that any reports produced on the desktop are upwardly compatible with Databeacon Smart Client Standard and Databeacon Smart Client Professional products whenever the need arises to share self-serve explorable reports over the Web.

Databeacon Analyst includes the Databeacon Insight viewer, as well as Databeacon's Client OLAP Reporting Environment (CORE) to design and build CORE cubes and reports from data available in files on the desktop. All CORE cubes and reports created with Databeacon Analyst are compatible with, and can be used by other products in the Databeacon Smart Client product family, including Databeacon Smart Client Standard and Databeacon Smart Client Professional. The product includes online support and informative Macromedia Flash tutorials. Databeacon Analyst is priced at $395 USD and available at www.databeacon.com.

About Databeacon Inc.

Founded in 1995, Databeacon Inc. is the award-winning developer of Databeacon, the Web Reporting and Data Analysis software. With more than 1,100 customers around the world, Databeacon's corporate headquarters are in Ottawa, Canada, with more than 110 reseller and OEM/ISV partners located in 27 countries.

Nathan Rudyk, VP Marketing
Databeacon Inc.
613-729-4480 ext. 304
nrudyk@databeacon.com