Press Release AAA Carolinas Selects Brio Technology to Drive Business Performance Brio Offers Quick Payback on Investment Through Easy Access and Distribution of Critical Business Information SANTA CLARA, CA, July 23, 2001 -- Brio Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRIO), a leading provider of business intelligence and analytic solutions, today announced that AAA Carolinas, a not-for-profit affiliate of the American Automobile Association, has selected and deployed Brio Technology as its business intelligence solution for enabling access and distributing information to its key employees. Serving more than 1.4 million members in the Carolinas with travel, insurance, financial and auto-related services, AAA Carolinas needed to implement a robust, easy-to-use business intelligence solution that would allow seamless integration with its data warehouse and the ability for end-users to easily create queries and reports on their own. AAA Carolinas leverages the Brio Enterprise Decision Platform™ to allow its 700 employees, across 26 offices, covering their four distinct businesses to access, analyze and report on a multitude of data for both strategic planning and administrative purposes. "We needed a business intelligence solution that would not only complement our new data warehouse, but would also offer the flexibility and scalability to extract data and turn it into actionable information," stated Maryanne Rayfield, CIO of AAA Carolinas. "Brio was the obvious choice due to its ease-of-use and quick deployment capabilities. Now we have a complete analytical view of our members, allowing us to take advantage of additional opportunities for targeted marketing campaigns, increased revenue and improved member satisfaction." Recognizing the flexibility of Brio's solution, AAA Carolinas has evolved its use beyond the standard business intelligence and reporting applications to test and refine their data warehouse. By gathering information from both the operational systems and warehouse to check if data is loading accurately, AAA has saved countless hours and has allowed the warehouse to go into production much sooner than expected. "An organization's ability to turn its investments into results is vital in today's business environment," said Don Beck, executive vice president, worldwide sales, Brio Technology. "Using Brio's solutions, AAA Carolinas noticed immediate increases in decision-maker productivity and significant cost saving, which are essential to the sustainability of not-for-profit organizations." About AAA Carolinas An affiliate of the American Automobile Association, AAA Carolinas is a not-for-profit organization serving more than 1.4 million members in the two Carolinas with travel, insurance, financial and auto related services. About Brio Technology Brio Technology provides a proven and reliable analytic software platform that enables companies to simplify the complex process of using corporate data to make better day-to-day decisions. Widely recognized as one of the easiest to use and deploy analytic platforms in the industry, the Brio Enterprise Decision Platform(tm) expands business intelligence beyond advanced query and analysis technologies to include powerful information delivery through enterprise-class reporting and executive dashboards. Used by more than half of the Fortune 500, Brio products empower individuals, workgroups and executives in an organization to find, access, share, manage, and exchange information with thousands of employees, partners and customers through an Internet-enabled enterprise. Founded in 1989, and headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, Brio products and services can be found around the globe at www.brio.com. Brio and BrioQuery are registered trademarks of Brio Technology. BrioQuery.Server, Brio.Insight, Brio.Impact, Brio.Quickview, Brio.Report, Brio.Portal, Brio Enterprise Decision Platform and Top End Platform are trademarks of Brio Technology. The statements in this press release regarding the future roles and responsibilities of new management team members are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, Brio's ability toretain qualified personnel and such personnel's ability to successfully execute on their business objectives. For a more complete discussion of risk factors that could affect the Company's current and future operating results, see the discussions in the Company's reports filed with the SEC from time to time, including but not limited to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2001 filed with the SEC on June 29, 2001.