World's Largest Gathering of Business Performance Management Practitioners Expected at Hyperion Annual Global Conference

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 5, 2004 -- Hyperion (Nasdaq: HYSL), the global leader in Business Performance Management software, today announced that Solutions 2004, the company's global conference and the world's premier event for Business Performance Management practitioners, will convene at The Lakeside Center at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, USA, April 25-28, 2004. The annual Business Performance Management conference and exposition is expected to draw 3,500 participants this year, surpassing last year's 3,000 attendees.

The event will feature more than 250 educational sessions including over 120 customer showcases and a special track focused on Business Intelligence solutions product demonstrations, new service offerings and networking opportunities with some of the industry's best and brightest representatives.

Solutions attendees will learn about the innovative ways finance, IT and business professionals from areas including marketing, human resources and general management are using Hyperion software to meet today's demanding business challenges and how they are preparing for the business of tomorrow -- now. The event will provide the opportunity to network with leading industry players, thought leaders and key Business Performance Management and Business Intelligence experts leading the way in creating performance accountable organization.

In addition to the breakout sessions, the event includes:

-- An interactive lab providing customers with hands-on demonstrations on how to build easy-to-use and deploy dashboards

-- A dedicated lab showcasing Business Performance Management applications in action and future product plans

-- A special area highlighting customer-developed applications built on Hyperion Essbase

-- An exposition more than 45 independent software vendors, global systems integrators and other Hyperion partners

Hyperion Product Showcase

Solutions 2004 will also feature a comprehensive showcase of the entire Hyperion product offering, including the recently launched Hyperion Essbase 7.0 and Hyperion Performance Suite 8.2. Attendees will have access to products and services experts for one-on-one discussions about their Business Intelligence and Business Performance Management initiatives. A complete list of session topics will be available during show registration.

With the acquisition of Brio to our corporate family we are welcoming many new faces to this year's event.

For more information or to register, please visit the Solutions 2004 Conference Web site at http://www.solutions2004.com/conference/

About Hyperion

Hyperion is the global leader in Business Performance Management software. More than 9,000 customers -- including 91 of the FORTUNE 100 -- rely on Hyperion software to translate strategies into plans, monitor execution and provide insight to improve financial and operational performance. Hyperion combines the most complete set of interoperable applications with the leading business intelligence platform to support and create Business Performance Management solutions. A network of more than 600 partners provides the company's innovative and specialized solutions and services.

Named one of the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For 2004, Hyperion employs approximately 2,600 people in 20 countries. Distributors represent Hyperion in an additional 25 countries. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Hyperion -- together with recently acquired Brio Software Inc. -- generated combined annual revenues of $612 million for the 12 months ending June 30, 2003. Hyperion is traded under the Nasdaq symbol HYSL. For more information, please visit www. hyperion.com, http://www.hyperion.com/contactus or call 800-286-8000 (U.S. only).

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