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Ipedo Announces 'EII Challenge'

Program Offers Risk-Free Chance to Experience Effectiveness of XML-based Information Integration

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 7, 2004 – Ipedo, a leading provider of information integration and intelligence software, today announced the 'EII Challenge,' a program designed to demonstrate the power of Enterprise Information Integration (EII) in corporate environments. The EII Challenge offers organizations the chance to experience benefits of EII with no risk.

To participate in the challenge, qualifying organizations must identify three information sources to be integrated into a single application, and Ipedo will have two days to complete the task. These information sources can be relational databases, messages, XML documents or Web Services , and would be combined into a web application or portal.

The challenge is limited to fifteen organizations. For this limited set of customers, Ipedo will waive its usual professional services fees.

"Ipedo's XML-driven EII capabilities make integration fast and effective," said Nick Zhang, CEO of Ipedo. "With the EII challenge, we're putting our money where our mouth is to prove how quickly we can bring the benefits to companies."

The EII Challenge will utilize the Ipedo XML Intelligence Platform. Designed specifically to reduce cost and complexity of information delivery, the Ipedo XML Intelligence Platform 3.5 features new graphical query and integration tools, the ability to inspect and process content based on rules, and modules that leverage vertical standards to provide developers with faster time to deployment.

The XML Intelligence Platform is a unique combination of information integration and intelligence technology. The software platform uses advanced XML techniques to extract and manage business critical data from disparate data sources, regardless of format. Ipedo's advanced query capabilities provide assembly of intelligent views on integrated data sets for improved decision making.

For details on the program see www.ipedo.com/challenge/.

About Ipedo
Ipedo delivers innovative information integration and intelligence software that provides on-demand insights to help businesses make better and timelier decisions. The Ipedo XML Intelligence Platform removes barriers to understanding by combining powerful information integration and query intelligence technologies in one system. Customers in financial services, life sciences, manufacturing, and high technology organizations rely on its advanced XML processing and patent-pending query technology to power a range of business critical applications. Ipedo is available on the Web at www.ipedo.com.