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Ipedo Launches New Study on Enterprise Information Integration (EII)

2004 Survey to Detail Industry Trends and Best Practices

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., November 29, 2004 – Ipedo, a leading provider of information integration and intelligence software, today announced it will conduct a pioneering study focused on enterprise information integration usage trends. The 2004 EII Survey will analyze motivation for EII projects, application areas where organizations are using EII, and the results of such projects.

"There is a tremendous demand for quality information in the way EII is being used in the real world," stated Nick Zhang, CEO of Ipedo. "It is our goal to deliver a comprehensive report on the state of EII that IT managers can use to accelerate the deployment of this vital new technology in their organizations."

Business and technical managers will gain valuable insights into how their peers are using EII to aggregate and present data to support operational decisions. Architects and developers will learn implementation details about EII deployments in other organizations, such as the number and types of data sources, applications where integrated information will be used, and the team, technology, and tools involved in the development process.

The 2004 EII Survey, available at Ipedo's Web site, will gather input during the last six weeks of the year. Participants and accredited news organizations will receive a copy of the summary report after the results are compiled and analyzed in early January. The report will enable comparisons of an individual company's EII initiatives to industry averages.

Survey Access
The 2004 EII Survey is available at http://www.ipedo.com/surveybegin.html

Enterprise Information Integration
EII is a fast-growing new technology that enables applications to present information on-demand from disparate and complex data sources. EII treats all enterprise data and content as a single, virtual data source that provides users customized, query-based access to the information they need, while leveraging existing IT investments.

Leading analyst firms, such as Forrester, Gartner, and Meta Group have recently begun coverage of EII. They are focusing on examining customer requirements and how EII fits into the overall data integration landscape. The 2004 EII Survey will provide extensive information on EII usage to supplement increasing analyst coverage.

For more information in EII, please see the EII Zone http://www.ipedo.com/eii_zone/

About Ipedo
Ipedo delivers innovative information integration and intelligence software that provides on-demand intelligence. 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.