IAF Software addresses a major issue facing many businesses - how to make valuable corporate data more accessible to business users. According to a survey of 100 business-technology professionals conducted by InformationWeek Research and Optimize Magazine in January 2002, 82% of business users cannot design their own queries and reports from corporate data without either knowing the data structure or getting help from their IT department. Drawing on its global consulting experience in the data warehousing area, IAF Software provides enterprise customers with a robust BI application platform that is powerful yet easy to use.

Established in 2000, IAF Software is a private company located in Silicon Valley, and is a subsidiary of IAF Consulting, Inc. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, IAF Consulting (www.iafc.co.jp) is the only independent consulting company focusing on the Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence market in Japan. Global customers and partners include Daiwa Research Institute, Fujitsu, Japan Telecom, Mitsui, NTT Group, Oracle, Toshiba, Tostem, and Unisys Japan.

IAF Software's products include IAF Coaster, the first commercial design and management tool targeted toward the Oracle9i OLAP option, and IAF Vista, an easy-to-use development and deployment environment for Web-enabled OLAP applications. IAF Software offers product training and customer support services to help customers use IAF's software. Consulting services, such as DW/BI project management, data design and implementation, are also available. IAF Software's consulting services are especially helpful for global companies that need to address internationalization and global deployment issues.

IAF Software leverages its strong relationship with Oracle's Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence groups to optimize its solutions (IAF Software's products are available exclusive for Oracle). Recently, IAF Software participated in Oracle9i R2 beta testing and the launch as a partner in the Data Warehouse and BI area.