PRISM SOLUTIONS AND PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP JOIN FORCES TO OFFER DATA
WAREHOUSE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES

DATA WAREHOUSING CONFERENCE, CHICAGO, Ill.--August 7, 1995--Prism Solutions
and Price Waterhouse Management Consulting Services (MCS) today announced
a joint agreement to provide software products and consulting services to
help companies reduce the time, cost and resources needed for data
warehouse development and maintenance.

The alliance combines Price Waterhouse's technology and consulting
expertise with Prism's data warehouse development methodology and
management software. Under the terms of the agreement, Prism will install
its products in Price Waterhouse's regional data warehouse "Knowledge
Centers." Price Waterhouse professionals at these centers develop and
refine the firm's world-class data warehouse professional services
capabilities. The centers also test existing data warehouse products and
technologies under development and provide training for PW consultants and
client personnel.

Price Waterhouse's MCS has developed "Knowledge Management," a
comprehensive approach to data warehousing which combines information
technology skills; operational, organizational and business process
expertise; resources such as its Data Warehouse Knowledge Centers; and
deep industry knowledge to manage data warehousing projects for clients
from strategy through implementation.

"Combining Price Waterhouse's broad expertise in information technology and
Prism's data warehouse leadership maximizes the return on investment for
data warehousing projects of all sizes," said Bill Inmon, who is widely
considered the "father" of the data warehouse and is executive vice
president of technology for Prism Solutions. "This extensive knowledge
base ensures customers' success in implementing a data warehouse
architecture to support a variety of business objectives."

Said Mike Schroeck, PW Partner, National Data Warehouse Leader, "We believe
Prism's data warehouse knowledge, experience and software products add
significant value to our Knowledge Management program, and are very
pleased to have formed this alliance to jointly deliver successful data
warehouse solutions for our customers."

Data warehouses provide the foundation for decision-support applications
and business reporting by integrating and transforming enterprise-wide
data into a single database of consistent, subject-oriented, historical
information. Uses of data warehousing include marketing and sales
analysis, customer information systems and financial applications.

Prism Supplies Key Software for PW's Knowledge Management Program

Prism Solutions complements the Price Waterhouse program with data
warehouse management software and implementation services. Prism Warehouse
Manager greatly reduces the time it takes to build and maintain a data
warehouse by generating programs to extract, integrate and map source data
to target databases on mainframe and client/server platforms. An extensive
selection of built-in transformations allows users to perform the data
conversions, summarizations, key changes, structural changes and
condensations needed to create the historical perspective of
enterprise-wide information that is critical for trend analysis and
business decision making.

Prism Directory Manager allows users to build, store and navigate an
integrated Information Directory of the meta data, or information about
data, in a data warehouse. Prism Directory Manager assists users in
finding relevant information for analysis by providing integrated business
and technical views of what data is in the warehouse, where it came from,
how it was transformed and how it has changed over time. Users can also
create their own customized views of the meta data to fit their particular
requirements.

About Price Waterhouse

Price Waterhouse is committed to providing the ideas, information and
advice that will help clients make better business decisions. Through a
global network of firms practicing in 117 countries and territories, Price
Waterhouse professionals work together to provide accounting, auditing,
tax planning and compliance, management and technology consulting,
litigation support and business advisory services to corporations,
individuals, nonprofit organizations and government departments and
agencies. The U.S. firm--Price Waterhouse LLP--with 106 offices and 13,000
men and women, is a vital part of the Price Waterhouse worldwide network.

About Prism Solutions

Prism Solutions is the leader in data warehouse management software for
building, maintaining and navigating data warehouses. Prism Solutions'
products and services provide the foundation for a variety of IT and
business projects, such as building decision-support systems, implementing
client/server architectures, migrating and converting data between
different computing platforms, and reengineering legacy applications and
business processes. Prism Solutions' customers include leading companies
in the finance, health care, insurance, manufacturing, public utilities,
retail, telecommunications, transportation and technology industries.
Prism Solutions' corporate headquarters are located at 1000 Hamlin Court,
Sunnyvale, Calif., 94089; tel: (408) 752-1888; fax: (408) 752-1875.
 
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