DENVER, CO, Sept. 30, 2004 -- Decisioneering(R), Inc., a leading provider of software and services for risk analysis and optimization, has released Crystal Ball(R) 7, the latest version of the award-winning Crystal Ball software. Crystal Ball 7 will allow users greater ability to transform Microsoft(R) Excel spreadsheets into dynamic models that solve almost any problem involving uncertainty, variability and risk.

Crystal Ball 7 extends the ability of the software with scalable methods for sharing information, improved statistical modeling capabilities and new analysis and reporting tools. These new features shorten the time required to set up models, increase the ease of use and provide a simple and easy way to interpret and communicate results.

"With the new features and functionalities of Crystal Ball 7, Decisioneering continues to pioneer the use of simulation and optimization in everyday decisions and further sets the standard for how people communicate risk throughout their organization," said Jim Franklin, CEO of Decisioneering, Inc.

Some of the new enhancements and features contained in Crystal Ball 7 include:

* A revised distribution gallery that allows users to share the results of their work with other users, and use these results in subsequent models.

* A new charting engine that delivers presentation-quality charts and reports.

* A new assumption chart interface allowing users to overlay assumptions, add marker lines to track specific values or statistics and graphically view the generated random numbers.

* Ability to fit distributions to forecasts during simulation.

* Auto-extract feature that writes selected forecast information and statistics to an Excel worksheet after simulation.

* Ability for correlated assumptions to span worksheets.

"I have been continually impressed with Crystal Ball with every new version," said Philip Solosky, president of Consolidated Business Services and a Crystal Ball 7 Beta tester. "The power and ease of use of Crystal Ball 7 has been the ace up the sleeve that puts my clients ahead of the competition."

To download a free trial version of Crystal Ball 7, visit http://www.crystalball.com.

About Decisioneering, Inc.

Founded in 1986, Denver-based Decisioneering, Inc., is a privately-held company that provides software, training and consulting services that simplify risk analysis and improve decision-making. The company's offerings include Crystal Ball, the industry-leading risk analysis package. For more information about the company, call 800.289.2550 (in US) or +1 303.534.1515 or visit Decisioneering's Web site, http://www.crystalball.com.

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