MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.- June 10, 2002-Sagent (Nasdaq: SGNT), a leading provider of enterprise business intelligence solutions, and DataDirect Technologies, the leading provider of components for connecting data and applications, today announced that Sagent is embedding DataDirect Technologies' data connectivity capabilities into the Sagent Business Intelligence Platform. Sagent will use DataDirect Connect for ODBC to enhance the flexibility and performance of Sagent's Solaris-based solutions, offering Solaris customers faster and more seamless integration with Microsoft SQL Server and IBM DB/2.

"As the data integration needs of business intelligence users continue to evolve, Sagent remains committed to providing the most flexible and rapidly deployable BI platform available," said Ellen Raynor, Vice President of Product Management for Sagent. "DataDirect Technologies is a leader in database connectivity, and I'm confident our customers will benefit from the implementation advantages the company's technology affords."

ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) is a standards-based API that facilitates plug-and-play functionality between multiple applications and databases. DataDirect Connect for ODBC permits users to quickly establish data connections to all major databases across all major operating platforms. The company's unique wire protocol drivers eliminate the need for client software, offering IT and business users easier database administration and better overall performance -- up to 500% faster than traditional ODBC drivers.

"Industry leaders rely on DataDirect Technologies for the most complete, best performing, and most reliable connectivity components in the industry," said Eric Egertson, Vice President of OEM Business Development for DataDirect Technologies. "We are pleased that Sagent, a leader if not a pioneer in the Business Intelligence technology marketplace, acknowledges DataDirect Connect for ODBC as best-in-class data access connectivity. We are very proud that they joined a distinguished group of our OEM customers."

About DataDirect Technologies
DataDirect Technologies is the leading provider of components for connecting software to data, providing standards-based technology that ensures consistent behavior and performance across diverse environments such as J2EE, .NET, Web, and client/server. With the most comprehensive support for ODBC, JDBC, ADO and XML, DataDirect Technologies helps developers speed development, integration and deployment.

Hundreds of leading commercial software vendors across major software markets embed DataDirect Technologies' components as part of their strategic product offerings. With over fifteen years experience, and strong relationships with IBM, Microsoft, Sun, Oracle and other leading vendors, DataDirect Technologies provides the easiest experience connecting software to data. datadirect-technologies.com

About Sagent
Sagent provides a complete software platform for business intelligence, enabling companies to reduce operational costs, increase profitability, and improve customer relationships. Sagent employs a unique business intelligence life-cycle process that facilitates the rapid development of custom analytic solutions and helps bridge the gap between business users and IT. Through its technology, services, and business expertise, Sagent simplifies business intelligence for more than 1,500 customers worldwide. Sagent customers include: AT&T, Boeing Employees Credit Union, BP Amoco, Carrefour, Citibank, GPU Energy, Guinness UDV, Heineken, Kawasaki, Kemper National Insurance, La Poste, Novartis, NTT-DoCoMo, Sara Lee, Siemens, and Singapore Telecom.

Sagent technology is also embedded in multiple partner solutions that address the needs of specific vertical and functional application areas; key ISV partners include Advent Software, Hyperion, and HAHT Commerce. Sagent technology has been adopted by leading regional and global systems integrators, such as Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Satyam, and Unisys, to address customer needs within their business intelligence practices. In addition, Sagent has built alliances with numerous technology vendors to cooperatively market solutions; alliance partners include Microsoft, Business Objects, and Sun Microsystems. Sagent is headquartered in Mountain View, California. For more information about Sagent, visit www.sagent.com.

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