To: Walter Morton who wrote (10 ) 8/26/1999 11:39:00 PM From: Walter Morton Respond to of 294
FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PLATINUM SWITZERLAND JOINS VIAD VIADOR EXPANDS INTERNATIONAL REACH TO SWITZERLAND SAN MATEO, CA, August 10, 1999 - Viador(TM)Inc., a leading provider of Enterprise Information Portals (EIPs), today announced its expansion into Switzerland. Located in Zurich, Viador AG will distribute, implement, and support the Viador E-Portal Suite throughout Switzerland. The Viador E-Portal Suite is a web-based suite of products that provides a single architecture for securely searching, analyzing, and delivering all types of corporate data, giving users a "portal-like" view into a corporation's business information. Charles-Andre Fraefel, former managing director of Platinum Switzerland, brings nearly 20 years of experience in information technology to the position of Managing Director, Viador AG. "The excitement surrounding corporate portals has hit in Europe and Viador hopes to be a leader," said Fraefel. "I am excited to introduce the Viador E-Portal Suite and eagerly anticipate the business benefits we believe it will bring to the Swiss market." "We're pleased to welcome Viador AG to our growing list of international offices," stated president and CEO of Viador, Stan Wang. "Viador AG strengthens our European presence and supports our commitment to extending the benefits of corporate portals to our international customers." About Viador Inc. Viador Inc., formerly known as Infospace, Inc., is a leading developer of Enterprise Information Portals that help corporations leverage their information and technology assets to gain business advantages. The company's Viador E-Portal Suite gives thousands of users, including business managers and analysts, rich yet easy-to-use functionality based on a thin-client architecture that supports widespread deployment at a low cost of ownership. Viador's innovative technology is used by customers including 3Com, Charles Schwab, FedEx, Internal Revenue Service, Lucent Technologies, Sprint PCS, and Xerox. Headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., Viador is a privately held company backed by CDIB Venture, Crosslink Technology Partners, ITV, JK&B Capital, Mitsui & Co., and Technology Associates. For more information, call 650-685-3000 or visit the Web site at viador.com .