CALGARY, Alta., May 8, 2002 – Quadrus Development Inc., a Calgary-based IT professional services and solutions company, today announced its success in the deployment of the Microsoft SQL Server Accelerator for Business Intelligence—the new rapid application development tool. This leading-edge knowledge and experience deepens Quadrus' reputation as a leading provider of Business Intelligence (BI) solutions worldwide.

Early on, Quadrus was invited by Microsoft to provide input on the development of this BI tool, from the early development process to successful deployment at the client site. Quadrus quickly saw the value this new Microsoft solution could bring to the Business Intelligence landscape—and was pleased to be a part of its development.

"Quadrus has been an invaluable affiliate by providing Microsoft with critical feedback during the development of the SQL Server Accelerator for Business Intelligence," says Donald Petersen, BI Product Manager for SQL Server at Microsoft Corp. "Quadrus was instrumental in applying the tool in customer engagements and helping Microsoft validate our design. Quadrus is a recognized leader in the BI space, and we value our relationship with the company because it gets involved early in our development process to help Microsoft bring solutions to market."

Quadrus' enterprise-sized clients are also pleased with the implementation and associated benefits of this new Microsoft tool. By providing an infrastructure and allowing dimensional modellers to focus on building strategic business prototypes, this product shaved significant time off back end development time. It also incorporated industry-leading, dimensional modelling best practices to ensure that the BI solutions built are both scalable and flexible.

"We have already implemented the Microsoft SQL Server Accelerator for Business Intelligence at two client sites," says Brian Donaldson, Quadrus President & Chief Technology Officer. "Both of our clients are extremely satisfied with the results. This tool delivers a BI framework that leverages best design practices and provides a prescriptive, self-documenting architecture. Organizations can build strategic, BI applications to quickly and easily identify trends and patterns, make more informed decisions, and meet their aggressive business targets. We want all of our clients to experience the kind of success we're witnessing here. With Quadrus' technical expertise and a BI tool of this caliber, we're confident they will."