Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2003

arcplan, Inc., a business intelligence (BI) software provider, is helping its customers comply with the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOA) with its new arcplan SOA framework.

For more than a decade, arcplan's dynaSight analytic platform has aided some of the world's leading companies in producing timely, accurate and informative financial reports with ease, improving business management and performance. The arcplan framework for corporate accountability builds on this record of success. It offers one clear version of the truth with one standardized platform for the entire company, regardless of infrastructure.

arcplan's SOA framework delivers:

-- Data Access - Point and click access to all of your data with

the ease of your Web browser and compare data from different

sources on the same page.

-- Data Visibility - Perform rolling and predictive forecasting,

giving executives a way to monitor all key metrics in

real-time.

-- Data Control - Provide structure and documentation to your

audit process with COSO-compliant internal controls.

-- Data Validation - Validate your pre-audit numbers instantly.

Variances are automatically flagged and quantified. Submit

final numbers to EDGAR with one click.

Other benefits include rapid application development, real-time Web-enabled reporting, sophisticated write-back capabilities, seamless infrastructure integration and access to disparate data sources.

"The arcplan Sarbanes Oxley solution is a prototype that gives clients the ability to integrate within their existing infrastructure to create a central model for collaborative interaction for defining, measuring and adjusting internal controls," Stewart Plumb, arcplan vice president of Sales, said. "This enables them to meet and maintain corporate compliance mandated by SOA."

Learn more and catch a live demonstration of the arcplan SOA framework with our Web seminar: Dealing with Sarbanes-Oxley: A Practical Roadmap to Corporate Accountability. Register for the next scheduled seminar 1:00pm Pacific / 4:00pm Eastern, September 16 at: http://www.dynasight.com/SOA/SOA_register.html

About arcplan, Inc.

arcplan is a globally successful software developer whose solutions enable companies to bridge business initiatives and IT resources. With arcplan's business intelligence and product configuration platforms, IT and business professionals can create custom Web-based applications without the cost and complexity of traditional solutions. arcplan has more than 1,500 customers and 200,000 users worldwide. For more information, visit www.arcplan.com.