Fortune 500 Companies Get @RISK and DecisionTools^® in Collaboration with Global Consulting Group

Ithaca, NY - February 18, 2004. Palisade Corporation announced a new alliance today with Decision Strategies, consultant to Fortune 500 companies in oil and gas, electricity, and life sciences. Decision Strategies is an international leader in management consulting with a focus on strategic decisions and portfolio management. DSI provides professional decision facilitation for its clients as well as training and coaching of internal resources. Under the new agreement with Palisade, Decision Strategies will incorporate Palisade’s @RISK and DecisonTools Suite as integral elements of its proprietary Integrated Decision Management^® process used by its clients.

“The new arrangement will not only give some of the best companies in the world access to our software,” said Palisade Vice President Randy Heffernan. “It will provide the training those organizations need to fully understand and expand their use of the tools.”

Decision Strategies Managing Director Gary Bush believes that the adoption of Palisade software will enhance the use of Integrated Decision Management by clients. “These tools are accessible, intuitive and powerful. Using the Palisade tools with well-designed models will enhance the whole decision making process and their business performance. After all, dramatically improving performance is the reason we’re in business.”

» Further information about Decision Strategies and Integrated Decision Management can be found at: http://www.decisionstrategies.com/.