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London, 5 July 2004 - KXEN, a global provider of predictive analytics, has extended its global network by signing two new distributor agreements in Norway and Israel in the past month. Both distributors exclusively target their own country, bringing KXEN the local expertise it needs to enter these two new geographical areas. The partnerships were signed in Norway with bWise, a provider of business intelligence solutions, and in Israel with Next Generation Layers, a provider of operational and analytical solutions for customer-orientated companies.

Noam Man-El, CEO, Next Generations Layers, says, "The Israeli market now has the maturity to adopt the highest level of insight and knowledge for customer focused solutions. Today is the time to take the opportunity to enter this space and gain significant market share."

Per Anders Waaler, Senior Partner, bWise, says, "We see KXEN's analytical tools as a natural fit into the datawarehousing, reporting and analysis solutions we already provide on the Norwegian market. With KXEN, we are extending our range of solutions and entering a market where SAS earlier had a monopoly."

Roger Haddad, CEO, KXEN, concludes, "International development is a key part of our strategy, and bWise and Next Generation Layers are helping us to ensure we are strongly represented in the Nordic peninsula and the Middle-East."

KXEN has existing relationship with distribution partners in the Netherlands, Russia, Turkey, Switzerland, Slovania, Czech Republic and South Africa.