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12 January 2010

Stephen Few to Headline at PureShare User Group 2010

Data visualization author, guru to deliver keynote address and one-day dashboard design course

OTTAWA, ON, CANADA – January 12, 2010 – PureShare® will kick off its annual customer user group event with a keynote address by data visualization expert, Stephen Few. PureShare is a privately-held software company that provides managers, executives and staff with direct access to answers about the business without the need for traditional reports. Its fourth annual user conference, PUG 2010, will be held at The Mirage in Las Vegas on March 4 & 5, 2010.

The general public is also welcome to take advantage of Few’s presence in Las Vegas . On Wednesday, March 3, Few will teach a full-day course on “Dashboard Design for at-a-Glance Monitoring”. Attendance for the workshop is limited to 60 participants and can be registered for at www.pureshare.com.

Christopher Dean, PureShare CEO, said: “We are thrilled to provide our customers with the opportunity to learn from Stephen Few, whose data visualization concepts are guiding the way that PureShare products enable customers to deliver proactive metrics in place of traditional reports.”

Every year, PUG brings together PureShare customers, users, staff and partners for two days of technical training and business updates. Highlights of the event include project showcases presented by customers, in-depth hands-on technical sessions, and insights into the next generation of PureShare products.

In the three days prior to PUG, PureShare offers instructor-led group training courses. This is the first year that attendees will have the opportunity to learn from a world-renowned guest instructor.

About Stephen Few

Stephen Few has more than 20 years of experience as an innovator, consultant, and educator in the fields of business intelligence (a.k.a. data warehousing and decision support) and information design. Through his company, Perceptual Edge, he focuses on the effective analysis and presentation quantitative business information. Stephen is recognized as a world leader in the field of data visualization. He has published numerous books and teaches regularly at conferences such as those presented by The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) and DCI, and also in the MBA program at the Haas School of Business at U. C. Berkeley.

About PureShare

PureShare develops software-based proactive management tools that eliminate the need for reports, manual spreadsheets and slide-ware. PureShare leverages data sources inside and outside of a company to provide a direct line to answers – without the need for reports. For more information, please visit www.pureshare.com. PureShare: No Reports – Just Answers.

Media and analysts contact:

Rich Razon
PureShare
+1 650.292.0736
Email: rrazon@pureshare.com
www.pureshare.com

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