Corporate Fact Sheet

Ownership: Public (NASDAQ:IQSW)

Business: IQ Software Corporation is the market leader in providing second generation client/server tools for delivering business intelligence to business users. IQ Software solutions are used worldwide by over 1.5 million users to get timely and accurate information to make better business decisions. IQ Software is the first company in the industry to offer an integrated, yet modular product family with excellent usability for business users, and comprehensive manageability for IS management. For business users, IQ Software provides enterprise-wide, easy-to-use information access, analysis and reporting. For IS, IQ Software offers centralized, server- based administration, support and security.

Product Family: IQ Software offers an integrated product line for delivering intelligent query, flexible reporting and charting functions along with seamless integration with personal productivity tools such as Microsoft Excel, Word, etc. Unlike most query and reporting tools that offer either client only products or very limited server functionality, IQ offers a true client/server solution and takes advantage of the following key technologies:

• True object technology bring the ad hoc query and reporting to the masses. It allows queries and reports to be generated by simply assembling SmartObjects.

• Uses powerful object repository to create a semantic layer that hides the complexities of SQL and databases.

• Supports three-tier architecture using IQ SmartServer that allows partitioning of data access functions to deliver scalability and performance.

The IQ product family supports Windows, UNIX Motif and character mode clients. UNIX, NT and several other servers are supported. Access to data stored in over two dozen relational and non-relational databases is provided, including Oracle, Sybase, Informix, CA/Ingres, DB2/400 and Rdb. Support for Red Brick, DB2 and Teradata is planned.

Distribution Channels: IQ Software markets its product family through:

• A direct sales force that focuses on Fortune 2000 corporations
• Over 900 OEMs worldwide who sell IQ products with their own vertical and horizontal application software
• A telesales organization
• Over 50 resellers and distributors worldwide with a major presence in Europe and Latin America.

Customers: IQ Software products are being used in several industries worldwide with customers such as: Chemical Bank, AT&T, General Electric, Deutsche Bank, Telemex, Dow Chemicals, J.P. Morgan, Bell Atlantic, R.J. Reynolds, IRS, British Telecom, Abbot Laboratories, Almacafe, US Navy, British Consulate, Sears, Home Depot, Texas Instruments

Growth: IQ Software Corporation revenues have grown at a compounded annual rate of 33% since 1990.