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COMPOSITE SOFTWARE WINS ENTERPRISE OUTLOOK'S “INVESTORS' CHOICE” AWARD San Mateo, CA. - June 8, 2004 - Composite Software, a leading provider of EII (Enterprise Information Integration) solutions, today announced that it received the “Investors' Choice” award at VentureWire's recent Enterprise Outlook conference. The award, determined by more than 350 leading investment and industry professionals, is given to ten private venture-financed companies presenting at the conference that are deemed the most likely to succeed. Richard A. Shaffer, Editor-in-Chief of VentureWire, announced the winners of the Investor's Choice awards during the closing session of the Enterprise Outlook conference held June 2-3, 2004 in Redwood City, California. According to Shaffer, 65 presenting companies vied for the award. "The Investors' Choice winners show strong potential to take advantage of emerging opportunities in the enterprise market," said Shaffer. “This award demonstrates the momentum behind EII as the new information access architecture and Composite as a leader in the market,” said Jim Green, chairman and CEO of Composite Software. “Being recognized as one of the most likely to succeed by the conference participants tracks to the response we've been getting in the field. Our products enable business users who rely on information to make the right decisions, the ability to query the network. Composite elevates the value of existing applications and information across the enterprise by SOA-enabling information assets.” Enterprise Outlook, now in its 8th year, is a private equity forum covering the companies and investors the drive the enterprise technology market. VentureWire, a publishing and events firm that has been covering venture capital and high-tech startups since 1984, produces the two-day program. VentureWire is published by Dow Jones Newswires. About Dow Jones Newswires Through its Dow Jones Newswires Unit, Dow Jones (www.djnewsletters.com) produces focused, sector-specific online databases, newsletters and industry events as well as providing (www.djnewswires.com) real-time news for financial professionals in the equities, fixed-income, foreign exchange and energy markets, and also offers news for financial firms' Web sites. Newsletters published by Dow Jones include Private Equity Analyst, VentureWire Professional, and Daily Bankruptcy Review. VentureSource, the leading database of venture capital information, is published by VentureOne Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dow Jones. In addition to Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Indexes and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC of CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Pricing and Availability The Composite Information Server is now available directly from Composite Software. Pricing typically starts under $100,000 for an initial project. About Composite Software Composite Software is the acknowledged leader in Enterprise Information Integration (EII) solutions, which provide real-time views of critical business information across multiple systems. The company's flagship Composite Information Server enables access to distributed enterprise data as if it existed in a single location. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Mateo, CA, Composite Software is funded by Palomar Ventures, Apax Partners, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Clearstone Venture Partners and Dot Edu Ventures. For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.compositesw.com.
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