Decisioneering press release library

2007
5/24/07:	Decisioneering Honors Monte Carlo Award Winners at Global User Conference Decisioneering announced five Crystal Ball Monte Carlo Award winners at the 2007 Crystal Ball User Conference, an annual global conference attended by Crystal Ball software users from around the world. The inaugural Crystal Ball Monte Carlo Awards, "The Monties," recognize and celebrate the outstanding and innovative usage of Crystal Ball software.
5/14/07:	Dr. Soman of General Electric Selected as First Winner of Crystal Ball Lifetime Achievement Award Decisioneering has named Dr. Narendra Soman, Six Sigma Master Black Belt at General Electric (GE) Healthcare, as the winner of the first Crystal Ball Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes Soman’s accomplishments at GE since 1996. During his tenure at GE he has solved many tough problems using Monte Carlo simulation and helped spread the general adoption of Crystal Ball during development and application of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS).
4/16/07:	New Release of Crystal Ball Gives Users Microsoft Office 2007 Compatibility and Scatter Charts Decisioneering today announced the release of Crystal Ball® 7.3, the newest version of the company’s flagship product used by 85 percent of Fortune 500 companies and embedded in the curriculum of over 700 universities around the world.
4/11/07:	Decisioneering Announces Monte Carlo Award Finalists Decisioneering today announced finalists for the inaugural Crystal Ball Monte Carlo Awards, also known as “The Monties.” Winners of The Monties will be announced at an awards ceremony during the fourth annual Crystal Ball User Conference.
3/13/07:	Latin America Crystal Ball User Conference Attracts Customers and Partners From Around the Region Decisioneering is pleased to announce the success of its first Latin America Crystal Ball® User Conference. The Latin America Crystal Ball User Conference held March 8-9, 2007, in Cartagena, Colombia, drew more than 60 attendees from a broad range of industries, companies and countries.
1/23/07:	Hyperion to Acquire Decisioneering Hyperion, the global leader in Business Performance Management (BPM) software, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Decisioneering, a privately held decision analysis software and solutions company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Hyperion will operate Decisioneering as a stand-alone Hyperion business unit.
2006
11/17/06:	Decisioneering Named One of Denver Area’s Best Places to Work Employees at Decisioneering have yet another reason to smile - their company was named one of Denver’s best places to work. Decisioneering was honored by the Denver Business Journal as one of the Best Places to Work in the Denver area.
11/8/06:	Crystal Ball Forums A Rousing Success Decisioneering is pleased to announce the success of its first Crystal Ball East Coast Forum and second annual Crystal Ball Oil & Gas Forum. Crystal Ball Forums are industry- or application-specific gatherings that typically last a full day.
10/20/06:	Decisioneering One of Two Companies to Win Fast 50 Award for Nine Consecutive Years For the ninth straight year, Decisioneering has been recognized as a Colorado Technology Fast 50 award winner. The prestigious Colorado Technology Fast 50 Program which awards the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in Colorado, is given by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP.
8/22/06:	Crystal Ball Now Available in Spanish, German and French Decisioneering today announced the release of the Spanish, German and French versions of Crystal Ball, the industry leading decision analysis software designed to solve almost any problem involving uncertainty, variability and risk.
6/20/06:	Decisioneering Welcomes Aon/Rath & Strong to its Six Sigma Partner Program Decisioneering today announced that Rath & Strong, a leading global provider of Lean Six Sigma and Six Sigma solutions, has joined Decisioneering’s Crystal Ball Six Sigma Partner Program. With this agreement, Rath & Strong will work with Decisioneering to promote the use of Crystal Ball simulation and optimization tools throughout its Six Sigma initiatives.
6/8/06:	Decisioneering Services Wins Technology Service of the Year Decisioneering Services, the training and consulting group of Decisioneering, Inc., was named Technology Service of the Year at the sixth annual CSIA Apex Awards. Decisioneering was lauded for clearly demonstrating not only an amazing high-tech solution, but for consistently creating high-touch customer responsive applications throughout its 20-year history.
5/4/06:	Third Annual Crystal Ball User Conference Attracts Crystal Ball Users and Risk Analysis Professionals From Around the World Decisioneering is pleased to announce the overwhelming success of its third annual global user conference. The Crystal Ball® User Conference held May 1-3, in Denver, drew more than 150 attendees from a broad range of industries, companies and countries.
4/26/06:	Decisioneering CEO Jim Franklin Selected as a Keynote Speaker in The Business Intelligence Software Leadership Conference Jim Franklin, CEO of Decisioneering, has been selected by the speaker board of ReedLogic as a leader in the business intelligence (BI) software industry, and as a keynote speaker in The Business Intelligence Software Leadership Conference.
3/14/06:	Decisioneering Executive Wins Prestigious “Forty Under 40” Award Decisioneering is pleased to announce that Larry Goldman, Decisioneering’s director of Six Sigma marketing, has been recognized by the Denver Business Journal as one of the top forty young leaders in the business community.
2/7/06:	Decisioneering Appoints Daniel Epel Managing Director for EMEA Daniel Epel has joined Decisioneering as the managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Epel will lead Decisioneering’s continued expansion into new and existing markets and build strategic alliances with corporate, academic and government partners in the region.
1/16/06:	AIT Group Becomes Newest Member of Decisioneering’s Six Sigma Partner Program Advanced Integrated Technologies Group, Inc. (AIT Group) has become a member of Decisioneering’s Six Sigma Partner Program. As a Six Sigma Partner, AIT Group will begin using Crystal Ball software in their Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma implementations around the world.
2005
12/14/05:	Jim Franklin to Take Reins at Rockies Venture Club Jim Franklin, CEO of Decisioneering has been named 2006 president of Rockies Venture Club.
11/14/05:	New Version of Crystal Ball Gives Quality Practitioners Capability Metrics Alongside Simulation and Optimization Crystal Ball 7.2 delivers on Six Sigma customer and partner requests, including new process capability metrics, a new welcome screen with links to tutorials and models, split-view charting and better performance.
10/27/05:	Decisioneering Services to Provide Clients With Risk Analysis Expertise Decisioneering has partnered with Vose Consulting to launch Decisioneering Services, an offering that will provide customers with the solutions they need to successfully complete their risk analysis projects.
10/17/05:	Crystal Ball Oil & Gas User Group a Success The first Crystal Ball Oil & Gas User Group brought both Crystal Ball® users and non-users together from companies such as ExxonMobil, Halliburton, Duke Energy, Ecopetrol and ChevronTexaco. Attendees came from countries ranging from Nigeria, Colombia, England, Scotland and Denmark.
10/7/05:	Decisioneering Named to Technology Fast 50 List for Eight Consecutive Year Decisioneering, Inc., is pleased to announce that for the eight consecutive year, Decisioneering has been named to Deloitte & Touche’s prestigious Technology Fast 50 program for the state of Colorado.
9/6/05:	Decisioneering CEO Jim Franklin Wins Prestigious Forty Under 40 Award Decisioneering, Inc., announced today that CEO Jim Franklin has been named a 2005 Forty Under 40 Award recipient by the Denver Business Journal.
7/7/05:	Decisioneering and Kozo Keikaku Engineering Bring Crystal Ball Software to Japan Decisioneering, Inc., and Kozo Keikaku Engineering, Inc., have jointly announced the Japanese version of Crystal Ball software.
6/29/05:	George Group Signs on with Decisioneering's Six Sigma Partner Program Decisioneering, Inc., today announced that George Group, the leader in Lean Six Sigma, has joined Decisioneering’s Six Sigma Partner Program.
6/22/05:	Decisioneering Triumphs at Global User Conference Decisioneering, Inc., today is pleased to announce the success of its second annual Crystal Ball User Conference. The event, held June 13-15 in Denver, attracted more than 145 attendees from 16 countries and a broad range of industries.
4/27/05:	BMG Joins Decisioneering's Six Sigma Partner Program Decisioneering, Inc., today announced that Breakthrough Management Group (BMG), Inc., an internationally recognized leader in Six Sigma technologies, training and consulting, has joined Decisioneering’s Six Sigma Partner Program.
3/30/05:	Decisioneering Teams with Vose Consulting to Deliver Risk Analysis Training Software Decisioneering, Inc., has formed a partnership with Vose Consulting, LLC, that will allow Decisioneering to resell Vose Consulting’s “ModelAssist for Crystal Ball,” a comprehensive risk analysis training software designed for Crystal Ball® users.
3/16/05:	Decisioneering Releases Crystal Ball 7.1 with Extreme Speed Decisioneering, Inc., today has dramatically increased the speed of its award-winning software with the release of Crystal Ball® 7.1.
2004
10/01/04:	Decisioneering Named One of Colorado's Fastest Growing Technology Companies for the Seventh Consecutive Year Decisioneering, Inc., a leading provider of software and services for risk analysis and optimization, has been named to Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Colorado for the seventh consecutive year.
9/30/04:	Decisioneering Announces Crystal Ball 7 for Improved Business Decisions Decisioneering, Inc., a leading provider of software and services for risk analysis and optimization, has released Crystal Ball® 7, the latest version of the award-winning Crystal Ball software.
7/12/04:	First Annual Crystal Ball® User Conference A Resounding Success Decisioneering gathered more than 140 customers and business partners at its first annual Crystal Ball User Conference, at the Denver Marriott City Center in downtown Denver, June 16-18.
4/1/04:	Decisioneering Announces Opening of its German Office Decisioneering, announced the opening of its second international office, Decisioneering Europe GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany.
1/31/04:	Decisioneering Announces Release of Crystal Ball 2000.5 Upgrade Decisioneering, Inc. has announced the release of the latest upgrade to its award-winning Crystal Ball 2000 risk analysis, forecasting, and optimization product.
2003
10/18/03:	Decisioneering Named One of Colorado's 50 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies for Sixth Straight Year
07/24/03:	Decisioneering Names James H. Franklin CEO Decisioneering, Inc., announced today that James H. Franklin has been named chief executive officer of the company and elected to the board of directors.
04/29/03:	Shell Begins Worldwide Deployment of Crystal Ball Risk Analysis Software Shell Information Technology International B.V. ("Shell") has signed a corporate licensing agreement with Decisioneering for Crystal Ball Professional Software. Shell will use Decisioneering's Crystal Ball Professional risk analysis and modeling software in its Global Desktop Infrastructure program as an item of optional Software.
02/06/03:	Online Marketing Success Story: Decisioneering Publishes 100th eNewsletter Company has published the 100th issue of Tomorrow's Forecast, the bi-weekly newsletter for Crystal Ball and tisk analysis information and resources.
2002
12/19/02:	Decisioneering Launches Crystal Ball for Six Sigma Training New training course helps Six Sigma practitioners understand how to integrate uncertainty analysis into their process and product improvement initiatives.
12/05/02:	CPAs Earn Credit for Learning How to Identify and Reduce Their Financial Risks NASBA recognizes Decisioneering as a qualified provider of continuing professional education (CPE) credits.
08/07/02:	Decisioneering Releases Real Options Analysis Toolkit With the Real Options Analysis Toolkit, Decisioneering has delivered a software, training, and consulting package that gives companies the power to capture and communicate the value of their projects, including research and development, mergers and acquisitions, e-business project prioritization, and contract valuation.
06/25/02:	CCH Enteract Selects Crystal Ball to Capture Power of Monte Carlo Decisioneering, Inc., has announced a partnership with CCH INCORPORATED (CCH), a leading provider of financial and estate planning information and software. CCH has integrated Decisioneering's powerful Open Crystal Ball (OCB) Monte Carlo simulation capabilities into the latest release of its CCH Enteract™ financial-planning software.
04/15/02:	Decisioneering, DATASKILL Partner on Web-based Risk Analysis Workbench Decisioneering, Inc.has announced the formation of a strategic partnership with DATASKILL, a California-based eBusiness solutions integrator. The companies have combined talents to develop a web-based risk-modeling environment.
2001
12/20/01:	Crystal Ball 2000 Professional Selected as Finalist for Software Industry Codie Award In early December, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) named Crystal Ball 2000 Professional Edition a finalist in the "Best Numeric/Database Software" category for the 2002 Codie Awards.
11/07/01:	Decisioneering Makes Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 List Decisioneering, Inc. announced that it has been ranked 31st on the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 list of fastest-growing technology companies in Colorado. This is the fourth straight year Decisioneering has made the list.
10/31/01:	Decisioneering Announces Release of Multimedia Training CD Decisioneering, Inc., has announced the release of Risk Analysis Using Crystal Ball, a multimedia training CD designed to teach professionals the fundamentals of spreadsheet risk analysis and Monte Carlo simulation.
10/25/01:	Decisioneering and SBTI form Partnership in Six Sigma Training Decisioneering, Inc.has announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Sigma Breakthrough Technologies, Inc. (SBTI), the country's largest Six Sigma training firm.
09/26/01:	Industry Welcomes SPE Endorsement of Probabilistic Analysis for Oil and Gas Reserve Estimates The Board of Directors for the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) endorsed recommendations of the Society's Oil and Gas Reserves Committee for revisions to the 1977 Reserves document. To perform probabilistic analysis, many oil and gas companies apply Monte Carlo simulation and Crystal Ball risk analysis software.
08/27/01:	Decisioneering Introduces Crystal Ball Advi$or Decisioneering's new product helps financial planners remove the guesswork involved with clients' investment strategies.
07/19/01:	Open Crystal Ball 2.2 Upgrade Decisioneering announces the release of version 2.2 of Open Crystal Ball (OCB) for Web, enterprise, and client/server environments.
07/02/01:	Crystal Ball Goes to College Decisioneering's risk analysis tool is first choice of top universities and academic publishers.
06/08/01:	Crystal Ball 2000.2 Begins Shipping Overwhelming response may delay shipment of upgrade to some customers.
06/06/01	Decisioneering Announces Release of Crystal Ball 2000.2 Upgrade Decisioneering, Inc. has announced the release of the latest upgrade to its award-winning Crystal Ball 2000 risk analysis, forecasting, and optimization product. The upgrade, Crystal Ball 2000.2, incorporates a number of enhancements that will boost the capabilities of the product and simplify its use.
05/30/01	Decisioneering Announces Release of Crystal Ball Workgroup Decisioneering, Inc. announced the availability of Crystal Ball Workgroup, a software and training package designed to help corporate workgroups get the most out of the company’s award-winning Crystal Ball risk analysis, forecasting, and optimization product.
03/07/01	Scientific Computing Associates and Decisioneering Announce Crystal Ball Premium Scientific Computing Associates (SCA) announced that it has teamed with Decisioneering to develop Paradise® enabled Crystal Ball Premium.
02/20/01	Decisioneering and Visualize, Inc. to Develop Financial Services Risk Analysis Software Decisioneering announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Visualize, Inc. to jointly develop risk-analysis software specifically for the financial services industry.
02/13/01	Decisioneering Celebrates 15th Anniversary and Releases Crystal Ball 2000 Premium Today, Decisioneering celebrates 15 years of providing software tools and solutions for business decision-making and releases its latest software suite.
01/16/01	Decisioneering's CB Turbo® Boosts Conoco's Economic Forecasting Power Conoco has obtained a site license for CB Turbo.
01/03/01	SRC Increases Advisor Series Forecasting Options with Decisioneering Crystal Ball SRC Software's Advisor Series™ system supports Decisioneering's CB Predictor™ add-in as an option for Time-series forecasting.
2000
12/19/00	Decisioneering Releases Open Crystal Ball 2.0 Platform-independent version of Crystal Ball 2000 provides risk-analysis functionality for client-server and Web-enabled applications
12/7/00	Crystal Ball 2000 Professional Edition Selected as a Finalist for Software Industry Codie Award
12/5/00	Decisioneering and Decision Strategies Combine Software and Methodology Decisioneering, Inc. announced today the formation of a strategic alliance with Decision Strategies, Inc. of Houston, TX to offer an integrated package combining their Crystal Ball® 2000 software with Decision Strategies' Integrated Decision Management® (IDMT) methodology.
11/14/00	Clickly.com and Decisioneering partner up to offer Decisioneering software in various flexible pricing and distribution models Clickly.com B.V. and Decisioneering, Inc. announce that they have formed a partnership to distribute Decisioneering's software through Clickly.com's innovative new business models.
10/25/00	Decisioneering, Inc. Named Colorado's 21st Fastest Growing Technology Company Decisioneering has been ranked #21 on Deloitte & Touche's prestigious Colorado Technology Fast 50 List, a ranking of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the area.
08/24/00	Texaco Selects Decisioneering's Crystal Ball 2000 Professional Edition for Worldwide Reserve Asset Valuation Texaco's Worldwide Upstream department has entered into a corporate licensing agreement with Decisioneering for worldwide use of its Crystal Ball 2000 Professional Edition risk analysis software.
06/29/00	OptionWealth Partners with Decisioneering to Incorporate Stochastic Simulation and Optimization Components into OWL web Toolbox OptionWealth, Inc. and Decisioneering are pleased to announce the formation of a partnership to incorporate Decisioneering's Web-focused analytical engines into OptionWealth's online stock option valuation tool kit.
03/31/00	Decisioneering Announces Management Changes Decisioneering, Inc., announced the appointment of Charles Von Thun as its President and Chief Executive Officer.
03/07/00	Decisioneering launches new office and Web site for UK customers Decisioneering announces the opening of Decisioneering UK Ltd., our London office that will serve the needs of our European and African customers.
1999
10/7/99	Decisioneering, Inc. Recognized as Colorado's 27^th Fastest Growing Technology Company Decisioneering has been ranked #27 on Deloitte & Touche's prestigious Colorado Technology Fast 50 List, a ranking of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the area.
9/30/99	Crystal Ball 2000 Software Upgrade Delivers Complete Risk Analysis and Forecasting Package Decisioneering has released Crystal Ball 2000 -- Standard and Professional Editions and CB Predictor 1.1. Numerous enhancements to the software make this upgraded software compelling for both current and future customers.
7/31/99	Decisioneering Expands Technology Focus into Web Applications, Kicks Off Corporate Repositioning Decisioneering to offer 100% pure Java component Web tools that bring advanced analytic technology to mainstream business applications.
5/21/99	Decisioneering Dominates Desktop Analytics Software The March 1999 PC Data Corporate Reseller Report reveals that corporations are purchasing Decisioneering's decision-intelligence software over 2.5 times more than any other Desktop Analytics software.
3/1/99	CB Pro Nominated for 1999 Codie Award Crystal Ball Pro risk analysis and modeling software is a finalist for the software industry's highest honor.
1998
12/98	*CB Pro Wins 1998 Risk & Insurance Magazine* Software Award** Crystal Ball Pro was chosen as a "Standouts For Solutions" and "Top Risk Management" product for 1998 by Risk and Insurance Magazine.
12/14/98	CB Predictor Released New Business Modeling Software Brings Decision Intelligence to Spreadsheet Forecasting.
11/18/98	Decisioneering, Inc. Named One of Colorado's Fastest-growing Technology Companies in Deloitte & Touche 'Fast 50" Program Decisioneering has been named to Deloitte & Touche's distinguished Colorado Technology Fast 50 Program, a ranking of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the area, based on its five-year, 186% revenue growth.
9/5/98	CB Pro Released New Corporate Decision-Making Software Brings Unprecedented Intelligence To Spreadsheet Forecasting.
8/5/98	Compaq Agreement Compaq and Decisioneering Announce Joint Marketing Agreement.
8/5/98	Unocal Agreement Unocal, Decisioneering Sign Worldwide Licensing Agreement
6/23/98	CB Turbo Released Decisioneering Announces CB Turbo for Crystal Ball, Industry's First Distributed Spreadsheet Analysis Engine
5/5/98	Glover Wins 1998 John Von Neumann Theory Prize Decisioneering Developer Fred Glover Wins Prestigious Award for Contributions to Management Sciences Field
4/7/98	Conoco Agreement Conoco, Decisioneering Sign Worldwide Licensing Agreement
1997
10/7/97	Prentice-Hall Publishes Textbooks with Crystal Ball Simon & Schuster and Decisioneering Put Analytical Power in the Hands of Tomorrow's Business Leaders
1996
4/25/96	Crystal Ball 4.0 Release Crystal Ball® 4.0 Adds to Popular Forecasting & Risk Analysis Tool

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