companies can quickly create and deploy analytic applications that combine the modeling flexibility of spreadsheets with the data analysis of conventional business intelligence tools.

Using WhiteLight technology, companies are now able to move beyond simple business diagnostics - mere slice and dice - to the next stage in the analytic process: predictive analysis. Key investors include Warburg Pincus Ventures, Charter Ventures, General Electric, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson Holdings, Allianz and Itochu Techno-science.