Thompson Associates makes multi-million-dollar investment in AnySite Technologies


The nation's largest retail real estate research consulting firm invests heavily in the industry's leading business intelligence company

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF., April 18, 2000 — Thompson Associates has made a multi-million-dollar investment in AnySite Technologies. Through this strategic partnership with AnySite Technologies, Thompson Associates will be featuring their proprietary techniques and methodologies on the AnySite™ software product line's platform. AnySite, which originally debuted in 1992, is a proven Business Intelligence tool for Fortune 500™ companies in the Retail, Restaurant, Real Estate (Brokerage & Development), Financial Services, Grocery & Convenience Stores, and Entertainment industries.

Thompson Associates will integrate AnySite's technology platform into its specialized services which include: Site Evaluation Systems, Individual Site Analyses, Market Deployment Strategies, National and Regional Expansion Strategies, Optimization Models, Site Screening Models, Supportable Store Analysis, Bought-With Analysis, Sales Penetration Mapping/In-Fill Analyses, Sales Transfer Studies, and Market Traks® Studies.

"Based on several very successful joint efforts with AnySite Technologies, we have found that their products are the most technically advanced. And our investment in AnySite Technologies reflects our commitment to their products and their people," said Bob Buckner, President & CEO of Thompson Associates.

"Our partnership with Thompson Associates is the perfect match of technology and consulting. There is a reason why they are the largest retail real estate research consulting firm in the nation. And, now we can offer consulting, research, and technological solutions that no one else in the marketplace can provide," added AnySite Technologies President and CEO Casper W. Zublin, Jr.

Thompson Associates and AnySite Technologies can be found on the World Wide Web at www.thompsonassociates.com and www.integtech.com respectively.

About Thompson Associates
Thompson Associates is the undisputed leader in real estate-related research for retailers. Their extensive background in location research, sales forecasting methodologies, Geographic Information Systems, consumer research, and statistical analyses problem solving for retailers, financial institutions, and the quick service & casual dining industries allows them to customize a location and market research program to meet the specific needs of each of its clients. With a staff of 95 located in its Ann Arbor, Michigan and Dublin, California offices, Thompson Associates is able to design and address the research needs of its clients which range from "start-up" companies to international corporations.

About AnySite Technologies, LLC
Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, AnySite Technologies is the leading developer of Business Intelligence software used in the implementation of a company's bricks & mortar strategy from initial concept build-out to market optimization. The AnySite™ product line includes AnySite Professional™ & AnySite LE™ for the desktop, AnySite.com™ for Internet/Intranet solutions, and AnySite Enterprise™ for client/server environments. Additionally, AnySite Technologies offers specialized services in the design, development and deployment of custom software applications for the Retail, Restaurant, Real Estate (Brokerage & Development), Financial Services, Grocery & Convenience Store, and Entertainment industries. AnySite Technologies' products are sold nationally and distributed throughout North America by valued partners.

 For more information contact:

Mark Zygmontowicz
Thompson Associates
734-665-9500
 markz@ta-research.com

Geoffrey Small
AnySite Technologies
949-752-1440 x46
 geoffrey.small@anysite.com

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