IFUL Insightful Corp (MM)

Insightful Corporation (NASDAQ:IFUL), a leading provider of predictive analytics and reporting solutions, announced today the appointment of Robert Fitzgerald as vice president of Worldwide Field Operations. Mr. Fitzgerald will be responsible for global sales and professional services and will be a member of Insightful�s executive management team, reporting directly to the chief executive officer. Before joining Insightful, Mr. Fitzgerald was the executive vice president of Protegrity Inc., a leading provider of data security management solutions. At Protegrity, he built a worldwide field organization, with sales growing nearly six-fold under his leadership. Mr. Fitzgerald also served in several leadership positions at Cartesis, a leading specialist in finance and performance management software, including president of North American Operations and executive vice president of Global Operations (responsible for managing global revenue, profit and customer satisfaction and all global client- and partner-facing staff), member of the executive committee, and vice president of Sales and Marketing. In addition, Mr. Fitzgerald spent eight years at Hyperion Software Inc., a global leader in business performance management software,�in a variety of management positions in sales, professional services and product development. "Bob�s successful career in sales, marketing and professional services for the software industry makes him an invaluable addition to our team,� said Jeff Coombs, chief executive officer of Insightful. �Bob will play a key role as we move forward with delivering one set of worldwide predictive analytic solutions, built on an enterprise-scale S-PLUS platform, that enable companies to deploy predictive analytics across their enterprises for strategic advantage.� �I am extremely pleased to be joining Insightful, and look forward to helping bring the predictive analytic power of the S-PLUS product family to organizations worldwide,� said Mr. Fitzgerald. �My goal is to build a worldwide field operations team that maximizes the potential of Insightful�s products and professional services and leads the company into its next stage of growth.� ABOUT INSIGHTFUL Insightful Corporation (NASDAQ:IFUL) is a leading provider of predictive analytics and reporting solutions. Insightful products S-PLUS�, Insightful Miner� and S-PLUS� Enterprise Server allow companies to perform sophisticated statistical data analysis and data mining and create high-quality graphics and reports. Insightful has been delivering industry-leading, high-ROI solutions to thousands of companies in financial services, life sciences, telecommunications, and manufacturing, plus government and research institutions, for 20 years. Headquartered in Seattle, Insightful has offices in New York, North Carolina, France, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, with distributors around the world. For more information, visit www.insightful.com, email info@insightful.com or call 1-800-569-0123. Note to Investors � Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about Mr. Fitzgerald�s ability to help us achieve our strategic goals and grow our business. Forward-looking statements are based on the judgment and opinions of management at the time the statements are made. Inaccurate assumptions and known and unknown risks and uncertainties can affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements for a number of reasons, including, without limitation, the risk that our products do not perform as designed and expected. More detailed information regarding these and other factors that could affect actual results is set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent report on Form 10-QSB. You should not unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this release. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated events.