(Westport, CT, April 1, 2008) - Chateaux Software, a leading solutions partner for Business Objects North America, is pleased to announce that Sr. BI Architect Ken Zimmerman will be presenting at Parature’s Parafest conference in Las Vegas on April 3, 2008. Mr. Zimmerman will demonstrate some of the most advanced tips and tricks in Business Objects within the Parature environment.

Parature offers Business Objects “Premium Reporting” with full designer capabilities to its customers. Premium reporting incorporates the Business Objects WebIntelligence product, giving users a sophisticated querying ability around all of their Parature and related data. From drill through reporting to sexy dashboards, Mr. Zimmerman will walk the audience through an interesting and informative look at the power of Business Objects within the Parature environment.

During the presentation, Mr. Zimmerman will discuss Business Intelligence Maturity Models, how to develop a dashboard that fits the tenor of your audience, and how to turn key metrics into a compelling view of your business, all within the construct of Business Objects WebIntelligence XIR2.

“We run most of our business via on-demand applications including Parature, Salesforce.com and OpenAir. Parature’s ease of use and quick deployment capabilities make it a winning SaaS application by any standards,” says Mr. Zimmerman.  The conference will be attended by hundreds of prospects, customers and vendors. “We are excited to sponsor and present at Parafest”, said Mark Montanaro, Principal at Chateaux Software, “this event happens once a year and we are thrilled to be a part of it.”  

About Chateaux Software
Based in Westport, CT, with offices in Tampa, FL, Columbus, OH, the DC Metro area and Edison, NJ, Chateaux Software (www.chatsoft.com) is a premier information technology consulting firm specializing in business intelligence and application integration solutions. Known for delivering unparalleled customer service and support for 20 years, Chateaux has been helping many of the world's best-known companies to leverage their information capital.

About Parature
Parature, the global leader in on-demand customer service software, makes it possible for any business to leverage the Internet to provide outstanding customer service. The company’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery and integrated, intuitive design enables organizations to better and more efficiently serve, support, engage with and retain customers in today’s Web world.  Founded in 2000, Parature received the 2007 Product of the Year Award from Customer Interaction Solutions magazine and has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America. For the past three consecutive years Parature has been on the Washington Business Journal’s list of Best Places to Work. Headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, Parature is at work in organizations of all types and sizes, and helps support more than 8 million end users worldwide. For more information, visit www.parature.com

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