LEEDS, UK May 2006 - Luminary Solutions, the UK supplier of Corporate Performance Management and system integration solutions, announced the launch of CPMS, its appliance-based business control solution for Microsoft Windows.

Many organisations suffer from too many reports, too much data and not enough useful information on which to base timely and accurate business decisions. 'Temporary' workarounds usually degenerate into spreadsheet chaos requiring a team of 'spreadsheet jockeys' to maintain them. Corporate Performance Management is a discipline designed to put structure and process around the management of an organisation's Key Performance Indicators to avoid problems such as:

• Conflicting reports from different computer systems
• Over-reliance on Excel spreadsheets: multiple versions of the truth
• Management and regulatory reports which are conflicting, time consuming to prepare and arrive late
• Real business performance information not readily available
• Poor presentation of data

Drawing upon many years experience of implementing bespoke business performance management software for government, the Luminary Corporate Performance Management Solution (CPMS) is a network-ready appliance which is tailored for each customer's environment, giving a clear view of the Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) for the business. At its heart is a flexible reporting hub that aggregates and integrates data from existing systems to provide intuitive analysis of KPI's. The solution is tailored to fit with each business, not the other way around.

The Luminary CPMS is a proven solution, designed to run on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and integrate closely with Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer. Central information can be accessed from Microsoft Excel via a set of plug-ins for ad-hoc analysis or charting, and custom dashboards can also be created for delivery either through a web browser or via Microsoft Excel. For developers, a .NET client API is provided to facilitate access to CPMS information from any .NET client such as ASP.NET or a Windows Smart Client.

One of the major components of the solution is a flexible .NET Alerting Engine, designed to provide real-time notifications of business events monitored by the CPMS, such as stock levels being exceeded, KPI's being achieved, or sales leads falling below defined targets.

About Luminary Solutions

Luminary is a systems integration company that combines existing corporate systems to produce new, integrated applications using both .NET and J2EE architectures. Luminary has three key areas of service - the provision of Corporate Performance Management systems and expertise, support and development of existing applications, and the provision of specialist services to Ingres and OpenROAD customers in conjunction with Ingres Corporation.

Website: www.luminary.co.uk