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A new study from Nucleus Research found that global media company Pearson PLC has seen a fast and ongoing return on its investment in financial management solutions from Hyperion (Nasdaq Global Select:HYSL), the global leader in Business Performance Management (BPM) software. In the ROI case study, released in December 2006, Nucleus found that implementing Hyperion Financial Management software has enabled Pearson to �accelerate its financial close process, improve the productivity of its finance staff, and reduce costs related to supporting its legacy system.� As a result, the Nucleus Research study says, Hyperion Financial Management software paid for itself in 1.5 years, or just 18 months. Nucleus also calculated that Hyperion continues to deliver annual financial benefits of more than $1 million � even after accounting for costs associated with owning and maintaining the system1. �For enterprises investing in financial consolidation solutions, achieving a rapid return on investment often takes a back seat to more pressing priorities,� said Mike Malwitz, director of product marketing at Hyperion. �Most organizations are focused on gaining better control of financial processes, improving their data analysis, and achieving faster closes. But with Hyperion Financial Management software, Pearson PLC not only realized all those benefits, but they continue to achieve enormous cost savings and efficiencies as well. This Nucleus Research study shows that Hyperion delivers value over and over.� �With Hyperion Financial Management software, we have moved from a decentralized legacy environment to a user-friendly, centralized system that has enabled a faster close, more transparent access to information from over 60 countries, and a standardized process for financial reporting which is compliant to all the current regulatory requirements,� said Noel Gorvett, group business systems manager for Pearson PLC, an international media company with world-leading businesses in education (Pearson Education), business information (The Financial Times)�and consumer publishing (Penguin). �With Hyperion, our users can be confident that once they have submitted their data, it is secure, it�s transparent, and it�s not going to change without their approval.� After first implementing Hyperion Financial Management, the company added Hyperion Planning software. Pearson also plans to migrate to Hyperion System 9 in 2007 in an effort to automate not only the company�s financial processes, but its operations as well. Available today as an application within the Hyperion System 9 BPM platform, Hyperion Financial Management is a comprehensive, Web-based financial systems software application that delivers global collection reporting and analysis in a single, highly scalable financial management software solution. Many Hyperion customers have implemented Hyperion Financial Management software to gain control of their financial information and help senior managers become more confident when certifying their annual and quarterly financial results, including disclosure controls and procedures. Although the solution utilizes today�s most advanced technology, it is built to be owned and maintained by the enterprise�s finance team. Additionally, Hyperion System 9 applications offer broad support for XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language), a publishing standard for financial data that will be required for reporting financial results to regulatory bodies such as the SEC. By supporting XBRL, Hyperion provides cost savings, greater efficiency, and improved accuracy and reliability to all those involved in supplying or using financial data. About Hyperion Hyperion Solutions Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select:HYSL) is the global leader in Business Performance Management software. More than 12,000 customers in 90 countries rely on Hyperion both for insight into current business performance and to drive performance improvement. With Hyperion software, businesses collect, analyze and share data across the organization, linking strategies to plans and monitoring execution against goals. Hyperion integrates financial management applications with a business intelligence platform into a single management system for the global enterprise. For more information, contact us http://www.hyperion.com/company/contact/salesrep.cfm?CMP=PR_US. �Hyperion� and Hyperion�s product names are trademarks of Hyperion. References to other companies and their products use trademarks owned by the respective companies and are for reference purpose only. Safe Harbor Statement Statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements concerning the potential success of anticipated product features, the anticipated product offerings and the potential market opportunities for business performance management software. Such statements constitute anticipated outcomes and do not assure results. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to the company's ability to retain and attract key employees, the successful and timely development of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, customer demand, and technological shifts. For a more detailed discussion of factors that could affect the company's performance and cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, interested parties should review the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Report on Form 10-K filed on September 1, 2006�and the Report on Form 10-Q filed on�February 8, 2007. The company does not undertake an obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances. 1 Annual savings calculated in �ROI Case Study: Hyperion/Pearson,� December 2006, Nucleus Research Inc. Report estimates direct and indirect benefits of Hyperion Financial Management software to total $1,705,200 annually over a three-year period. After subtracting annual software and hardware depreciation of $138,516 and annual expensed costs of $473,266, Pearson realized a net benefit of $1,093,418 annually over three years.