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Visual Site also receives highest score in Current Offering category in September 2007 Web analytics report SAN DIEGO, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Visual Sciences, Inc. (formerly known as WebSideStory, Inc.) (NASDAQ:VSCN), a leading provider of real-time analytics applications, today announced that Forrester Research has named Visual Sciences Visual Site(R) and HBX(TM) Analytics products to the Leader and Strong Performer categories, respectively, in The Forrester Wave(TM): Web Analytics, Q3 2007 report. Published on September 11, 2007, the report evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the top Web analytics products against 127 criteria which are grouped into three high-level categories: Current Offering, Strategy and Market Presence. To be included in the report, vendors were required to have a significant installed base of enterprise-class clients and corporate revenues of more than $25 million in 2006. Visual Site was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Web Analytics Q3 2007 independent report and also received the highest score in the Current Offering category. This category takes into account evaluation criteria such as metrics, dimensions and correlations; integration; and reporting and analysis. According to the report, "Visual Site and the underlying Platform 5 technology provide the most powerful data architecture and real-time analysis tools in the industry." Additionally, Visual Sciences HBX Analytics was acknowledged for its "easy-to-use tools" with the highest score in the usability section of the Current Offering category. According to the report, "HBX offers one of the best interfaces we saw -- clean, well designed, and easy for an average business user to find their way around." "It is very rewarding to have not one, but two of our products recognized in this report -- Visual Site for its power and deep analysis capabilities, and HBX for its usability and ability to address fundamental Web analytics needs," said Jim MacIntyre, chief executive officer of Visual Sciences. "The findings reflect our position as the only company with the business strategy, services and technology to successfully deliver end-to-end real-time analytics offerings to address the broad range of analytics needs of organizations today -- from Web analytics to multichannel customer analytics. And, while Platform 5 was not separately evaluated in this report, we're very pleased to see it mentioned alongside Visual Site as 'by far the most sophisticated analysis tools in the industry.'" In The Forrester Wave: Web Analytics, Q3 2007 report, Forrester Research had this to say about Visual Sciences Visual Site: -- "Visual Site's ad hoc analysis tools remain the most powerful in the industry, and predefined reports cover the data needs of most business users. Visitor segmentation is also the most powerful in the industry." -- "Experienced data analysts we talk to love the power of Visual Site and don't mind learning its unique interface to harness that power." In The Forrester Wave: Web Analytics, Q3 2007 report, Forrester Research had this to say about Visual Sciences HBX Analytics: -- "Overall, Visual Sciences HBX Analytics offers a solid analytics tool with the cleanest, most usable interface of all products we evaluated." -- " ... HBX Analytics provides a solid measurement platform, with one of the most usable interfaces we saw. The product is well suited for firms that don't have many specialized analytics requirements and want to deploy Web analytics to a broad base of business users. With the addition of an interface for power users -- HBX Visual Workstation -- HBX Analytics is also a good fit for firms that need a tool that can grow with them as they evolve their level of Web analytics sophistication." About Visual Site Visual Site delivers real-time analysis capabilities for the Internet channel providing organizations with a comprehensive view of performance of online and related offline initiatives. Visual Site leverages the proven technology of Visual Sciences' Platform 5, a tera-scale analytics platform which enables massive volumes of streaming and historical data to be analyzed in real-time. The groundbreaking interactive visualization and unlimited ad hoc segmentation capabilities in Visual Site help clients uncover relationships in the data and gain competitive advantage. Visual Site supports any available method for data collection as an input for analysis and reporting, offering both accuracy and flexibility to enterprise organizations. Available as an on-demand service or enterprise software, Visual Site has an open and flexible schema that can be easily tailored to meet specific needs and integration requirements. About HBX Analytics HBX Analytics delivers the fundamental reporting and analysis capabilities required by companies to optimize their online business. HBX is a cost-effective, easy-to-use, on-demand solution that helps organizations achieve quick success through straightforward implementation, access to comprehensive training and dedicated support. A variety of interfaces tailored to user needs simplify the reporting and analysis process and drive success within an organization. About Visual Sciences Founded in 1996, Visual Sciences, Inc. (formerly known as WebSideStory, Inc.) (NASDAQ:VSCN) is a leading provider of real-time analytics applications. The company's analytics applications, based on its patent pending on-demand service and software platform, enable fast and detailed analytics on large volumes of streaming and stored data. More than 1,590 enterprises worldwide rely on the answers delivered by these applications to provide them with actionable intelligence to optimize their business operations. The company provides real-time analytics applications for Web sites, contact centers, retail points-of-sale, messaging systems and the intelligence community. In addition, the company's line of analytics-driven offerings leverages its analytics technology to automatically optimize Web sites and related marketing applications. Visual Sciences' flexible technology platform, Visual Sciences Technology Platform 5(TM), allows the company to rapidly introduce tailored solutions to meet its clients' needs. Visual Sciences is headquartered in San Diego, Calif., and has East Coast offices in Herndon, Virginia and European headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For more information, contact Visual Sciences. Voice: 858.546.0040. Fax: 858.546.0480. Address: 10182 Telesis Court, 6th Floor, San Diego, CA 92121. Web site: http://www.visualsciences.com/. Visual Sciences is a registered trademark of Visual Sciences, Inc. Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this press release that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements. You should not regard any forward-looking statement as a representation by Visual Sciences that any of its plans will be achieved. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in this release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in Visual Sciences' business, including, without limitation: Visual Sciences' reliance on its Web analytics services for the majority of its revenue; potential impacts on Visual Sciences' business, results of operations and common stock price resulting from the process the company is undertaking with an investment banking firm to evaluate potential strategic transactions with interested parties; blocking or erasing of cookies or limitations on the company's ability to use cookies; Visual Sciences' limited experience with real-time analytics applications beyond Web analytics; the risks associated with integrating the operations and products of acquired companies with those of Visual Sciences; privacy concerns and laws or other domestic or foreign regulations that may subject Visual Sciences to litigation or limit the company's ability to collect and use Internet user information; Visual Sciences' ongoing ability to protect its own intellectual property rights and to avoid violating the intellectual property rights of third parties; the highly competitive markets in which the company operates that could make it difficult for Visual Sciences to acquire and retain customers; the risk that Visual Sciences' customers fail to renew their agreements; the risks associated with the company's indebtedness, including the risk of non-compliance with the covenants in the company's credit facility; the risk that Visual Sciences' services may become obsolete in a market with rapidly changing technology and industry standards; the risks associated with renaming the company and undertaking related branding activities; and other risks described in Visual Sciences' Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Do not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date of this news release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and Visual Sciences undertakes no obligation to revise or update this news release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release. DATASOURCE: Visual Sciences, Inc. CONTACT: Liya Sharif, , or Patty Ladegaard, , both of JHG-Townsend, +1-858-457-4888, for Visual Sciences, Inc. Web site: http://www.visualsciences.com/

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