SmartOrg Chairman Named INFORMS Fellow

MENLO PARK, CA, 5 November, 2004 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) — James. E. Matheson, co-founder and chairman of SmartOrg Inc. has been named a Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in recognition of outstanding contributions, achievements, and service that have advanced the profession of operations research and the management sciences.

Dr. Matheson was presented with his award at the 3rd Annual Award Ceremony at the Institute’s annual meeting in Denver. He also holds The Frank P. Ramsey Medal for distinguished contributions in decision analysis, presented to him by INFORMS in 1995.

In addition to his post at SmartOrg Inc., Dr. Matheson is a consulting professor to the Department of Management Science and Engineering of Stanford University. He is author or co-author of numerous professional papers on the subjects of decision analysis, strategic decision making and related topics. With David Matheson, he is co-author of “The Smart Organization: Creating Value through Strategic R&D” (Harvard Business School Press, 1998).

About SmartOrg

SmartOrg provides browser based applications and services that help companies improve the return on R&D, new product development and other business opportunities. Portfolio Navigator™, a browser-based application, provides project teams and portfolio managers with tools to lower risk and maximize the return on a company’s investment in technology and R&D. Decision Advisor® is a desktop application that supports real-time, in-depth project-evaluation workshops; combines a facilitative framework with decision and risk analysis to turbo-charge team discussions; and automatically creates spreadsheet models and conducts risk analysis. SmartOrg was formed in 2000 by former directors and partners of Strategic Decisions Group, an international strategy consulting firm.

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Don Creswell
650-470-0188
dcreswell@smartorg.com