June 3, 2002, Rochester, Minnesota and Toronto, Ontario - Coglin Mill, developer of the RODIN Data Asset Management system, and its Business Partner GSS Marketing, developer of business intelligence solutions, are proud to announce the immediate availability of the GSS Vigilance Financial Reporting and Analysis application for JD Edwards.

Designed to empower business users and financial professionals in organizations that use the JD Edwards General Ledger, Vigilance provides views of the financial data that are not available today.

"We developed Vigilance to give business users and financial professionals the tools they need to do what they are trained for: analyze performance, measure compliance to strategy, and improve the overall performance of the business," said Pat Gleeson, Director of GSS Marketing.

"Vigilance lets your financial professionals concentrate on analysis while 1) streamlining monthly, quarterly and annual closings; 2) improving the quality and availability of the information used for financial analysis and reporting, and 3) enhancing the flexibility, integrity, timing and distribution of financial reports and information," Gleeson explained.

RODIN at the heart of Vigilance
At the heart of Vigilance is Coglin Mill's "industrial strength" RODIN Data Asset Management system, which is used to:

•	Extract data from existing JD Edwards data sources
•	Transform and edit the data to be loaded into the reporting data repository
•	Load and maintain the reporting data repository
•	Store data at the lowest appropriate level of detail
•	Maintain all of the appropriate summary and time series views of the data
•	Manage all of the calendars needed for analysis and reporting purposes
•	Extract data from the reporting data repository for: 1) existing reporting & analysis applications, 2) new departmental applications, 3) custom reports, and 4) ad hoc queries

"Since RODIN is architected for business intelligence, Vigilance is easy to implement and provides benefits almost immediately, with a rapid return on investment," noted Pete Wangen, Director of Sales and Marketing at Coglin Mill.

Availability and Pricing
Vigilance Financial Reporting and Analysis for JD Edwards is now available. Organizations may rent-to-own, thereby paying for the application from the savings it generates, or purchase a license. Pricing is based on processor size and starts at $75,000. For more information, contact GSS Marketing at +1-416-492-0298 or visit www.gssmarketing.com

For more information, contact Pete Wangen at +1/507-282-4151, extension 45 or email