Informatica And CNA Win DM Review’s World Class Solution Award For Data Integration

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., September 28, 2004—Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA), a leading provider of data integration software, today announced that CNA (NYSE: CNA), a leading property and casualty insurer, has won DM Review's 2004 World Class Solutions Award for its successful implementation of Informatica's market-leading data integration software. Recognized in the category of Data Acquisition and Integration, CNA's implementation of Informatica PowerCenter and PowerExchange software has helped the company reduce risk, drive profitability, more precisely manage retention and claims, and increase revenue from targeted marketing campaigns.

"CNA's outstanding data integration implementation demonstrates the business impact that technology can have on an organization when it is aligned closely with corporate goals," said Jean Schauer, editor in chief of DM Review. "Our expert panel of judges selected CNA's Informatica implementation as a World Class Solution Award winner because it represents a sustainable, evolutionary solution to a very complex and large-scale information environment." 

"It has been a privilege to work with CNA on its successful data integration initiatives, which demonstrate best practices for the use of consolidated data in the financial services sector," said Paul Albright, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Informatica. "We are gratified that, once again, an Informatica customer has won this top award and congratulate the CNA team on their achievement." 

The World Class Solution Awards are symbols of excellence within the business intelligence and data warehousing industry. Winners were selected by a 20-person panel of industry-expert judges who assessed each entry's impact, relevance and innovation.

CNA is the country's fourth-largest commercial insurance writer and 11th-largest property and casualty company. CNA's insurance products include standard commercial lines, specialty lines, surety, marine and other property and casualty coverage. CNA services include risk management, information services, underwriting, risk control and claims administration.  For more information, please visit CNA at www.cna.com. 

About Informatica
Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA) is a leading provider of data integration software. Using Informatica products, companies can access, integrate, visualize, and audit their enterprise information assets to help improve business performance, increase customer profitability, streamline supply chain operations and proactively manage regulatory compliance. More than 2,000 companies worldwide rely on Informatica for their end-to-end enterprise data integration needs. For more information, call 650-385-5000 (1-800-970-179 in the U.S.), or visit www.informatica.com/.

Note: Informatica, PowerCenter and PowerExchange are trademarks or registered trademarks of Informatica Corporation in the United States and in jurisdictions throughout the world. All other company and product names may be trade names or trademarks of their respective owners.

CNA is a registered service mark, trade name and domain name of CNA Financial Corporation.