NEWTON, MA–( EMWNews – April 7, 2008) – Visual

i|o, a leading developer of software for better business decisions

through interactive visual analysis, today announced that its Chief

Technology and Innovation Officer, Mark Schindler will be presenting at the

Decision Analysis Affinity Group (DAAG) Conference in Baltimore on

April 17. Visual i|o enables companies to make the most of their data by

providing interactive data visualization solutions, which can reveal

insightful information for organizational decision making.

WHAT: Can visualization help close communication gaps that lead to

decision-making “failures”?

In this session, conference attendees will discover where there can be

communication failures in the different phases of decision-making, and how

visualizations help to avoid similar traps, and to create successes.

Failure occurs when there are gaps in perspectives, attention focus, and

understanding. This can happen without the parties even realizing it.

Success is dependent on a rich exchange of information that is commonly

understood. Both successes and failures will be examined at each phase of a

decision analysis while the natural differences in the individuals involved

prove a challenge. Conference attendees will learn that when used

effectively, data visualization can provide context and a common picture of

a decision landscape, facilitating more effective communication.

WHO: Mark Schindler, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer,

Visual i|o

WHEN: Thursday, April 17, 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

WHERE: Decision Analysis Affinity

Group Conference in Baltimore, Maryland

April 16 and 17, 2008

Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor hotel at Camden Yards

For conference registration, please visit www.DAAG.net. If you are unable to attend

this conference, but are interested in this topic, please download Visual

i|o’s related white paper on “Key Decisions Require Vision: Next-Generation

Business Intelligence through Interactive Visual Analysis” on the company’s

website (www.visual-io.com).

About Visual i|o

Visual i|o develops interactive

visual analysis solutions that provide comprehensive views into the

state of business operations to maximize organizational decision-making.

Leading pharmaceutical, software and financial services companies rely on

Visual i|o’s expertise in solving business issues that require analysis of

complex data. The company’s proven data

visualization software solutions and consulting services enable

organizations to present complex data in digestible, meaningful formats for

executives, management and end users. Founded by Harvard-trained

architects, Visual i|o is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

For more information on Visual i|o or its data visualization solutions and

services, visit www.visual-io.com or call 617.623.5400.