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Chick-fil-A jumps ahead of the industry by using PopChart® + OptiMap to better visualize data

PopChart + OptiMap helps Chick-fil-A's management visualize their data more clearly, helping them make better informed decisions

Lindon, Utah-September 29, 2003- CORDA® Technologies Inc., a Utah-based developer of sophisticated, interactive Web-based charting and mapping solutions, today announced that Chick-fil-A, Inc., the third-largest chicken restaurant chain in the U.S., has purchased Corda's PopChart® + OptiMap™. PopChart + OptiMap solution provides a powerful way to monitor real-time data centric aspects of their organization through interactive charts, graphs and maps.

Corda's interactive data visualization products and solutions allow organizations to easily translate their business data into useful and intuitive graphics. Information that might have required days or weeks to clearly comprehend, can now be seen and immediately understood by management at Chick-fil-A using Corda's interactive charts, maps and dashboards.

"Corda's fast and flexible graphing and mapping software was a very appealing solution to us," said Chris Taylor, Sr. Manager of Technical Architecture at Chick-fil-A. "PopChart + OptiMap provides the capability to quickly generate dynamic views of sales information that previously required our restaurant Operators to scan through pages of numbers. Now the data is presented in formats that our Operators can quickly act on."

The open architecture of PopChart + OptiMap, accessible via a wide variety of programming interfaces, also appealed to Chick-fil-A. "The very rich JSP integration interfaces closely matched our application development approach and skills," said Taylor. "We can embed PopChart + OptiMap reports seamlessly in our J2EE applications, or call those same reports from other environments. Very powerful, very flexible."

"Chick-fil-A is renowned for its sound business practices and quality products," said Neal Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer of Corda Technologies. "We are pleased to develop this relationship with a company that has the same commitment to excellence as we do."

A PopChart + OptiMap system can contain a variety of map and graph images. On-demand dynamic data, including explanatory text boxes, callout notes, or popup text that appears as a viewer rolls over certain parts of the map or graph. The system can even include interactive drill-down effects, such as linking to another map or graph when a user clicks on a particular data item.

The information contained in the charts, graphs and maps is made accessible to blind and low vision individuals through automated descriptive text that is created at the time the chart or map is created.

About CORDA Technologies

CORDA Technologies is the global leader in interactive data visualization solutions. With more flexibility, scalability and speed than any other charting or mapping solution, Corda's family of tools and services are the leading choice for fast and easy to build charts, graphs and maps. Corda's solutions display data as visual images allowing customers to explore relationships, perform analysis and more easily understand their data. Readers can contact Corda at www.corda.com.

About Chick-fil-A:

Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A, Inc. currently has more than 1,090 restaurants in 37 states and Washington, D.C. Chick-fil-A serves nutritious food products in malls, free-standing units, drive thru-only outlets, Chick-fil-A Dwarf House® and Truett's Grill® full-service restaurants, and through licensed outlets in college campuses, hospitals, airports, businesses and industrial sites. As reported in the October 2002 edition of QSR magazine, Chick-fil-A was recognized as having the "Best Drive-Thru in America" following a quick-service restaurant study conducted by g3 Mystery Shopping (formerly Sparagowski & Associates). More information about Chick-fil-A is available on the chain's web site, located at www.Chick-fil-A.com.

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CORDA Technologies
David Vandagriff
801 805-9415
801 805-9405 fax
dvan@corda.com

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