CHICAGO (January 22, 2008) – CMP's Intelligent Enterprise today included Initiate Systems, Inc., as a “company to watch” among its 2008 Editors' Choice Awards. The editors chose Initiate as a company that provides exceptional vision, technology innovation and customer leadership in attaining strategic objectives.

In the category of “information management” the publication cited Initiate for “extending its expertise in customer data integration and building on its experience in the multi-constituent healthcare field (provider, insurer, retail pharmacy, etc.)” The publication called Initiate Systems a “leader in the emerging area of MDM (master data management.)”

“We are honored by this designation from Intelligent Enterprise,” said Initiate Systems Chief Executive Officer and President Bill Conroy. “We take pride in helping our clients unlock the value of their data assets for competitive advantages or operational improvements.”

Intelligent Enterprise is an online information resource for business and IT leaders that focuses on business-critical solutions and the business intelligence process, which is the transformation of corporate information into strategic knowledge. For more on the publication’s 2008 Editors' Choice awards, visit: http://cmp.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1861.