Patrick Bensabat, Chairman of Business & Decision, commented: "The results for the first quarter of 2007 demonstrate that the Group has met its double-figured growth objectives whilst increasing profitability. These figures reflect the potential of the Group to achieve organic growth. Additionally, the quality of Business & Decision's partnerships and expertise will enable the Group to continue its growth."

An encouraging first quarter

The most outstanding growth came from the Group's activities outside of France. Business & Decision achieved 124% growth from its activities outside of France for the first quarter with exceptional growth in North America (+74%), Switzerland (+82%) and Benelux (+39%).

This performance is above the growth of the software and services market which is estimated between 6% and 8% for 2007 by the IT Syntec (the professional association which monitors companies such as CSI and software vendors).

As part of this continuous growth strategy, the Group is considering several external growth opportunities. Business & Decision is targeting acquisitions which offer complementary service offerings and strategic geographic growth.

First quarter highlights

The Group has benefited from a strong organic growth for the first quarter of 30%.

Business & Decision benefits from its enterprise client base and the high level of recurring contracts currently running at over several million Euros.

In Switzerland, the Group continued to consolidate its activities and increased its shareholding in the Swiss IT Services company Integrated Solutions to 65%.

The Nieuwbourg Group, a leading IT analyst company, has confirmed Business & Decision's position as a leading consulting services company and in view of its unique position has awarded the Group first place in the integrator ranking.

The Group's core activities in the first quarter

The Group has continued to specialize in its three core activities.

As one of the main players in the Business Intelligence field in Europe, Business & Decision achieved +38% growth which represents 62% of the turnover for first quarter.

CRM activity achieved growth of +32% which represents 15% of the first quarter turnover.

e-Business for the first quarter of 2007 continued its growth at a rate of +26% and represents 14% of the Group's global turnover.

Business & Decision exceeds 2,000 employees

At the end of the first quarter, staff numbers at Business & Decision exceeded 2,000 worldwide (EMEA, Asia and North America).

A recruiting plan has been launched in order to recruit 500 new consultants for the coming 12 months in order to maintain the Group's outstanding growth.

About Business & Decision - www.businessdecision.com

Founded in 1992, Business & Decision is an International consulting and Systems Integration company specializing in Business Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and E-Business. The Group works with clients to implement systems that aim at driving business functions and performance (dashboards, reporting, consolidation etc.); help in customer relationship management (sales force automation, call centers, campaign management, analytical CRM); and assist in E-Business (intranet and extranet portals, directories and Meta directories, e-commerce, knowledge management, Open source technologies, etc.). With more than 2,800 employees worldwide, Business & Decision has developed a "complete project" approach that spans from consulting to implementation. The Group has a reputation for its functional and technological expertise and has forged partnerships with all of the key technology vendors. At present, Business & Decision has more than 1,200 clients.

Business & Decision has been listed on the Euronext Paris since February 2001 (compartment B / Isin code: FR 00000 7895 8 / Symbol:  BND). Business & Decision is listed in the NextEconomy segment and in the IT-Cac (technology market). For more information, visit: http://www.businessdecision.com/

Press Contact at Business & Decision
Investor relations

Pauline Cieutat - pauline.cieutat@businessdecision.com

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