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About Cipher: Cipher specializes in competitive intelligence
consulting services like primary / secondary data collection,
analysis, reporting, company profiling and scenario planning.cipher-sys.
Brehm will also speak on both short- and long-term plans
for the company and its products .

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One is the
"State of Art: Competitive Intelligence" research study.

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Works is a customizable toolkit of
CI technologies.

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All participants who complete the
survey will receive a free copy of the summary report and a $100
certificate for future SCIP workshops and conferences. The field
of competitive intelligence has long-awaited, and longer needed, an
organization to serve in this critical role . We encourage all CI practitioners to participate - to
play an active role in the study. For more
information, visit www.scip. Eric will draw from
his 14 years of experience in designing , implementing and
providing software solutions for professional services
firms.

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Craig Fleisher is also
the SCIP Vice President (2005) and SCIP President-Elect (2006), Chair,
Competitive Intelligence Foundation (2005-06), and Co-Editor, Journal
of Competitive Intelligence and Management
According to Cipher Vice President Raoul Farcot, Cipher "is, and
always has been , committed to the advancement of competitive
intelligence. SCIP's mission is to enhance the success of its members
through leadership, education, advocacy and networking. During his long tenure with Deltek, Brehm has
served in a variety of key product development, consulting
and management roles developing his exceptional
leadership, analytical skills , technology expertise and
market knowledge. Brehm will also focus on his field
knowledge of professional services automation with an
overview of Deltek's key products and markets, key
differentiators between Deltek and its competitors and
strategic development initiatives in each of these spaces.

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The newly established Competitive Intelligence Foundation will be
a key vehicle for identifying and communicating the value of
competitive intelligence to practitioners, providers, and clients.

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All CI
practitioners are invited to participate in the survey via the SCIP
web site starting April 6, 2005. This will give us the most
meaningful results.htm

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2005, the Foundation will be completing two major projects. For more information visit www.

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This is the first publication in the Studies in CI
series , which provides a concise overview of specific core competitive
intelligence issues and processes . Brehm will provide an overview of Deltek
and the verticals it covers with a special focus on the
A/E/C industry.

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We are pleased to donate our time and resources to such
a worthy cause. Please contact Bonnie Hohhof at
bhohhof@scip.

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Where: Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
Orlando, FL

When: June 20-23, 2005

For more information or to set up an interview with Eric Brehm,
please contact Deltek's Public Relations Manager Andrea Carl at
andreacarl@deltek.com
For more information on the AEC/GIS IT Analyst Conference this
year, please visit http://www.

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and activities.

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The second
project is an updated overview of competitive intelligence ethical
guidelines and codes of conduct, based on SCIP's Navigating through
the Gray Zone book..

----Deltek:

Who: Eric Brehm, Executive Vice President of Deltek, will be
speaking at the AEC/GIS IT Analyst Conference alongside
other leading vendors and analysts, to discuss corporate
strategy and concerns for the future of the architecture,
engineering and construction space.

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An interactive panel
discussion will proceed to further discuss emerging
technologies and market direction, followed by an open Q +
A session.

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SCIP and Cipher Systems have jointly developed this survey with
the help of a panel of advisors, all experts in the field of
competitive intelligence.
Dr. Cipher's
award-winning CI software Knowledge.

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410-451-6889.

What: The unique 2-day forum will take place in the form of a
panel to be moderated by Brad Holtz, President and CEO of
Cyon Research.

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----SCIP's
Competitive Intelligence Foundation has partnered with Cipher Systems
to develop its first in-depth research project designed to understand
how competitive intelligence (CI) professionals are working in the
field today.

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The "State of Art: Competitive Intelligence" survey will
be released at the SCIP05 conference in Chicago, April 6-9. Working with the Competitive Intelligence Foundation
gives us the opportunity to participate in unbiased research important
to the field.

About SCIP: The Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
(SCIP) is the only global not-for-profit membership organization for
everyone involved with the development and use of competitive
intelligence.

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SCIP and Cipher Systems Partner to Launch First Foundation Study: ''State of Art: Competitive Intelligence ''

ADVISORY/Deltek Professional Services Expert Eric Brehm to Speak at Architecture and Engineering Conference in Florida

Conferences, meetings and workshops related to the field of Knowledge Management .

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The Competitive Intelligence Foundation, along with Cipher
Systems, will produce and distribute the survey summary and full
analytical report in September 2005. This project will also be used as
a template by which all future Foundation co-sponsored research will
be selected, developed, implemented and delivered.aecst.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. This new study, to be repeated annually,
will enable the Foundation to chart the progress of the competitive
intelligence field and ultimately, identify emerging trends and best
practices in competitive intelligence process, technology and
resources. Craig Fleisher of the University of Windsor explains that,
"any field that truly wants its global practitioners to be called
'professionals' requires an institutional mechanism for promoting and
disseminating research, education and scholarly development . The Foundation for
Competitive Intelligence is the ideal organization to achieve this
task and there is no better time than the present to applaud its
launch and cheer for its future success.