Baker spent 12 years at Microsoft where he started
the business intelligence team within the SQL Server product unit
Seattle, WA – November 10, 2010 – Predixion Software, which recently introduced Predixion Insight™, a low-cost, self-service in the cloud predictive analytics solution that fully integrates with Microsoft Excel® and SharePoint®, today announced that Bill Baker, a former Microsoft business intelligence (BI) executive and Distinguished Engineer, has joined Predixion’s Advisory Board. The announcement was made at PASS Summit 2010, the premier conference for SQL Server professionals, where Predixion Software is exhibiting in booth #228.
Baker spent more than 12 years at Microsoft where he started the BI team within the SQL Server® product unit. Baker and his team delivered three releases of Analysis Services, Reporting Services, Integration Services and the SQL Server Management Studio. During that period, Bill was a frequent spokesperson for BI at Microsoft. Most recently Bill was CTO of Visible Technologies, which produces software to measure and analyze brand perceptions and performance in social media. Baker currently serves on several corporate and advisory boards and assists several local software startups in the Seattle area.
“I am pleased to be working with Predixion, providing strategic counsel to a company which has deployed some intriguing low-cost, cloud-based predictive analytics technology that integrates nicely with the Microsoft BI framework,” said Baker.
Added Simon Arkell, Predixion co-founder and CEO, “We are thrilled that Bill has agreed to join our Advisory Board. His extensive experience in BI and analytics, with Microsoft as well as other companies, will prove invaluable as we look to rapidly grow the company through strategic, yet highly targeted sales, partnering and development activities.”
About Predixion Software
Predixion Software develops and markets collaborative predictive analytics solutions in the public and private cloud. Predixion enables self-service predictive analytics, allowing customers to use and analyze large amounts of data to make actionable decisions, all within the familiar environment of Excel and PowerPivot. Predixion customers are achieving immediate results across a multitude of industries including: retail, finance, healthcare, marketing, telecommunications and insurance/risk management.
Predixion Software is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California with development offices in Redmond, Washington. The company has venture capital backing from established investors including DFJ Frontier, Miramar Venture Partners and Palomar Ventures. For more information please contact us at (949) 330-6540, or visit us at www.predixionsoftware.com