Datawatch Names Carahsoft Master Government Aggregator

CHELMSFORD, Mass., March 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ-CM: DWCH), a leading global provider of visual data discovery solutions, today announced it has named Carahsoft Technology Corp., the trusted government IT solutions provider, as its master government aggregator.  Under the agreement, Carahsoft has added Datawatch to its GSA schedule and is now proactively marketing and selling Datawatch's solutions to the public sector via its extensive ecosystem of partners.

Datawatch's visual data discovery solutions provide government agencies with the ability to access any variety of data, including semi-structured and unstructured sources, in any volume of data, at the velocity of their business including real-time streaming sources in a visual data discovery environment.

"We are excited to add Datawatch to our portfolio of Big Data offerings and to make these cutting-edge data visualization solutions available to our government customers and partners," said Michael Shrader, vice president of Intelligence and Innovative Solutions at Carahsoft. "Datawatch associates all relevant data in a visually rich and detailed environment that helps agencies isolate and resolve problems as they occur, perceive hidden patterns, track emerging trends and improve business processes and support their missions."

Unique in the market place, Datawatch's visual data discovery solution provides users with data outside of relational data sources such as PDFs, EDI Streams, HTML, XML, machine data and log files, giving them a true 360 degree view. For instance, Datawatch lets users access and analyze information trapped in reports generated by systems such as Crystal, Cognos, Micro Strategy, Information Builders, SAS, Intelsoft, Computron, any legacy systems, mainframe, CRM, HRIS, Excel/Access, as well as many other business systems and BI tools. By creating a visual paradigm that allows for both consumption of data and subsequent interactive data discovery, Datawatch lets agencies spend less time structuring data and more time analyzing it.

"In today's world of Big Data it's critical that organizations use all their information–structured, unstructured--and streaming real-time sources to optimize performance and make the right decisions faster," said Ben Plummer chief marketing officer and senior vice president of strategic alliances of Datawatch.  "This is especially critical in the Government Sector where organizations need to be more productive, streamline processes, deliver better service, and meet mandated compliance goals in a secure, integrated way.  We are thrilled to partner with Carahsoft in order to bring visual data discovery to this key sector."

Datawatch's solutions are available immediately via Carahsoft's GSA Schedule GS-35F-0119Y. For more information contact Carahsoft at 888-662-2724 or learn more by attending the "Learn How Visual Data Discovery Can Change Your Business," webcast Thursday, March 6 at 2PM ET, 11AM PT.

About Datawatch Corporation
Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ-CM: DWCH) provides visual data discovery software that optimizes any data – regardless of its variety, volume, or velocity – delivering next generation analytics to reveal valuable insights for improving business. Its unique ability to integrate structured, unstructured, and semi-structured sources like reports, PDF files and EDI streams with real-time streaming data into visually rich analytic applications allows users to dynamically discover key factors that impact any operational aspect of their business. This ability to perform visual discovery against any data sets Datawatch apart in the big data and visualization markets. Organizations of every size, worldwide use Datawatch products, including 99 of the Fortune 100. Datawatch is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts with offices in New York, London, Munich, Stockholm, Singapore, Sydney and Manila, and with partners and customers in more than 100 countries worldwide. See the Whole Story for yourself by downloading the free trial at www.datawatch.com/trial.

About Carahsoft
Carahsoft Technology Corp. is the trusted Government IT solutions provider. As a top-ranked GSA Schedule Contract holder, Carahsoft serves as the master government aggregator for many of its best-of-breed vendors, supporting an extensive ecosystem of manufacturers, resellers, and consulting partners committed to helping government agencies select and implement the best solution at the best possible value.

The company's dedicated Solutions Divisions proactively market, sell and deliver VMware, Symantec, EMC, Adobe, F5 Networks, Open Source, HP, SAP, and Innovative and Intelligence products and services, among others. Carahsoft is consistently recognized by its partners as a top revenue producer, and is listed annually among the industry's fastest growing firms by CRN, Inc., Washington Technology, The Washington Post, Washington Business Journal, and SmartCEO. Visit us at www.carahsoft.com.

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Datawatch Investor Contact:

Datawatch Investor Relations 
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Phone: (978) 441-2200 ext. 8323

Datawatch Media Contact:

Sarah Bernardi
Datawatch Corporation
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Phone: (978) 441-2200 ext. 8387
Twitter: @datawatch

Carahsoft Contact:
Mary Lange
703-431-8485
[email protected]

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