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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
[X]ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
   OF 1934

  For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001

                                       OR

[_]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
   ACT OF 1934

  For the transition period from             to

                       Commission file number: 000-23997

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                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Delaware                               77-0210797
    (State or other jurisdiction of                 (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)

                           4980 Great America Parkway
                         Santa Clara, California 95054
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 496-7400

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                      None

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                         Common Stock, $0.001 par value

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   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period than the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90
days. (1) YES [X] NO [_] ; (2) YES [X] NO [_]

   Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [_]

   The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant was approximately $86,651,229 as of June 25, 2001 based upon the
closing sale price on the Nasdaq National Market reported for such date. Shares
of Common Stock held by each officer and director and by each person who owns
5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded in that such
persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status
is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

   There were 29,213,746 shares of the registrant's Common Stock issued and
outstanding as of June 25, 2001.

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

   Part III incorporates information by reference from the definitive proxy
statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on August 23, 2001.

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                                     PART I

   Certain statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including, but not
limited to, certain statements contained in Item 1, "Business" and Item 7,
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations," constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"). Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of Brio to be materially different from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-
looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this document
are based on information available to Brio on the date hereof, and Brio assumes
no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. See Item 7,
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations--Risk Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results."

Item 1. Business.

Overview

   Brio Technology, Inc. (Brio) delivers an analytic software platform that
enables companies to drive better business decisions by leveraging their
existing information technology (IT) infrastructures and information systems.
The Brio Business Performance Platform(TM) helps drive an organization's
business performance, allowing it to be more competitive, customer-centric and
responsive to the changing demands of business. The Brio Business Performance
Platform expands business intelligence beyond advanced query and analysis
technologies to include powerful information delivery through enterprise-class
reporting and executive dashboards, all with ease of experience and
scalability. Brio solutions empower organizations to find, access, share,
manage and exchange information with employees, partners and customers through
an Internet-enabled enterprise.

   Brio products and services are available through direct sales and
professional services organizations located in the United States, Canada,
Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Japan, Singapore, Hong
Kong, Australia and more than 40 countries worldwide through value added
resellers (VARs), private label partners (PLPs), resellers, system integrators
and distributors. See Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for
additional information about geographic revenue.

   Brio currently serves thousands of organizations worldwide with over 4,000
installed sites. Brio counts more than half of the Fortune 100 as customers.
Brio's broad customer base includes Alaska Airlines, AT&T, the Boeing Company,
British Telecom, California State University System, Carrefour, Compaq Computer
Corp., Dell Computer, Fidelity Investments, Hewlett-Packard, Hoffman LaRoche,
IBM, Merrill Lynch, Motorola, Sun Microsystems, United Pan Europe
Communications and Yale University.

Industry Background

   In today's increasingly competitive markets, organizations in every industry
are seeking to improve the business professional's ability to make timely,
fact-based business decisions. The key to achieving this goal is the effective
use of business information across the organization. While many organizations
have spent considerable effort and resources over the past decade to collect,
organize and distribute data, few have been able to put it to use effectively.
Over the past few years, the Web has opened up a new channel of information
delivery.

   Today, companies are looking to take advantage of the Web to provide users
with a streamlined solution for tracking key indicators that drive business
performance. The use of the Web has not only transformed how information is
produced and distributed within an organization, but has also enabled
organizations to extend access to information to their business partners and
customers. Companies are now working together towards a

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common objective and sharing operating information via the Web for increased
efficiencies and better perspective into their businesses.

Brio Solution

   The Brio Business Performance Platform is Brio's flagship offering which
provides a complete solution that integrates business intelligence, enterprise
reporting, information delivery and analytic applications. This offering takes
the entire enterprise into account--supporting traditional "brick-and-mortar"
business requirements as well as the demands of e-business models. It is
designed to meet the complete range of decision making needs--including
internal employees as well as external customers, vendors and business
partners. It aims to increase the business value of enterprise information by
empowering everyone in the enterprise to easily access and utilize the
information they need to help drive better business decisions.

   The Brio Business Performance Platform delivers ease of use for both
business decision makers and IT staff by providing:

  . an intuitive, easy to understand and use interface;

  . a personalized experience for each end user;

  . adaptability for individual work styles and information needs;

  . real-time interaction with information for greater understanding; and

  . streamlined implementation, administration and maintenance.

   Beyond ease-of-use, the Brio Business Performance Platform fulfills the
performance requirements of large enterprise deployments by:

  . being scalable in multiple dimensions from individual work groups to the
    entire enterprise, from bytes to terabytes of data, from one to hundreds
    of database and application servers, and from one to thousands of users;
    and

  . providing distributed processing and operations across a broad range of
    platforms and data sources.

   The Brio Business Performance Platform supports information delivery and
analysis requirements for users throughout the enterprise, at every level of
experience, technological sophistication and security clearance. Brio's
solutions facilitate business intelligence by:

  . enhancing the value of existing enterprise information;

  . leveraging customers' information assets and infrastructure, including
    ERP, SFA and CRM applications, data marts and data warehouses; and

  . empowering personnel, at every level of the enterprise as well as
    externally, to find, use and publish information that contributes to the
    company's success.

Brio Strategy

   Brio's strategy is be a leading provider of analytic software platforms for
both traditional Fortune 1000 companies and emerging e-business companies.
Brio's Business Performance Platform enables companies to achieve breakthrough
business performance, using information--inside and outside the firewall--to be
more competitive, customer-centric and responsive to the changing demands of
business. The following are key elements of Brio's strategy:

   Extend Technology Leadership. Brio has designed its products to satisfy
customers' desire for rapid implementation, intuitive user interfaces, easy
integration with existing database and other system software, high performance
and limited information technology staff support. Brio products incorporate a
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advanced technologies, including a proprietary data analysis engine, a
distributed architecture and Web access and delivery technology based on
standards such as Java, HTML and XML. Brio intends to devote significant
resources to research and development efforts and to form strategic
relationships that will enable Brio to further enhance its products'
functionality and ease of use.

   Broaden Distribution Channels. To date, Brio has sold its products primarily
through its direct sales and services organizations located in the United
States, Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Japan,
Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. In addition, Brio has sold its products
worldwide through VARs, PLPs, resellers, system integrators and distributors.
Brio intends to grow its direct sales organization to intensify its coverage of
large organizations and to augment its telesales operation to cover smaller
organizations. In addition, Brio will continue to both leverage and grow its
existing network of VARs, PLPs, resellers, system integrators and distributors
to expand its indirect distribution channel worldwide.

   Expand Product Deployments at Existing Customer Sites. Brio's products and
related services are designed to enable its customers to deploy business
intelligence throughout their organizations. Although most organizations
initially deploy Brio's products on a departmental or pilot basis, Brio
believes that initial customer success with this deployment can lead to
significant opportunities for larger scale adoption of Brio's products within
the organization. Brio intends to focus its sales and services efforts on large
organizations seeking large-scale analytic deployments as well as making
initial customer pilots or deployments successful.

   Leverage Industry Relationships. To accelerate the adoption of Brio's
products as a standard Enterprise Decision Platform, Brio has formed strategic
relationships that provide for enhanced compatibility with partner technologies
and increased market exposure and sales opportunities for Brio's products and
services. Brio's partners include industry-leading providers of software and
hardware, such as IBM, Microsoft and Oracle, that complement Brio's product and
service offerings. Brio also partners with a wide range of training,
implementation and application development service providers. Brio's strategic
relationships can, among other things, consist of:

  . participation in various sales and marketing initiatives sponsored by
    these companies, including joint presentations at industry trade shows
    and conferences; and

  . agreements to support certain technology standards promoted by these
    companies.

   Increase International Presence. Outside of the United States, Brio has:

  . direct sales offices in Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France,
    Germany, Belgium, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia;

  . established distributor relationships in more than 40 countries,
    including, Italy, The Netherlands and South Africa; and

  . localized products in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
    Portuguese (Brazilian) and Spanish.

   Brio intends to expand its global sales capabilities by increasing the size
of its direct sales, sales support and marketing organizations, expanding its
distribution channels in Europe, Latin America and Asia/Pacific and continuing
localization efforts of its products in selected markets.

   Provide Premium Customer Support and Service. Brio believes that offering
quality service and support is important to customer satisfaction and provides
a significant opportunity to build customer loyalty and to differentiate itself
from its competition. Brio intends to increase its focus on customer
satisfaction by continuing to invest in support services including additional
staffing, a Web-based help line and systems infrastructure. In addition, Brio
is committed to providing customer-driven product functionality through
feedback from user groups, prospects, consultants, partners and customer
surveys.

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Products and Technology

   Brio offers a set of technologies that create an integrated analytic
platform called the Brio Business Performance Platform. The Brio Business
Performance Platform is designed to meet the entire range of business
intelligence requirements of companies who need to provide decision processing
and self-service business intelligence to a broad constituency of individuals,
including employees, customers and business partners. The Brio Business
Performance Platform product functionality includes enterprise reporting,
analytical reporting, ad hoc query and on-line analytical processing (OLAP),
information delivery, as well as tools for building and deploying a wide range
of custom built analytic applications.

   All of the products within the Brio Business Performance Platform are
designed to deliver enterprise-caliber scalability, performance and ease of
experience to users.

   The major benefits of the Brio Business Performance Platform include the
ability to:

  . provide universal access to all information sources, including: data
    stored and maintained in data warehouses and data marts; ERP, SFA and CRM
    systems and other corporate or departmental applications; as well as
    documents, spreadsheets and other unstructured data;

  . support the delivery of information and content across the entire Web-
    enabled enterprise;

  . support the needs of both decision makers and the IT staff; and

  . implement a single-source solution that supports the development and
    delivery of a wide-range of decision-processing applications, from
    personal query and reporting applications to strategic analytic
    applications.

   The Brio Business Performance Platform is comprised of the following product
line solutions:

  . Brio.Enterprise, Brio's integrated business intelligence suite;

  . Brio.Report, Brio's enterprise reporting technology;

  . Brio.Portal, Brio's portal technology; and

  . Brio.Inform and Brio.Impact, Brio's packaged analytic applications for
    strategic business analysis, revenue optimization and performance
    management.

Brio.Enterprise

   Brio.Enterprise is Brio's integrated business intelligence suite that
incorporates query, analysis and analytical reporting capabilities for client-
server and Web environments. Brio.Enterprise includes: BrioQuery Designer,
BrioQuery Explorer, BrioQuery Navigator, Brio.Insight, Brio.Quickview,
Brio.Freeview and the Brio Enterprise Server (comprised of the Broadcast Server
and the OnDemand Server).

   BrioQuery. All editions of BrioQuery unify query, analysis, reporting,
charting and analytic dashboard capabilities in one product for client-server
users. To meet the differing needs of these users, BrioQuery is available in
three editions:

  . BrioQuery Designer extends the core BrioQuery capabilities with
    application administration functionality to define and manage security,
    auditing and centralized access to features which enable IT departments
    to control the intelligence environment;

  . BrioQuery Explorer is designed for power users or independent analysts
    who need direct access to database tables and repositories of pre-defined
    data and reports and need to be able to create their own queries,
    analyses and reports; and

  . BrioQuery Navigator is used by analysts or information consumers who do
    not have the technical ability or need to directly access database
    tables. These users typically only need access to pre-defined dashboards,
    data and reports that they can use as a basis for independent analyses.

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   Web-based Products. Brio's Web-based client products provide users with a
wide range of report, query and analytical capabilities within standard Web
browsers. Together with Brio's server-based products, they enable organizations
to deploy software that facilitates simplified administration and maintenance.
Brio's Web-based products include:

  . Brio.Insight employs the same user-interface as BrioQuery and delivers
    interactive query, analysis, reporting, charting and analytical
    capabilities inside a standard Web browser. Whether connected to the Web,
    to the Brio Enterprise Server or operating without connection,
    Brio.Insight enables users to go beyond viewing static reports to perform
    independent analysis and reports on the delivered information;

  . Brio.Quickview enables organizations to deliver a portfolio of "view
    only" analytic applications and reports to users through a Web browser.
    These portfolios can include fully formatted reports with color,
    highlights, charts and tables. When used in conjunction with the
    BrioEnterprise Server, Brio.Quickview provides users with the option to
    query the database live, retrieving data that is used to create their
    portfolio or to limit the view based on a set of criteria; and

  . Brio.Freeview provides the same functionality as Brio.Quickview but
    allows the online display and printing of pre-built reports, with no
    analysis capabilities, and prohibits the ability to reach-through to the
    database to retrieve fresh data.

   Brio Enterprise Server. The Brio Enterprise Server product includes two
server modules, the Broadcast Server and the OnDemand Server. It also includes
a unified administration tool. The Brio Enterprise Server is designed to meet
the information distribution and data access needs of information consumers,
while providing IT departments with centralized control, administration and
security management functionality.

  . Broadcast Server enables IT departments to control the integrity and
    distribution of business information. It allows information producers to
    take queries, analyses and reports created with BrioQuery, and to
    schedule automatic processing and delivery of such reports based on date,
    time or event. The Broadcast Server pushes the reports and documents in a
    highly compressed format out to Web, client-server and mobile users via
    file transfer protocol, email, Web servers and/or network file servers
    and printers.

  . OnDemand Server is a Web-based application server, which offers both
    mobile and desktop users easy and secure access to a variety of data
    sources. Users log on to the OnDemand Server to retrieve a personalized
    list of reports and analysis packages they have privileges to access.
    With the OnDemand Server adaptive reporting feature, IT departments can
    determine on a report-by-report basis the level of Brio.Insight and
    Brio.Quickview functionality and interactivity that a particular user is
    allowed. Additionally, the OnDemand Server (optionally) allows users to
    author and run database queries over the Web. The server can then pre-
    build reports and transmit them to Brio's Web-based client products,
    Brio.Insight, Brio.Quickview and Brio.Freeview. The OnDemand Server also
    automates the installation and maintenance of Brio's Web client software.

Brio.Report

   Brio.Report is a high-volume, high-performance server-based enterprise
reporting tool that enables customers to develop and process a complete range
of reports, from small reports to mission-critical operational reports that
access large volumes of data in production databases, legacy applications and
data warehouses. Output from Brio.Report can range from high-volume printed
reports to highly interactive reports delivered via the Web and wireless
devices. Brio.Report consists of Brio.Report Builder, Brio.Report SQR Server,
Brio.Report Viewer and Brio.Report Activator, as described below:

  . Brio.Report Builder is a powerful and flexible graphical report
    development environment enabling users to rapidly create enterprise
    reports via an easy point-and-click interface. Users can quickly build
    personalized reports such as visual analysis, with minimal assistance
    from their IT personnel;

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  . Brio.Report SQR Server is a powerful report processing and data
    manipulation technology for high-performance reporting providing native
    access to over 75 combinations of databases and operating environments;

  . Brio.Report Viewer is a utility for viewing end-user reports; and

  . Brio.Report Activator is a set of integration components and ActiveX
    controls designed to enable developers to add extensive, flexible data-
    access and reporting features to commercial and custom Microsoft Windows
    applications, allowing users of those applications to pull information
    from databases easily and quickly.

Brio.Portal

   Brio.Portal provides dynamic, self-service access to enterprise information
for employees, partners and customers. The distributed architecture of
Brio.Portal manages structured and unstructured information and integrates
knowledge management and business intelligence technology. This framework
scales across platforms and locations and automatically personalizes the
browser-based user interface and the content end users have access to based on
each user's preferences and authorization. Brio.Portal also provides multiple
integration capabilities to leverage existing enterprise information sources
including data warehouses, applications, productivity tools and internet
content.

Brio.Inform

   Brio.Inform is a customizable analytic application that captures and
automates best practices and analytic methods for optimizing business
performance. Brio.Inform automates the time-consuming and complex process of
data extraction and analysis to enable users in an organization to access
information and make more informed decisions. The Brio.Inform solution is built
with proven metrics to conduct in-depth performance analysis and also can be
customized to embed top performance methodology directly into the application.
Its key features include:

  . powerful analytics which feature cross-functional dashboards that deliver
    real-time business views to give companies insight into revenue,
    customers, products and business channels;

  . intuitive dashboards that are easy to use and learn. A web based "point-
    and-click" interface delivers information access and analysis to users,
    making it easier for people to look into key metrics in their enterprise;

  . a customizable product architecture that includes a core of powerful
    analytic components and configuration tools; and

  . out-of-the-box business modules for sales, marketing and supply chain
    applications for use in a number of business functions and vertical
    industries.

Brio.Impact

   Brio.Impact is a Revenue Performance Optimization (RPO) software application
designed specifically for global corporations that need to manage healthy, top-
line growth in the environment of changing product, market and business needs.
Brio.Impact produces insight into a company's revenue stream enabling users to
find new opportunities to generate more revenue out of their existing business.
Unlike other analytic applications, Brio.Impact provides specialized metrics
that help companies track and manage the top-line. Its key features include:

  . sophisticated content in the form of business rules and metrics for
    sales, marketing, product management and finance to help manage the
    revenue generation process;

  . a complete and customizable analytic foundation that captures and
    automates best practices and analytical methods for analyzing and
    optimizing revenue performance;

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  . a tightly integrated, collaborative framework by which all users share
    and interact with the same embedded business and analytical models,
    tactics and plans; and

  . an easy-to-use "performance dashboard" that provides intelligent
    navigation paths to isolate anomalies and analyze performance in the same
    way that top performers analyze and make decisions about their business.

Platforms

   Brio's business intelligence solutions, information delivery, enterprise
reporting solutions and analytic applications are designed to operate on most
popular server platforms including Windows NT and UNIX (AIX, HP-UX and Sun
Solaris). Brio's client products currently operate on a number of operating
systems including Windows (95, 98, 2000 and NT), PowerMac and UNIX (AIX, HP-UX
and Sun Solaris). Brio's products provide native, ODBC, DB2 and OLEDB
connectivity to a variety of data sources including relational database
management systems such as Oracle, DB2, SQL Server and Adaptive Server, non-
relational database management systems such as Hyperion Essbase, Microsoft On-
line Analytical Processing Services and Informix Metacube.

Sales and Marketing

   Sales. To date, Brio has sold its products primarily through its direct
sales and services organizations located in the United States, Canada, Brazil,
the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and
Australia, and has sold its products worldwide through VARs, PLPs, resellers,
system integrators and distributors. The direct sales process involves the
generation of sales leads through direct mail, e-mail, seminars and
telemarketing, or requests for proposals from prospects. Brio's field sales
force conducts multiple presentations and demonstrations of Brio's products to
management and users at customer sites as part of the direct sales effort.
Sales cycles typically range from three to nine months. The direct sales force
is compensated for sales made through indirect channel partners as well as
direct sales to ensure appropriate cooperation with Brio's VARs, PLPs,
resellers, system integrators and distributors. The direct sales force supports
local partners and engages in joint sales efforts with partners, while the
channel sales organization provides channel management.

   To date, Brio has generated a majority of its sales from its direct sales
force, and has supplemented its direct sales efforts with the efforts of VARs,
PLPs. resellers, system integrators and distributors in a variety of locations
throughout the world. These third parties perform some or all of the following
functions: sales and marketing; systems implementation and integration;
software development and customization; and ongoing consulting, training,
service and technical support. Brio generally offers such parties discounts on
products and training, as well as a cooperative marketing program and field
level assistance from Brio's direct and channel sales forces. Brio intends to
leverage sales and marketing through indirect channel partners that will
distribute or resell Brio's products in their respective markets. Revenues from
VARs, PLPs, resellers, system integrators and distributors accounted for
approximately 21% of total revenues in fiscal 2001, 26% of total revenues in
fiscal 2000 and 21% of total revenues in fiscal 1999.

   Brio intends to grow its direct sales organization and its telesales
operation to serve smaller organizations. In addition, Brio will realign and
grow its channel sales organization to develop new market opportunities and to
continue to leverage and grow its existing network of VARs, PLPs, resellers,
system integrators and distributors to expand its indirect distribution channel
worldwide. Brio currently expects that it will fund such expansion out of its
working capital. Brio's agreements with its VARs and PLPs generally provide for
the right to resell a customized version of Brio's products in conjunction with
sales of the VARs and PLPs products or services. Brio typically offers its VARs
a purchase discount to incent the VARs to sell Brio's products. Brio's
agreements with its distributors generally require that such distributors make
certain minimum purchases of Brio's products, none of which minimum purchases
are material in amount either individually or in the aggregate. Brio does not
typically grant exclusive sales territories to its distributors.

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   Marketing. Brio is focused on building market awareness and acceptance of
Brio and its products, as well as developing strategic partnerships. Brio has a
marketing strategy with several key components: image and awareness building,
direct marketing to both prospective and existing customers, a strong Web
presence and broad-scale marketing programs in conjunction with key local and
global partners. Brio's corporate marketing strategy includes public relations
activities, a conference and trade show speakers program, as well as programs
to work closely with key analysts and other influential third parties. Brio's
direct marketing activities include participation in selected trade shows and
conferences, targeted advertising, as well as ongoing direct mail efforts to
existing and prospective customers. Brio has effectively used local, regional
and Web-based seminars to assist prospects in selecting Brio's solutions. Brio
has used the Web to further interest in Brio's products and services and help
with the lead generation process to improve the quality of the leads that it
provides to the sales organization. Brio has invested in building a partner and
channel marketing function which helps to recruit, train, support and conduct
cooperative marketing with technology partners, consultants, VARs, resellers,
system integrators and distributors. These programs help to foster strong
relationships between Brio and its various partners. The marketing organization
also provides a wide-range of programs, materials and events to support the
sales organization in its efforts.

   Brio's sales and marketing organization consisted of 268 full-time employees
as of March 31, 2001. The sales and marketing staff is based at Brio's
corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Brio also has field sales
offices in the metropolitan areas of Chicago, New York, San Francisco,
Columbus, Seattle, Boston, Denver, Irvine, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and Dallas,
as well as international sales offices in Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom,
France, Germany, Belgium, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.

Research and Development

   Brio's internal research and development teams have created the products
that have been the basis for Brio's success, and Brio intends to continue to
make substantial investments in research and development and related activities
to maintain and enhance its product lines. Brio believes that its future
success will, in large part, depend on its ability to maintain and improve
current products and to develop new products that meet the needs of the market.
Product requirements are based on customer feedback, customer support
experience, market analysis and technology trends. Brio employs a professional
development methodology that constantly monitors customer satisfaction,
quality, cost and delivery schedules. As of March 31, 2001, Brio's research and
development organization consisted of 146 full-time employees.

Customer Support

   Brio believes that high quality, real-time customer support is a value-add
to the successful marketing and sale of its products. Maintenance and support
contracts, which are generally for twelve months and offered with an initial
license, may be renewed annually and are typically set at a percentage of the
total license fee. A large portion of Brio's direct sales to customers have
maintenance and support contracts that entitle the customers to patches,
updates and upgrades at no additional cost, when available, unlimited access to
Brio's Web-based Customer Support information and request system and direct
assistance from the Customer Support hotline. Customers purchasing maintenance
have several programs to choose from that provide value-add options based on
their business needs.

   Customers submit their assistance requests directly into Brio's case
tracking database via the web or a Customer Support engineer records the
request in the database at the time of the call to the hotline. Brio's Web-
based support services include access to frequently asked questions, a patch
download area and an interface to the case-tracking database, which allows
customers to view the status of any of their current cases on-line. In
addition, to improve user access to explanatory materials, Brio provides on-
line documentation with all of its products. Among other things, such
documentation includes detailed explanations of product features as well as
problem-solving tips.

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   Brio is planning a deployment of Siebel Service during fiscal 2002 which is
designed to improve customer support by providing better visibility of all
customer interactions with the company, improved case tracking and pattern
matching of similar support issues across customers. The Siebel Service
implementation will include a direct integration with product development's
Rational program to allow visibility into development efforts on an ongoing
basis and thus provide a tight collaborative relationship with that
organization. As of March 31, 2001, Brio's services and support organization
consisted of 153 full-time employees located in facilities around the world.

Competition

   Brio's market is still developing. The business intelligence, enterprise
reporting, information delivery and analytic applications markets are intensely
competitive, highly fragmented and characterized by rapidly changing technology
and evolving standards. Brio's current and potential competitors offer a
variety of software solutions and generally fall within several categories:

  . business intelligence software vendors such as Cognos, Business Objects,
    Crystal Decisions and Hummingbird;

  . vendors offering alternative approaches to delivering reporting and
    analysis capabilities to users, such as MicroStrategy, Computer
    Associates, Information Advantage and Actuate;

  . portal software vendors, such as Plumtree, Viador and Portal Software;

  . database vendors that offer client products that operate specifically
    with their proprietary database, such as Microsoft, IBM, Oracle and
    Ardent;

  . analytic application vendors such as E.piphany; and

  . other companies that may in the future announce offerings similar to the
    Brio Business Performance Platform.

   Brio's competitive position in the market is uncertain, due principally to
the variety of current and potential competitors, and the emerging nature of
the market. Brio has experienced and expects to continue to experience
increased competition from current and potential competitors, many of whom have
significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than
Brio. Such competitors may be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging
technologies and changes in customer requirements or devote greater resources
to the development, promotion and sales of their products than Brio. Brio
expects additional competition as other established and emerging companies
develop business intelligence software and analytics products and technologies.
Increased competition could result in price reductions, fewer customer orders,
reduced gross margins, longer sales cycles and loss of market share, any of
which could materially and adversely affect Brio's business, operating results
and financial condition.

   Current and potential competitors may make strategic acquisitions or
establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with third parties,
increasing the ability of their products to address the needs of our
prospective customers. Our current or future indirect channel partners may
establish cooperative relationships with our current or potential competitors,
limiting our ability to sell our products through particular distribution
channels. Accordingly, competitors or alliances among current and new
competitors may emerge and rapidly gain significant market share. Such
competition could materially adversely affect Brio's ability to obtain new
licenses and maintenance and support renewals for existing licenses, on terms
favorable to Brio. Further, competitive pressures may require Brio to reduce
the price of its products, which could have a material adverse effect on Brio's
business, operating results and financial condition. Brio may not be able to
compete successfully against current and future competitors, and the failure to
do so could have a material adverse effect upon Brio's business, operating
results and financial condition.

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   Brio competes on the basis of the following factors:

  . completeness of product offering;

  . product features;

  . ease of use;

  . product performance;

  . product quality;

  . analytical capabilities;

  . scalability;

  . open architecture;

  . customer support;

  . time to market; and

  . price.

   Brio believes it presently competes favorably with respect to each of these
factors. However, Brio's market is still evolving and there can be no assurance
that Brio will be able to compete successfully against current and future
competitors, and the failure to do so successfully could have a material
adverse effect on Brio's business, operating results and financial condition.

Proprietary Rights

   Brio currently relies primarily on a combination of copyright and trademark
laws, trade secrets, confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to
protect its proprietary rights. Brio also believes that factors such as the
technological and creative skills of its personnel, new product developments,
frequent product enhancements, name recognition and reliable product
maintenance are essential to establishing and maintaining a technology
leadership position.

   Because trade secret and copyright laws afford only limited protection, Brio
also seeks to protect its software, documentation and other written materials
under patent laws. Brio currently has one United States patent and twelve
pending patent applications. These pending patent applications may not result
in the issuance of patents. Our issued patent and any additional patents may
not provide Brio competitive advantages. Brio may not obtain any more patents.
Others may develop technologies that are similar or superior to our technology
or design around our patent or any other patent that Brio may come to own.

   Despite Brio's efforts to protect its proprietary rights, unauthorized
parties may attempt to copy aspects of Brio's products or to obtain and use
information that Brio regards as proprietary. Policing unauthorized use of
Brio's products is difficult, and while Brio is unable to determine the extent
to which piracy of its software products exists, software piracy can be
expected to be a persistent problem. In addition, the laws of some foreign
countries do not protect Brio's proprietary rights as fully as do the laws of
the United States. There can be no assurance that Brio's means of protecting
its proprietary rights in the United States or abroad will be adequate or that
competitors will not independently develop similar technology.

   Brio has entered into source code escrow agreements with a number of
customers and indirect channel partners requiring release of source code. Such
agreements provide that the contracting party will have a limited, non-
exclusive right to use the code, subject to the agreement, in the event that:

  . there is a bankruptcy proceeding by or against Brio;

  . Brio ceases to do business; or

  . in some cases, Brio fails to meet its contractual obligations.

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   The provision of source code escrows may increase the likelihood of
misappropriation by third parties.

   Brio expects that software product developers will increasingly be subject
to infringement claims as the number of products and competitors in Brio's
industry segment grows and the functionality of products in different industry
segments overlaps. Any claims, with or without merit, could:

  . be time-consuming to defend;

  . result in costly litigation;

  . divert management's attention and resources;

  . cause product shipment delays; or

  . require Brio to enter into royalty, settlement or licensing agreements at
    substantial costs.

   Such royalty or licensing agreements, if required, may not be available on
acceptable terms, if at all. In the event of a successful claim of product
infringement against Brio and its failure or inability to license the
infringed or similar technology, Brio's business, operating results and
financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

   Finally, in the future Brio may rely upon software that it may license from
third parties, including software that may be integrated with Brio's
internally developed software and used in Brio's products to perform key
functions. There can be no assurance that these third-party software licenses
will be available on commercially reasonable terms. Brio's inability to obtain
or maintain any third-party software licenses could result in shipment delays
or reductions until equivalent software is developed, identified, licensed and
integrated, which could have a material adverse effect on Brio's business,
operating results and financial condition.

Employees

   As of March 31, 2001, Brio had 661 full-time employees, including 268 in
sales and marketing, 153 in services and support, 146 in research and
development and 94 in general and administrative functions. Brio's success
depends to a significant degree upon the continued contributions of its key
management, engineering, sales and marketing personnel, many of whom would be
difficult to replace. Brio has employment contracts with six members of its
executive management personnel and does not maintain "key person" life
insurance for any of its executive management.

   Brio believes its future success will also depend in large part upon its
ability to attract and retain highly skilled managerial, engineering, sales
and marketing and finance personnel. Competition for such personnel is
intense, and there can be no assurance that Brio will be successful in
attracting and retaining such personnel. The loss of the services of any of
the key personnel, the inability to attract or retain qualified personnel in
the future or delays in either hiring required personnel, or the rate at which
new people become productive, particularly sales personnel and engineers,
could have a material adverse effect on Brio's business, operating results and
financial condition. In particular, Brio has, from time to time, experienced
and may continue to experience significant turnover of its sales and marketing
force, due principally to the intensely competitive market for such personnel
and changes in management. Such turnover tends to slow sales efforts until
replacement personnel can be recruited and trained to become productive
members of Brio's sales force.


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                      EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

   The executive officers of Brio and their ages as of June 25, 2001 are as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Name                Age                          Position(s)
     ----                ---                          ----------
<S>                      <C> <C>
Craig D. Brennan........  42 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Donald Beck.............  45 Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Todd Davis..............  41 Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations
Jim Guthrie.............  50 Executive Vice President, Product Development
Brian Gentile...........  38 Chief Marketing Officer
Tamara MacDuff..........  43 Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Finance
</TABLE>

   Craig D. Brennan joined Brio as its President and Chief Executive Officer
and Director in January 2001. Prior to joining Brio, Mr. Brennan was a senior
vice president Customer Relationship Management (CRM) at Oracle Corporation.
Before that, he was a partner at Deloitte Consulting, where he built and
managed the Global Siebel CRM Practice. Additional experience includes being a
senior vice president of Marketing for BACG/Armature, a U.K. based Warburg
Pincus software company. Mr. Brennan holds an MBA in marketing and management
policy from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University
and a BA in economics and political science from the University of Michigan.

   Donald Beck joined Brio as its Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales in
March 2001. Prior to joining Brio, Mr. Beck held a number of executive-level
positions at J.D. Edwards & Company. Most recently, Mr. Beck was vice president
of sales for strategic products, responsible for the 2001 sales execution of
all J.D. Edwards' strategic product initiatives. Before J.D. Edwards, Mr. Beck
was vice president of Peritus Software Services, a publicly held company and
market leader in software maintenance outsourcing and mass change technologies.
Prior to Peritus, Mr. Beck spent 18 years in a number of managerial sales and
marketing roles at International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation. Mr. Beck
holds a MBA from Miami University of Ohio and a BS from Michigan State
University.

   Todd Davis joined Brio as its Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations
in May 2001. Prior to joining Brio, Mr. Davis was vice president of CRM global
operations at Oracle Corporation, where he was responsible for guiding Oracle's
entry into the global CRM market. Before Oracle, Mr. Davis was senior vice
president of operations at Staff Leasing, Inc. Prior to joining Staff Leasing,
Inc., Mr. Davis held executive and managerial positions at The Home Shopping
Network, Lucent Technologies, Northwest Airlines and Honeywell, Inc. Mr. Davis
holds a BA in Liberal Arts with an emphasis in organizational development from
the University of Minnesota.

   James Guthrie joined Brio as Executive Vice President, Product Development
in June 2001. Prior to joining Brio, Mr. Guthrie was vice president of Service
and Contracts Applications Development within the CRM Division at Oracle
Corporation. Before Oracle, Mr. Guthrie was director of development at SAP
Labs, Inc. and senior program manager at Raytheon Inc., where he was
responsible for numerous software and hardware development projects. Mr.
Guthrie holds a MBA from Texas Tech University and a BS in electrical
engineering from the University of North Dakota.

   Brian Gentile joined Brio as its Chief Marketing Officer in June 2001. Prior
to joining Brio, Mr. Gentile was a marketing executive at Ariba Technologies,
Inc. Before Ariba, Mr. Gentile was the chief technical officer of Java Software
at Sun Microsystems, Inc. He also held marketing, development and sales
positions at Apple Computer, Inc. Mr. Gentile holds a MBA and a BA in business
administration from the University of Arizona at Tucson.

   Tamara MacDuff joined Brio in 1992 and is currently the Chief Financial
Officer and Executive Vice President, Finance. Prior to joining Brio, she was a
consultant with a public accounting firm providing business advisory services.
Ms. MacDuff holds a bachelor's degree in finance with a minor in accounting
from San Jose State University. Ms. MacDuff is also a Certified Public
Accountant.

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Item 2. Properties.

   Brio's principal executive offices are located in Santa Clara, California
where Brio leases approximately 141,000 square feet under a lease that expires
in May 2010. Brio also leases space (typically less than 5,000 square feet per
location) in various geographic locations primarily for sales and support
personnel. Brio believes that its current facilities are adequate to meet its
needs through the end of fiscal 2002, at which time Brio may need to lease
additional space.

   Brio was incorporated in California in February 1989 and was reincorporated
in Delaware in April 1998. Its principal executive offices are located at 4980
Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, California 95054. Its telephone number at
that location is (408) 496-7400.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

   On January 20, 1997, Business Objects filed a complaint against Brio in the
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose,
alleging that certain of Brio's products (including at least the BrioQuery
Navigator, BrioQuery Explorer and BrioQuery Designer products) infringed at
least claims 1, 2, and 4 of U.S. Patent Number 5,555,403. On April 4, 1997,
Brio filed an answer and affirmative defenses to the complaint, denying certain
of the allegations in the complaint and asserting a counterclaim requesting
declaratory relief that Brio is not infringing the patent and that the patent
is invalid and unenforceable. In December 1997, venue for the case was changed
to the Northern District of California in San Francisco. On July 30, 1999, Brio
filed an action against Business Objects in the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of California in San Jose, alleging that certain of Business
Objects' products infringe U.S. Patent Number 5,915,257. On September 9, 1999,
Brio and Business Objects executed a Memorandum of Understanding settling
Business Objects' pending patent litigation against Brio involving a patent
number 5,555,403 for $10.0 million, payable in $1.0 million payments over 10
quarters with the first payment due September 30, 1999. As part of this
settlement, Business Objects dismissed its pending lawsuit against Brio
involving patent number 5,555,403 and Brio dismissed its pending lawsuit
against Business Objects involving patent number 5,915,257.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

   Not applicable.

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                                    PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.

   Brio's Common Stock has been traded on the NASDAQ National Market since its
initial public offering on May 1, 1998. As of April 1, 2000, Brio changed its
symbol from "BRYO" to "BRIO." Brio has never declared or paid cash dividends on
its capital stock. It currently intends to retain all available funds and any
future earnings for use in the operation of its business and does not
anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition,
the terms of Brio's primary credit facility prohibit the paying of dividends
without the lender's consent.

   The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices of Brio's
Common Stock as reported by the NASDAQ National Market for each fiscal quarter
in the two-year period ended March 31, 2001:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    High   Low
                                                                   ------ ------
   <S>                                                             <C>    <C>
   Fiscal 2001
   First Quarter.................................................. $37.06 $13.13
   Second Quarter................................................. $21.38 $ 5.88
   Third Quarter.................................................. $11.00 $ 2.63
   Fourth Quarter................................................. $15.31 $ 4.38
   Fiscal 2000
   First Quarter.................................................. $21.00 $11.25
   Second Quarter................................................. $24.75 $12.81
   Third Quarter.................................................. $64.50 $18.50
   Fourth Quarter................................................. $54.00 $27.06
</TABLE>

Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

   In August 1999, Brio completed its merger with SQRIBE Technologies Corp.
("SQRIBE") in a transaction accounted for as a pooling-of-interests. All prior
period consolidated financial statements have been restated for all periods
presented, in accordance with required pooling-of-interests accounting and
disclosures. SQRIBE had a fiscal year that ended on December 31 of each year.
Restated historical consolidated financial statements combine the SQRIBE
results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 with Brio's results for the
year ended March 31, 1999. In order to conform SQRIBE's fiscal year to Brio's
fiscal year, the results of operations of SQRIBE for the three months ended
March 31, 1999 have been reflected as an adjustment to retained earnings as of
that date, and the consolidated balance sheet of Brio at March 31, 1999
includes the balance sheet of SQRIBE at March 31, 1999. Revenue, net loss and
net loss applicable to common stock for SQRIBE was $10.8 million, $1.8 million
and $3.6 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 1999. See
Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information
and disclosure.

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   The selected historical consolidated financial data set forth below should
be read in conjunction with Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations," the Consolidated Financial
Statements and the Notes thereto and the other information contained in this
Report. The selected consolidated statements of operations data for the years
ended March 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, and the selected consolidated balance
sheet data as of March 31, 2001 and 2000, are derived from, and are qualified
by reference to, the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Brio
appearing elsewhere in this Report. The selected consolidated statements of
operations data for the years ended March 31, 1998 and 1997, and the selected
consolidated balance sheet data as of March 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, are
derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Brio not included
herein. The historical results of operations presented are not necessarily
indicative of results to be expected for any subsequent period.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Years Ended March 31,
                                ----------------------------------------------
                                  2001      2000     1999      1998     1997
                                --------  --------  -------  --------  -------
                                  (In thousands, except per share data)
<S>                             <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>
Consolidated Statements of
 Operations Data:
Total revenues................  $149,974  $132,036  $85,686  $ 51,895  $31,383
Loss from operations..........    (9,206)  (10,315)  (1,767)  (15,694)  (8,618)
Net income (loss).............    (9,650)  (10,910)     163   (15,723)  (8,624)
Net loss applicable to common
 stock........................    (9,650)  (10,910)    (753)  (15,723)  (8,624)
Basic net loss per share......  $  (0.34) $  (0.43) $ (0.04) $  (1.22) $ (0.66)
Shares used in computing basic
 net loss per share...........    28,335    25,261   19,984    12,871   13,018
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 Data:
Cash, cash equivalents and
 short-term investments.......  $ 15,328  $ 33,404  $35,311  $  7,326  $ 4,020
Total assets..................    88,204    85,864   68,260    29,423   17,947
Other noncurrent liabilities
 and redeemable common stock..       --      2,903    3,110       344      516
Stockholders' equity
 (deficit)....................    26,367    28,126   26,288    (1,264)     152
</TABLE>

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations.

   The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated
Financial Statements and the Notes thereto and the other information included
elsewhere in this Report. Certain statements in this "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" are forward-
looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein are based
on current expectations and entail various risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-
looking statements. For a more detailed discussion of these and other business
risks, see "Risk Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results" below.

Overview

   Brio Technology, Inc. (Brio) delivers an analytic software platform that
enables companies to drive better business decisions by leveraging their
existing IT infrastructures and information systems. The Brio Business
Performance Platform drives an organization's business performance, allowing it
to be more competitive, customer-centric and responsive to the changing demands
of business. Brio had net losses applicable to common stock of $9.7 million in
fiscal 2001, $10.9 million in fiscal 2000 and $753,000 in fiscal 1999. Brio had
an accumulated deficit of approximately $58.1 million as of March 31, 2001. See
"Risk Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results" for a description of
the risks related to Brio's operating results fluctuations in future periods.

   In August 1999, Brio completed its merger with SQRIBE Technologies Corp.
(SQRIBE), a Delaware corporation. Brio acquired all of the outstanding shares
of SQRIBE preferred and common stock in a tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction
for approximately 13.2 million shares of Brio common stock. In addition, Brio

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assumed all outstanding stock options and warrants of SQRIBE. The acquisition
was accounted for as a pooling-of-interests. All prior period consolidated
financial statements have been restated, in accordance with required pooling-
of-interests accounting and disclosures.

   Brio's revenues consist of license fees for software products and fees for
services, including software maintenance and support, training and system
implementation consulting. Revenues in current periods are generally
attributable to the sale of the most recent version of Brio's products. Brio
generally discontinues marketing older product versions when a new product
version is introduced. The products are typically licensed on a per user basis
with the price per user varying based on the selection of products licensed or
on a per computer server basis with the price varying based on the computing
power of the server. Additionally, Brio also sells larger enterprise-wide
implementations of their products through site licenses with the price per site
varying based on the selection of:

  . products licensed;

  . the number of authorized users or computer servers for each product at
    each site; and

  . the number of licensed sites.

   Revenues from license fees are recognized upon shipment of the software if:

  . collection of the resulting receivable is probable;

  . the fee is fixed or determinable; and

  . vendor-specific objective evidence exists to allocate the total fee to
    all delivered and undelivered elements of the arrangement. If vendor-
    specific objective evidence does not exist to allocate the total fee to
    all delivered and undelivered elements of the arrangement, revenue is
    deferred until such evidence does exist for the undelivered elements, or
    until all elements are delivered, whichever is earlier.

   If payments are subject to extended payment terms and are not deemed fixed
or determinable, Brio defers revenue until payments become due. If an
acceptance period is required, Brio recognizes revenue upon the earlier of
customer acceptance or the expiration of the acceptance period. Brio
establishes allowances for potential product returns and credit losses, which
have been insignificant to date. Brio charges fees for services separately from
license fees. Brio recognizes revenues from maintenance and support services,
including ongoing product support and periodic product updates, ratably over
the term of each contract, which is typically twelve months. Payments for
maintenance and support services are generally made in advance and are non-
refundable. Brio recognizes revenues from training and consulting services when
the services are performed.

   To date, Brio has derived revenues from license fees principally from direct
sales of software products to end users through Brio's direct sales force.
Although Brio believes that such direct sales will continue to account for a
significant portion of revenues from license fees in the foreseeable future,
Brio has recently developed, and intends to continue to develop, reselling
relationships with VARs, PLPs, resellers, system integrators and distributors.
Brio expects that revenues from sales through VARs, PLPs, resellers, system
integrators and distributors will increase in the future as a percentage of
revenues from license fees. Revenues from VARs, PLPs, resellers, system
integrators and distributors were approximately 21% of total revenues for
fiscal 2001, approximately 26% of total revenues for fiscal 2000 and
approximately 21% of total revenues for fiscal 1999. Brio's ability to achieve
revenue growth and improved operating margins, as well as increased worldwide
sales in the future, will depend in large part upon its success in expanding
and maintaining relationships with VARs, PLPs, resellers, system integrators
and distributors. See "Risk Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results"
for a description of the risks related to Brio's sales strategy.

   Brio is also increasing its efforts to sell licenses to larger, enterprise-
wide implementations of Brio's products, rather than departmental or local
network sales, which may increase the complexity and length of the sales cycle.
Brio has, in the past and may in the future, chosen to grant greater license
discounts and discounts

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on other elements, such as training and consulting, for sales of site licenses.
See "Risk Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results" for a description
of the risks related to the sales cycle of Brio's products.

   Brio has, to date, sold its products internationally through direct sales
offices in Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Japan,
Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia, and indirectly through established
distribution relationships in more than 40 countries, including Italy, The
Netherlands and South Africa. Brio's direct sales offices in the United
Kingdom, China and Australia were formed through the acquisition of
distributors in those countries. Sales to customers outside of the United
States and Canada, including sales generated by Brio's foreign subsidiaries,
represented approximately 20% of total revenues for fiscal 2001 and
approximately 18% of total revenues for fiscal 2000 and fiscal 1999. A
substantial portion of Brio's international sales in the past have been
denominated and collected in foreign currencies and Brio believes that a
portion of its cost of revenues and operating expenses will continue to be
incurred in foreign currencies. To date, there have been no material effects of
changes in foreign currency exchange rates on revenues or operating expenses.
Brio incurred a loss on foreign currency translations resulting from
intercompany receivables from foreign subsidiaries in an amount of
approximately $870,000 in fiscal 2001, approximately $429,000 in fiscal 2000
and approximately $126,000 in fiscal 1999. Although it is impossible to predict
future exchange rate movements between the U.S. dollar and other currencies, to
the extent the U.S. dollar strengthens or weakens against other currencies, a
substantial portion of Brio's revenues, cost of revenues and operating expenses
will be commensurately lower or higher than would be the case in a more stable
foreign currency environment. Although Brio has not historically undertaken
foreign exchange hedging transactions to cover its potential foreign currency
exposure, it may do so in the future. See "Risk Factors That May Affect Future
Operating Results" for a description of the risks related to Brio's
international sales strategy.

Results of Operations

   The following table includes selected consolidated statements of operations
data for all quarters of the periods indicated (in thousands, except per share
amounts):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    Fiscal 2001                         Fiscal 2000
                          ----------------------------------  ---------------------------------
                            4TH      3RD      2ND      1ST      4TH     3RD     2ND       1ST
                          -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- ------- --------  -------
<S>                       <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>
Total revenues..........  $44,205  $38,858  $33,886  $33,025  $39,622 $34,179 $ 30,656  $27,579
Total cost of revenues..  $ 8,574  $ 7,863  $ 7,742  $ 7,001  $ 5,631 $ 5,152 $  4,661  $ 4,645
Gross profit............  $35,631  $30,995  $26,144  $26,024  $33,991 $29,027 $ 25,995  $22,934
Net income (loss)
 applicable to common
 stock..................  $  (623) $  (260) $(4,312) $(4,455) $ 4,954 $ 3,129 $(17,472) $(1,521)
Net income (loss) per
 basic share............  $ (0.02) $ (0.01) $ (0.15) $ (0.16) $  0.18 $  0.12 $  (0.66) $ (0.07)
Net income (loss) per
 diluted share..........  $ (0.02) $ (0.01) $ (0.15) $ (0.16) $  0.16 $  0.10 $  (0.66) $ (0.07)
</TABLE>

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   The following table includes consolidated statements of operations data as a
percentage of total revenues for the periods indicated:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Years Ended
                                                              March 31,
                                                            ------------------
                                                            2001   2000   1999
                                                            ----   ----   ----
<S>                                                         <C>    <C>    <C>
Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:
Revenues:
  License fees.............................................  59 %   68 %   68 %
  Services.................................................  41     32     32
                                                            ---    ---    ---
    Total revenues......................................... 100    100    100
Cost of revenues:
  License fees.............................................   3      2      3
  Services.................................................  18     13     12
                                                            ---    ---    ---
    Total cost of revenues.................................  21     15     15
                                                            ---    ---    ---
Gross profit...............................................  79     85     85
Operating expenses:
  Research and development.................................  17     15     16
  Sales and marketing......................................  58     50     57
  General and administrative...............................  10     10     12
  In-process research and development......................  --     --      2
  Non-recurring operating expenses.........................  --     17     --
                                                            ---    ---    ---
    Total operating expenses...............................  85     92     87
                                                            ---    ---    ---
Loss from operations.......................................  (6)    (7)    (2)
Interest and other income (expense), net...................  --     --      3
                                                            ---    ---    ---
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes............  (6)    (7)     1
Provision for income taxes.................................  --     (1)     1
                                                            ---    ---    ---
Net income (loss)..........................................  (6)    (8)    --
Increase in redemption value of redeemable common stock....  --     --     (1)
                                                            ---    ---    ---
Net loss applicable to common stock........................  (6)%   (8)%   (1)%
                                                            ===    ===    ===
</TABLE>

Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999

Revenues

   Brio derives revenues from license fees and services, which include software
maintenance and support, training and system implementation consulting. Total
revenues increased $17.9 million or 14% in fiscal 2001 when compared to fiscal
2000 and $46.4 million or 54% in fiscal 2000 compared to fiscal 1999. The
increases were primarily due to increased license revenue and related
maintenance and support revenue.

   Revenues by geographic location were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Years Ended March 31,
                                                       -------------------------
                                                         2001     2000    1999
                                                       -------- -------- -------
   <S>                                                 <C>      <C>      <C>
   Revenues by Geography:
     Domestic......................................... $119,919 $107,779 $70,097
     International....................................   30,055   24,257  15,589
                                                       -------- -------- -------
       Total revenues................................. $149,974 $132,036 $85,686
                                                       ======== ======== =======
</TABLE>

   Revenues from international sources increased $5.8 million or 24% in fiscal
2001 compared to fiscal 2000 and $8.7 million or 56% in fiscal 2000 compared to
fiscal 1999. The increases were primarily due to increased

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demand for Brio products in Europe and Asia as Brio continued to expand direct
and indirect sales efforts in these areas. See Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements for additional information about revenues in geographic
areas.

   License Fees. Revenues from license fees decreased $1.5 million or 2% in
fiscal 2001 compared to fiscal 2000 and increased $31.4 million or 54% in
fiscal 2000 compared to fiscal 1999. The decrease in fiscal 2001 compared to
fiscal 2000 was primarily due to the lengthening of the sales cycle for large-
scale deployments of Brio's products. The increase in fiscal 2000 compared to
fiscal 1999 were due to growing sales to new customers--approximately $10.3
million of the increase--and increased follow-on sales to existing customers--
approximately $21.1 million of the increase.

   Services. Service revenues increased $19.4 million or 46% in fiscal 2001
compared to fiscal 2000 and $15.0 million or 55% in fiscal 2000 compared to
fiscal 1999. The increases were due to an increase in maintenance and support
revenues--approximately $12.4 million of the increase in fiscal 2001 and
approximately $9.9 million of the increase in fiscal 2000--and an increase in
training and consulting revenues related to Brio's installed customer base--
approximately $7.0 million of the increase in fiscal 2001 and approximately
$5.1 million of the increase in fiscal 2000.

Cost of Revenues

   License Fees. Cost of revenues from license fees consists primarily of
product packaging, shipping, media, documentation and related personnel and
overhead allocations. Cost of revenues from license fees increased $398,000 or
12% in fiscal 2001 compared to fiscal 2000 and $672,000 or 26% in fiscal 2000
compared to fiscal 1999. The increases in absolute dollars in fiscal 2001, 2000
and fiscal 1999 were primarily due to the mix of customers purchasing master
disks relative to customers purchasing "shrink-wrapped" product. Cost of
revenues from license fees may vary between periods due to the mix of master
disks versus "shrink-wrapped" product.

   Services. Cost of revenues from services consists primarily of personnel
costs and third-party consulting fees associated with providing software
maintenance and support, training and consulting services. Cost of revenues
from services increased by $10.7 million or 64% in fiscal 2001 compared to
fiscal 2000 and $6.4 million or 61% in fiscal 2000 compared to fiscal 1999. The
increases were due principally to increases in personnel and related costs
resulting from qBrio's expansion of its support services in response to
increased demand for maintenance and support and training and consulting
services--approximately $7.7 million of the increase in fiscal 2001 and
approximately $4.1 million of the increase in fiscal 2000--and increases in the
use of outside consultants for training and consulting services--approximately
$3.0 million of the increase in fiscal 2001 and approximately $2.3 million of
the increase in fiscal 2000. Cost of revenues from services may vary between
periods due to the mix of services provided by Brio's personnel relative to
services provided by outside consultants and to varying levels of expenditures
required to build the services organization.

Operating Expenses

   Research and Development. Research and development expenses consist
primarily of personnel and related costs associated with the development of new
products, the enhancement and localization of existing products, quality
assurance and testing. Research and development expenses increased $6.4 million
or 32% in fiscal 2001 compared to fiscal 2000 and $6.2 million or 45% in fiscal
2000 compared to fiscal 1999. The increases from year to year were primarily
due to increased personnel and related costs required to continue to develop
new products and enhance existing products. Brio believes that significant
investment in research and development is essential to product and technical
leadership and anticipates that it will continue to commit substantial
resources to research and development in the future. Brio anticipates that
research and development expenditures will continue to increase in absolute
dollars, although such expenses may vary as a percentage of total revenues.

   Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of
salaries and other personnel related costs, commissions, bonuses and sales
incentives, travel, marketing programs such as trade shows and

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seminars and promotion costs. Sales and marketing expenses increased $20.2
million or 31% in fiscal 2001 compared to fiscal 2000 and $17.7 million or 37%
in fiscal 2000 compared to fiscal 1999. The increases were attributable to the
costs associated with the expansion of Brio's sales and marketing organization,
including domestically through the growth of the telesales organization,
internationally through the establishment of subsidiary offices in the United
Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia in addition
to the expansion of the worldwide field sales organization which contributed
approximately $13.5 million of the increase in fiscal 2001 and approximately
$8.0 million of the increase in fiscal 2000. Higher sales commissions, bonuses
and sales incentives associated with increased total revenues also contributed
approximately $3.5 million of the increase in fiscal 2001 and approximately
$6.1 million of the increase in fiscal 2000. Increased domestic and
international marketing expenses, including marketing activities, personnel and
related costs contributed approximately $3.2 million of the increase in fiscal
2001 and approximately $3.6 million of the increase in fiscal 2000. Brio
believes that as it continues to expand its direct sales and pre-sales support
organization and its third-party partnering relationships and its indirect
channel sales organization on a worldwide basis, sales and marketing expenses
will continue to increase in absolute dollars. These expenses are currently
intended to be funded by Brio's working capital. In particular, Brio expects
that sales compensation, travel and related expenses will increase
significantly as Brio continues to increase the number of its direct sales
personnel and its emphasis on direct field sales efforts. Brio expects sales
and marketing expenses will continue to vary as a percentage of total revenues.

   General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consist
primarily of personnel costs for finance, human resources and general
management, as well as legal, accounting and unallocated overhead expenses.
General and administrative expenses increased $1.4 million or 10% in fiscal
2001 compared to fiscal 2000 and $3.3 million or 31% in fiscal 2000 compared to
fiscal 1999. The increase in fiscal 2001 was primarily attributable to
increased personnel and related costs. The increase in fiscal 2000 was due to
approximately $1.2 million in increased personnel and related costs,
approximately $1.9 million of increased professional fees and approximately
$200,000 in higher expenses associated with managing and supporting Brio's
growth and facilities expansion. Brio expects that its general and
administrative expenses will increase in absolute dollars as Brio expands its
staffing to support expanded operations. Brio expects that such expenses will
continue to vary as a percentage of total revenues.

   Deferred Compensation. In connection with the granting of 1,369,368 stock
options to employees during fiscal 1998, with a weighted average exercise price
of $1.49 per share and a weighted average deemed fair market value of $1.91 per
share, Brio recorded deferred compensation of $580,000, representing the
difference between the deemed value of the common stock for accounting purposes
and the option exercise price of such options at the date of grant. In
addition, Brio granted 67,419 stock options to employees during fiscal 1999, at
a weighted average exercise price of $1.56 per share, with a weighted average
deemed fair market value of $4.27 per share and recorded the difference between
the deemed fair market value of the common stock for accounting purposes and
the option exercise price of such options at the date of grant as $63,000 of
compensation expense and $188,000 of deferred compensation. Such amounts are
presented as a reduction of stockholders' equity and amortized ratably over the
vesting period of the applicable options. Approximately $55,000 was expensed
during fiscal 2001, approximately $155,000 was expensed during fiscal 2000,
approximately $129,000 was expensed during fiscal 1999 and the balance will be
expensed ratably over the next year as the options vest. See Note 7 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding deferred
compensation.

   Purchased In-Process Research and Development. In connection with the
acquisition of MerlinSoft, Inc. (MerlinSoft) in October 1998, Brio allocated
$1.7 million of the purchase price to in-process research and development
projects. This allocation represented the estimated fair value based on future
cash flows that have been adjusted by the project's completion percentage.
While Brio relied upon an independent, third party appraisal of the acquired
intangible assets, management was primarily responsible for estimating their
fair values. At the acquisition date, the development of these projects had not
yet reached technological feasibility due to issues involving the completion of
scalability, performance and security functions and the research and

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development in progress had no alternative future uses. Accordingly, these
costs were expensed as of the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase
price over identified intangible assets was approximately $600,000.

   Brio used a third-party appraiser to assess and value the in-process
research and development. The value assigned to purchased in-process research
and development was determined by estimating the contribution of the purchased
in-process technology in developing a commercially viable product, estimating
the resulting net cash flows from the expected sales of such a product, and
discounting the net cash flows to their present value using an appropriate
discount rate. The discount rate included a factor that took into account the
uncertainty surrounding the successful development of the acquired in-process
technology. Valuation of development efforts in the future was excluded from
the research and development appraisal.

   The purchased in-process research and development consisted of two projects.
Both of these projects are aimed at the delivery of timely, in-depth,
sophisticated analytical applications. The first product provides data models
for analysis in specific industries and functional areas, metric libraries, a
Web-based client and the ability for business users to manage application
components ("Analysis Product"). The second product includes in-depth modeling
features for margin analysis and what-if scenarios to determine the impact of
various decisions and parameters ("Modeling Product"). The research and
development costs incurred by MerlinSoft in the development of the Analysis
Product were approximately $298,000 in fiscal 1998 and approximately $4,000 in
fiscal 1997. The research and development costs incurred by MerlinSoft in the
development of the Modeling Product were approximately $34,000 in fiscal 1998.
At the date of acquisition, the research and development costs to complete the
Analysis Product were estimated by MerlinSoft to be approximately $855,000 in
fiscal 2000 and 1999. At the date of acquisition, the research and development
costs to complete the Modeling Product project were estimated by MerlinSoft to
be approximately $933,000 in each of the fiscal years ending 2000 and 1999.

   The development technologies were evaluated in the context of Interpretation
4 of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 2 and SFAS No. 86,
where appropriate. In accordance with these provisions, research and
development projects were evaluated individually to determine if technological
feasibility had been achieved and if there was any alternative future use. Such
evaluation consisted of a specific review of the efforts, including the overall
objectives of the project, progress toward the objectives and uniqueness of
developments to these objectives. The issue of alternative future use was
addressed in discussions with the management of Brio. This process included on-
site management interviews and review of technical data.

   As of March 31, 2001, Brio has successfully completed the Analysis and
Modeling Products. MerlinSoft's results have not differed significantly from
the forecast assumptions. Brio's research and development expenditures since
the acquisition have not differed materially from expectations. Revenue
contribution from the acquired technology falls within an acceptable range of
the forecast assumptions. The risks associated with products are still
considered high and no assurance can be made that the products will meet market
expectations.

   Non-recurring operating expenses. Non-recurring operating expenses for
fiscal 2000 are comprised of merger and restructuring costs related to the
SQRIBE merger and the settlement of Brio's ongoing patent litigation with
Business Objects as follows (in thousands):

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   Merger and restructuring costs................................    $13,160
   Settlement costs..............................................      9,137
                                                                     -------
     Total non-recurring operating expenses......................    $22,297
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</TABLE>

   Brio's merger with SQRIBE was completed on August 3, 1999. In fiscal 2000,
merger and restructuring costs of $13.2 million consisted of $7.4 million in
transaction and related professional fees, $639,000 in severance costs to
terminate employees, $1.3 million in merger integration expenses, $387,000 in
consolidation

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of facilities, $697,000 in equipment retirements and $2,737,000 in other
miscellaneous merger-related expenses. All termination notices and benefits
were communicated to the affected employees prior to year-end and all of the
merger-related expenses were incurred prior to year-end. Substantially all of
the merger-related charges were paid during fiscal 2000.

   On September 9, 1999, Brio and Business Objects announced the settlement of
a patent infringement action, pending in the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of California in San Jose, pursuant to which Brio agreed to
pay to Business Objects $10.0 million, payable quarterly in $1.0 million
payments over 10 quarters, with the first payment due September 30, 1999. The
$9.1 million of settlement costs represent the net present value of the
quarterly payments and the remaining $900,000 represents interest and will be
recognized over the payment term using the effective interest rate method.

Interest and Other Income (Expense), Net

   Interest and other income (expense), net, is comprised primarily of interest
income and foreign currency transaction gains or losses and realized gains or
losses from the sale of investments, net of interest expense. Interest expense
is comprised of interest charges relating to the Business Objects litigation
settlement and interest incurred on Brio's bank line of credit. Interest and
other income (expense), net, decreased $1.1 million in fiscal 2001 compared to
fiscal 2000 and $1.9 million in fiscal 2000 compared to fiscal 1999, primarily
due to interest charges relating to the Business Objects litigation settlement,
lower cash, cash equivalent and short-term investment balances and a higher
loss on foreign currency translations resulting from intercompany receivables
from foreign subsidiaries of approximately $870,000 in fiscal 2001,
approximately $429,000 in fiscal 2000 and approximately $126,000 in fiscal
1999. See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a
description of foreign currency transactions and Brio's policy related to
accounting for short-term investments.

Provision for Income Taxes

   The provision for income taxes of $100,000 in fiscal year 2001 consisted
primarily of current income taxes generated from international operations. The
provision for income taxes of $1,343,000 in fiscal 2000 and $747,000 in fiscal
1999 consisted primarily of Federal and state alternative minimum taxes as Brio
utilized net operating loss carryforwards to offset current income taxes
generated from domestic operations.

   At March 31, 2001, Brio has approximately $17,154,000 of Federal net
operating loss carryforwards and approximately $16,188,000 of State net
operating loss carryforwards both of which expire at various dates through
2021. Brio also has approximately $19,144,000 of Foreign net operating loss
carryforwards, which expire at various dates through 2021 or carryforward
indefinitely. In addition, Brio has Federal R&D tax credit carryforwards of
approximately $2,787,000, State R&D tax credit carryforwards of approximately
$1,723,000 and Federal alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards of
approximately $247,000 which expire at various dates through 2021. Brio
believes that, based on a number of factors, there is sufficient uncertainty
regarding the realizability of carryforwards and credits and has therefore
provided a valuation allowance for a significant portion of its deferred tax
asset at March 31, 2001. These factors include a history of operating losses,
recent increases in expense levels to support Brio's growth, the competitive
nature of Brio's market and the lack of predictability of revenue. Management
will continue to assess the realizability of the tax benefits available to Brio
based on actual and forecasted operating results. Furthermore, the Internal
Revenue Code contains provisions which may limit the net operating loss and
research and development credit carryforwards to be used in any given year upon
the occurrence of certain events, including a significant change in ownership.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

   In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS
No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The
statement establishes accounting and reporting standards requiring that every
derivative instrument (including certain derivative instruments embedded in
other

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contracts) be recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset or liability
measured at its fair value. SFAS No. 133 is effective for Brio's fiscal year
beginning April 1, 2001. Management believes the adoption of SFAS No. 133 will
not have a material effect on Brio's financial statements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

   As of March 31, 2001, Brio had cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments of $15.3 million. In addition, Brio maintains a bank line of
credit. The line provides for up to $15.0 million in borrowings, with interest
at the bank's prime rate. Borrowings under the accounts receivable line of
credit are limited to 80% of eligible accounts receivable. The line of credit
is collateralized by substantially all of Brio's assets, including Brio's
intellectual property, accounts receivable and property and equipment to the
extent required to secure the line. As of March 31, 2001, the line of credit
requires Brio to comply with various covenants, including quarterly
requirements to maintain a minimum quick ratio as well as achieve minimum
profitability or not exceed a maximum quarterly loss. Brio was not in
compliance with the profitability covenant as of March 31, 2001, however, a
waiver was obtained from the bank. The line expires on March 31, 2002. No
amounts are outstanding under the line as of March 31, 2001.

   As part of the merger with SQRIBE, Brio assumed a $2.5 million bank line of
credit. During fiscal 2000, all amounts outstanding under the line were paid
and the line was cancelled. Brio also assumed a $1.0 million equipment purchase
line of credit under which a $500,000 letter of credit was outstanding to
support a facilities lease. In December 2000 the letter of credit was
cancelled. A new letter of credit in the amount of $300,000 was issued under
the new Brio bank line of credit in May 2001.

   Net cash used by operating activities was $197,000 in fiscal 2001. Net cash
generated by operating activities was $1.3 million in fiscal 2000 and $3.9
million in fiscal 1999. The increase in net cash used by operating activities
in fiscal 2001 was primarily due to $3.0 million of unfavorable changes in the
balances of operating assets and liabilities, offset by a $1.3 million decrease
in net loss applicable to common stock. The decrease in net cash provided by
operating activities in fiscal 2000 was primarily due to a $10.2 million
increase in net loss applicable to common stock, offset by $7.6 million of
favorable changes in the balances of operating assets and liabilities. The
increase in fiscal 1999 was primarily due to a $15.1 million decrease in net
loss applicable to common stock, offset by $10.1 million of unfavorable changes
in the balances of operating assets and liabilities.

   Net cash used in investing activities was $16.1 million in fiscal 2001,
consisting primarily of $26.4 million for the purchase of property and
equipment, offset by approximately $9.4 million in sales of short-term
investments, net of purchases, and $890,000 of proceeds from the sale of
property and equipment. Net cash used in investing activities was $6.9 million
in fiscal 2000, consisting of approximately $9.3 million for the purchase of
property and equipment, offset by approximately $2.4 million in sales of short-
term investments, net of purchases. Net cash used in investing activities was
$20.1 million in fiscal 1999, consisting of approximately $4.1 million for the
purchase of property and equipment, approximately $13.8 million for the
purchase of short-term investments, net of sales and approximately $2.2 million
for the purchase of MerlinSoft, net of cash acquired.

   Net cash provided by financing activities was $7.2 million in fiscal 2001,
consisting of $6.8 million of proceeds from the issuance of common stock to
employees under various incentive stock plans and approximately $433,000 of
proceeds from the repayment of notes receivable from stockholders. Net cash
provided by financing activities was $6.0 million in fiscal 2000, consisting of
approximately $6.7 million of proceeds from the issuance of common stock to
employees under various incentive stock plans and approximately $1.3 million of
proceeds from the repayment of notes receivable from stockholders, offset by
approximately $2.0 million of repayments of notes payable. Net cash provided by
financing activities was $29.9 million in fiscal 1999, consisting of
approximately $33.3 million of proceeds from the issuance of common stock to
employees under various incentive stock plans and the proceeds from Brio's
initial public offering, offset by approximately $1.6 million for the issuance
of notes to stockholders, net of repayments and approximately $1.8 million in
net repayments of notes payable.

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   Brio currently has no material commitments other than those under operating
lease agreements. Brio has experienced a substantial increase in its capital
expenditures and operating lease arrangements since inception, which is
consistent with increased staffing, and anticipates that this will continue in
the future. Additionally, Brio will continue to evaluate possible acquisitions
of, or investments in businesses, products and technologies that are
complementary to those of Brio, which transactions may require the use of cash.
Management believes existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
will be sufficient to meet Brio's operating requirements for at least the next
twelve months; however, Brio may sell additional equity or debt securities or
obtain credit facilities to further enhance its position. The sale of
additional securities could result in additional dilution to Brio's
stockholders.

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             RISK FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS

   We desire to take advantage of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and of Section 21B and Rule 3b-6 under
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Specifically, we wish to alert readers
that the following important factors, as well as other factors including,
without limitation, those described elsewhere in reports we have filed with the
SEC and incorporated into this annual report on Form 10-K by reference, could
in the future affect, and in the past have affected, our actual results and
could cause our results for future periods to differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of us. We
assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

   Because our plans to achieve profitability in the future require us to grow
our work force, improve our infrastructure and acquire and develop new
technologies, failure to successfully do so could lower our operating results
and cause our stock price to decrease. If we cannot execute our growth
strategy, our stock price could decrease. Successfully achieving our growth
strategy depends upon the combined company's ability to:

  . expand, train and manage our work force;

  . continue to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel; and

  . develop or acquire new businesses, products and technologies.

   In addition, if we cannot manage an expanding work force, improve our
reporting systems and customer service infrastructure and manage the
integration of acquired businesses, products or technologies, we will be unable
to continue to manage the growth of our operations, which could harm our
business and financial results.

   Brio has a history of net losses, and may not be profitable in the
future. Brio has a history of net losses, and cannot provide any assurance that
we will experience revenue growth or profitability on a quarterly or annual
basis in the future. In particular, Brio incurred net losses applicable to
common stock of $9.7 million in fiscal 2001, $10.9 million in fiscal 2000 and
$753,000 in fiscal 1999. As of March 31, 2001, Brio had stockholders' equity of
approximately $26.4 million.

   Brio anticipates increased operating expenses and a reduced rate of revenue
growth in the future. Brio currently expects to increase its expenses, and our
operating results will be harmed if increased revenues do not accompany these
increased expenses. Brio may not sustain the same rate of sequential quarterly
revenue growth it has experienced in the past in future periods. In addition,
Brio will likely increase its operating expenses significantly in fiscal 2002.
Brio currently intends to commit substantial financial resources to research
and development, customer support and sales and marketing, including the
continued expansion of its domestic and international direct sales force,
third-party partnering relationships and Brio's domestic and international
indirect channel sales organization. Brio also expects to increase staffing and
systems infrastructure in order to support expanding operations.

   Our prospects for increased future revenues must be considered in light of
the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in a
similar stage of development, particularly companies in rapidly evolving
markets. To address these risks, the company must:

  . successfully increase the scope of its operations;

  . respond to competitive developments;

  . continue to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel; and

  . continue to commercialize products incorporating advanced technologies.

   Brio may not be able to achieve these goals.

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   Brio's quarterly operating results will likely fluctuate based on factors
beyond our control. Brio has experienced, and expects to continue to
experience, significant fluctuations in quarterly operating results based on a
number of factors, many of which are not within its control. Among other
things, Brio's operating results have fluctuated in the past due to:

  . the timing of product enhancements and new product announcements;

  . the lengthy sales cycle of its products;

  . market acceptance of and demand for its products;

  . capital spending patterns of its customers;

  . customer order deferrals in anticipation of enhancements or new products;

  . its ability to attract and retain key personnel;

  . the mix of domestic and international sales;

  . the mix of license and service revenues;

  . personnel changes; and

  . changes in the timing and level of operating expenses.

   During fiscal 2001, Brio found that several of these factors negatively
impacted its profitability. In particular, Brio found that deals for large-
scale deployments of its products, which have become more prevalent, have a
longer sales cycle than smaller implementations. In addition, the mix of
license and service revenues varied significantly when compared to historical
results.

   In addition, the announcement or introduction of new products by Brio or its
competitors or any change in industry standards may cause customers to defer or
cancel purchases of existing products. Furthermore, the introduction of
products with reliability, quality or compatibility problems could result in
reduced orders, delays in collecting accounts receivable and additional service
costs. Accordingly, Brio's results of operations may also fluctuate in the
future due to a number of additional factors, including but not limited to
those discussed above, as well as:

  . the number and significance of product enhancements and new product
    announcements by competitors;

  . changes in pricing policies by Brio and its competitors;

  . Brio's ability to develop, introduce and market new and enhanced versions
    of its products on a timely basis;

  . customer order deferrals in anticipation of enhancements or new products
    offered by competitors;

  . nonrenewal of service agreements, software defects and other product
    quality problems;

  . the mix of direct and indirect sales;

  . currency fluctuations; and

  . general economic conditions.

   Due to these factors, quarterly revenue and operating results are difficult
to forecast and may not meet expectations.

   Seasonality may affect Brio's results. Brio has experienced seasonality due
to customer capital spending patterns and the general summer slowdown in sales.
Brio expects to continue to experience seasonality as a result of these
factors. This seasonality could materially hurt results of operations,
particularly for the quarters ending June 30 or September 30.

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   If Brio's operating results do not meeting financial analysts' expectations,
our stock price may decline. In the future, our reported or anticipated
operating results may fail to meet or exceed the expectations of securities
analysts or investors. In that event, Brio's common stock price could be
materially reduced.

   Because Brio depends on a direct sales force, any failure by Brio to attract
and retain adequate sales personnel could slow its sales and increase its
expenses, causing significant financial and operational risks.  Brio may not be
able to attract and retain adequate sales personnel, despite the expenditure of
significant resources to do so, and the failure to do so could materially harm
its ability to sell its products at expected levels. Because turnover tends to
slow sales efforts until replacement personnel can be recruited and trained,
failure to retain sales personnel could seriously hamper our business,
operating results and financial condition. Competition for personnel with a
sufficient level of expertise and experience for direct sales positions is
intense, particularly among competitors who may have substantially greater
resources than Brio or greater resources dedicated to hiring direct sales
personnel. In addition, Brio has experienced significant turnover of its sales
force.

   Brio's success depends on key personnel who may not continue to work for
it. The loss of the services of any of the key personnel or the inability to
attract or retain qualified personnel in the future could harm Brio's business,
operating results and financial condition. The success of Brio will depend to a
significant degree upon the continued contributions of key management,
engineering, sales and marketing personnel, many of whom would be difficult to
retain or replace if they leave Brio. Because competition for qualified
personnel is intense, Brio may not be successful in attracting and retaining
the personnel it seeks.

   Brio has recently experienced difficulties in hiring highly qualified sales,
engineering and IT personnel, and may continue to have difficulty in attracting
employees in those categories. Brio has employment contracts with six members
of its executive management personnel. Brio does not maintain "key person" life
insurance on any of its executive management.

   Our management team has limited prior experience together. Brio hired a new
president and chief executive officer in January 2001 and has thereafter hired
other key members of executive management. Because our management team has
limited experience working together, they may not effectively manage our
operations. Management ineffectiveness may disrupt our entire business
operation, distract our employees and impair our ability to execute our
strategy.

   Because the sales cycle for Brio's products is long, the timing of sales is
difficult to predict and Brio's quarterly revenues and earnings may fluctuate
significantly. Based in part on the lengthy sales cycle for Brio's products,
quarterly revenues and operating results could vary significantly in the
future. The sales cycle associated with the purchase of Brio's products is
typically three to nine months in length and subject to a number of significant
risks over which Brio has little or no control, including customers' budgeting
constraints and internal acceptance review procedures. In particular, large-
scale deployments of Brio's products, which are becoming more prevalent in the
industry, take longer to evaluate, implement and close than historical sales
cycles seem to indicate. Sales transactions may be delayed during the customer
acceptance process because Brio must provide a significant level of education
to prospective customers regarding the use and benefits of its products.
Additionally, the sales cycle for Brio's products in international markets has
historically been, and is expected to continue to be, longer than the sales
cycle in the United States and Canada. Accordingly, if Brio's international
operations expand, the average sales cycle for its products is expected to
lengthen. In addition, Brio anticipates that an increasing portion of its
revenue could be derived from larger orders, in which case the timing of
receipt and fulfillment of those orders could cause material fluctuations in
operating results, particularly on a quarterly basis.

   Because Brio expects to achieve revenue growth and increased margins through
indirect sales channels, Brio's failure to develop and manage indirect sales
channels could limit its sales growth and financial performance. Brio may not
be able to continue to attract and retain additional indirect channel partners
that will be able to market its products effectively and provide timely and
cost-effective customer support and services. Brio may not be able to manage
conflicts within its indirect channel or that its focus on increasing

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sales through the indirect channels will not divert management resources and
attention from direct sales. In addition, Brio's agreements with indirect
channel partners do not restrict the channel partners from distributing
competing products, and in many cases may be terminated by either party without
cause. The ability of Brio to achieve revenue growth and improved operating
margins on product sales in the future will depend in large part upon its
success in expanding and maintaining indirect channels worldwide. Indirect
channels include VARs, PLPs, resellers, system integrators and distributors.

   To date, Brio has generated a majority of its sales from its direct sales
force, and has supplemented its direct sales efforts with the efforts of VARs,
PLPs, resellers, system integrators and distributors in a variety of locations
throughout the world. These third parties perform some or all of the following
functions: sales and marketing; systems implementation and integration;
software development and customization; and ongoing consulting, training,
service and technical support. Brio generally offers such parties discounts on
products and training, as well as a cooperative marketing program and field
level assistance from Brio's direct and channel sales forces. Brio intends to
leverage sales and marketing through indirect channel partners that will
distribute or resell Brio's products in their respective markets. Revenues from
VARs, PLPs, resellers, system integrators and distributors accounted for
approximately 21% of total revenues in fiscal 2001, approximately 26% of total
revenues in fiscal 2000 and approximately 21% of total revenues in fiscal 1999.

   Brio's strategy of acquiring new businesses and technologies involves
integration and transaction completion risks. As part of our business strategy,
we expect to enter into business combinations and acquisitions. Acquisition
transactions are accompanied by a number of risks, including:

  . the difficulty of assimilating the operations and personnel of the
    acquired companies;

  . the potential disruption of our ongoing business and distraction of
    management;

  . the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology or content and rights
    into our products;

  . the correct assessment of the relative percentages of in-process research
    and development expense which can be immediately written off as compared
    to the amount which must be amortized over the appropriate life of the
    asset;

  . the failure to successfully develop an acquired in-process technology
    could result in the impairment of amounts currently capitalized as
    intangible assets;

  . unanticipated expenses related to technology integration;

  . the maintenance of uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;

  . the impairment of relationships with employees and customers as a result
    of any integration of new management personnel; and

  . the potential unknown liabilities associated with acquired businesses.

   We may not be successful in addressing these risks or any other problems
encountered in connection with such acquisitions.

   Brio is in a highly competitive industry and some of its competitors may be
more successful in attracting and retaining customers. The market in which Brio
operates is highly competitive. Brio expects that competition will continue to
intensify. Increased competition could result in:

  . price reductions;

  . fewer customer orders;

  . reduced gross margins;

  . longer sales cycles; and

  . loss of market share.

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   Brio or its competitors may announce enhancements to existing products, or
new products embodying new technologies, industry standards or customer
requirements that have the potential to supplant or provide lower-cost
alternatives to Brio's existing products.

   Current and potential competitors offer a variety of software solutions and
generally fall within several categories:

  . business intelligence software vendors such as Cognos, Business Objects,
    Crystal Decisions and Hummingbird;

  . vendors offering alternative approaches to delivering reporting and
    analysis capabilities to users, such as MicroStrategy, Computer
    Associates, Information Advantage and Actuate;

  . portal software vendors, such as Plumtree, Viador and Portal Software;

  . database vendors that offer client products that operate specifically
    with their proprietary database, such as Microsoft, IBM, Oracle and
    Ardent;

  . analytic application vendors such as E.piphany; and

  . other companies that may in the future announce offerings similar to the
    Brio Business Performance Platform.

   These competitors may be able to respond more quickly than Brio to new or
emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements or devote greater
resources to the development, promotion and sales of their products than Brio.
Brio expects additional competition as other established and emerging companies
enter into the business intelligence software market and new products and
technologies are introduced. Brio will compete on the basis of the following
factors:

  . completeness of product offering;

  . product features;

  . ease of use;

  . product performance;

  . product quality;

  . analytical capabilities;

  . scalability;

  . open architecture;

  . customer support;

  . time to market; and

  . price.

   Our failure to compete favorably in these areas could limit our ability to
attract and retain customers, which could have a material adverse affect on our
results of operations.

   Market consolidation may create more formidable competitors. Alliances among
current and new competitors may emerge and rapidly gain significant market
share. The failure of Brio to compete successfully against current and future
competitors could materially harm its business, operating results and financial
condition by driving down prices and reducing revenue growth. Current and
potential competitors may make strategic acquisitions or establish cooperative
relationships among themselves or with third parties, thereby increasing the
ability of their products to address the needs of Brio's prospective customers.
Current or future indirect channel partners of Brio may establish cooperative
relationships with current or potential competitors,

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thereby limiting Brio's ability to sell its products through particular
distribution channels. Such competition could have a material adverse effect on
Brio's ability to obtain new licenses and maintenance and support renewals for
existing licenses on favorable terms. Further, competitive pressures may
require Brio to reduce the price of its products, which could have a material
adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

   Brio's plans to expand internationally expose Brio to risks related to
managing international operations, currency exchange rates, tariffs and other
difficulties related to foreign operations. A key component of Brio's strategy
is its planned expansion into additional international markets. If the
international revenues generated by these expanded operations are not adequate
to offset the expense of establishing and maintaining these foreign operations,
Brio's business, operating results and financial condition could be materially
harmed. In addition to the uncertainty as to Brio's ability to expand its
international presence, there are risks inherent in doing business on an
international level, including:

  . technical difficulties associated with product localization in foreign
    countries;

  . increased liability and financial exposure under foreign laws;

  . increased difficulty in controlling operating expenses;

  . unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;

  . tariffs and other trade barriers;

  . difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations;

  . longer payment cycles;

  . problems in collecting accounts receivable;

  . political instability;

  . fluctuations in currency exchange rates;

  . seasonal reductions in business activity during the summer months in
    Europe; and

  . potentially adverse tax consequences.

   Each of these factors could adversely impact the success of Brio's
international operations and, consequently, could harm Brio's business,
operating results and financial condition. In particular, Brio's international
sales are generally denominated and collected in foreign currencies, and Brio
has not historically undertaken foreign exchange hedging transactions to cover
potential foreign currency exposure. Brio incurred a loss on foreign currency
translations resulting from intercompany receivables from foreign subsidiaries
in an amount of approximately $870,000 fiscal 2001, approximately $429,000 in
fiscal 2000 and approximately $126,000 in fiscal 1999.

   Brio's future success will depend upon successful product development in the
face of changing customer requirements and rapid technological change. Brio's
failure to develop and introduce new products and product enhancements on a
timely basis that meet changing customer requirements and technological changes
could result in reduced demand for or market acceptance of Brio's products,
which could hurt Brio's business, operating results and financial condition.
Brio's products incorporate a number of advanced technologies, including
proprietary data analysis engines, a distributed architecture, as well as Web
access and delivery technology. Brio may be required to change and improve its
products in response to changes in operating systems, applications, networking
and connectivity software, computer and communications hardware, programming
tools and computer language technology.

   Brio may not successfully respond to changing technology, identify new
product opportunities or develop and bring new products to market in a timely
and cost-effective manner. In the past Brio has experienced delays in software
development. In particular, development efforts in the UNIX server environment
are

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complex, and in the past Brio has encountered delays in developing products for
this environment. Brio may experience delays in connection with current or
future product development activities.

   Because Brio's future success will depend upon successful product
development in the face of evolving industry standards, failure to introduce
new products could hurt its growth and profitability. Brio's failure to
introduce new products or product enhancements on a timely basis that are
compatible with industry standards could delay or hinder demand for or market
acceptance of its products, which could hurt Brio's growth and profitability.

   The market may not accept Brio's products, which would reduce revenues,
growth and profitability. Brio is focusing its selling efforts increasingly on
larger, enterprise-wide implementations of its products, and Brio expects these
sales to constitute an increasing portion of any of its future revenue growth.
Failure of a significant market for analytic solutions to continue to grow, or
failure of enterprise-wide implementations of Brio's products to achieve broad
market acceptance, could materially harm Brio's business, operating results and
financial condition. To date, Brio's selling efforts have resulted in limited
enterprise-wide implementations of its products. Brio believes that most
companies currently are not yet aware of the benefits of enterprise-wide
analytic solutions or of its products and capabilities, nor have most companies
deployed analytic solutions on an enterprise-wide basis. Brio's efforts to
promote market awareness of its products and the problems its products address
may not be sufficient to build market awareness of the need for analytic
solutions or acceptance of Brio's products.

   Product defects could adversely affect Brio's operating results. As a result
of their complexity, Brio's software products may contain undetected errors,
failures or viruses. Brio or its customers may discover errors in new products
or enhancements after commencement of commercial shipments, resulting in loss
of revenues, delay in market acceptance or damage to Brio's reputation, which
could have a material adverse effect upon Brio's business, operating results
and financial condition. Further, Brio's license agreements with customers
typically contain provisions designed to limit Brio's exposure for potential
claims based on error or malfunctions of Brio's products. The limitation of
liability provisions contained in Brio's license agreements may not be
effective under the laws of all jurisdictions. Brio's sale and support of its
products entail the risk of warranty claims, and Brio's insurance against
product liability risks may not be adequate to cover a potential claim. A
product liability claim brought against Brio could have a material adverse
effect on its business, operating results and financial condition.

   Brio has one issued patent and twelve pending patent applications. Brio's
intellectual property protection may not be adequate to prevent competitors
from entering its markets or developing competing products. Brio's limited
intellectual property protection may allow competitors to enter its market or
develop competing products, resulting in competitive harm to Brio. The methods
used by Brio to protect its proprietary rights afford only limited protection.
Brio currently relies primarily on a combination of copyright and trademark
laws, trade secrets, confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to
protect its proprietary rights. Brio currently has one U.S. patent and twelve
pending applications. The patent applications may not result in the issuance of
a patent. Our issued patent and any additional patents issued to us may be
invalidated, circumvented or challenged, and the rights granted under these
patents might not provide Brio competitive advantages. Brio may not obtain any
more patents. Others may develop technologies that are similar or superior to
Brio's technology or design around our patent or any other patent that we may
come to own.

   Despite Brio's efforts to protect its proprietary rights, unauthorized
parties may attempt to copy aspects of Brio's products or to obtain and use
information that Brio regards as proprietary. Policing unauthorized use of
Brio's products is difficult, and while Brio is unable to determine the extent
to which piracy of its software products exists, Brio expects software piracy
to be a persistent problem. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do
not protect proprietary rights as fully as do the laws of the U.S. Brio's means
of protecting its proprietary rights in the U.S. or abroad may not be adequate,
and competitors may independently develop similar technology.

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Investment Risks

   Brio's common stock has a limited trading history and a volatile
price. There has only been a public market for Brio's common stock since April
30, 1998, and an active public market may not continue. The market price of the
shares of Brio's common stock is likely to be highly volatile and may be
significantly affected by a number of factors, including:

  . actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;

  . announcement of business partnerships;

  . technological innovations or new product introductions by us or our
    competitors;

  . changes of estimates of our future operating results by securities
    analysts;

  . developments with respect to copyrights or proprietary rights; or

  . general market conditions.

   In addition, the stock market has, from time to time, experienced
significant price and volume fluctuations that have particularly affected the
market prices of equity securities of many technology companies. Broad market
fluctuations, as well as economic conditions generally and in the software
industry specifically, may result in material adverse effects on the market
price of Brio's common stock. In the past, following periods of volatility in
the market price of a particular company's securities, securities class action
litigation has often been brought against that company. Such litigation may
occur in the future with respect to Brio, and could result in substantial costs
and a diversion of management's attention and resources, which could have a
material adverse effect upon Brio's business, operating results and financial
condition.

   Anti-takeover provisions may adversely effect Brio's stock price and make it
more difficult for a third party to acquire Brio. Provisions of Brio's charter
documents may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of
Brio or its management, which could have a material adverse effect on the
market price of Brio's common stock. These include provisions:

  . relating to a classified board of directors and provisions eliminating
    cumulative voting;

  . eliminating the ability of stockholders to take actions by written
    consent; and

  . limiting the ability of stockholders to raise matters at a meeting of
    stockholders without giving advance notice.

   In addition, the Brio board of directors has authority to issue up to
2,000,000 shares of preferred stock and to fix the rights, preferences,
privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, of these shares without
any further vote or action by the stockholders. The rights of the holders of
Brio's common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the
rights of the holders of any preferred stock that Brio may issue in the future.
The issuance of preferred stock, while providing desirable flexibility in
connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could have
the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority
of Brio's outstanding voting stock, thereby delaying, deferring or preventing a
change in control of Brio. Brio has no present plan to issue shares of
preferred stock.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

   Brio's exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates
primarily to Brio's investment portfolio. Brio maintains an investment policy
which ensures the safety and preservation of its invested funds by limiting
default risk, market risk and reinvestment risk. As of March 31, 2001, Brio had
$13.0 million of cash and cash equivalents with a weighted average variable
rate of 4.62% and $2.3 million of short-term investments with a weighted
average variable rate of 5.95%.

   Brio mitigates default risk by attempting to invest in high credit quality
securities and by constantly positioning its portfolio to respond appropriately
to a significant reduction in a credit rating of any investment

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issuer or guarantor. The portfolio includes only marketable securities with
active secondary or resale markets to ensure portfolio liquidity and maintains
a prudent amount of diversification.

   Brio currently has no cash flow exposure due to rate changes for long-term
debt obligations. Brio has entered into borrowing agreements to support general
corporate purposes including capital expenditures and working capital needs,
should the need arise. Brio currently has no short-term or long-term debt
outstanding.

   Brio conducts business on a global basis in international currencies. As
such, it is exposed to adverse or beneficial movements in foreign currency
exchange rates. Brio may enter into foreign currency forward contracts to
minimize the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on certain foreign currency
commitments and balance sheet positions. At March 31, 2001 there were no
outstanding foreign currency exchange contracts.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                   INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            Page
                                                                            ----
<S>                                                                         <C>
Report of Independent Public Accountants...................................  36

Consolidated Balance Sheets................................................  37

Consolidated Statements of Operations......................................  38

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)..................  39

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows......................................  40

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.................................  41
</TABLE>

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                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To the Stockholders of Brio Technology, Inc.:

   We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Brio
Technology, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2001
and 2000, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
March 31, 2001. These financial statements and the schedule referred to below
are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our
audits.

   We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

   In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Brio Technology, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of March 31, 2001 and 2000, and the results of their operations
and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31,
2001, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States.

   Our audit was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The schedule listed under 14 (a) is
presented for purposes of complying with the Securities and Exchange
Commissions rules and is not part of the basic financial statements. This
schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of
the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, fairly states in all
material respects the financial data required to be set forth therein in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

                                          /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

San Jose, California
April 17, 2001

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                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
               (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                March 31,
                                                            ------------------
                                                              2001      2000
                                                            --------  --------
<S>                                                         <C>       <C>
                          ASSETS
                          ------

Current Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents...............................  $ 13,048  $ 21,573
  Short-term investments..................................     2,280    11,831
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
   accounts of $2,814 and $2,848, respectively............    34,085    31,429
  Inventories.............................................       333       822
  Deferred income taxes...................................       447     1,890
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets...............     4,877     3,862
                                                            --------  --------
     Total current assets.................................    55,070    71,407
Property and Equipment, net...............................    31,508    12,118
Other Assets..............................................     1,626     2,339
                                                            --------  --------
                                                            $ 88,204  $ 85,864
                                                            ========  ========
           LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
           ------------------------------------

Current Liabilities:
  Accounts payable........................................  $  7,679  $  7,801
  Accrued liabilities:
   Payroll and related benefits...........................    13,307    11,423
   Other..................................................     9,695     8,786
  Deferred revenue, current...............................    30,363    24,108
                                                            --------  --------
     Total current liabilities............................    61,044    52,118
Noncurrent Deferred Revenue...............................       793     2,717
Other Noncurrent Liabilities..............................       --      2,903
                                                            --------  --------
     Total liabilities....................................    61,837    57,738
                                                            --------  --------
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 5 and 8)
Stockholders' Equity:
  Preferred stock, $0.001 par value:
  Authorized--2,000,000 shares, none issued and
   outstanding............................................       --        --
  Common stock, $0.001 par value:
  Authorized--60,000,000 shares
  Issued and outstanding--28,758,899 shares at March 31,
   2001 and 27,669,555 shares at March 31, 2000...........        29        28
  Additional paid-in capital..............................    83,720    76,807
  Notes receivable from stockholders......................       (36)     (483)
  Deferred compensation...................................       (32)     (118)
  Accumulated components of comprehensive income..........       756       312
  Accumulated deficit.....................................   (58,070)  (48,420)
                                                            --------  --------
     Total stockholders' equity...........................    26,367    28,126
                                                            --------  --------
                                                            $ 88,204  $ 85,864
                                                            ========  ========
</TABLE>


  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
                                  statements.

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                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Years Ended March 31,
                                                   ---------------------------
                                                     2001      2000     1999
                                                   --------  --------  -------
<S>                                                <C>       <C>       <C>
Revenues:
  License fees...................................  $ 88,196  $ 89,670  $58,282
  Services.......................................    61,778    42,366   27,404
                                                   --------  --------  -------
    Total revenues...............................   149,974   132,036   85,686
                                                   --------  --------  -------
Cost of revenues:
  License fees...................................     3,652     3,254    2,582
  Services.......................................    27,528    16,835   10,468
                                                   --------  --------  -------
    Total cost of revenues.......................    31,180    20,089   13,050
                                                   --------  --------  -------
Gross profit.....................................   118,794   111,947   72,636
                                                   --------  --------  -------
Operating expenses:
  Research and development.......................    26,291    19,917   13,732
  Sales and marketing............................    86,453    66,208   48,470
  General and administrative.....................    15,256    13,840   10,548
  In-process research and development............       --        --     1,653
  Non-recurring operating expenses...............       --     22,297      --
                                                   --------  --------  -------
    Total operating expenses.....................   128,000   122,262   74,403
                                                   --------  --------  -------
Loss from operations.............................    (9,206)  (10,315)  (1,767)
Interest and other income (expense), net.........      (344)      748    2,677
                                                   --------  --------  -------
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes..    (9,550)   (9,567)     910
Provision for income taxes.......................       100     1,343      747
                                                   --------  --------  -------
Net income (loss)................................    (9,650)  (10,910)     163
Increase in redemption value of redeemable common
 stock...........................................       --        --      (916)
                                                   --------  --------  -------
Net loss applicable to common stock..............  $ (9,650) $(10,910) $  (753)
                                                   ========  ========  =======
Basic net loss per share.........................  $  (0.34) $  (0.43) $ (0.04)
                                                   ========  ========  =======
Shares used in computing basic net loss per
 share...........................................    28,335    25,261   19,984
                                                   ========  ========  =======
</TABLE>

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
                                  statements.

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                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
                     (In thousands, except share amounts)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   Notes
                                  Convertible                                    Receivable           Accumulated
                     Compre-    Preferred Stock      Common Stock     Additional    From    Deferred Components of Accumu-
                     hensive   ------------------  ------------------  Paid-in     Stock-   Compen-  Comprehensive  lated
                      Loss       Shares    Amount    Shares    Amount  Capital    holders    sation  Income (Loss) Deficit
                    ---------  ----------  ------  ----------  ------ ---------- ---------- -------- ------------- --------
 <S>                <C>        <C>         <C>     <C>         <C>    <C>        <C>        <C>      <C>           <C>
 BALANCE, MARCH
 31, 1998........              10,076,769  $   5   11,259,375  $  11   $32,456    $  (292)   $(459)      $ 155     $(33,140)
 Conversion of
 preferred stock
 to common
 stock...........              (5,466,172)   --     5,466,172      5        (5)       --       --          --           --
 Exercise of
 common stock
 options for
 cash............                     --     --       329,203      1       515        --       --          --           --
 Exercise of
 common stock
 options for
 notes
 receivable......                     --     --     1,232,589      1     1,640     (1,641)     --          --           --
 Issuance of
 common stock
 pursuant to
 Employee Stock
 Purchase Plan...                     --     --       105,137    --        737        --       --          --           --
 Issuance of
 common stock
 during initial
 public offering,
 net.............                     --     --     3,085,000      3    30,421        --       --          --           --
 Repurchase of
 restricted
 shares..........                     --     --       (52,548)   --        (54)        54      --          --           --
 Stock
 compensation
 arrangements....                     --     --           --     --        390         --     (188)        --           --
 Repayment of
 notes receivable
 from
 stockholders....                     --     --           --     --        --          59       --         --           --
 Amortization of
 deferred
 compensation....                     --     --           --     --        --         --       129         --           --
 Termination of
 shares granted
 under incentive
 stock plans.....                     --     --           --     --        (62)       --        62         --           --
 Income tax
 benefit from
 stock options
 exercised.......                     --     --           --     --        142        --       --          --           --
 Adjustment to
 conform SQRIBE
 Technologies,
 Corp. fiscal
 year-end........                     --     --           --     --        --         --       --          --        (3,617)
 Net loss
 applicable to
 common stock....   $    (753)        --     --           --     --        --         --       --          --          (753)
 Cumulative
 translation
 adjustment......         (23)        --     --           --     --        --         --       --          (23)         --
 Unrealized loss
 on investments..        (264)        --     --           --     --        --         --       --         (264)         --
                    ---------  ----------  -----   ----------  -----   -------    -------    -----       -----     --------
                    $ (1,040)
                    =========
 BALANCE, MARCH
 31, 1999........               4,610,597      5   21,424,928     21    66,180     (1,820)    (456)       (132)     (37,510)
 Conversion of
 preferred stock
 to common
 stock...........              (4,610,597)    (5)   4,610,597      5       --         --       --          --           --
 Conversion of
 redeemable
 common stock to
 common stock....                     --     --           --     --      3,110        --       --          --           --
 Exercise of
 common stock
 options for
 cash............                     --     --     1,287,331      1     4,123        --       --          --           --
 Issuance of
 common stock
 pursuant to
 Employee Stock
 Purchase Plan...                     --     --       347,324      1     2,554        --       --          --           --
 Repurchase of
 restricted
 shares..........                     --     --          (625)   --        --         --       --          --           --
 Repayment of
 notes receivable
 from
 stockholders....                     --     --           --     --        --       1,337      --          --           --
 Amortization of
 deferred
 compensation....                     --     --           --     --        --         --       155         --           --
 Termination of
 shares granted
 under incentive
 stock plans.....                     --     --           --     --       (183)       --       183         --           --
 Income tax
 benefit from
 stock options
 exercised.......                     --     --           --     --      1,023        --       --          --           --
 Net loss
 applicable to
 common stock....   $ (10,910)        --     --           --     --        --         --       --          --       (10,910)
 Cumulative
 translation
 adjustment......         128         --     --           --     --        --         --       --          128          --
 Unrealized gain
 on investments..         316         --     --           --     --        --         --       --          316          --
                    ---------  ----------  -----   ----------  -----   -------    -------    -----       -----     --------
                    $(10,466)
                    =========
 BALANCE, MARCH
 31, 2000........                     --     --    27,669,555     28    76,807       (483)    (118)        312      (48,420)
 Exercise of
 common stock
 options for
 cash............                     --     --       478,514    --      1,877        --       --          --           --
 Exercise of
 common stock
 warrants for
 cash............                     --     --        25,602    --        180        --       --          --           --
 Issuance of
 common stock
 pursuant to
 Employee Stock
 Purchase Plan...                     --     --       580,771      1     4,728        --       --          --           --
 Issuance of
 common stock for
 stock bonus.....                     --     --        18,182    --        100        --       --          --           --
 Repurchase of
 restricted
 shares..........                     --     --       (13,725)   --        (14)        14      --          --           --
 Repayment of
 notes receivable
 from
 stockholders....                     --     --           --     --        --         433      --          --           --
 Amortization of
 deferred
 compensation....                     --     --           --     --        --         --        55         --           --
 Compensation
 expense
 associated with
 the acceleration
 of options......                     --     --           --     --         73        --       --          --           --
 Termination of
 shares granted
 under incentive
 stock plans.....                     --     --           --     --        (31)       --        31         --           --
 Net loss
 applicable to
 common stock....   $  (9,650)        --     --           --     --        --         --       --          --        (9,650)
 Cumulative
 translation
 adjustment......         567         --     --           --     --        --         --       --          567          --
 Unrealized loss
 on investments..        (123)        --     --           --     --        --         --       --         (123)         --
                    ---------  ----------  -----   ----------  -----   -------    -------    -----       -----     --------
                    $ (9,206)
                    =========
 BALANCE, MARCH
 31, 2001........                     --   $ --    28,758,899  $  29   $83,720    $   (36)   $ (32)      $ 756     $(58,070)
                               ==========  =====   ==========  =====   =======    =======    =====       =====     ========
<CAPTION>
                        Total
                    Stockholders'
                        Equity
                      (Deficit)
                    -------------
 <S>                <C>
 BALANCE, MARCH
 31, 1998........     $ (1,264)
 Conversion of
 preferred stock
 to common
 stock...........          --
 Exercise of
 common stock
 options for
 cash............          516
 Exercise of
 common stock
 options for
 notes
 receivable......          --
 Issuance of
 common stock
 pursuant to
 Employee Stock
 Purchase Plan...          737
 Issuance of
 common stock
 during initial
 public offering,
 net.............       30,424
 Repurchase of
 restricted
 shares..........          --
 Stock
 compensation
 arrangements....          202
 Repayment of
 notes receivable
 from
 stockholders....           59
 Amortization of
 deferred
 compensation....          129
 Termination of
 shares granted
 under incentive
 stock plans.....          --
 Income tax
 benefit from
 stock options
 exercised.......          142
 Adjustment to
 conform SQRIBE
 Technologies,
 Corp. fiscal
 year-end........       (3,617)
 Net loss
 applicable to
 common stock....         (753)
 Cumulative
 translation
 adjustment......          (23)
 Unrealized loss
 on investments..         (264)
                    -------------
 BALANCE, MARCH
 31, 1999........       26,288
 Conversion of
 preferred stock
 to common
 stock...........          --
 Conversion of
 redeemable
 common stock to
 common stock....        3,110
 Exercise of
 common stock
 options for
 cash............        4,124
 Issuance of
 common stock
 pursuant to
 Employee Stock
 Purchase Plan...        2,555
 Repurchase of
 restricted
 shares..........          --
 Repayment of
 notes receivable
 from
 stockholders....        1,337
 Amortization of
 deferred
 compensation....          155
 Termination of
 shares granted
 under incentive
 stock plans.....          --
 Income tax
 benefit from
 stock options
 exercised.......        1,023
 Net loss
 applicable to
 common stock....      (10,910)
 Cumulative
 translation
 adjustment......          128
 Unrealized gain
 on investments..          316
                    -------------
 BALANCE, MARCH
 31, 2000........       28,126
 Exercise of
 common stock
 options for
 cash............        1,877
 Exercise of
 common stock
 warrants for
 cash............          180
 Issuance of
 common stock
 pursuant to
 Employee Stock
 Purchase Plan...        4,729
 Issuance of
 common stock for
 stock bonus.....          100
 Repurchase of
 restricted
 shares..........          --
 Repayment of
 notes receivable
 from
 stockholders....          433
 Amortization of
 deferred
 compensation....           55
 Compensation
 expense
 associated with
 the acceleration
 of options......           73
 Termination of
 shares granted
 under incentive
 stock plans.....          --
 Net loss
 applicable to
 common stock....       (9,650)
 Cumulative
 translation
 adjustment......          567
 Unrealized loss
 on investments..         (123)
                    -------------
 BALANCE, MARCH
 31, 2001........     $ 26,367
                    =============
</TABLE>

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
                                  statements.

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                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (In thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Years Ended March 31,
                                                  ----------------------------
                                                    2001      2000      1999
                                                  --------  --------  --------
<S>                                               <C>       <C>       <C>
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net loss applicable to common stock.............  $(9,650)  $(10,910) $   (753)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash (used
 in) provided by operating activities:
 Depreciation and amortization..................     6,092     2,977     2,378
 Amortization of long-term assets...............       372       371       150
 Adjustment to conform SQRIBE Technologies
  Corp. fiscal year-end.........................       --        --     (1,767)
 Increase in redemption value of redeemable
  common stock..................................       --        --        916
 In-process research and development............       --        --      1,653
 Gain on sale of business.......................       --        --       (692)
 Loss on disposal of property and equipment.....        60       768        52
 Provision for returns and doubtful accounts....       978     1,494       823
 Provision for loss on marketable securities....       --        346       --
 Stock compensation.............................       173       --        202
 Deferred compensation amortization.............        55       155       129
 Deferred income taxes..........................     1,443       205    (1,915)
 Income tax benefit of option exercises.........       --      1,023       142
 Changes in operating assets and liabilities,
  net of acquired business:
   Accounts receivable..........................    (3,634)  (12,249)   (6,756)
   Inventories..................................       489      (446)      (15)
   Prepaid expenses and other assets............      (674)   (3,308)     (915)
   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities.....      (232)   14,911     5,218
   Deferred revenue.............................     4,331     5,965     5,060
                                                  --------  --------  --------
    Net cash (used in) provided by operating
     activities.................................      (197)    1,302     3,910
                                                  --------  --------  --------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment.............   (26,432)   (9,323)   (4,058)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment...       890       --        --
Purchases of short-term investments.............    (1,785)  (24,662)  (15,490)
Sales of short-term investments.................    11,213    27,086     1,633
Issuance of note receivable to officer..........    (1,500)      --        --
Proceeds from repayment of note receivable to
 officer........................................     1,500       --        --
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired...       --        --     (2,203)
                                                  --------  --------  --------
    Net cash used in investing activities.......   (16,114)   (6,899)  (20,118)
                                                  --------  --------  --------
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from notes payable.....................       --        --      2,000
Repayments under notes payable..................       --     (2,000)   (3,805)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net.....     6,786     6,679    33,318
Proceeds from repayment of notes receivable from
 stockholders...................................       433     1,337        59
Issuance of notes to stockholders...............       --        --     (1,641)
                                                  --------  --------  --------
    Net cash provided by financing activities...     7,219     6,016    29,931
                                                  --------  --------  --------
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash
 equivalents....................................    (9,092)      419    13,723
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash.........       567       128       (23)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period..    21,573    21,026     7,326
                                                  --------  --------  --------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period........  $ 13,048  $ 21,573  $ 21,026
                                                  ========  ========  ========
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
 information:
 Cash paid for interest.........................  $    447  $    361  $     75
                                                  ========  ========  ========
 Cash paid for income taxes.....................  $    --   $  1,266  $  2,575
                                                  ========  ========  ========
Noncash investing and financing activities:
 Conversion of redeemable common stock into
  common stock..................................  $    --   $  3,110  $    --
                                                  ========  ========  ========
 Termination of shares granted under incentive
  stock plans...................................  $     31  $    183  $     62
                                                  ========  ========  ========
 Stock issued for notes, net of repurchases.....  $    --   $    --   $  1,587
                                                  ========  ========  ========
 Adjustment to conform SQRIBE Technologies
  Corp. fiscal year-end.........................  $    --   $    --   $  1,850
                                                  ========  ========  ========
</TABLE>

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
                                  statements.

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<PAGE>

                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                 MARCH 31, 2001

1. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS:

   Brio Technology, Inc. (Brio) was incorporated in California in 1989 and
reincorporated in Delaware in April 1998 (see Note 7). Brio delivers an
analytic software platform that enables companies to drive better business
decisions by leveraging their existing information technology (IT)
infrastructures and information systems. The Brio Business Performance Platform
drives an organization's business performance, allowing them to be more
competitive, customer-centric and responsive to the changing demands of
business. The Brio Business Performance Platform expands business intelligence
beyond advanced query and analysis technologies to include powerful information
delivery through enterprise-class reporting and executive dashboards, all with
ease of experience and scalability. Brio solutions empower organizations to
find, access, share, manage and exchange information with employees, partners
and customers through an Internet-enabled enterprise.

   Brio is subject to a number of risks associated with companies in a similar
stage of development, including rapid technological change, dependence on key
personnel and the sales force, potential competition from larger, more
established companies, dependence on product development and the ability to
penetrate the market with its products.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

 Principles of Consolidation

   The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Brio and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and
transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

 Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

   The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 Foreign Currency Translation

   The functional currency of Brio's subsidiaries is the local currency.
Accordingly, Brio applies the current rate method to translate the
subsidiaries' financial statements into U.S. dollars. Translation adjustments
are included in accumulated components of comprehensive income (loss) in
stockholders' equity (deficit) in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements. Transaction gains and losses of approximately $870,000 in fiscal
2001, approximately $429,000 in fiscal 2000 and approximately $126,000 in
fiscal 1999, are included in interest and other income (expense), net, in the
accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 Cash and Cash Equivalents

   Brio considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of
three months or less to be cash equivalents. At March 31, 2001 and 2000, Brio
held its cash in checking and money market accounts.

 Short-Term Investments

   Management determines the appropriate classifications of investments in debt
and equity securities at the time of purchase. All of Brio's investments are
classified as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are

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                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)

carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses reported in
accumulated components of comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders' equity
(deficit) in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The fair
value of Brio's available-for-sale securities is based on quoted market prices
at the balance sheet dates. Realized gains and losses and declines in value
judged to be other-than-temporary on available-for-sale securities are
included in interest and other income (expense), net, in the accompanying
consolidated statements of operations. The cost of securities sold is based on
the specific identification method. Interest on securities classified as
available-for-sale is included in interest and other income (expense), net, in
the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

   A summary of the fair value of Brio's available-for-sale investment
portfolio is as follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   March 31,
                                                                 --------------
                                                                  2001   2000
                                                                 ------ -------
   <S>                                                           <C>    <C>
   Corporate debt securities and commercial paper............... $8,036 $16,651
   Government debt securities...................................  1,000   8,780
                                                                 ------ -------
     Total......................................................  9,036  25,431
   Less: Cash equivalents.......................................  6,756  13,600
                                                                 ------ -------
     Total short-term investments............................... $2,280 $11,831
                                                                 ====== =======
</TABLE>

 Significant Concentrations

   Financial instruments that potentially subject Brio to concentrations of
credit risk consist principally of accounts receivable. Brio performs periodic
credit evaluations of its customers' financial condition and generally does
not require collateral. As of March 31, 2001, one customer accounted for more
than 10% of total accounts receivable. As of March 31, 2000, no customer
accounted for more than 10% of total accounts receivable. For the years ended
March 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, no customer accounted for more than 10% of
total revenues.

 Inventories

   Brio's inventories are carried at the lower of cost or market on a first-
in, first-out basis. Inventory consists principally of completed software
packages including media and documentation.

 Property and Equipment

   Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated using the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives (three to seven years) of
the assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the term
of the related lease or the estimated useful life of the asset.

   Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 March 31,
                                                              -----------------
                                                                2001     2000
                                                              --------  -------
   <S>                                                        <C>       <C>
   Software.................................................. $ 14,305  $ 4,234
   Computer equipment........................................   14,084    9,010
   Furniture and fixtures....................................    4,908    3,825
   Leasehold improvements....................................   10,616    2,259
                                                              --------  -------
                                                                43,913   19,328
   Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization...........  (12,405)  (7,210)
                                                              --------  -------
                                                              $ 31,508  $12,118
                                                              ========  =======
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


 Long-lived Assets

   Brio periodically reviews long-lived assets, certain identifiable
intangibles and goodwill related to these assets for impairment in accordance
with SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and For
Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of."

   For assets to be held and used, including acquired intangibles, Brio
initiates its review whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that
the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable.
Recoverability of an asset is measured by comparison of its carrying amount to
the expected future undiscounted cash flows (without interest charges) that the
asset is expected to generate. Any impairment to be recognized is measured by
the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair market
value.

   Assets to be disposed of and for which management has committed to a plan to
dispose of the assets, whether through sale or abandonment, are reported at the
lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.

 Revenue Recognition

   Effective April 1, 1998, Brio adopted Statement of Position (SOP) 97-2,
"Software Revenue Recognition." SOP 97-2 provides guidance on applying
generally accepted accounting principles in recognizing revenue on software
transactions. The adoption of SOP 97-2 did not have a material impact on Brio's
consolidated financial position or the timing of Brio's revenue recognition, or
cause changes to its revenue recognition policy.

   The Company's revenues are derived from two sources, license fees and
services. Services include software maintenance and support, training and
system implementation consulting.

   Revenue from license fees is recognized upon shipment of the software if
collection of the resulting receivable is probable, the fee is fixed or
determinable and vendor-specific objective evidence exists to allocate the
total fee to all delivered and undelivered elements of the arrangement. If
vendor-specific objective evidence does not exist to allocate the total fee to
all delivered and undelivered elements of the arrangement, revenue is deferred
until such evidence does exist for the undelivered elements, or until all
elements are delivered, whichever is earlier. Such undelivered elements in
these arrangements typically consist of services.

   Allowances are established for potential product returns and credit losses.
In instances where payments are subject to extended payment terms, revenue is
deferred until the earlier of the date when payments become due or the date
payment is received. If an acceptance period is required, revenue is recognized
upon the earlier of customer acceptance or the expiration of the acceptance
period.

   Maintenance revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance
contract. If maintenance is included in an arrangement which includes a license
agreement, amounts related to maintenance are unbundled from the license fee
based on vendor specific objective evidence. Consulting and training revenue is
recognized when the services are performed.

   Cost of revenues consists primarily of third-party fees, related personnel
and overhead allocations, the cost of media, documentation, packaging and
shipping related to products sold.

 Deferred Revenue

   Deferred revenue represents amounts received from customers under certain
license, maintenance and service agreements for which the revenue earnings
process has not been completed. In situations where the

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                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)

services are not expected to be provided and revenue recognized within twelve
months of the balance sheet date, such amounts are classified as noncurrent
deferred revenue.

 Software Development Costs

   Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 86 "Accounting
for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased or Otherwise Marketed,"
costs incurred in the research and development of software products are
expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established. Once
established, these costs are capitalized. Amounts that could have been
capitalized under this Statement were insignificant and, therefore, no costs
have been capitalized to date.

 Comprehensive Income

   In 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No.
130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income," which was adopted by Brio in the quarter
ended June 30, 1998. SFAS No. 130 requires companies to report a new,
additional measure of income on the statement of operations or to create a new
financial statement that has the new measure of income on it. "Comprehensive
income (loss)" includes foreign currency translation gains and losses and other
unrealized gains and losses that have been previously excluded from net income
(loss) and reflected in equity instead. Brio has reported the components of
comprehensive income (loss) on its consolidated statements of stockholders'
equity (deficit).

 Computation of Basic Net Loss Per Share

   Basic net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of
shares of common stock outstanding. No diluted net loss per share information
is presented as Brio has incurred net losses in all periods presented.
Potential common shares from conversion of preferred stock, stock options and
warrants and contingently issuable shares have been excluded from the
calculation of diluted net loss per share as they are antidilutive. Potential
common shares of 2,399,000 and 5,023,873 using the treasury stock method were
not included in the computation of diluted net loss per share for the years
ended March 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively, because Brio incurred a loss in
these periods and, therefore, their effect would be antidilutive.

 Recent Accounting Pronouncements

   In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS
No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The
statement establishes accounting and reporting standards requiring that every
derivative instrument (including certain derivative instruments embedded in
other contracts) be recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset or
liability measured at its fair value. SFAS No. 133 is effective for Brio's
fiscal year beginning April 1, 2001. Management believes the adoption of SFAS
No. 133 will not have a material effect on Brio's financial statements.

 Reclassifications

   Certain prior year financial statement balances have been reclassified to
conform to the fiscal 2001 presentation.

3. ACQUISITIONS:

 SQRIBE

   On February 23, 1999, Brio entered into a definitive merger agreement with
SQRIBE Technologies Corp. (SQRIBE). Under the terms of the agreement, upon
closing of the transaction, Brio stockholders would hold approximately 55% of
Brio, with former SQRIBE stockholders holding approximately 45%.

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<PAGE>

                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


   In August 1999, Brio completed its merger with SQRIBE. Brio acquired all of
the outstanding shares of SQRIBE preferred and common stock in a tax-free,
stock-for-stock transaction for approximately 13.2 million shares of Brio
common stock. In addition, Brio assumed all outstanding stock options and
warrants of SQRIBE. The acquisition was accounted for as a pooling-of-
interests. All prior period consolidated financial statements were restated, in
accordance with required pooling-of-interests accounting and disclosures.
SQRIBE had a fiscal year that ended on December 31 of each year. The
consolidated financial statements combine the SQRIBE results for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1998, with Brio's results for the year ended March 31,
1999. In order to conform SQRIBE's fiscal year to Brio's fiscal year, the
results of operations of SQRIBE for the three months ended March 31, 1999 have
been reflected as an adjustment to retained earnings as of that date. Revenue,
net loss and net loss applicable to common stock for SQRIBE was $10.8 million,
$1.8 million and $3.6 million, respectively, for the three months ended March
31, 1999. Reconciliation of the consolidated financial statements with
previously reported separate company performance for the year ended March 31,
1999 is presented below (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Year Ended
                                                                      March 31,
                                                                         1999
                                                                      ----------
   <S>                                                                <C>
   Total revenues
     Brio............................................................  $46,524
     SQRIBE..........................................................   39,162
                                                                       -------
       Combined and restated.........................................  $85,686
                                                                       =======
   Net income (loss)
     Brio............................................................  $  (887)
     SQRIBE..........................................................    1,050
                                                                       -------
       Combined and restated.........................................  $   163
                                                                       =======
   Net income (loss) applicable to common stock
     Brio............................................................  $  (887)
     SQRIBE..........................................................      134
                                                                       -------
       Combined and restated.........................................  $  (753)
                                                                       =======
</TABLE>

 MerlinSoft

   In October 1998, Brio acquired all of the outstanding stock of MerlinSoft,
Inc. (MerlinSoft), a California corporation, for cash. The total purchase price
was $2.2 million, and the acquisition was accounted for as a purchase. In
connection with the acquisition, net intangibles of $2.3 million were acquired.
The results of operations of MerlinSoft and the estimated fair value of the
assets acquired and liabilities assumed are included in Brio's financial
statements from the date of acquisition. Intangibles arising from the
acquisition are being amortized on a straight-line basis over three years.
While Brio relied upon a third party appraisal of the acquired intangible
assets, management was primarily responsible for estimating their fair values.
Management estimates that $1.7 million of the purchased intangibles represented
purchased in-process research and development that had not yet reached
technological feasibility and had no alternative future use. The excess of the
purchase price over identified assets was approximately $600,000.

   The purchased in-process research and development consisted of two projects.
Both of these projects are aimed at the delivery of timely, in-depth,
sophisticated analytical applications. The first product provides data models
for analyses in specific industries and functional areas, metric libraries, a
web-based client, and the ability for business users to manage application
components ("Analysis Product"). The second product

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                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)

includes in-depth modeling features for margin analysis and what-if scenarios
to determine the impact of various decisions and parameters ("Modeling
Product"). The research and development costs incurred by MerlinSoft in the
development of the Analysis Product were approximately $298,000 in fiscal 1998
and approximately $4,000 in fiscal 1997. The research and development costs
incurred by MerlinSoft in the development of the Modeling Product were
approximately $34,000 in fiscal 1998. At the date of acquisition, the research
and development costs to complete the Analysis Product were estimated by
MerlinSoft to be approximately $855,000 in fiscal 2000 and 1999. At the date of
acquisition, the research and development costs to complete the Modeling
Product project were estimated by MerlinSoft to be approximately $933,000 in
fiscal 2000 and 1999.

   As of March 31, 2001, Brio has successfully completed the Analysis and
Modeling Products. MerlinSoft's results have not differed significantly from
the forecast assumptions. The risks associated with the products are still
considered high and no assurance can be made that the products will meet market
expectations. If these projects do not meet market expectations, the operating
results and financial condition of Brio may be adversely affected.
Additionally, the value of other intangible assets acquired may become
impaired. Comparative pro forma information has not been presented as the
operations of MerlinSoft were not material to Brio's consolidated financial
statements.

4. INDUSTRY SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:

   Brio adopted SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and
Related Information," in fiscal 1998. SFAS No. 131 establishes standards for
reporting information about operating segments in annual financial statements
and requires selected information about operating segments in interim financial
reports issued to stockholders. It also establishes standards for related
disclosures about products and services, and geographic areas. Operating
segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate
financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief
operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate
resources and in assessing performance.

   Brio is organized based upon the nature of the products and services it
offers. Under this organizational structure, Brio operates in two business
segments: license fees and services. Brio evaluates its segment's performance
based on several factors including revenue and gross profit. Brio does not
allocate or report financial operations by segment beyond revenue and cost of
revenue, nor do we allocate long-term assets by business segment. No additional
segment information is reported in this footnote as required segment
disclosures are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

   Brio markets its products in the United States and Canada and in other
foreign countries through its domestic sales personnel and its foreign
subsidiaries. Revenues by geographic area were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  2001 2000 1999
                                                                  ---- ---- ----
   <S>                                                            <C>  <C>  <C>
   United States and Canada...................................... 80%  82%  82%
   Europe, the Middle East and Africa............................ 13%  13%  13%
   Asia Pacific and the rest of the world........................  7%   5%   5%
</TABLE>

   No one foreign country comprised more than 10% of total revenues for fiscal
2001, 2000, and 1999. None of Brio's international operations have material
items of long-lived assets.

5. COMMITMENTS:

   Brio leases various facilities under operating leases which expire on
various dates through May 2010. Brio also leases office equipment under various
non-cancelable operating leases with terms which expire through

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<PAGE>

                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)

December 2004. For leases with escalating rent payments, rent expense is
amortized on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease. Future minimum
lease payments relating to these agreements are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   Years Ended March 31,
   ---------------------
   <S>                                                               <C>
   2002............................................................. $ 8,063,690
   2003.............................................................   7,429,551
   2004.............................................................   6,935,530
   2005.............................................................   5,953,988
   2006.............................................................   4,870,401
   Thereafter.......................................................  19,389,165
                                                                     -----------
                                                                     $52,642,325
                                                                     ===========
</TABLE>

   Rent expense for the years ending March 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 was
$7,950,000, $4,620,000 and $3,533,000, respectively.

6. LINE OF CREDIT:

   As of March 31, 2001, Brio maintains a bank line of credit. The line
provides for up to $15.0 million in borrowings, with interest at the bank's
prime rate (8.0% at March 31, 2001). Borrowings under the accounts receivable
line of credit are limited to 80% of eligible accounts receivable. The line of
credit is collateralized by substantially all of Brio's assets, including
Brio's intellectual property, accounts receivable and property and equipment to
the extent required to secure the line. As of March 31, 2001, the line of
credit requires Brio to comply with various covenants, including quarterly
requirements to maintain a minimum quick ratio as well as achieve minimum
profitability or not exceed a maximum quarterly loss. Brio was not in
compliance with the profitability covenant as of March 31, 2001, however, a
waiver was obtained from the bank. The line of credit expires on March 31,
2002. No amounts are outstanding under the line as of March 31, 2001.

   As part of the merger with SQRIBE, Brio assumed a $2.5 million bank line of
credit. During fiscal 2000, all amounts outstanding under the line were paid
and the line was cancelled. Brio also assumed a $1.0 million equipment purchase
line of credit under which a $500,000 letter of credit was outstanding to
support a facilities lease. In December 2000, the letter of credit was
cancelled. A new letter of credit in the amount of $300,000 was issued under
the new Brio bank line of credit in May 2001.

7. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

 Common Stock

   In February 1998, the Board of Directors authorized the filing of a
registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register
shares of its common stock in connection with a proposed Initial Public
Offering (IPO). On May 1, 1998, the offering was consummated and all of the
then currently outstanding convertible preferred stock converted to 5,466,172
shares of common stock upon the closing of the IPO.

   In April 1998, Brio's board of directors approved a one-for-two reverse
stock split of its preferred and common stock. All preferred stock, common
stock and per share amounts have been adjusted retroactively to give effect to
the reverse stock split.

   In April 1998, Brio's board of directors approved the reincorporation of
Brio in Delaware in connection with Brio's IPO which was consummated May 1,
1998. Upon reincorporation, Brio issued new shares with a par value of $0.001
per share to all preferred and common stockholders.

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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


   Upon closing of the merger with SQRIBE in August 1999, all of the then
outstanding shares of SQRIBE convertible preferred stock were converted to
4,610,597 shares of Brio common stock.

   Upon closing of the merger with SQRIBE in August 1999, all of the then
outstanding shares of redeemable common stock of SQRIBE were converted to
153,612 shares of Brio common stock.

   As of March 31, 2001, Brio has reserved the following shares of its common
stock for future issuance:

<TABLE>
   <S>                                                                <C>
   Employee stock purchase plan......................................  1,058,777
   Exercise of stock options......................................... 16,851,305
   Other option and warrant agreements...............................      2,560
                                                                      ----------
     Total shares reserved........................................... 17,912,642
                                                                      ==========
</TABLE>

   During fiscal 1997, certain employees funded the purchase of common stock
under the 1992 Stock Option Plan with fully secured notes payable to Brio.

   As part of the merger with SQRIBE, Brio assumed an agreement, dated in
fiscal 1998, that permitted certain employees to accelerate the exercisability
of their options to purchase 1,232,589 shares of common stock covered by their
option agreements in exchange for full recourse promissory notes totaling
$1,641,000. The notes bear interest at 7% and are due in 2003. Repayment of
the notes accelerates in the event of termination of employment. The shares
purchased under the agreement have been pledged as partial security for the
notes. Brio has the right to repurchase these shares at the original sale
price based on the vesting schedule in the original option agreements. During
fiscal 2001, 12,611 shares of stock were repurchased and the related notes
from the terminated employees were cancelled as permitted under the
arrangement. No shares were repurchased under this agreement in fiscal 2000.
At March 31, 2001, all notes subject to this repurchase right have been paid
in full or have been cancelled due to termination as permitted under the
arrangement.

 Stock Options

   Through March 31, 2001, Brio has 2,079,795 shares of common stock reserved
for issuance under the 1992 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Under the Plan,
the Board of Directors may grant options to purchase Brio's common stock to
employees, directors, or consultants at an exercise price of not less than
100% of the fair value of Brio's common stock. Any options granted must be
granted by the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the Plan. Options
issued under the Plan generally have a term of five years from the date of
grant and generally one-fourth of the shares vest one year from the vesting
commencement date with the remaining shares vesting in 36 equal monthly
installments.

   Brio's 1998 Stock Option Plan (the "1998 Plan") was adopted by Brio's Board
of Directors in February 1998. Through March 31, 2001, Brio has 9,862,087
shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 1998 Plan. The shares
reserved for issuance under the 1998 Plan increase annually on the first day
of Brio's fiscal year through April 1, 2003, by the lesser of 1,000,000 or
four percent of the shares outstanding on the last day of the immediately
preceding fiscal year. Under the 1998 Plan, the Board of Directors may grant
options to purchase Brio's common stock to employees, directors or consultants
at an exercise price of not less than 100% of the fair value of Brio's common
stock on the date of grant, in the case of incentive stock options, and not
less than 85% of the fair value of Brio's common stock on the date of grant,
in the case of nonqualified stock options. Options must all be granted by the
tenth anniversary of the effective date of the 1998 Plan. Options issued under
the 1998 Plan will generally have a term of 10 years from the date of grant
and will generally one-fourth of the shares vest one year from the vesting
commencement date with the remaining shares vesting in 36 equal monthly
installments.

   Brio's 1998 Directors' Stock Option Plan (the "Directors' Plan") was
adopted by Brio's Board of Directors in February 1998. A total of 300,000
shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under

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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)

the Directors' Plan. Through March 31, 2001, 125,000 options have been granted
under the Directors' Plan. The Directors' Plan provides for the initial grant
of nonqualified stock options to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock on the
date on which the optionee first becomes a non-employee director of Brio
subsequent to the initial public offering (the "First Option"), and an
additional option to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock on the next
anniversary to existing and future non-employee directors of Brio if, on such
date, the director has served on the board for at least six months (the
"Subsequent Option"). The exercise price per share of all options granted under
the Directors' Plan will equal the fair market value of a share of Brio's
common stock on the date of grant of the option. Options issued under the
Directors' Plan will have a term of 10 years from the date of grant; the First
Option shall become exercisable in installments of 25% of the total number of
shares subject to the First Option on each of the first, second, third and
fourth anniversaries of the date of grant of the First Option; each Subsequent
Option shall become exercisable in full on the day before the first anniversary
of the date of grant of that Subsequent Option.

   Brio's 2000 Stock Option Plan (the "2000 Plan") was adopted by Brio's Board
of Directors in July 2000. Through March 31, 2001, Brio has 6,000,000 shares of
common stock reserved for issuance under the 2000 Plan. Under the 2000 Plan,
the Board of Directors may grant only non-qualified stock options to purchase
Brio's common stock to non-executive employees, directors or consultants at an
exercise price of not less than not less than 85% of the fair value of Brio's
common stock on the date of grant. Options must all be granted by the tenth
anniversary of the effective date of the 2000 Plan. Options issued under the
2000 Plan will generally have a term of 10 years from the date of grant and
generally one-fourth of the shares vest one year from the vesting commencement
date with the remaining shares vesting in 36 equal monthly installments.

   As part of the merger with SQRIBE, Brio assumed all options outstanding
under SQRIBE's 1995 Stock Option Plan as amended and restated. No additional
options will be granted under this plan. Stock options granted under this plan
generally have vesting terms of four years and are exercisable for a period not
to exceed ten years from the date of issuance.

   Option activity under the Plans is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Shares                    Weighted
                                         Available     Options       Average
                                         for Grant   Outstanding  Exercise Price
                                         ----------  -----------  --------------
<S>                                      <C>         <C>          <C>
Outstanding--March 31, 1998.............    892,711   3,254,994       $ 1.56
  Authorized............................  3,740,267         --           --
  Restricted shares repurchased.........     52,548         --           --
  Options granted....................... (3,106,173)  3,106,173         7.46
  Options exercised.....................        --   (1,561,792)        1.38
  Options canceled......................    397,629    (397,629)        4.31
                                         ----------  ----------       ------
Outstanding--March 31, 1999.............  1,976,982   4,401,746         5.53
  Authorized............................  2,267,703         --           --
  Restricted shares repurchased.........        625         --           --
  Options granted....................... (3,208,498)  3,208,498        22.27
  Options exercised.....................        --   (1,287,331)        3.22
  Options canceled......................  1,173,770  (1,173,770)        8.62
                                         ----------  ----------       ------
Outstanding--March 31, 2000.............  2,210,582   5,149,143        15.78
  Authorized............................  9,956,369         --           --
  Restricted shares repurchased.........     13,725         --           --
  Options granted....................... (8,439,365)  8,439,365         7.53
  Options exercised.....................        --     (478,514)        4.45
  Options canceled......................  2,418,394  (2,418,394)       16.06
                                         ----------  ----------       ------
Outstanding--March 31, 2001.............  6,159,705  10,691,600       $ 9.74
                                         ==========  ==========       ======
</TABLE>

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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


   A summary of options outstanding and exercisable is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     As of March 31, 2001
                   -------------------------------------------------------------
                     Options Outstanding                  Options Exercisable
                   -------------------------             -----------------------
                                  Average     Weighted                 Weighted
     Range of                   Contractual   Average                  Average
    Contractual    Number of       Life       Exercise     Number      Exercise
      Prices        Options       (years)      Price     Exercisable    Price
    -----------    ---------    -----------   --------   -----------   --------
   <S>             <C>          <C>           <C>        <C>           <C>
   $ 0.60-$ 5.91    6,809,094      9.20        $ 5.39       916,590     $ 4.22
   $ 6.00-$17.75    2,536,646      8.11         11.17       682,725      11.91
   $17.88-$34.00    1,055,924      8.50         25.88       233,671      25.95
   $34.50-$47.25      260,196      8.54         40.24        72,240      40.32
   $47.69-$60.00       29,740      8.72         56.92         9,191      57.03
   -------------   ----------      ----        ------     ---------     ------
   $ 0.60-$60.00   10,691,600      8.85        $ 9.74     1,914,417     $11.23
   =============   ==========                             =========
</TABLE>

   Brio's 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan") was adopted
by Brio's Board of Directors in February 1998. Through March 31, 2001, Brio has
2,092,009 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Purchase Plan.
The shares reserved for issuance under the Purchase Plan increase annually on
the first day of Brio's fiscal year through April 1, 2000, by the lesser of
300,000 or two percent of the shares outstanding on the last day of the
immediately preceding fiscal year. The Purchase Plan permits eligible employees
to purchase common stock at 85% of the lower of the fair market value of Brio's
common stock on the first day or the last day of each six-month offering
period.

   Brio accounts for its stock option and employee stock purchase plans (the
"Plans") under APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees."
Had compensation expense for these Plans been determined consistent with SFAS
No. 123, "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation," Brio's net loss applicable
to common stock would have increased to the following pro forma amounts (in
thousands, except per share information):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Years Ended March 31,
                                                   ---------------------------
                                                     2001      2000     1999
                                                   --------  --------  -------
   <S>                                             <C>       <C>       <C>
   Net loss applicable to common stock:
     As reported.................................. $ (9,650) $(10,910) $  (753)
     Pro forma.................................... $(13,013) $(14,049) $(2,777)
   Basic net loss per share:
     As reported.................................. $  (0.34) $  (0.43) $ (0.04)
     Pro forma.................................... $  (0.46) $  (0.56) $( 0.14)
</TABLE>

   The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during fiscal
2001, 2000, and 1999, was $6.33, $14.00 and $4.47, respectively. The fair value
of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model with the following assumptions used for grants:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Years Ended March 31,
                                                --------------------------------
                                                   2001       2000       1999
                                                ---------- ---------- ----------
   <S>                                          <C>        <C>        <C>
   Risk-free interest rates.................... 5.09-6.70% 5.09-6.65% 4.33-5.73%
   Expected dividend yields....................      0%         0%         0%
   Expected lives.............................. 3.21 years 2.76 years 3.14 years
   Volatility..................................   160.5%     101.9%     100.9%
</TABLE>

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                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


   During fiscal 2001, 2000 and 1999, Brio issued 580,771 shares, 347,324
shares and 105,137 shares, respectively, under the Purchase Plan. The weighted
average grant date fair value of each purchase right issued under the Purchase
Plan during fiscal 2001, 2000 and 1999 was $6.80, $5.00 and $4.76,
respectively. The fair value of the purchase rights granted in fiscal 2001,
2000 and 1999 was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Years Ended March 31,
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                        2001     2000    1999
                                                     ---------- ------ ---------
   <S>                                               <C>        <C>    <C>
   Risk-free interest rate..........................      6.09%  6.15%     4.24%
   Expected dividend yields.........................     0%       0%       0%
   Expected lives................................... 0.85 years 1 year 0.5 years
   Volatility.......................................     160.5% 101.9%    100.9%
</TABLE>

 Other Option and Warrant Agreements

   As part of the merger with SQRIBE, Brio assumed a warrant agreement that
granted rights to purchase 2,560 shares of common stock at $4.10 per share.
These rights were issued in connection with a financing transaction in 1995. As
of March 31, 2001, the warrant, which expires in fiscal 2002, is still
outstanding.

   As part of the merger with SQRIBE, Brio assumed a severance agreement with
an officer, dated in 1996, whereby the officer was granted the right to
purchase 8,534 shares of common stock at $2.34 per share if the fair market
value of the common stock did not exceed certain specified targets by December
31, 1999. In 1996, $110,000 was accrued as severance expense for the estimated
fair value of the arrangement. As of December 31, 1999, the specified targets
discussed above were met and, accordingly, the right to purchase the shares
expired.

   As part of the merger with SQRIBE, Brio assumed a warrant agreement, dated
in fiscal 1998, that granted rights to a consulting firm to purchase 25,602
shares of common stock at $7.03 per share. An expense of $106,000 was recorded
for the fair value of these warrants when they were issued. The warrants to
purchase 25,602 shares of common stock were exercised in fiscal 2001.

 Deferred Compensation

   In connection with the granting of 1,369,368 stock options to employees
during the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998, with a weighted average exercise
price of $1.49 per share and a weighted average deemed fair market value of
$1.91 per share, Brio recorded deferred compensation of $580,000, representing
the difference between the deemed value of the common stock for accounting
purposes and the option exercise price of such options at the date of grant. In
addition, Brio granted 67,419 stock options to employees during fiscal 1999, at
a weighted average exercise price of $1.56 per share, with a weighted average
deemed fair market value of $4.27 per share and recorded the difference between
the deemed fair market value of the common stock for accounting purposes and
the option exercise price of such options at the date of grant as $63,000 of
compensation expense and $188,000 of deferred compensation. Such amount is
presented as a reduction of stockholder's equity (deficit) and amortized
ratably over the vesting period of the applicable options. Approximately
$55,000, $155,000, and $129,000 was expensed during the fiscal years ended
March 31, 2001, 2000, and 1999, respectively, and the balance will be expensed
ratably over the next year as the options vest.

8. CONTINGENCIES:

   On January 20, 1997, Business Objects filed a complaint against Brio in the
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose,
alleging that certain of Brio's products (including at least the

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                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)

BrioQuery Navigator, BrioQuery Explorer and BrioQuery Designer products)
infringed at least claims 1, 2, and 4 of U.S. Patent Number 5,555,403. On April
4, 1997, Brio filed an answer and affirmative defenses to the complaint,
denying certain of the allegations in the complaint and asserting a
counterclaim requesting declaratory relief that Brio is not infringing the
patent and that the patent is invalid and unenforceable. In December 1997,
venue for the case was changed to the Northern District of California in San
Francisco. On July 30, 1999, Brio filed an action against Business Objects in
the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose,
alleging that certain of Business Objects' products infringe U.S. Patent Number
5,915,257. On September 9, 1999, Brio and Business Objects executed a
Memorandum of Understanding settling Business Objects' pending patent
litigation against Brio involving patent number 5,555,403 for $10.0 million,
payable in $1.0 million payments over 10 consecutive quarters, with the first
payment due September 30, 1999. Of the $10.0 million settlement, $9.1 million
represents the net present value of the 10 quarterly payments and is included
in non-recurring operating expenses for the year ended March 31, 2000. The
remaining $900,000 represents interest that will be recognized over the payment
term using the effective interest rate method. As part of this settlement,
Business Objects dismissed its pending lawsuit against Brio involving patent
number 5,555,403 and Brio dismissed its pending lawsuit against Business
Objects involving patent number 5,915,257. As of of March 31, 2001,
approximately $2.9 million is included in the accompanying balance sheet in
accrued liabilities of which $3.0 million represents the gross value of the
remaining quarterly payments, offset by $119,000 which represents the interest
that will be recognized over the remaining quarterly payments. As of March 31,
2000, $4.0 million in the accompanying balance sheet is included in accrued
liabilities and $3.0 million is included in other noncurrent liabilities,
representing the gross value of the remaining quarterly payments, offset by
$423,900 included in accrued liabilities and $119,000 included in other
noncurrent liabilities, representing the interest that will be recognized over
the remaining quarterly payments.

9. NON-RECURRING OPERATING EXPENSES:

   Non-recurring operating expenses for fiscal 2000 are comprised of merger and
restructuring costs related to the SQRIBE merger and the settlement of Brio's
ongoing patent litigation with Business Objects as follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  March 31, 2000
                                                                  --------------
   <S>                                                            <C>
   Merger and restructuring costs................................    $13,160
   Settlement costs (see Note 8).................................      9,137
                                                                     -------
     Total non-recurring operating expenses......................    $22,297
                                                                     =======
</TABLE>

   Brio's merger with SQRIBE was completed on August 3, 1999. In fiscal 2000,
merger and restructuring costs of $13.2 million consisted of $7.4 million in
transaction and related professional fees, $639,000 in severance costs to
terminate employees, $1.3 million in merger integration expenses, $387,000 in
consolidation of facilities, $697,000 in equipment retirements and $2,737,000
in other miscellaneous merger-related expenses. All termination notices and
benefits were communicated to the affected employees prior to year-end and all
of the merger-related expenses were incurred prior to year-end. Substantially
all of the merger-related charges were paid during fiscal 2000.

10. INCOME TAXES:

   Brio accounts for income taxes using an asset and liability approach which
requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for expected
future tax consequences. The deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined
using the current applicable enacted federal and state tax rates.

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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


   Brio's income (loss) before provision for income taxes consists of income
(loss) generated by its domestic operations and losses generated by its foreign
subsidiaries as follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Years Ended March 31,
                                                      -------------------------
                                                       2001     2000     1999
                                                      -------  -------  -------
   <S>                                                <C>      <C>      <C>
   Domestic.........................................  $(4,970) $(4,244) $ 3,478
   Foreign..........................................   (4,580)  (5,323)  (2,568)
                                                      -------  -------  -------
     Total income (loss) before provision for income
      taxes.........................................  $(9,550) $(9,567) $   910
                                                      =======  =======  =======
</TABLE>

   The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Years Ended March
                                                                    31,
                                                            -------------------
                                                            2001  2000   1999
                                                            ---- ------ -------
   <S>                                                      <C>  <C>    <C>
   Current.................................................
     State................................................. $ 20 $  823 $   364
     Federal...............................................  --     269   1,967
     Foreign...............................................   80     46     100
                                                            ---- ------ -------
       Total current.......................................  100  1,138   2,431
                                                            ==== ====== =======
   Deferred................................................
     State.................................................  --     205     --
     Federal...............................................  --     --   (1,684)
                                                                        -------
       Total deferred......................................  --     205  (1,684)
                                                            ---- ------ -------
   Total provision for income taxes........................ $100 $1,343 $   747
                                                            ==== ====== =======
</TABLE>

   The difference between the statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate of 34% and
Brio's actual income taxes is due to the following (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Years Ended March 31,
                                                     ------------------------
                                                      2001     2000     1999
                                                     -------  -------  ------
   <S>                                               <C>      <C>      <C>
   Expected income tax expense (benefit)............ $(3,247) $(3,253) $  309
   Expected state income taxes, net of federal tax
    expense (benefit)...............................    (531)    (288)     36
   Non-deductible merger costs......................     --     2,430     --
   Foreign taxes....................................      80       27     --
   State franchise taxes............................      20      --      --
   Tax credits......................................  (1,216)  (1,251)   (824)
   Increase in valuation allowance..................   4,709    3,769   1,023
   Non-deductible items.............................     284      188     203
   Other............................................       1     (279)    --
                                                     -------  -------  ------
     Provision for income taxes..................... $   100  $ 1,343  $  747
                                                     =======  =======  ======
</TABLE>

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                             BRIO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)


   Brio has a net deferred tax asset as follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Year Ended
                                                                 March 31,
                                                             ------------------
                                                               2001      2000
                                                             --------  --------
   <S>                                                       <C>       <C>
   Allowance for sales returns and doubtful accounts........ $  1,006  $    686
   Depreciation and amortization............................     (626)       55
   Deferred revenue.........................................    4,475     4,001
   Accrued expenses and other...............................    3,165     4,768
   Intangible assets........................................      747       551
   Federal and state credits................................    4,757     3,151
   Capitalized research and development.....................      722       112
   Net operating losses.....................................   13,524    11,180
                                                             --------  --------
                                                               27,770    24,504
   Valuation allowance......................................  (27,323)  (22,614)
                                                             --------  --------
   Net deferred tax asset................................... $    447  $  1,890
                                                             ========  ========
</TABLE>

   Brio has provided a valuation allowance for a significant portion of its
deferred tax asset as of March 31, 2001. Approximately $4,808,000 of the
valuation allowance relates to income tax benefits arising from the exercise of
stock options which will be credited directly to stockholders' equity and will
not be available to benefit the income tax provisions in any future period.

   At March 31, 2001, Brio has approximately $17,154,000 of Federal net
operating loss carryforwards and approximately $16,188,000 of State net
operating loss carryforwards, both of which expire at various dates through
2021. Brio also has approximately $19,144,000 of Foreign net operating loss
carryforwards which expire at various dates through 2021 or carryforward
indefinitely. In addition, Brio has Federal R&D tax credit carryforwards of
approximately $2,787,000, State R&D tax credit carryforwards of approximately
$1,723,000 and Federal alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards of
$247,000, all of which expire at various dates through 2021. Furthermore, the
Internal Revenue Code contains provisions which may limit the net operating
loss and research and development credit carryforwards to be used in any given
year upon the occurrence of certain events, including a significant change in
ownership.

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                 SCHEDULE II--VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    Balance at Charged to             Balance
                                    Beginning  Costs and               at End
Description                         of Period   Expenses  Deductions of Period
-----------                         ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
<S>                                 <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Year ended March 31, 2001:
Allowance for returns and doubtful
 accounts.........................  $2,848,000 $  978,000 $1,012,000 $2,814,000
Year ended March 31, 2000:
Allowance for returns and doubtful
 accounts.........................  $1,394,000 $1,494,000 $   40,000 $2,848,000
Year ended March 31, 1999:
Allowance for returns and doubtful
accounts..........................  $  997,000 $  823,000 $  426,000 $1,394,000
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure.

   None.

                                    PART III

   Certain information required by Part III is omitted from this report because
Brio will file a definitive proxy statement within 120 days after the end of
its fiscal year pursuant to Regulation 14A (the "Proxy Statement") for its
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on August 23, 2001, and the
information included in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by
reference.

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

   (a) Executive Officers--See the section entitled "Executive Officers of the
Registrant" in Part I, Item 1 hereof.

   (b) Directors--the information required by this Item is incorporated by
reference to the section entitled "Election of Directors" in the Registrant's
Proxy Statement.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

   The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the
section entitled "Compensation of Executive Officers" in the Registrant's Proxy
Statement.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

   The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the
section entitled "Brio Common Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management" of the Registrant's Proxy Statement.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

   The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the
section entitled "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" in the
Registrant's Proxy Statement.

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                                    PART IV

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.

   (a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:

     (1) Financial Statements and Report of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent
  Public Accountants

     (2) Financial Statement Schedule

     (3) Exhibits (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

   (b) Reports on Form 8-K.

     None

   (c) Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedule.

     (1) The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by
  reference:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 Exhibit
 Number                                Description
 -------                               -----------
 <C>     <S>
  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger dated February 23, 1999 among Brio,
          Socrates Acquisition Corporation and SQRIBE Technologies Corp. **

  2.2    Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 24, 1999
          among Brio, Socrates Acquisition Corporation and SQRIBE Technologies
          Corp. (included in Exhibit 2.1). **

  2.3    Amendment No. 2 to Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 2, 1999
          among Brio, Socrates Acquisition Corporation and SQRIBE Technologies
          Corp. (included in Exhibit 2.1). **

  3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Brio. *

  3.2    Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Brio. *

  3.3    Bylaws of Brio. *

  4.1    Specimen Stock Certificate. *

  4.2    Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of June 27, 1997
          between Brio and the individuals and entities listed in the signature
          pages hereto, as amended effective February 27, 1998. *

  4.3    Amendment to Rights Agreement dated February 24, 1999. **

 10.1    Form of Indemnification Agreement between Brio and each of its
         Officers and Directors. *

 10.2    Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated March 31, 2001
          between Brio and Silicon Valley Bank.

 10.8    1992 Stock Option Plan. *

 10.9    1998 Stock Option Plan. *

 10.10   1998 Director's Stock Option Plan. *

 10.11   1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. *

 10.12   Form of Affiliate Agreement. **

 10.17   Lease Agreement dated December 20, 1999 between Brio and Sobrato
         Development Group. ***

 10.18   Employment Agreement dated January 2, 2001 between Brio and Craig
         Brennan. +

 10.19   Confidential Separation Agreement and General Release of Claims dated
          January 31, 2001 between Brio and Yorgen Edholm. +
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 <C>   <S>
 10.20 Employment Agreement dated March 6, 2001 between Brio and Don Beck. +

 10.21 Confidential Separation Agreement and General Release of Claims dated
        March 30, 2001 between Brio and Sujata Luther. +

 10.22 Confidential Separation Agreement and General Release of Claims dated
        March 31, 2001 between Brio and Scott Chalmers. +

 21.1  List of Subsidiaries. *

 23.1  Consent of Independent Public Accountants.

 24.1  Power of Attorney (see page 59).
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*   Incorporated by reference to identically numbered exhibits filed with
    Brio's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-47263) and amendments
    thereto which became effective April 30, 1998
**  Incorporated by reference to identically numbered exhibits filed with
    Brio's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-82341) and amendments
    hereto which became effective August 3, 1999.
*** Incorporated by reference to identically numbered exhibits filed with
    Brio's Form 10-K, as amended, filed on July 28, 2000.
+   Designates management contract or compensatory plan.

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                                   SIGNATURES

   Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                          Brio Technology, Inc.

                                                  /s/ Craig D. Brennan
                                          By: _________________________________
                                                      Craig D. Brennan
                                                 President, Chief Executive
                                              Officer and Director (Principal
                                                     Executive Officer)

Date: June 29, 2001

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Craig D. Brennan and Tamara MacDuff, jointly and
severally, his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution,
for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Report
on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents
in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his or her
substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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<CAPTION>
              Signature                         Title                Date
              ---------                         -----                ----

 <C>                                  <S>                        <C>
         /s/ Craig D. Brennan         President, Chief           June 29, 2001
 ____________________________________  Executive Officer and
           Craig D. Brennan            Director (Principal
                                       Executive Officer)

          /s/ Tamara MacDuff          Chief Financial Officer    June 29, 2001
 ____________________________________  and Executive Vice
            Tamara MacDuff             President, Finance and
                                       Operations (Principal
                                       Financial and
                                       Accounting Officer)

         /s/ Yorgen H. Edholm         Co-Chairman of the Board   June 29, 2001
 ____________________________________  of Directors
           Yorgen H. Edholm

            /s/ Ofir Kedar            Chairman of the Board of   June 29, 2001
 ____________________________________  Directors
              Ofir Kedar

       /s/ Bernard J. Lacroute        Director                   June 29, 2001
 ____________________________________
         Bernard J. Lacroute

         /s/ E. Floyd Kvamme          Director                   June 29, 2001
 ____________________________________
           E. Floyd Kvamme

          /s/ Michael Kline           Director                   June 29, 2001
 ____________________________________
            Michael Kline

        /s/ Ernest von Simson         Director                   June 29, 2001
 ____________________________________
          Ernest von Simson
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