Datawatch Schedules Conference Call To Discuss Agreement To Acquire Panopticon

CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ-CM: DWCH), the leading global provider of information optimization solutions, announced today that it has agreed to acquire Panopticon Software AB, a privately held Swedish company specializing in the delivery of real-time visual data discovery solutions and will discuss the acquisition in a conference call scheduled today, Monday, June 17, 2013 at 1:00PM ET.

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To join the conference call, please dial 877-407-0782 or internationally 201-689-8567 at least 10 minutes before the start of the call. You may access the webcast by following this link: http://www.investorcalendar.com/IC/CEPage.asp?ID=171131.  A replay of the webcast will be posted to Datawatch's investor relations website (www.investor.datawatch.com) approximately one hour after the completion of the call.

ABOUT DATAWATCH CORPORATION
Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ-CM: DWCH) is a leader in providing information optimization products and solutions that allow organizations to deliver the greatest data variety possible into their big data and analytic applications.  Datawatch provides organizations the ability to integrate structured, unstructured, and semi-structured sources like reports, PDF files, and EDI streams into these applications to provide a 360 degree perspective of the issues and opportunities that exist in their businesses. More than 40,000 organizations worldwide use Datawatch's products and services, including 99 of the Fortune 100, and businesses of every type can benefit from the power and flexibility of Datawatch's industry leading solutions. Datawatch is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts with offices in London, Munich, Singapore, Sydney and Manila, and with partners and customers in more than 100 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.datawatch.com.

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Investor Contact:
Datawatch Investor Relations 
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Phone: +1-978-441-2200 ext. 8323

Media Contact:
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Datawatch Corporation
Sarah_Bernardi@datawatch.com
Phone: +1-978-441-2200 ext. 8387
Twitter: @datawatch

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