POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
 appoints each of Ashley A. Vukovits and Stephen R. Head signing singly,
 the undersigned?s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned?s
 capacity as an officer and/or director of Interactive Intelligence,
Inc. (the ?Company?), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
 which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
 authority; and
(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of the attorney-in-fact, may be
of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power
of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact?s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact?s substitute
or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned?s responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect
to the undersigned?s holdings of and transaction in securities issued
by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 16th day of November, 2004.

Edward Hamburg			/s/ Edward Hamburg_________
Printed Name				Signature