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Informix Joins EMC's E-Infostructure Developers Program
Informix Corp announces it has joined EMC Corporation's E-Infostructure
Developers Program and is integrating its Ardent DataStage software with EMC
Enterprise Storage systems and software to provide real-time data movement
over disparate platforms, including mainframe, UNIX and Windows NT.
UC Berkeley Extension Career Night On Data Warehousing
UC Berkeley Extension hosts a career night on data warehousing next month.
The free session is a great way for prospective students to learn about
Berkeley Extension's certificate program in data warehousing, as well as
individual courses.
Business Objects Joins Lawson Software EAA
Business Objects, a leading provider of e-business intelligence (e-BI)
solutions, announces Lawson Software selected Business Objects for
membership into the Lawson Enterprise Analytic Alliance.
Compaq Sets New Oracle Applications Standard Benchmark
Compaq Computer Corporation has once again demonstrated the power and
scalability of ProLiant NT platforms by setting a new record on the Oracle
Applications Standard Benchmark.
Factiva Accelerates Searches and Downloads for BI News
Digital Island Inc, a leading Global e-Business Delivery Network,
announces that Reuters Business Briefing from Factiva is using its content
delivery service to provide subscribers with excellent performance when
accessing business-critical news and information.
Dirig Releases Proctor 1.7 for Applications Management
Proctor 1.7 adds Application Data Mining, which allows users to retrieve
specific performance information directly from leading e-Business
applications, including Apache Web Server, Oracle, Microsoft Exchange,
Microsoft IIS, and Microsoft SQL Server.
EMC Corp Unveils a Range of New Storage Systems
A storage equipment leader, EMC Corp said an Internet-fueled explosion of
e-mail and other corporate data has led data storage to replace computer
processor power as the main focus of new spending among business technology
buyers.
Exodus Opens New Internet Data Center in Tokyo
Exodus Communications Inc, a leader in complex Internet hosting and
managed services, announces it has opened a new Internet Data Center (IDC)
in Tokyo to meet increasing worldwide customer demand for its complex Web
hosting services.
FatSplash Inc Adds Real Time Maztermind for CRM
FatSplash Inc, a provider of comprehensive Web-based customer interaction
for e-businesses, announces the availability of its Maztermind true click
stream analysis as part of FatSplash's comprehensive Customer Relationship
Management services.
Gartner's New eMetrix for Measuring B2B E-Business
Gartner Group Inc announces a new standard for measuring business-to-
business (B2B) e-business. Gartner eMetrix powered by InfoRay is a real-time
monitor that enables e-businesses to react to critical changes across all
business and technology areas.
Gene Logic Launches GeneExpress 2000 Database Suite
Gene Logic Inc announces the release of the GeneExpress 2000 database
suite. The GeneExpress 2000 database is a massive reference set of gene
expression information across a broad range of normal and diseased human
tissues, experimental animals and disease models and cell lines.
GE NET Solutions Announces New Service Offerings
GE NET Solutions announced its first wave of new service offerings related
to the E-business market space. A business unit of GE Capital IT Solutions,
GE NET Solutions provides the continuous computing and internetworking
solutions that companies need to carry out their E-business strategies.
Group 1 Software Teaming with USinternetworking Inc.
Group 1 Software announces that it is partnering with USinternetworking
Inc, to develop and manage Group 1's new DataQuality.net engine. A
Web-accessible portal, DataQuality.net will provide a broad variety of
real-time, customer data quality and data enrichment solutions for
e-commerce and enterprise-wide applications.
HighGround's e-Services Include Two New SRM Apps
HighGround Systems Inc plans to make two new storage resource management
applications available as subscription-based e-Services at StorageSight.com.
Current HighGround products, Storage Resource Manager (SRM) and SRM for
Exchange, will now be joined by two hosted e-Services, SRM for Microsoft SQL
Server and SRM for Oracle.
SAS Awarded U.S. Health Care Financing Admin. Contract
SAS Institute, a market leader in integrated data warehousing and decision
support, announces its partnership in an approximately $20 million one-year
(plus four option years) contract awarded by the U.S. Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA).
Landmark Systems Enters OEM Agreement With Neon Systems
Landmark Systems Corporation, a leading, global provider of software and
services that help organization manage their critical information technology
systems and e-business operations, announced an OEM license agreement with
NEON Systems.
First Union Deploys MITI PRM Solution
Marketing Information & Technology Inc, (MITI), a leading Prospect
Relationship Management (PRM) solutions provider, announces that First Union
Corporation, the sixth largest US bank holding company, selected MITI to
develop a customized PRM solution using MITI's Acquire suite of services.
Microsoft Details SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition
At the Microsoft Windows-powered Pocket PC launch, Microsoft Corp
announced that a beta version of SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition is
scheduled to be available to customers for testing on June 30.
NEON Certifies TANTAU's Wireless Internet Platform
TANTAU's and NEON Systems' combined technologies will deliver rapid and
reliable delivery of enterprise data and transactions from an organization's
System/390 mainframe platform to its customers' wired and wireless devices.
netalone.com Invests $3.6M into Lecco SQL Technology
Hong Kong Internet company netalone.com has just announced a HK$28 million
(US$3.60 million) investment into SQL technology through Lecco Technology
(LeccoTech) on April 16, in exchange for an equity stake of 15 percent.
Quallaby Introduces PROVISO 2.0 for NSPs Data Marts
Quallaby Corporation introduced a major new release of its flagship
product, PROVISO 2.0, the first network monitoring and service assurance
solution architected to enable network service providers (NSPs) to build
powerful, scalable network performance data marts.
PRG Announces Formation of New eCommerce Practice
The Profit Recovery Group International Inc, a worldwide leader in
recovery audit and cost-containment services, announces the formation of a
unique and focused practice group, designed to leverage the data mining
expertise and competencies of PRG to address the increasingly digital
marketplace.
TSIG.com Agrees to Acquire The Affinity Group
TeleServices Internet Group Inc, known as TSIG.com, announces that it has
entered into a letter of intent to acquire The Affinity Group LLC, an
affinity marketing company that specializes in database mining and
marketing.
New Vignette Product Recognized by eBusiness Community
Designed for both B2B and B2C applications, the V/5 eBusiness Platform
provides a powerful analytical and data mining foundation to provide clear
business insight into how and why customers behave in certain ways.
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