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HOW TO - DW/DM, CRM OVERVIEW
TODAY'S CONSUMER EXPECTS MORE
NQL FUZZY LOGIC
Network Plus Chooses Ace*Comm for DW Solutions
Network Plus, a leading integrated communications provider (ICP) of voice
and broadband data business telecommunications products, has announced that
it has chosen Ace*Comm Corporation and its data warehousing solutions to
provide a solution for its business infrastructure and bill record
architecture.
Broadbase Licenses ANGOSS Data Mining Technology
ANGOSS Software Corporation announced that Broadbase Software Inc will be
embedding ANGOSS data mining technology into its EPM Foundation application
suite. Broadbase will initially be licensing selected ANGOSS data mining
algorithms for integration into its server products.
Pelephone Selects Applix for Scalable OLAP Solution
Applix Inc, a global e-Business solutions company, announced an agreement
with Pelephone, Israel's second largest cellular network and handset
supplier, to deliver its premier real-time, multi-dimensional Online
Analytical Processing (OLAP) solution, iTM1.
Aventis Pharma Adopts IntelliCorp's LiveModel
IntelliCorp, a leading provider of eBusiness and CRM solutions for the SAP
community, announced Aventis Pharma S.A., the pharmaceutical division of
Aventis France, has successfully integrated LiveModel for SAP R/3.
Intelliseek Introduces New BullsEye 2 Vers 2.5
Intelliseek announced the availability of BullsEye 2, version 2.5. This
new edition of the company's Intelligent Desktop Portal incorporates new
features that help worldwide Internet users quickly find, share and act on
relevant information, news and great deals from the industry's widest
collection of searchable sources.
Seagate Software Offers New Versions of Crystal Apps
Seagate Software, a leader in business intelligence with more than seven
million licenses shipped, announced new versions of its Crystal analytic
applications that focus on Customer Profiling, Budgeting and Balanced
Scorecard.
SPSS Introduces CustomerCentric CRM Solution
Today consumers are savvier than ever. They have more choices, more access
to information and as a result, higher expectations of retailers. To be
successful in this environment, a company must have a deep understanding of
its customers and the ability to fulfill their needs at every point of
interaction.
Data Distilleries Launches DD Series 2.2
In its DD Series 2.2, Data Distilleries is introducing a solution for
Multi Touchpoint Personalization. By personalizing customer interactions
that take place through all sales channels, both online and offline,
organizations can generate greater customer value and increase customer
satisfaction.
DatabaseDesigners.com Offers Nationwide SQL Development
DatabaseDesigners.com announced that they are now able to provide SQL
database development and architecture services nationwide. "If the client
needs development on site, I can be anywhere in the country in a week," said
Vic Bachulis, the lead SQL architect for the Orange County, California based
company.
DIRECTV Selects Cognos' E-Business Solutions
Los Angeles-based DIRECTV Inc has selected Cognos as the company's new
enterprise-wide standard for business analysis and reporting. The Cognos
enterprise business intelligence solution will enable DIRECTV to make select
corporate business information accessible to employees.
eHelp and Informix Partner to Support ALURe XML Std
Informix Corporation, a technology leader in software infrastructure for
the i.Economy, and eHelp Corporation, a acknowledged leader in electronic
Help and customer assistance, announced a partnership in a joint effort to
support the ALURe specification.
Discovery Communications Selects E.piphany, Acxiom
Discovery Communications Inc announced it has retained Acxiom Corporation
and E.piphany Inc to create a single, consolidated view of its customers and
implement a Customer Relationship Management solution that provides access
to data across multiple touchpoints.
eZiba.com Partners with DecisionPoint Applications
DecisionPoint Applications (DPA), a leading international packaged data
warehouse and analytical applications vendor announced that eZiba.com, a
leading online brand retailing fine handcrafted products from around the
world, will implement DPA's DecisionPoint for Financials.
Gadzoox and DataCore to Deliver Networked Storage Pool
Gadzoox Networks, a leading provider of SAN products and DataCore Software
Corporation, an innovator in SAN software, announced a development
partnership that would deliver the industry's first open systems networked
storage pool solution.
Hyperion Essbase Olap Server 6 Earns Top Rating
Hyperion, a leader in business analysis software, announced that Hyperion
Essbase OLAP Server 6 has earned the highest enterprise software product
evaluation rating from SPEX, the leading Web-based end user-oriented IT
research firm. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SPEX is a META Group
affiliate.
CSC to Redesign Medicare Managed Care System
Computer Sciences Corporation announced it has been awarded a contract by
the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to redesign the Medicare
Managed Care System (MMCS). The cost plus, award fee contract is valued at
$21.1 million if all options are exercised during the 50-month contract.
Microsoft and McDATA Sign Lab Services Agreement
McDATA Corp and Microsoft Corp announced they have signed a strategic Lab
Services Agreement. The companies plan to establish a Microsoft and McDATA
High-Availability Solution Center designed to offer customers prequalified
and tested higher data availability storage area networks.
MICROS to Provide DW Solution for AmeriKing
MICROS Systems Inc, a leading provider of information technology solutions
for the hospitality industry, has been selected to provide a data warehouse
system for AmeriKing, the nation's largest independent Burger King
franchisee.
MathSoft Wins Two-Year $850,000 NIH Fast Track Grant
MathSoft Inc announced that its Data Analysis Products Division has been
awarded a "Fast Track" Small Business Initiative (SBIR) grant on Bayesian
Modeling and Data Analysis by the National Institute of Health.
NEON Announces iCheck for Simplifying DB Administration
NEON Systems Inc, a leading provider of eBusiness Integration, Security,
and Subsystem Management software products, announced that NEON iCheck, a
next generation Enterprise Subsystem Management tool for System/390 IMS
environments, is now generally available.
NQL Advances with Fuzzy Logic Capabilities
The NQL Solutions division of AlphaServ.com said that it has added "Fuzzy
Logic" capabilities to its Network Query Language (NQL), a patent-pending
development platform used for the creation of intelligent agent software for
network management and e-commerce applications.
India's Pentasoft Opens Development Center
India's Pentasoft Technologies Ltd, formerly Pentafour Communications Ltd,
has opened a 30,000 sq.ft software development center at Secundrabad in the
southern state of Andhra Pradesh. The center would focus on Web-related
software development and education, a company press release said.
Sand Reasserts RapidMarts Functionality
An independent survey of SAP users carried out by the UK subsidiary of
Sand Technology Inc reveals that 70 percent of the respondents are
encountering significant limitations with SAP data warehouses and require
extensive services from either in-house or contracted programmers to
retrieve meaningful reporting from SAP.
SPSS SmartScore for Predicting Customer Behavior
Companies can now be one step ahead of their customers, thanks to new
technology from data mining specialist, SPSS. The company has just announced
SmartScore, a software package that allows companies to score customers
according to their propensity to buy a specific product.
Sybase Announces Adaptive Server IQ Benchmarks
As part of its free test drive program, Sybase Inc announced the results
from the second in a series of benchmarks to demonstrate the performance,
scalability and data compression capabilities of Sybase Adaptive Server IQ
with Multiplex (IQ-M), Sybase's flagship database for data warehousing.
Dell Announces Precision Online Trading Workstation
Dell announced the new Dell Precision Online Trading Workstation designed
specifically for the sophisticated needs of the online investing community.
Dell's offering combines a powerful Dell Precision Workstation 220 with
special offers from leading financial data analysis software vendors, data
services and online brokerages.
TSI Recruits Expert Analytical Talent
Technology Strategy Inc (TSI), a leading provider of advanced price
optimization and inventory planning solutions for retail and e-tail
merchants, announced it has made further additions to its world-class
analytical team with the recruitment of three new Scientists.
Vignette Corporation to Acquire OnDisplay Inc.
Vignette Corporation, a leading supplier of eBusiness applications, and
OnDisplay Inc announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement
under which Vignette will issue 1.58 shares of its stock for each
outstanding share of OnDisplay.
Research Systems Releases VIP 1.3
Research Systems Inc, a leading developer of technical visualization and
application development software, announced the release of VIP 1.3, a
powerful, easy-to-use visual programming environment for data analysis and
visualization.
Targetbase Selects WhiteLight for CRM Services
WhiteLight Systems Inc announced that Targetbase, a leading customer
relationship management (CRM) company which leverages customer knowledge to
drive customer profitability, has selected the WhiteLight Analytic Suite to
give its analysts the power to quickly analyze complex, data
inter-relationships on behalf of their clients.
"Being proactive with customers' needs is the only way forward."
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