ANGOSS KnowledgeSTUDIO Integrates With SQL Server 2000

ANGOSS Software Corporation, provider of the advanced data mining solutions that help business users make better business decisions every day, announced the demonstration by Microsoft Corporation of ANGOSS data mining technology integrated with SQL Server 2000 at Tech Ed 2000, the annual developers conference sponsored by Microsoft Corporation for the Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN), in Orlando, Florida.

The presentation outlined how application developers can leverage the data mining capabilities of SQL Server 2000 and complementary third party solutions to deliver improved business value to customers and enhance the value of their solutions. The demonstration was based on a closed loop customer marketing application designed to maximize response and profitability of a sample database marketing initiative. The application was built by ANGOSS using customized versions of KnowledgeSTUDIO data mining ActiveX components integrated with SQL Server 2000.

"As an industry pioneer, ANGOSS has been actively promoting the use of data mining technology in both CRM and many other application areas to improve business decision making", commented ANGOSS president Eric Apps. "We believe the SQL Server 2000 platform and Microsoft's standards based approach to the development of data mining enabled applications will make data mining more accessible to developers, more understandable to users, and more affordable for everyone. OLE DB for DM illustrates the commitment of Microsoft to work in partnership with solution providers like ANGOSS towards a common goal - empowering developers to deliver powerful, flexible and affordable data mining enabled solutions to customers that provide significant business value."

"The SQL Server and Site Server platforms offer significant competitive advantages to customers and enterprise application developers in both traditional warehouse and in e-business domains," commented ANGOSS vice president Technology Ken Ono. "By introducing OLE DB for DM and optimizing SQL Server for data mining, Microsoft is making it much easier for application developers to integrate sophisticated data mining capability into their applications. Our KnowledgeSTUDIO software development kit, which leads the data mining industry in taking maximum advantage of SQL Server 2000's data mining capabilities, offers a wide range of complementary options for developers who wish to leverage and extend the SQL Server 2000 infrastructure for their apps."

"KnowledgeSTUDIO's tight integration with SQL Server 2000, as well as ANGOSS's other initiatives to leverage Microsoft's Windows DNA 2000 infrastructure, reflect the strong track record of thought leadership and engineering excellence that ANGOSS has shown in the data mining industry," commented Steve Murchie, Group Product Manager for SQL Server at Microsoft. "Microsoft is committed to working with our industry partners and independent software vendors to continue to improve and enhance our products to meet the needs of our customers."

The above demonstration was one of several Microsoft initiatives reviewed at Tech Ed 2000 to empower developers to "Build the Business Internet" through the development of more intelligent standards based enterprise applications that leverage the advanced data management and decision support capabilities of the SQL Server database platform, Site Server e-business platform, and Visual Studio developer tools. More information on TechEd can be viewed at: msdn.microso ft.com/events/teched/default.asp.

About ANGOSS Software

ANGOSS Software Corporation, headquartered in Toronto, Canada, develops and delivers industry-leading data mining solutions to customers and technology partners "at the intersection of the Warehouse and the Web." ANGOSS customers use ANGOSS data mining solutions to make better business decisions every day. ANGOSS technology partners use ANGOSS data mining solutions to enable the intelligent enterprise. The ANGOSS KnowledgeSuite of advanced data mining solutions includes: - KnowledgeSEEKER and KnowledgeSTUDIO, used by leading Global 2000 companies in the financial services, retail, telecom, pharma / healthcare and advanced manufacturing sectors. - KnowledgeExcelerator and KnowledgeAccess, data mining add-ins for Excel and Access, the popular spreadsheet and database applications of Microsoft Corporation. - KnowledgeSTUDIO for Siebel, a data mining solution for users of the Siebel Systems e-CRM sales and marketing application suites - KnowledgeWebMiner, a data mining solution for e-business marketing professionals - The KnowledgeSTUDIO SDK, a software development kit leveraging Microsoft developer tools, standards and technologies used by ANGOSS customers and technology partners to support rapid and cost-effective implementations of advanced data mining technology in a broad range of customer environments and partner enterprise application suites.

VisibleWeb, an advanced data mining and data visualization solution for ebusiness, is currently planned for release in 2000. VisibleWarehouse, an advanced data mining and data visualization solution for data warehousing systems, is currently planned for release in 2001. Both solutions will be based on KnowledgeExplorer, a browser based implementation of ANGOSS KnowledgeSTUDIO data mining components for users of Internet Explorer from Microsoft Corporation.

Contact Eric Apps, Angoss president, 416-593-2430, eapps@angoss.com, www.angoss.com.