- MICROARRAY TECHNOLOGY FOR GENETIC ENGINEERS / BI
by Cara Goldenberg
- Executive Editor-at-Large Inderpal Bhandari presents a guest editorial by
a member of the Virtual Gold Research and Development team:
- Thanks to enduring efforts of committed educational institutions like
Stanford University and MIT, complete genomes of many species have already
been mapped; now, with a working draft of the human genome in place, and
seemingly infinite avenues for experimentation, it is the private sector's
turn to cash in.
- A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO DIMENSIONAL MODELING IN DATA MARTS
by Joseph M. Firestone, Ph.D.
- Dimensional Data Modeling (DDM) for Data Marts needs to be viewed from the
standpoint of OLAP requirements. Let's take Nigel Pendse's and Richard
Creeth's Fast Analysis of Shared Multidimensional Information (FASMI)
definition of OLAP as the basis of discussion, since it seems to reflect a
greater industry consensus than earlier definitions.
- MITIGATING RISK WITH DM WHEN MIGRATING TO PROCUREMENT CARDS
by Ben A. Hitt, Ph.D.
- Many large organizations are moving to a system of acquisition through the
use of procurement cards. Purchasing agents use the cards much in the same
way as credit cards or debit cards. Procurement card systems are implemented
to streamline the procurement process and reduce the time and paperwork
associated with the purchase order system used previously.
- BLUE MARTINI SOFTWARE CO-ORGANIZES ANNUAL KDD CUP
- Blue Martini Software, a provider of enterprise software applications to
understand, target and interact with customers, announced its role as co-
organizer of the Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Cup (KDD Cup), a
worldwide competition in knowledge discovery and data mining.
- SEAGATE'S CRYSTAL REPORTS PACKAGED W/Visual Studio.NET
- Seagate Software Inc, a leader in enterprise reporting and analysis, and
Microsoft Corp announced that Microsoft will include Crystal Reports within
Visual Studio.NET as the Web reporting technology of choice.
- DATAMIRROR ANNOUNCES ADVANCED CHANGE DATA CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY
- DataMirror Corporation, a leading provider of e-Business data integration
and resiliency solutions, announced the introduction of enhanced change data
capture technology for its Transformation Server for Oracle software.
- HERMAN MILLER INC USING HP, BaaN AND i2
- Headquartered in Michigan since its founding in 1923, Herman Miller now
spans over 40 countries and serves customers worldwide. Since its
implementation of the i2/BaaN solution and HP 9000 N4000, the company has
seen dramatic improvements.
- SHELL SERVICES INT'L ANNOUNCES KALIDO V.6.0
- Shell Services International (SSI), the $1 billion revenue global IT and
business services group of the $149 billion sales proceeds Royal Dutch/Shell
Group (Shell), announced that the KALIDO version 6.0 package is now
available in the United States.
- SPSS ADDED TO LOYOLA UNIVERSITY BI CURRICULUM
- Underscoring the value of data mining in today's business world, Loyola
University Chicago's Graduate School of Business will include the Clementine
data mining solution from SPSS in its curriculum this fall.
- MACOLA ENHANCES ITS PROGRESSION SQL PRODUCT
- Powered by a new architecture, Macola Software's Progression SQL product
is propelling users into the future. The ability to make smarter business
decisions faster, according to Macola SQL customers is what Progression SQL
is all about.
- INTERNET COMPANIES LEARN HOW TO PERSONALIZE SERVICE
- Ask a handful of Internet executives to define the term "personalization,"
and invariably the conversation turns to the analogy of a shopkeeper who
knows not only his customers' names, but how much they can afford to spend
and what size shirt they wear.
Angara Unveils Angara Reporter for E-Marketing
Angara, a leading provider of online marketing services, announced the
availability of Angara Reporter, a new hosted service that enables
e-marketers to better understand the attributes and behavior of anonymous
Web site visitors.
Dataspace Appoints Crespi HR Director
Dataspace Incorporated, a national data warehouse consultancy, has
announced the promotion of Christopher Crespi to the position of Director of
Human Resources.
Engage Joins Angara's Online Targeting Network
Engage Inc and Angara announced a strategic alliance that will provide e-
commerce sites with the tools and services to personalize Web site content
based on the user-interest and behavioral information of unknown and first-
time visitors.
HookMedia Announces Addition of a New Data Analytics Group
HookMedia Inc, a leader in digital media management and data analysis,
announced the addition of a Data Analytics Group. This new service will
provide online marketers with actionable insights into their clients' and
prospects' behavior.
Informatica to Acquire Zimba, Mobile Apps Provider
Informatica Corporation, a leading provider of e-business analytic
solutions, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire
privately held Zimba Inc, a leading provider of applications that enable
mobile professionals with real-time access to corporate and external
information via wireless devices, voice recognition and the Web.
Subhash Kak Joins Redwood Advisory Board
Redwood, an Information Distillation company whose mission is to help
businesses solve the information overload problem via its innovative Redwood
Platform with Wireless-enabled technology, announced that Subhash Kak, a
professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at LSU, Baton Rouge, will
join the company as a technical advisor.
MathSoft Data Analysis Division Wins $3/4 M DoD Contract
MathSoft Inc announced that its Data Analysis Division has been selected
to fulfill a two-year $750,000 search engine contract awarded by the Defense
Advanced Research Project Agency of the United States Department of Defense.
Microsoft Passes on JOLAP Initiative
Microsoft Corp has declined to participate in the so-called JOLAP
initiative, led by Hyperion Solutions Corp, IBM, Oracle Corp and Sun
Microsystems Inc, deriding it as an "anti-Microsoft marketing effort." The
JOLAP initiative calls for the development of a standard Java-based
interface for creating, storing, accessing and managing data and metadata in
OLAP servers.
NCR to Share DW and CRM Expertise at PARTNERS 2000
NCR Corporation's top executives in data warehousing and customer
relationship management (CRM) will address customers, prospects, partners
and employees at the company's annual user conference, PARTNERS, next month
in Orlando, Florida.
Artificial Life Inc and noDNA Announce Cooperation
Buying on the Internet will be much more pleasurable through the
cooperation between Artificial Life and noDNA. Internet retailers will no
longer display simple product lists. Using natural language, friendly and
intelligent 3D avatars can make a personal offering and put the customer in
contact to all potential offerings.
Nortel Networks Announces Clarify Analytic Apps
Nortel Networks has enhanced its comprehensive suite of eBusiness and
customer relationship management (CRM) solutions with new tools for using
information analysis to tailor relationships for specific customer needs.
Informix Software Announces XPS Version 8.31
XPS 8.31 includes comprehensive data warehousing features that enable
Internet and large-scale enterprises to make more profitable decisions from
complex, query-intensive analytical applications. XPS provides a "no
ceilings" approach to data warehousing, with no limit to database size,
number of users, type or complexity of query, or schema design.
NEWS FLASH! - Cray C90 Supercomputer For Sale On Ebay
In an unprecedented move for supercomputer sales, a major supercomputing
center is selling a Cray Y-MP C90 via the eBay auction Website.
"Customization is giving users what they've told you they want,
and personalization is anticipating what they want."
- Cormac Foster, Analyst for Jupiter Communications
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