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Analysis & Commentary
- BUSINESS PROCESS ENGINES IN DKMS
by Joseph M. Firestone, Ph.D.
- John Rymer, in a White Paper written for Persistence Corp recently defined
"a new category of application server software" called the Business Process
Engine (BPE).
- CPM CORPORATION ANNOUNCES HEALTH PREDICTION TOOL
- Customer Potential Management (CPM) Corporation, a pioneer in the
development of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions for
healthcare, has announced a new system to help healthcare organizations
determine who might get sick and need certain services.
- ENGAGE ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW SOFTWARE SUITES
- The suites address the changing needs of marketers and publishers, who as
the Internet matures as a medium, are faced with challenges associated with
marketing and selling to multichannel customers.
- IDC REPORT REVEALS ORACLE LEADS THE DW TOOLS MARKET
- In its recent report, Data Warehousing Tools: Market Forecast and
Analysis, 2000-2004, IDC revealed that Oracle was the overall revenue leader
of the $5.3 billion data warehousing tools market with a 21 percent market
share.
- DataFlux INTRODUCES NEW dfPower Studio v.4.0
- DataFlux Corporation announced the release of dfPower Studio version 4.0,
which is targeted for use by corporate end-users. dfPower Studio provides an
entirely point-and-click driven, out-of-the-box software product suite for
managing the quality, consistency and usability of corporate data.
- O.R. MARKETING STUDY CAUTIONS AGAINST RACING TO MARKET
- Should you rush to market with a new product -- or let your competitors
take the risk and benefit from their mistakes? Don't be hasty, cautions a
study published in a journal of the Institute for Operations Research and
the Management Sciences (INFORMS).
- LECCOTECH INTRODUCES LECCO DB EXPERT FOR ORACLE
- LECCOTECH Inc introduced the LECCO DB Expert for Oracle product, which
provides database administrators (DBAs) with new software tools for
management and enhancement of Oracle database systems.
- SANDERSON, SUMMERS, TAUREL AT 2001 IU BUSINESS CONFERENCE
- Two leaders who are using the Internet to revolutionize the way America
does business and the "world's most powerful economist" will share their
insights at the 55th annual conference of the Indiana University Kelley
School of Business on March 7 in Indianapolis.
- BLUE MARTINI SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES NEW MARKETING APP
- Blue Martini Software Inc announced plans to ship Blue Martini Marketing,
a robust new offering for marketing and campaign management, customer
targeting and analysis.
- VIS/SGI SOLUTION HELPS HCFA FIGHT MEDICARE FRAUD AND ABUSE
- SGI announced that Veridian Information Solutions (VIS) has helped the
federal Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) develop a comprehensive
solution for detecting and investigating fraud, waste and abuse in the
Medicare claims system based on SGI data mining technology.
- SPOTFIRE DELIVERS WEB-BASED ANALYTIC APPLICATIONS
- Spotfire Inc, a leading provider of Web-based analytics software and
services (eAnalytics), announced the general availability of Spotfire
DecisionSite, a Web-based application designed to ease the pain of turning
data into decisions.
- STEP 9/SPSS TO DELIVER TELCOM'S A REAL-TIME SOLUTION
- Step 9 Software Corporation and SPSS Inc announced a strategic partnership
to integrate SPSS analytic technologies into Step 9's iCustomer, an expanded
and intelligent Order Entry/Order Management application.
- PIONEERING PRODUCTS SHOOTOUT FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
- The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI), a premier educational association
in the data warehousing and business intelligence industry, proudly
announces nine finalists in the 2001 Pioneering Products Competition.
- THE IQO VALUE PROPOSITION
by Larry Zimmerman, Former CIO, A&P
- As a former CIO for a major retailer, with over 20 years of retail IT
Systems Development experience, I was often asked to evaluate third-party
solutions to support initiatives of various divisions and departments within
the company. I have learned to look at the question of "make or buy" from
many different perspectives, and offer these comments from my experiences.
Action Items
ACE Hardware Selects NCR's Teradata Division DW
Ace Hardware Corporation, the #1 hardware cooperative in the United
States, has acquired and implemented a data warehouse and retailDecisions
applications from Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation.
ASA's DM Solution Selected for Clickstream Analysis
ASA announced that ImpactYour.com, an advanced digital direct marketing
firm that utilizes Customer Intelligence Marketing, analytical strategies,
technology and solutions to optimize customer relationships, has selected
ModelMAXPlus as a core part of their data analysis infrastructure.
Be Free Inc Signs Agreement with Teradata
Be Free Inc, a leading provider of a marketing platform that allows online
businesses to acquire, convert and retain customers easily and
cost-effectively, announced a partnership with Teradata, a division of NCR
Corporation.
Database-GUYS Releases SQL-GUY v.2.2 to Accelerate DB2 Perf
Database-GUYS Inc announced the availability of version 2.2 of SQL-GUY,
the precision performance management tool for DB2 Universal Database for
UNIX that provides instantaneous real-time analysis of the most costly SQL
statements in any workload mix.
digiMine Services Used by Nordstrom.com
digiMine Inc, a service provider of business intelligence solutions,
announced that Nordstrom.com, the catalog and Internet subsidiary of
Nordstrom Inc, has implemented digiMine Analytic Services.
The Sports Authority Engages Harte-Hanks for CRM
Harte-Hanks Inc announced that The Sports Authority, the largest full-line
sporting goods retailer in the United States, has engaged Harte-Hanks to
provide expanded customer relationship management (CRM) services.
Hyperion Selects Trajecta as an Application Partner
Trajecta Inc and Hyperion announced a strategic agreement to cooperatively
market and distribute Hyperion Essbase with Trajecta's new flagship product,
Virdix.
DevX and IBM to Bring DB2 to the Development Community
DevX.com Inc announced the launch of the IBM Data Management Pavilion, a
unique collaboration between DevX and IBM's data management team. The Center
provides developers with the crucial information and resources they need to
utilize one of the most important database platforms on the market.
Analyst Firms Say IBM is Low-Cost Database Leader
Recent reports by two leading independent research firms note that
companies running IBM's DB2 database have a lower total cost of ownership
(TCO) -- as much as 52 percent -- than companies that run on competing
technology from archrival Oracle.
Informatica Corporation Expands European Operations
Chrétien Minke was appointed Managing Director, Informatica Nederland B.V.
and Informatica België N.V., and charged with extending the reach of
business insight in the region.
Paymentech Standardizes with Informatica Data Integration
Informatica Corporation, a leading provider of eBusiness analytic
software, announced that electronic payment processing leader Paymentech has
standardized a key portion of its transaction approval system on the
Informatica data integration platform.
Insightful Offers StatServer SW at Low Cost to Universities
Insightful Corporation, formerly MathSoft Inc, a leading provider of
solutions for predictive analysis, data mining and business intelligence,
announced that it will discount significantly its award-winning StatServer
software for accredited academic institutions.
Kamoon Selects Jabber.com for Real-Time Knowledge Commerce
Jabber.com Inc announced that Kamoon Inc has licensed Jabber.com's
Commercial Server 2.0 as the foundation for real-time component of customer
interaction and expert services.
Shell Spins Off Software Company Kalido Ltd
Kalido Ltd announced its formal spin-off from Shell Services International
(SSI), making its breakthrough global performance management solution
available commercially worldwide.
KOM NETWORKS Announces Global Agreement with Compaq
KOM NETWORKS, a leading storage management software provider, announced a
global agreement with Compaq Computers that will see KOM's newest line of
storage virtualization software, StealthWorx, resold as part of the Compaq
Archive documentation and archiving solution.
Collaboration Offers Enterprise-Scale Decision Support
Microsoft Corp, EMC Corp, Knosys Inc and Unisys Corp announced a joint
effort to deliver business intelligence solutions that meet the most complex
analytic demands of large enterprises.
MicroStrategy Unveils Software Development Kit 7.1
MicroStrategy Incorporated announced the general availability of
MicroStrategy SDK (Software Development Kit) 7.1, MicroStrategy's
comprehensive development environment for the MicroStrategy 7 Web reporting
and business intelligence platform.
Planet 7 Technologies Joins OASIS to Promote XML
As a new sponsor and participant in OASIS, Planet 7 plans to contribute to
the organization's efforts to spur the adoption of XML and related
technologies as the common foundation of e-business.
Oracle Internet Developer Suite Available to OTN Members
Now available for free download to more than 1.3 million members of Oracle
Technology Network (OTN), Oracle Internet Developer Suite delivers a set of
integrated development tools and frameworks that provide everything
developers need to quickly and easily build Web applications deployed on
Oracle9i.
Fingerhut Companies Select the Quadstone System
Quadstone, a leading provider of customer intelligence software and
services for customer relationship management, announced that Fingerhut
Companies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Federated Department Stores Inc, has
selected the Quadstone System to assist in its database marketing
initiatives.
Trillium Joins Compaq's Zero Latency Enterprise Initiative
Responding to customer demands for high speed access to large volumes of
accurate, real-time customer information, Trillium Software, a division of
Harte-Hanks, has been named a key business partner to the Compaq Computer
Corporation's Zero Latency Enterprise (ZLE) architecture.
Unica Corp Introduces New Affinium 2
Unica Corporation introduced Affinium 2, the latest version of its
analytical CRM and real-time marketing suite. The new software includes
Customer Value Maximization, which features the industry's first Multi-Level
Audience Processing and Management (MAP) capabilities.
Whitecross Announces First Analytics Offering for Broadband
WhiteCross Systems, a leading provider of Analytical CRM applications and
services for comprehensive data analysis and reporting, announced that it
has developed the first packaged analytical service for the burgeoning
broadband market.
XDegrees Unveils Intelligent Infrastructure Services
XDegrees Inc, led by founders and executives from AdForce, Junglee, HP
Labs and Verity, and backed by Redpoint Ventures and Cambrian Ventures,
announced a suite of secure, intelligent and flexible infrastructure
services and tools for enterprise software vendors and Web businesses
developing Network Applications.
"The opportunity now exists to broadly and intelligently
leverage IT services to access and exploit human knowledge --
and for the holders of human knowledge to rely on IT
resources to best distribute their intellectual assets."
- Dana Gardner, research director for messaging and collaboration services, Aberdeen Group Inc
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