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Analysis & Commentary
- MAKING USE OF INFORMATION THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE
by Ed Colet
- Executive Editor-at-Large Inderpal Bhandari presents a guest editorial by
Virtual Gold's Acting Director of Research:
- While a decision support system such as a data mining tool can provide a
lot of information and reveal hidden trends and patterns, the ultimate
decision is still made in the face of uncertainty and missing information.
If the critical piece, or the key, is unavailable, what's the best that can
be done? This column outlines some thoughts on this question, beginning with
some breaking news about cryptography.
- DKMA AND THE DATA WAREHOUSE BUS ARCHITECTURE
by Joseph M. Firestone, Ph.D.
- The Data Warehouse Bus Architecture is composed of "a master suite of
conformed dimensions" and standardized definitions of facts. Business
process data marts throughout an enterprise can "plug into" this bus to
receive the dimension and fact tables they need. The Bus thus supports the
various processes and associated data marts that measure key aspects of the
processes.
- The logical union of these data marts is said to be the data warehouse.
And each data mart is said to be a subset of that data warehouse. This paper
describes the Data Warehouse Bus Architecture offered by Kimball, Reeves,
Ross, and Thornthwaite, and then contrasts it with DKM Architecture, an
object-oriented alternative.
- CORE INTEGRATION PARTNERS UNVEIL THE MATRIX METHODOLOGY
- Core Integration Partners Inc, a leading provider of decision-support and
business-intelligence services, unveiled a ground-breaking methodology that
provides a consistent, repeatable process for building a data warehouse
across almost any industry.
- MARKET GAMES ON THE WEB CAN FORECAST FUTURE EVENTS
- It's Oscar season, and traders at the Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX) Web
site are furiously betting on which nominees will win. Prescient traders
stand to earn millions. That is, millions of "Hollywood dollars", HSX's
funny-money currency.
- INSIGHTFUL ANNOUNCES S-PLUS ANALYTIC SERVER
- Insightful Corporation, formerly MathSoft Inc, a leading provider of
solutions for predictive analysis, data mining and business intelligence,
announced the release of S-PLUS Analytic Server, software that delivers
enterprise information to decision-makers using Java software or via the
Web.
Action Items
AIT Offers MS SQL 2000
Advanced Internet Technologies (AIT), the Web hosting and ecommerce
provider, is rolling out SQL 2000 database. The introduction of SQL 2000
further solidifies AIT's relationship with Microsoft. SQL 2000 allows users
to access and manipulate data from a Web browser.
Applied OLAP Inc Earns Hyperion's Essbase-Ready Gold Cert
Applied OLAP Inc, a software development company that caters exclusively
to users of the industry-leading Hyperion Essbase announced that its
ActiveOLAP for Essbase software product has been certified by Hyperion as
Essbase-Ready Gold.
Avaya Selects NetGenesis E-Metrics Solution
Avaya selected NetGenesis' E-Metrics solution suite to measure activity on
its external and internal Web sites, and make more informed content
decisions based upon demonstrated customer behavior.
Beacon/Responsys.com Provide Interactive Marketing Solution
Responsys.com announced an agreement with Beacon Information Technology
Inc to provide Beacon IT's customers with permission-based interactive
marketing solutions on the Internet. The agreement with Beacon IT is
Responsys.com's first Japanese alliance.
Insightful's Sequential Trial SW Chosen by FDA
Insightful Corporation, formerly MathSoft Inc, a leading provider of
solutions for predictive analysis, data mining and business intelligence,
announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chosen S+SeqTrial
for use in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).
Cognos Expands Business Partners Program
Cognos, announced an expanded Business Partners Program that delivers a
wealth of discounted services and partner-only resources for participating
Enterprise Integrators and Solutions Providers.
Data Advantage Group Announces Partnership with Informatica
Data Advantage Group Inc announced a joint partnership with Informatica
Corporation, leading software vendors in DSS solutions, to enhance data
warehousing and business intelligence projects that use Informatica's
PowerCenter and/or PowerMart data-integration platform as the backbone.
Decisioneering/Visualize to Develop Financial Services SW
Decisioneering Inc announced the formation of a strategic alliance with
Visualize Inc to jointly develop risk-analysis software specifically for the
financial services industry.
HealthNow of New York Selects Ingenix DW Solution
HealthNow of New York has selected and implemented Ingenix's leading-edge
business management system, InfoMiners, for two of its divisions, Blue Cross
and Blue Shield of Western New York and Blue Shield of Northeastern New
York.
Oracle.com to Utilize KnowledgeStorm SW Solution
KnowledgeStorm, the Web's most comprehensive research engine for finding
and evaluating IT solutions, announced it will provide a software solutions
directory for Oracle.com, a new portal designed for the business user that
provides access to online business services and information.
KTI's Explosion in Demand for Knowledge-Based C-Commerce
Knowledge Technologies International (KTI), CEO Garreth Evans revisits the
"Knowledge Revolution" forecast given at last year's conference and heralds
even more changes in areas of Collaborative-Commerce and Knowledge-based
Process Automation.
Matrix Tech/Urban Science Form CRM Analytics SW Alliance
Matrix Technology Group and Urban Science have created a marketing and
technology alliance to provide integrated Customer Relationship Management
(CRM) Analytics and Marketing Automation Software tools.
NetIQ Ships AppAnalyzer 1.0 for Microsoft Exchange
NetIQ Corporation announced the availability of NetIQ AppAnalyzer, a
Web-based analysis and reporting tool for Microsoft Exchange 5.5 and
Exchange 2000 Server.
NexTrend Integrates MB Trading's Real-Time Solution
NexTrend Technologies Inc announced the integration of MB Trading's
real-time direct electronic order entry into its NexTrend Trader and Trader
Plus analytical software.
Object Design Ships ObjectStore for Linux
Object Design announced that its ObjectStore data management software is
now shipping for Linux operating systems. Called ObjectStore 6.0 for Linux
i386, it brings a robust, mature object database management system (ODBMS)
to the rapidly growing enterprise Linux marketplace.
Oracle Internet Developer Suite Free CD Sampler Available
The sampler gives Oracle9i developers a preview of the flexibility and
productivity offered by Oracle Internet Developer Suite for creating
application services and high performance Web sites.
European Management Systems Announces PocketAnalytix
European Management Systems (EMS), a leading software house specialising
in the development of products that analyze and present data from SQL and
OLAP databases has announced the release of PocketAnalytix, a product that
delivers electronic on and off line reports to mobile staff via any Pocket
PC.
Protagona Worldwide Launches Producer 5.0
Delivering enterprise-level, high-performance marketing across multiple
touch-points, Producer 5.0 has significantly upgraded its core architecture
by redesigning the application server, enhancing the SQL engine and adding
enterprise-level security features.
Scimagix Launches 2D-Gel Analysis and Mining Application
Designed specifically for analysis and mining of 2D gels, ProteinMine will
enable high-throughput searching of thousands of gels to find the selected
combination of protein patterns and differentially expressed proteins.
Silvon Introduces Web Consumer for Stratum Analytic Apps
Silvon Software Inc announced the availability of Stratum.eZViewer, a
decision-making support tool that brings the power of the Web to critical
corporate information.
SERVICEPower Version 4.4 Now Available
ServicePower, a leading global developer and supplier of field service
scheduling software for the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) market,
announced SERVICEPower version 4.4, the latest release of its intelligent
field service scheduling software.
Sybase to Acquire Business Software Maker NEON
Emeryville, Calif.-based Sybase expects to complete the acquisition in the
second quarter of 2001. Denver, Colo.-based NEON builds and sells software
that helps corporate clients integrate data-collection software purchased
from different companies.
Symmetry Health Data Systems Announces Agreement with CIGNA
CIGNA HealthCare and its affiliates will use Symmetry's patented Episode
Treatment Groups (ETG) software to assess and improve the quality of medical
care delivered to CIGNA HealthCare plan participants.
Teradata CRM Solution is Finalist for Second TDWI Award
CRM Solution V. 4 from Teradata, division of NCR Corporation has been
selected as a finalist in the Customer Analytics category of the Pioneering
Products Shootout, held by The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI).
WhiteCross Signs Partnership with XACCT Technologies
XACCT Technologies Inc, a leading provider of business infrastructure
software solutions for IP networks, and WhiteCross Systems, a leading
provider of reporting and analytical technology and services, announced a
strategic partnership.
Wilsons Leather Selects Coremetrics' BI/CRM
Wilsons Leather will leverage Coremetrics' in-depth analysis of online
customer behavior to accurately measure and optimize the success of
marketing initiatives and improve interactions with customers.
"We are witnessing the fastest growth of any operating system
in history. Linux, running on cost effective hardware with
enterprise capable software, has proven itself to be a
compelling combination for organizations of all sizes."
- Brian Otis, Object Design president and chief operating officer
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