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.

The architecture of PocketAnalytix comprises server software for query and report creation, a desktop component to populate reports from pre-defined scripts and manage report libraries and a Pocket PC based application that allows for both off line navigation and viewing of reports and full interactive on line query through mobile telephone or wireless networks.

The features of PocketAnalytix include

• Two way XML format data transfer
• Server based Query, Report and Script builder running against OLAP and SQL databases
• Definition of business rules in queries
• An application to run Scripts and manage populated Reports on the desktop and Pocket PC
• RAPI implemented for the management of the Pocket PC from the desktop
• Pre-populated Report generation for off line navigation and review
• Optimised display for the Pocket PC Screen Size / Shape
• Grid Display with Drill Up / Down
• Colour coded exception reporting
• Filter change within fixed OLAP Dimensions
• Key Field change for dynamic SQL queries
• On and off line report navigation and viewing
• Caching of on line queries for off line review
• Copy / paste to Pocket Word and Excel

Commenting on the latest release, Peter Morrell, Managing Director of EMS said "The Pocket PC market is forecast to grow dramatically in the next year and this will generate a great demand for enterprise strength software applications. We believe that PocketAnalytix will be a key software product that will promote the sale of the hardware through the great range of applications that it will provide, such as Sales Force Automation Systems, Departmental Data Distribution and On line Hospital Information. Also by using XML as the two way data format, PocketAnalytix is fully in line with the Microsoft .NET initiative."

"Businesses and organizations now store an enormous amount of data in corporate databases. However, it is only made into useful information when presented to the right person in the right way. By using PocketAnalytix in conjunction with SQL Server 2000 to make it easier and more flexible to reach this data, PocketAnalytix will increase connectivity enabling users to make better use of standard Pocket PC devices or the new, phone enabled Pocket PC devices like Sagem and Mitsubishi Trium Mondo. This in turn increases the agility of the business or organisation to respond immediately anytime anywhere on any device," says Karen Cross Manager - Enterprise Server & Developer Product Management Team, Microsoft Ltd.

In announcing PocketAnalytix European Management Systems are also looking for partners who would be interested in a joint development or integrating the technology into their own products. Potential partners could be hardware companies, systems integrators, software houses or in-house development teams.

About European Management Systems PLC

European Management Systems was founded in 1991 by SQL and OLAP industry professionals to build software tools that helped users make better decisions. PocketAnalytix has been developed based on the experience of more than 150 Information Delivery implementations over the last nine years. EMS has a solid history of working in close co-operation with IT Industry Partners and client organizations to deliver superior Information Delivery solutions that are both timely and cost effective. Further Product information is available at www.pocketanalytix.com.

Contact Christine Hurley, Marketing Director European Management Systems Plc, +44 (0)208 289 4545, churley@analytix.com.