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Computer Associates: Software Superior by Design

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CONVERTING BROWSERS TO BUYERS

AN INTERVIEW WITH YALI HARARI, CEO OF KAMOON INC

METADATA-EXCHANGE STANDARDS ADVANCING

Data Mining Makes the Difference: Clementine


Analysis & Commentary

AN INTERVIEW WITH YALI HARARI, CEO OF KAMOON INC
by Tim Staub, assistant editor
Recently Kamoon's CEO, Yali Harari spoke with DSstar regarding "Knowledge Commerce", critical business interaction and current developments for increasing efficiency through shared knowledge capital.

ELYTICS/KEYLIME TO PROVIDE ENHANCED BI TO ONLINE CLIENTS
Elytics Inc, an analytical software company with a new approach to optimizing the e-channel, and Keylime, a leading Web analytic solution provider for large public enterprise and emerging growth companies, announced a strategic partnership that will enhance each company's service offering to its clients.

HYPERION INTRODUCES J2EE-COMPLIANT APP DEVELOPMENT TOOL
Hyperion announced the availability of Hyperion Application Builder, a Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) compliant application development tool that enables the rapid creation, management and deployment of Web-centric, custom business analysis applications.

INFORMATICA EXTENDS CROSS-VALUE CHAIN ANALYTIC REACH
Informatica Corporation announced the general availability of Informatica Applications 4.1, a significant extension of the industry's only cross-value chain family of analytic applications.

INFORMATICA LEADS METADATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS
Informatica Corporation, a leading provider of eBusiness analytic solutions, announced some of the world's leading Business Intelligence (BI) vendors -- Brio, Business Objects, Cognos, MicroStrategy and Viador -- have all embraced the latest version of the Informatica Metadata Exchange application programming interface (API).

ORACLE EARNS THREE TOP 10 RANKINGS FOR OLTP ON UNIX
Grand Prize-winning solutions for Korea Telecom and Samsung have earned Oracle Corp, one of the largest providers of software for e-business, the top-ranking positions for On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) on UNIX platforms in Winter Corporation's 5th annual Database Scalability Program.

SUPerG: Sun's High-End Technical Customer Forum

Action Items

Actuate Chooses databeacon for OEM Partnership
InterNetivity Inc announced a strategic OEM partnership with San Francisco-based Actuate Corp. Underlining the strategic importance of the deal, the partnership includes a minority investment in InterNetivity Inc, with Actuate's chairman, Nico Nierenberg, joining InterNetivity's Board of Directors.

ATI Systems International Invests in Compass Computer Group
The Compass Computer Group announced that the company has secured private funding from its longtime customer and business partner, ATI Systems International Inc. Proceeds from this private funding will go toward accelerating the growth of sales, marketing, development, and consulting efforts.

Brio Continues Support for Informatica's Metadata Exchange
Brio Technology announced that its latest version of Brio.Enterprise now supports Informatica Corporation's Metadata Exchange application programming interface (API).

HCFA Approves Clementine Data Mining Software
To ensure Medicare pays correctly for medical services, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has approved Clementine, SPSS' enterprise-strength data mining workbench, for use within its national network of Peer Review Organizations (PROs), independent healthcare experts contracted by the federal government to improve the care given to Medicare patients.

Control-F1 Becomes Certified Partner w/Prior Analytics
Control-F1, the eSupport software company, announced that they have finalized a Certified Partner agreement with Prior Analytics Ltd, a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management solutions in the UK.

FEA/FAME to Deliver Comprehensive Analytical SW for Risk Mgt
Financial Engineering Associates Inc (FEA) is forming an alliance with FAME Information Services Inc to deliver a comprehensive analytical solution that combines quantitative risk analytics with quality market data for the global energy, power and financial markets.

AI Technology Converts Online Browsers into Buyers
Consumers shopping for apparel online will soon get personalized, event-specific style advice from the guide2style virtual personal shopper -- a new technology that uses more than 150,000 interdependent rules of style to deliver personalized, event-specific fashion guidance.

IBM DB2 Delivers Real-Time DM Capabilities
IBM announced that it is the first company to provide real-time data mining capabilities as part of the core database. IBM DB2 Intelligent Miner Scoring allows businesses to make faster decisions and enhance relationships with their customers by driving data mining intelligence to key customer, supplier, and employee information.

SAS Acquires Campaign Management SW Business from Intrinsic
SAS Institute, one of the world's leading vendors of analytical customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, announced that it has acquired the business of Intrinsic, a UK-based campaign management software vendor, for an undisclosed sum.

S&P Releases New LEVELS, RMBS Modeling Software
Standard & Poor's announced the latest release of Standard & Poor's LEVELS, an innovative and unique rating and risk modeling software program that has been serving the U.S. residential mortgage securitization market for half a decade.

LOG-NET Expands Sales Force, Promotes Prey
LOG-NET Inc, an industry leader in international supply chain execution (SCE) software, announced the expansion of its sales staff to address market demands and the needs of its increasing customer base of importers, exporters, and third party logistics providers.

MindBox Debuts Advanced Intelligent Decisioning Technology
MindBox Inc, a worldwide leader in providing technology that automates complex business and decision processes, announced the general availability of ARTEnterprise 10.0, the latest release of their ground-breaking intelligent software development environment.

Purple Develops CRM Sales Tool with Microsoft BackOffice
Purple Solutions Inc and Microsoft have jointly developed a case study that describes the use of Microsoft BackOffice as a platform for PurpleCRM development.

Quadstone and Data Miners Team Up
Quadstone and Data Miners unveiled a significant partnership to help CRM-focused organizations optimize their operations through better analysis and modeling of customer behavior.

Rockport Selects Primary Knowledge for Integrated Solutions
Rockport will use Primary Knowledge for e-Commerce to integrate Web site log files, customer demographics, and sales transaction data into a single customer data warehouse to be used for decision support and database marketing.

SAS Subsidiary DataFlux Releases Blue Fusion v4.0
DataFlux Corporation announced the release of Blue Fusion SDK version 4.0, which is targeted at programmers who want to embed data quality functions into proprietary applications and corporations that have the need for real-time data cleansing and integrity.

Sun's New Sun Fire Server Posts New World Record
Sun Microsystems Inc announced a new world record for the PeopleSoft 8 Financials Online benchmark, with Suns new Sun Fire 6800 midframe server delivering 2.4 times more system throughput than Suns nearest competitor.

Tektronix to Resolve Problem of "Data Cholesterol" in ERP
OuterBay Technologies announced that its data archiving solution, the OuterBay Archiver, has been selected to resolve the problem of "data cholesterol" in Tektronix's enterprise resource planning (ERP) software system.

Teradata CRM Version 4.0 Now Available
Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation, announced that its customer relationship management software, Teradata CRM Version 4.0, is now available to customers.

Unica Corporation Teams with IBM
Unica Corporation, a provider of award-winning analytical CRM and marketing automation solutions, announced that it is extending its support of IBM's DB2 Universal Database product to include the new IBM DB2 Intelligent Miner Scoring utility.

Visual Insights' eBizinsights Featured at MS Tech Center
Visual Insights announced that its eBizinsights family of eBusiness Performance Management software will be featured at the Microsoft Technology Center -- Silicon Valley (MTC-SV).

Essential: Screaming Fast File Transfers!

Quote of the Week

"The market is fast realizing that now that they have their CRM systems in place they need to find a way to refine their output to stay ahead. This is where analytical CRM comes in."

  • Michael Berry, principal, Data Miners

The Idea Machine: Sun Microsystems

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