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e-ClassicSystems Announces SQL Server ATM Manager Pro

e-ClassicSystems Inc, a software company that allows customers to better manage their ATM networks, announced the availability of a Microsoft SQL Server version of its ATM Manager Pro software suite.

"SQL Server was an obvious extension of ATM Manager Pro to meet the demands of larger customers," said Thomas F. Meurer, president of e-ClassicSystems. "This version allows for higher volumes, greater performance, and improved efficiencies compared to the Access database version. It will also provide accessibility to the ATM Manager Pro central database to disparate users worldwide via wide area networks.

"A growing number of financial institutions have selected SQL Server as their database of choice," continued Meurer. "With this version of ATM Manager Pro, they can benefit from complete, centralized ATM information management while complying with existing policies and protocols established by their IT department. The Microsoft Access version of our product will co-exist with the SQL Server version as a cost-effective solution for some of our current and future customers."

"We have used ATM Manager Pro for more than a year," said Maureen Chisholm, Operations Manager at ISA-Ecash who beta tested the SQL Server version. "The system centralized all of our ATM data -- assets, transactions, profitability, cash, service and so on -- into one master database, accessible by all departments involved in our ATM network. When e-ClassicSystems approached us about the SQL Server Beta program, it was an easy decision. ATM Manager Pro has allowed us to grow our terminal network and actually reduce our staff. Our move from the Access-based version to the new SQL Server version was invisible from our users' point of view, and allows us to now utilize several features of SQL Server that are important to us."

Additional benefits of a SQL Server database include improved scalability both in database size and concurrent users; integration with Windows NT's existing security model providing a more secure database environment; load balancing; and utilizing stored procedures to capitalize on server-based processing.

About e-ClassicSystems Inc

e-ClassicSystems Inc, based in Norwood, Massachusetts, is a premier provider of software solutions to organizations that deploy or manage ATMs. Its product, ATM Manager Pro, is a first-of-its-kind solution for total ATM information management. Introduced in May 2000, ATM Manager Pro databases are managing the operations of more than 26,000 ATMs in the United States and Canada. The product suite offers a number of integrated modules to centralize all ATM-related data including assets, configurations, transactions, profitability, cash, service and more. e-ClassicSystems' mission is to deliver best-of-breed software solutions to help financial institutions and ISOs manage the operations and accounting of their ATM networks. For more information, visit www.eclassicsystems.com.

Contact Tyson Nargassans of e-ClassicSystems Inc, 781-551-9123, tnargassans@eclassicsystems.com.

LumenSoft Releases Log Analyzer

LumenSoft Corporation, experts in Business Intelligence and OLAP technology, announced the availability of Log Analyzer. This robust analysis tool for Hyperion Essbase, IBM DB2 OLAP Server and ShowCase Essbase/400 server administrators collects and analyzes data across server, platform and database from a central utility.

"Log Analyzer gives the server administrator the ability to perform capacity planning, performance benchmarking, error tracking, and analyze and optimize database performance," said Cindy Smith, Director of Software Development, LumenSoft. "We are excited to offer this software as a stand-alone module or with the full ServerManager suite of administration tools."

Log Analyzer enables the administrator to exploit the raw data in their server logs. The easy to use wizard and built in scheduler automates the collection and reporting of log data. Data is then analyzed to predict the impact of system changes before implementation, drill into the bottlenecks in system performance, and assure availability of mission critical systems.

"The key is Log Analyzer's ability to mine volumes of raw data and transform it into meaningful information through an OLAP cube. This provides unlimited analysis options," added Smith.

Bundled with Log Analyzer is a run-time version of LumenSoft's SpreadsheetObjects, a robust reporting and analytic tool that allows the administrator to quickly and easily automate the report building process. Also included is a series of pre-constructed SpreadsheetObjects report templates, which generate the most frequently requested Log Analyzer reports.

LumenSoft's Log Analyzer is now available. LumenSoft also offers a complete line of server administration tools in ServerManager, a robust suite of tools designed to give the administrator complete control of the server environment from a central desktop. In addition to Log Analyzer, ServerManager tools include ScriptManager, PortManager, Task Scheduler, and Security Manager.

About LumenSoft

LumenSoft Corporation, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, is an expert in On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) providing products, consulting, and training that specializes in analytical applications and decision support solutions. It provides Business Intelligence software and services to help companies analyze data, budget, plan, forecast, generate reports and make better business decisions. LumenSoft's full-service model integrates common business activities to obtain maximum results and business advantage. For more information about LumenSoft visit www.lumensoftusa.com.

Contact LumenSoft Corporation, St. Paul, Vikki Williams, 651-697-1127, vwilliams@lumensoftusa.com.

Really Strategies Supports LWW's Marketing Data Mart Project

Really Strategies, a content management consulting and services provider to publishers, media and Internet companies, recently supported the successful completion of Phase 1 of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' (LWW) Marketing Data Mart (MDM) project.

The Marketing Data Mart is the first major component of LWW's One-to-One Marketing Program.

It provides sophisticated scalable marketing database technology and capabilities through desktop browser access to enable LWW to perform list analysis, view campaign performance and promotion history, and have a single-source of domestic and international customers and prospects from a variety of sources.

Really Strategies supported the MDM project by completing data analysis, data architecture, business analysis and vendor management activities.

"Really Strategies came onto the project at a crucial time and was able to quickly analyze our business requirements and formulate a solid data architecture and project plan," said Frank Roldan, senior director, Internet database marketing at LWW. "Without Really Strategies support, it would have been very difficult to meet the deadlines that we imposed on this critical project."

"Teamwork and open communication by the multi-site team on this complex project were critical factors into the successful completion of Phase 1," said Jeff Wood, senior content engineer with Really Strategies. "The MDM provides the LWW marketing department with extensive insight into their customer base, and will have a positive effect on their bottom line."

About Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is a global publisher of medical, nursing, and allied health information in book, journal, newsletter, loose-leaf, and electronic media formats. LWW is a unit of Wolters Kluwer International Health & Science, a leading global provider of authoritative information and services in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, science, and related areas.

For further information, visit www.lww.com.

About Really Strategies

Really Strategies partners with publishing, Internet, and media companies to evaluate and implement content management solutions and technologies. Through a three-tiered content evaluation methodology (Strategy, Acquisition and Delivery, and Management), Really Strategies guides its clients in a structured and logical way of addressing content requirements.

Really Strategies believes that business goals and content should drive system architecture and implementation, and that technologies should be built around standards like XML to ensure future openness and flexibility. For further information, please visit www.reallysi.com or call 215-631-3107.

Contact Really Strategies, by Tattar Cutler--DBC, Sherry Arobone, 215-957-0300, sarobone@dbcommunications.net .

SAS Shipping LSF Job Scheduler for Distributed DW

SAS Institute, a market leader in analytical CRM and data warehousing, announced that it has begun shipping Platform Computing's LSF Job Scheduler with SAS/Warehouse Administrator software Release 2.2.

The solution makes it possible to schedule, analyze and monitor steps of distributed application workloads across the enterprise.

The integration agreement, originally announced in March, introduces distributed resource management (DRM) to data warehousing. The announcement was made at the Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) World Conference (Booth ##47) in Anaheim, CA.

"The current economy demands that you make more efficient use of the hardware and software systems already in place," said Frank Nauta, SAS worldwide director of data warehousing strategy. "Industry needs integrated DRM products and services today. So, how do you take highly scalable applications and create information available on demand? You deliver SAS/Warehouse Administrator with integrated scheduling and load balancing from Platform Computing, the most scalable and flexible warehousing solution on the market today."

"Within 120 days, we have fully integrated an industry leading scheduling package into the SAS system and offer automatic load balancing across heterogeneous nodes to the SAS data warehousing solution," added Nauta. "In these days of constrained IT budgets, but ever increasing demands, IT is having to do more with less. This solution reduces the bottom line cost of developing, deploying and maintaining enterprise applications and allows the delivery of quality information to the right people at the right time to assist in decision making."

About Platform Computing

Platform Computing Corp is a world leader in DRM software. Platform's LSF Suite is a set of software products that enables distributed computing by providing full access to computing resources through load sharing and dynamic job scheduling within heterogeneous computing environments. Founded in 1992, Platform has more than 1,500 customers worldwide and has strategic partnerships with Sun, IBM, HP, SGI and Compaq. For more information, please visit www.platform.com.

About SAS

SAS provides software and services that enable customers to transform data from all areas of their business into intelligence. SAS solutions help organizations make better, more informed decisions and maximize customer, supplier, and organizational relationships. Solutions from SAS, the world's largest privately held software company, are used at more than 37,000 business, government and university sites around the world. Customers include 98 of the Fortune 100 and 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies. For 25 years, SAS has been giving our customers The Power to Know. For more information, visit www.sas.com.

Contact SAS Institute, Wally Maczka, 919-531-5350, Wally.Maczka@sas.com.

RMS Releases RiskLink v4.2 in Advance of 2002 Renewal Season

Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a industry leader in the area of natural hazard risk modeling, announced the release of RiskLink v4.2, a significant upgrade to its core catastrophe modeling software application. RiskLink offers catastrophe peril models for over 40 countries and territories, and is used by over 200 insurers, brokers, and reinsurers worldwide to quantify and transfer catastrophe risk.

The latest version, focused on workflow improvements, is made available prior to renewal season when insurance markets make heavy use of catastrophe models to support risk transfer activities. Enhancements include more efficient importing and management of exposure data, faster analysis times, and new features that streamline workflow when using the product for treaty analysis.

"We make a significant investment in working with our clients to collect high-quality exposure data for catastrophe modeling," said Cheryl Gelineau, vice president at Willis Re Inc. "RiskLink's new data import features give us better information to understand the quality of exposure data and to identify potential data entry errors. The result is more confidence in the data being analyzed and as a result more accurate loss estimates. All of this translates to better decisions being made on reinsurance placements."

Paul Larrett, treaty underwriter at Danish Re, added: "We manage hundreds of treaties and submissions each renewal season, and the terms and conditions can change during the renewal process. We use RiskLink to model the treaty structures that we deal with and assess our aggregate exposure. We look forward to using the new enhancements for faster updating of treaty terms and portfolios during the course of negotiations and after each contract is finalized, saving us significant effort at the busiest time of year."

Specific new features in RiskLink v4.2 include:

• A preprocessor that identifies and reports data errors prior to importing
• Faster importing, geocoding, and hazard data retrieval
• A new reporting feature providing users with summary statistics to verify the quality of exposure data
• Automatic aggregation of detailed loss output, reducing analysis time and eliminating back-end data manipulation
• Post-analysis editing of treaty terms and re-calculation of loss results, improving usability for reinsurance underwriters
• Ability to use treaty inception and expiry date to define reinsurance portfolios for analysis

Installations of RiskLink v4.2 are currently being scheduled with RMS clients.

About RMS

Risk Management Solutions is the world's leading provider of products and services for the quantification and management of natural hazard risks. RMS clients include leading insurers, reinsurers, trading companies, and other financial institutions. RMS offerings include risk assessment models, software products to access the models, and consulting services. Founded at Stanford University in 1988, RMS employs over 600 people worldwide. RMS is owned by DMG Information, a division of the Daily Mail and General Trust plc media enterprise.

Contact TorranceCo, New York, Jim Marren, 212-521-5210, jmarren@torranceco.com.