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NOETIX SIMPLIFIES BI DEVELOPMENT FOR ORACLE/MS APPS USERS

Noetix Corp, a global infrastructure software provider that unlocks corporate data and empowers decision-makers to answer their own business questions, announced the Noetix Development Kit for Business Intelligence to allow quick and straightforward sourcing of Oracle E-Business Suite Financials data into the Microsoft SQL Server Accelerator for Business Intelligence (Accelerator for BI).

The Noetix Development Kit for Business Intelligence with the Accelerator for BI is the fastest way to design and build a business intelligence application based on a company's custom implementation of Oracle Applications. This integrated solution provides the software tools, documentation and consulting services necessary to quickly give key decision-makers and knowledge workers the business intelligence they need.

"Microsoft and Noetix are both committed to supporting end users in their quest for faster and easier access to mission-critical information," said Don Petersen, SQL Server product manager at Microsoft. "The level of integration and support from Noetix for Microsoft SQL Server Accelerator for Business Intelligence will help customers get the most out of their data."

The Noetix Development Kit for Business Intelligence includes the following:

• NoetixDW reduces the cost and speeds the development of data warehouses populated with Oracle Financials data. By automatically mapping each unique Oracle Applications installation configuration and generating metadata optimized for populating a dimensional data warehouse, NoetixDW 4.2 enables BI developers to focus on tailoring to user needs rather than basic construction.
• Microsoft SQL Server Accelerator for Business Intelligence provides a rich environment for designing OLAP cubes and moving data from staging databases into these cubes. Using a template Microsoft Excel Workbook, users are walked through a simple process of defining facts, dimensions, drill-down levels, virtual dimensions, cubes and measures.
• Noetix BI Models provide insight into real business problems like comparing actual to forecast budget performance and tracking project costs at the invoice level by leveraging Noetix's many years of business application consulting experience.
• Documentation of Application Installation, Configuration and Customization aids in quickly mapping the nuances of an individual business organization into our development kit. "Our customers expect high ROI analytical solutions, and NoetixDW allows us to quickly and confidently source Oracle Financials data," said Mark Robinson, BI practice manager, Chicago office for Greenbrier & Russel, a Microsoft Gold Partner. "Microsoft's Accelerator for BI facilitates loading this data into Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services and this approach provides a great end-to-end solution delivering business insight."

"We're leveraging Noetix's experience in mapping Oracle Applications to more easily and quickly build business reports by focusing our expertise on helping companies develop their data warehouse," said Kirby Bartholomew, product manager, Noetix. "Noetix provides the link between Oracle application data and Microsoft front-end analysis tools like Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Data Analyzer."

Noetix Development Kit for Business Intelligence benefits include the following:

• Speed. Noetix Development Kit for Business Intelligence can map all the Oracle Financials data needed for a customized business analysis model in days or weeks, as opposed to months or years.
• Easy Installation and Lower Costs. Noetix Development Kit for Business Intelligence provides a pre-defined framework for structuring the data used in the analysis of many common business problems, saving money and time spent on weeks of analysis.
• Upgrade Protection. Noetix Development Kit for Business Intelligence protects the data warehouse from future Oracle Applications changes and upgrades.
• Open Architecture. The Noetix Development Kit for Business Intelligence produces analytic models loaded with Oracle Financials data ready for analysis with any OLE for OLAP compliant analysis tool, such as Microsoft Excel or ProClarity.
• Domain Knowledge. The Noetix Development Kit for Business Intelligence leverages Noetix's deep expertise in metadata management and knowledge of Oracle Application data structures.

About Noetix

Noetix provides global infrastructure software to unlock corporate data, enabling companies to manage the secure distribution of business data across the wired and wireless Internet. Corporations using the Noetix solution can automatically map complex, fragmented data and translate it into understandable business terms. Noetix technology is easy to implement, works with existing tools and is extensible due to its open architecture. Noetix has more than 1,000 customers including Motorola, Sony, Starbucks, AT&T and Yahoo! The company is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., with international operations based in London. For more information about Noetix, visit their Web site at www.noetix.com or call toll free at 866-4NOETIX.