SIS To Resell Pine Cone Systems Data Warehousing Management Software
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Pine Cone Systems, Inc., a leading provider of data warehousing management software solutions, has announced that SIS, a leading value added reseller (VAR) and consulting company in Latin America, has become an authorized reseller and consulting partner for Pine Cone's integrated suite of data warehousing management software solutions.

SIS joins Prism Solutions, a leading worldwide supplier of software for building, maintaining and navigating data warehouses, as a reseller of Pine Cone's products in Mexico. SIS is also a Prism Solutions reseller.

Pine Cone Systems, founded by Bill Inmon, considered the "father" of the data warehouse concept, develops and markets a suite of software solutions which improve the efficiency, usability and auditability of data warehouse and data mart environments by tracking and reporting on data warehouse usage, performance and content. This enables customers to reach optimum efficiency and effectiveness with their warehousing solutions.

Pine Cone's software suite covered under the reseller agreement with SIS includes Content Tracker, which monitors the contents of the warehouse data; Usage Tracker, which monitors and reports on data warehouse usage; Cost Tracker, which accurately assigns warehouse usage costs; and Refreshment Tracker, which tracks the loading of data into the data warehouse and reports on the data*s integrity and credibility, all in an automated manner.

"Our competitive strategy is based on a differentiation and specialization niche," said Ricardo Balmaceda, Director with SIS. "The effective use of leading-edge technology, such as Pine Cone's suite of data warehouse management software tools, permits us to provide our customers the highest ratio of cost-benefits. Pine Cone has delivered to the marketplace an impressive suite of software products which addresses a growing need for data warehouse usage and performance measurement tools," Balmaceda said. " We look forward to marketing Pine Cone's solutions to our customers and prospective customers across Mexico, helping our customers maximize their significant investment in data warehousing."

According to Dennis McCann, Pine Cone president and CEO, the relationship with SIS should pay immediate dividends. "SIS has a proven, well-deserved reputation for providing its customers with well designed, integrated and supported best-in-class enterprise technology solutions," he said. "There is tremendous synergy between Pine Cone, SIS and Prism Solutions, and we look forward to working with these companies to develop and market data warehousing solutions. We are pleased to become a key member of SIS' data warehousing initiative."

Founded in 1987, SIS has provided information systems to countries such as Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica, as well as Mexico. SIS has 110 full time system professionals dedicated to the information systems technology market in Mexico and Latin America. For more information, see http://www.sisorg.com.mx

Founded in 1991, Prism Solutions pioneered the data warehouse market to help companies understand, manage and use business information effectively. Today, Prism provides scaleable data warehousing solutions tailored to the needs of data mart, department, enterprise or conversion initiatives. More information about Prism Solutions may be found by visiting the company's Web site at http://www.prismsolutions.com

Pine Cone Systems, based in Colorado, is a leading supplier of software for data warehouse/data mart management and administration. Founded by Bill Inmon, the father of the data warehouse concept, Pine Cone's mission is to help organizations realize the full potential of their data warehouse/data marts by providing solutions to address the complex issues and unique challenges of managing the data warehouse environment.

The company's market partners include NCR, Information Advantage, FISERV, Hewlett-Packard, Intelligent Solutions, Business Objects, Brio Technology, Digital Equipment Corporation, Evolutionary Technologies International, Informix Software, Oracle, Prism Solutions, Red Brick, and Sybase. Pine Cone's products are available on most hardware platforms and support Oracle, Sybase, Informix, DB2/PE, Red Brick and NCR/Teradata databases. For more information, see http://www.pine-cone.com