PolyAnalyst PRO/Power DM Solution Released for Windows 95/NT
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Megaputer has announced a new release of its data mining solutions: PolyAnalyst PRO for Win NT and PolyAnalyst Power for Win 95. The new comprehensive multi-strategy solutions utilize an additional self-learning algorithm -- PolyNet Predictor -- a hybrid between the GMDH and Neural Net approaches, most efficient when processing large volumes of data. In addition to utilizing enhanced data manipulation, visualization and report generating capabilities, users of PolyAnalyst PRO/Power now take advantage of the following machine learning algorithms:
**Available only in PolyAnalyst PRO
PolyAnalyst PRO and Power provide the following capabilities:
Data Access:
Both systems can directly access data held in Oracle, DB2, Informix,
Sybase, MS SQL Server, or any other ODBC-compliant database. Data and
exploration results can be exchanged with MS Excel 7.0 or 97. New data
can be added to the project when necessary. A customized version of
PolyAnalyst PRO or Power comes merged with the IBM Visual Warehouse or
ORACLE Express.
Data Manipulation and Cleansing:
Records can be selected according to multiple criteria. A union,
intersection, or complement of datasets can be created. Exceptional
records can be filtered out. Drill-through feature allows selecting data
points for a new dataset visually from a chart. Rules, automatically
discovered by PolyAnalyst or entered by the user, can be used to produce
new fields. Data can be split into n-tile percentage intervals for any
numerical variable.
Machine Learning:
PolyAnalyst PRO and Power provide a broad selection of self-learning
algorithms for data analysis. With a new PolyNet Predictor the system
features seven unique exploration engines for predicting and modeling.
As always, the statistical significance of the results obtained by each
engine of PolyAnalyst is rigorously checked.
Visualization:
PolyAnalyst has an object-oriented graphical user interface. Data and
exploration results can be visualized in numerous formats: histograms,
line and point plots with zoom and drill-through capabilities, colored
charts for three dimensions, interactive Rule-Graphs with sliders for
effective presentation of multidimensional relations. In addition, there
is a special Frequencies function providing for a quick and thorough
visualization of the distribution of categorical, integer, or yes/no
variables.
Results Reporting:
Discovered relations are readily incorporated in existing DSS or EIS
systems. The Print Form feature provides for the generation of an
advanced output including a mixture of text, graphics, and system
reports. A project file contains all the results of the performed data
exploration. Created datasets and summary statistics can be exported to
MS Excel.
Hands-on Evaluation:
An evaluation copy of PolyAnalyst supplemented by a series of
interactive lessons in data mining from various application fields are
available for downloading from http://www.megaputer.com
Platforms: PolyAnalyst Power -- MS Win 95 or NT; PRO -- MS Win NT
Pricing (limited time web promotion):
PolyAnalyst Power: $987 (40% discount off regular price $1,645);
PolyAnalyst PRO: $3,740 (30% discount off regular price $5,340);
PolyAnalyst is a multi-strategy data mining environment utilizing the latest achievements in the automated knowledge discovery in databases. A broad selection of exploration engines allows the user to predict values of continuous variables, explicitly model complex phenomena, determine the most influential independent variables, and solve classification and clustering tasks. The ability of PolyAnalyst to present the discovered relations in explicit symbolic form has no world analogs. An object-oriented design, point-and-click GUI, versatile data manipulation, visualization, and reporting capabilities, minimum of statistics, and a simple interface to various data storage architectures make PolyAnalyst a very easy-to-use system.