Leading Data Mining Software Enables Customers To Mine Large Data Sets Faster With Visual Work Flow
Paving the way for increased efficiency while data mining large datasets, SPSS Inc. is now shipping Clementine Server, a large-scale, distributed data mining software package. An expansion of the award-winning Clementine data mining software, Clementine Server helps users put valuable information into decision makers hands by combining all the benefits of a pioneering visual workflow interface with scalability and faster performance. The product is currently shipping.
"The amount of data our customers are working with is growing and so is their need for useful information. Clementine Server delivers what they are asking for - the ability to mine larger datasets faster than the non-server version," said Keith Guenther, senior marketing manager at SPSS. "When we acquired Integral Solutions Ltd. (ISL) - the developers of Clementine - earlier this year, we promised the existing customers that we would fulfill ISL's promise to deliver a scalable version. As a result of these two influences, this release of a distributed version of Clementine is in response to the needs of all of our users."
Clementine Server's distributed architecture gets users to a data mining
solution faster by speeding up data access and preparation - where up to 80
percent of customers' time is expended while data mining. The software
starts by leveraging the power of the customer's Database Management System
(DBMS) and a fast server to dramatically reduce time-to-solution. In
addition, the distributed architecture achieves optimal performance by
running network-intensive operations on a server rather than on a desktop
computer. Throughout the process, operations are performed in the DBMS or
in the server to minimize network traffic to desktop machines, thereby
eliminating bottlenecks. More information about this technology is
available in an SPSS white paper, Clementine Server Distributed
Architecture, and can be found at
http://www.spss.com/cool/papers/wplistall.htm.
Clementine Server's approach to data mining is used in a variety of applications, including database marketing, customer profiling, promotion response analysis, fraud detection, credit risk scoring, medical risk analysis, survey research, process analysis and crime analysis.
Clementine was the first enterprise-strength data mining offering aimed at business users and is consistently acknowledged by users and analysts as the leading interactive data mining system. More than 250 organizations worldwide use Clementine, including companies such as American Century Investments, Daimler-Chrysler, Glaxo Wellcome, Reuters and Unilever. Clementine has established a leading position in the data mining tools market and is used in a wide range of industry sectors, including finance, retail, telecommunication, pharmaceuticals, utilities, broadcasting, government and higher education. For more information about Clementine and Clementine Server, visit http://www.spss.com/software/clementine.
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Clementine Server for the NT and Solaris platforms is currently shipping worldwide. Additional versions for the HP/UX, NCR UNIX and AIX platforms are expected to ship in the fourth quarter. People interested in detailed pricing information should contact the SPSS sales team at sales@spss.com. Quantity discounts are available.
SPSS Inc., a multinational software and services company, is a leader in business intelligence, especially data mining and customer relationship management. The company also leads in three vertical markets: survey/market research, quality improvement and scientific research. With products running on all major computer platforms and translated in several languages, SPSS helps organizations leverage information to increase revenues and improve processes.
Founded in 1968, the company has more than 40 offices, nearly 900 employees and 1998 revenues of $121 million. The company also has won the following awards: named No. 28 in DM Review's Data Warehouse Top 100; placed No. 21 on the 1998 Soft-letter 100, a ranking of the top 100 personal computer software companies in the United States; and No. 97 in the 1999 Software 500, a ranking of the world's largest software vendors by Software Magazine. Headquartered in Chicago, SPSS has offices and distributors around the world. For more information, visit http://www.spss.com.
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