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Jan. 18, 2000 / Vol. 4, No. 3

The On-Line Executive Journal for Data-Intensive Decision Support

IN THIS ISSUE:

HOW STANDARDS CONTROL PROGRESS
MAJOR PWC DEAL INKED
HOMERUNS.COM GETS ON THE DM TRAIN

Executive Editor-at-Large Inderpal Bhandari presents a guest editorial by Virtual Gold's Acting Director of Research:

Formulating and proposing technology standards has become a significant part of today's technical activity. Standards can affect the commercial success of developed applications. In this column, I comment on the role of standards today compared to a not so recent past, and also point out how data mining is influencing some of the standards in related domains such as databases.

According to the agreement, PriceWaterhouseCoopers will act as both a reseller and managed service provider (MSP) of Migration Architect. As an MSP, PriceWaterhouseCoopers can incorporate Migration Architect into its data migration methodology and use it on a project-by-project basis at client sites.

Princeton Softech, a subsidiary of Computer Horizons Corp., announced that Sandia National Laboratories has chosen Move for Servers to migrate large volumes of complex relational data from DB2 UDB for OS/390 and Sybase to Oracle.

AlphaServ.com Automates Web Agent Development
The new Network Query Language Function(NQL) function works during a normal web browser session; as developers surf the Web and move through various sites, an NQL agent script is simultaneously generated.

Ardent Software Pairs With Online Grocer HomeRuns.com
Ardent Software, Inc. announced that HomeRuns.com is using Ardent's DataStage as a key component of its customer service program. HomeRuns.com is expected to use DataStage to measure purchasing trends and ultimately deliver programs that better meet customer needs.

COGNICASE Creates Internet Technologies
COGNICASE Inc. announced the formation of COGNICASE INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES (CIT), focusing on the creation and development of software solutions using the latest technologies such as Internet Protocol, cellular and other media.

Bodo Douque joins Data Distilleries Board of Commissioners
Mr. Bodo Douque has joined the Board of Commissioners of Data Distilleries, the Dutch vendor of Analytical Customer Relationship Management solutions. Douque is currently the president of Douque Management.

NCR to Deploy Cognos Business Intelligence Solution
The new agreement expands the companies' strategic relationship, which includes NCR's reselling of Cognos software as the front end to its Teradata data warehouse solution and Customer Relationship Management product offerings.

Informatica Releases MX2-Based PowerPlug 3.0
Informatica Corporation announced the immediate availability of the MX2 PowerPlug 3.0. The release of Informatica's metadata bridge to today's three leading data-modeling tools helps deliver an expanded range of functionality that can assist customers in building solid metadata solutions.

Sagent Partners With Bluestone Technology
Sagent Technology, Inc. unveiled a value-added reseller relationship with Bluestone Technology, an information technology and consulting company that delivers solutions to top Australian companies. Bluestone will incorporate Sagent's technology into its end-to-end data warehousing and business intelligence solutions.

Spotfire Launches Spotfire Forum Website
Spotfire, Inc. has launched Spotfire Forum, an online community connecting scientists, managers and information technology professionals involved in the process of discovery within such science-based industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and chemicals.

"By capitalizing on our reverse engineering tools and our search engines which are based on rules and fuzzy logic, we are in a position to offer innovative e-business solutions."

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Jan. 18, 2000 / Vol. 4, No. 3

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