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DaimlerChrysler Utilizes
PatternWarehouse
As the quest for quality in the automobile industry intensifies,
Information Discovery's unique Pattern Warehouse is providing an edge to the
quality and warranty analysis efforts of DaimlerChrysler.
ANGOSS KnowledgeSTUDIO
Integrates With SQL Server 2000
ANGOSS Software Corporation, provider of the advanced data mining
solutions that help business users make better business decisions every day,
announced the demonstration by Microsoft Corporation of ANGOSS data mining
technology integrated with SQL Server 2000 at Tech Ed 2000.
AT&T Canada Acquires DMC
Inc
AT&T Canada Inc, Canada's largest facilities-based competitive provider of
local and long distance, voice, data and Internet communications services,
announced that it has acquired DMC Inc, a Canadian leader in the deployment
of business-focused Internet and e-business strategies and solutions for the
digital economy.
Business Objects Acts As
Samsung E-BI Standard
Business Objects, a leading provider of e-business intelligence (e-BI)
solutions, announced that Samsung Electronics, South Korea's leading
manufacturer and electronics giant, has selected Business Objects as its
e-BI standard.
Lucent/IBM Form
Worldwide Alliance
Lucent Technologies' NetworkCare Professional Services and IBM Global
Services announced a worldwide alliance to help an emerging group of service
providers - called CyberCarriers - more quickly and effectively deliver
next- generation network-based services to enterprises and consumers.
Multex.com Added to
DBC's InSite
The Institutional Market Information Division of Data Broadcasting
Corporation announced that Multex.com Inc, a leading Internet financial
e-marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of financial services, has been
added to DBC's InSite product.
Bill Schmarzo Appointed
Marketing VP at DecisionPoint
DecisionPoint Applications (DPA), a leading international packaged data
warehouse and analytical applications vendor announced it has appointed Bill
Schmarzo as its new vice president of worldwide marketing.
Macromedia Ships
Generator 2 Enterprise Edition
Macromedia Inc announced it is shipping Macromedia Generator 2 Enterprise
Edition, a high-performance, scalable solution that enables Global 2000
companies to quickly deliver high-impact, data-driven, visual Web content.
Extended Systems
Releases Advantage OLE DB Provider
Extended Systems announced the release of Advantage OLE DB Provider, a
native interface for database developers using Microsoft's Visual Studio
programming environments.
Giganet Awarded Best of
Show at Microsoft Tech Ed 2000
Giganet Inc announced SQL Server Magazine has awarded the company Best of
Show honors for its VI-based server farm network technology at Microsoft
Tech Ed 2000 show in Orlando, Florida.
Holistix.net Offers Web
Site Performance Check
WRQ Inc announced that its Holistix Performance Index has been used to run
free tests on over 10,000 Web sites, making it the most comprehensive Web
site performance index available. By entering a URL on holistix.net, a user
can test any Web site from outside its firewall.
Information Builders
Bundles WebFOCUS With SQL Server 7
Information Builders revealed that the newest release of its WebFOCUS
Business Intelligence Solution will deliver industry-leading On-Line
Analytic Processing (OLAP) by being fully integrated and bundled with SQL
Server 7's OLAP Services.
Informix Enables Fast
Java and XML
Informix Corporation, a technology leader in software infrastructure for
the i.Economy, announced major enhancements to its Java and XML development
tools strategy, which make it much easier for developers to build and deploy
multi- tier, standards based, enterprise applications with Informix
databases.
IntelliCorp Announces
Upgrade Solution For SAP R/3
IntelliCorp, a leading provider of eBusiness and CRM solutions for the SAP
community, announced the IntelliCorp Upgrade Solution, a complete solution
for upgrading SAP R/3. Based on a detailed ROI model, IntelliCorp has found
that it can reduce upgrade implementation time and cost by up to 40%.
L&H Acquires 60 Percent
of Rodeer Systems
L&H announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire certain Rodeer
Systems Inc's medical transcription assets, including Rodeer's operations in
Arizona, Georgia, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Texas. The agreement calls for L&H
to acquire the assets for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $25
million.
Macromedia Ships
Dreamweaver UltraDev
Macromedia Inc, a leading provider of solutions for compelling and
effective Web sites, shipped Macromedia Dreamweaver UltraDev, the visual
solution for rapid Web application development.
The MathWorks Donates
Software to FISC New York
The MathWorks Inc announced its donation of more than $50,000 of
computational modeling software to the Financial Industry Solutions Center
(FISC) New York. The MathWorks provided FISC with MATLAB and its companion
financial engineering toolboxes for research, consulting, and training,
including a new course in advanced finance.
Multex.com Added to
DBC's InSite
The Institutional Market Information Division of Data Broadcasting
Corporation announced that Multex.com Inc, a leading Internet financial
e-marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of financial services, has been
added to DBC's InSite product.
NEON Systems and
GemStone Systems Partner
NEON Systems Inc and GemStone Systems Inc announced a partnership to
provide an application development environment for seamless access to
System/390 mainframe data and transactions.
Automated Resources
Group Integrating OMNIDEX
Dynamic Information Systems Corporation (DISC) announced that Automated
Resources Group Inc (ARGI) is integrating OMNIDEX Client/Server and Web-
enabled technology into their database marketing/data warehousing and
subscription fulfillment services for the publishing industry.
Reynolds Introduces CRM
Solution to Canada
Reynolds and Reynolds (Canada) Limited announced that the company's
powerful IntelliPath document network solution is now available to the
Canadian automotive retailing industry. This unique customer relationship
management (CRM) solution was previously available only to Reynolds
customers in the United States.
NetManage to License
StarQuest`s StarSQL ODBC Driver
NetManage Inc and StarQuest Software Inc announced a strategic agreement
aimed at providing NetManage ViewNow customers with fast access to large
quantities of data residing on IBM AS/400 host databases.
HyperFeed and Tachyon
Systems Team Up
HyperFeed Technologies Inc, a premiere source for financial market data
and data-delivery solutions, announced that it will provide real-time
HyperFeed 2000 market data for Tachyon Systems, L.L.C.'s FalconEye on-line
analytical service.
Informix Software and
Trillium Software Partner
Informix Corporation announced a strategic product integration partnership
with Trillium Software, a division of Harte-Hanks Inc, to address the need
for accurate, reliable data for businesses in the i.Economy.
Unica Receives Perfect
Score in Quaero Study
Unica Corporation announced that the company's cross channel marketing
solution, which includes data mining and analysis, marketing campaign
management, and e-mail personalization capabilities, earned perfect scores
in eight of eight categories evaluated in an independent study.
Visual Numerics Launches
Partners Program
Visual Numerics Inc announced at JavaOne that it has launched Information
Discovery Through Partnership, a formal program for companies interested in
combining their expertise with that of Visual Numerics to create more
complete business intelligence (BI) solutions.
"One of the long-standing problems of affinity and sequence analysis is the massive amount of data that must be examined and the vast quantity of rules which are output. This is particularly true in analyzing click stream data."
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