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DEFINING THE ENTERPRISE INFORMATION PORTAL
KEEPING TRACK WITH TIMEKEEPER 3.2
DELL GETS E-INTELLIGENCE

 

DEFINING THE ENTERPRISE INFORMATION PORTAL
by Joseph M. Firestone, Ph.D.

It is fortunate that the Enterprise Information Portal (EIP) concept was introduced by two analysts with a concern for definition. Else, given the sudden popularity of EIPs, there would be no restraint on the tendency of vendors to try to exploit the label by attaching it to their products. Even so, since the area is in a state of very rapid growth and differentiation, vendors and analysts with an interest in it are adding their own orientations and nuances to the EIP idea every day. Some do this by addressing the term EIP directly, others by defining related terms such as business portal or corporate portal.
 

HEALTH BENCHMARKS/MAUI MEMORIAL MED. CENT. ENTER AGREEMENT

Health Benchmarks Inc announced a consulting agreement with Maui Memorial Medical Center in Hawaii to develop a method of measuring hospital quality and physician performance. The 196-bed hospital is the only acute-care facility on the island.
 

LUCENT AND MCNC RESEARCHERS SELECT MathSoft's S-PLUS

MathSoft Inc announced that researchers at Lucent Technologies and MCNC's Next-Generation Internet Research, a non-profit corporation offering advanced electronic and information technology, have selected S-PLUS statistical data mining software to measure and predict Internet traffic to improve network planning.
 

MySQL AB AND SLEEPYCAT SOFTWARE INTRODUCE MaxSQL

MySQL AB and Sleepycat Software Inc announced the release of MaxSQL, a new Open Source, high-performance and fully transactional SQL server. MaxSQL, developed jointly by the two companies, combines the industry-standard interface of MySQL's data access language with the high-performance transaction services of Sleepycat's Berkeley DB.
 

NQL LAUNCHES BETA VERSION OF ITS IQ WebShopper

The NQL Internet division of AlphaServ.com announced its entry into the shopping platform category with the launch of the beta version of its IQ WebShopper, which is powered by the company's patent-pending Network Query Language.
 

PostgreSQL MEETS OR EXCEEDS PROPRIETARY DATABASE LEADERS

PostgreSQL, one of the world's most advanced open source databases, routed the competition in recent benchmark testing, topping the proprietary database leaders in industry-standard transaction-processing tests.

Cerebellum Software Announces Cerebellum 2.0
Cerebellum Software Inc announced the general availability of Cerebellum 2.0, the Internet Data Integration (IDI) solution that provides e-commerce applications and enterprise portals with real-time access to corporate data sources.

Chase Manhattan Bank Using Oracle DW and BI Software
Oracle Corp, one of the largest providers of software for e-business, announced an agreement with The Chase Manhattan Bank naming Oracle a strategic technology provider to the nation's second largest bank.

DecisionPoint Applications Appoints Cope VP of HR
DecisionPoint Applications Inc (DPA), a leading international packaged data warehouse and analytical applications vendor, announced it has appointed John Cope as its new vice president for human resources.

digiMine Names Bob Bolan as VP of Legal Affairs
digiMine, an application service provider (ASP) of Internet-based data warehousing, data mining, and business intelligence solutions for e- businesses, announced the appointment of Bob Bolan to the senior management team as vice president of Legal Affairs.

Open Text Partners with Epicentric Inc
At the Epicentric Summit 2000 conference and exhibition, Open Text Corporation, a leading provider of collaborative intranet, extranet and e- business applications, announced a strategic partnership with Epicentric Inc, a leading provider of next generation e-commerce portals.

FENICS Software Selects Versant ODBMS
Versant Corporation, a leading provider of middleware infrastructure technology, announced that FENICS Software Inc, the de facto standard application for foreign exchange (FX) options pricing and decision support the world over, has selected the Versant Object Database Management System (ODBMS)

Predictive Networks to Appear on World Business Review TV
Multimedia Productions (USA) is proud to announce the appearance of Michael P. Skarzynski, CEO of Predictive Networks Inc, on World Business Review. The weekly television series focuses on business and technology, and is hosted by General Alexander Haig, former Secretary of State for President Reagan and former COO and president of United Technology.

Borders Group Selects Informatica to Boost CRM
Informatica Corporation announced that Borders Group Inc, one of the nation's largest retailers of books, music and videos, has selected Informatica PowerCenter data-integration software to create a more personal, individualized shopping experience for its Internet and in-store customers.

Kronos Introduces Workforce Timekeeper Version 3.2
Kronos Incorporated, a leading provider of frontline labor management solutions, reasserted its domination of the market by introducing a fully scalable version of its application suite, Workforce Timekeeper Version

Megaputer Joins Microsoft DW Alliance as Platinum Member
Megaputer Intelligence Inc announced joining the Microsoft Data Warehousing Alliance as the first Platinum Member in the Data Mining Provider category with its PolyAnalyst 4.2 data mining tool.

e.Intelligence Incorporates ObjectFX's SpatialFX Suite
e.Intelligence Inc and ObjectFX Corporation announced that e.Intelligence will incorporate ObjectFX's SpatialFX visualization technology into its hosted collaborative business planning and forecasting solution.

National Oilwell Launches Customer Connect
National Oilwell Inc announced the release of an online purchasing analysis application called Customer Connect. Customer Connect allows customers to confidentially review their purchases from National Oilwell's Web site.

Open Market Licenses ActiveWorks Integration System
Open Market Inc, a leading provider of integrated enterprise e-business solutions, announced the availability of Integration Centre 1.0 to seamlessly integrate its eBusiness Suite with existing enterprise applications.

Downloads of Oracle8i for Linux Increasing
Oracle Corp, one of the largest providers of software for e-business, announced the widespread adoption of the Oracle Internet Platform for Linux by developers, customers and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).

DLJdirect Selects Quest's SharePlex for Oracle
Quest Software Inc, a leading provider of application availability software solutions, announced that the DLJdirect online brokerage house has chosen Quest's SharePlex for Oracle database replication software to maintain 24x7 database availability for their online trading application.

Reynolds and Reynolds Introduces AutoNotice.com
The Reynolds and Reynolds Company announced the release of AutoNotice.com, its new Internet-based Customer Relationship Management (eCRM) solution. Available exclusively from Reynolds and Reynolds to automotive retailers across North America, AutoNotice.com sends personalized e-mail messages, service reminders and special promotional offers to service customers of auto retailers.

Dell Selects SAS e-Intelligence
SAS Institute, a leader in data warehousing and decision support, announced that Dell, a world leader in Internet commerce and infrastructure, has selected SAS e-Intelligence to enhance customer interactions on the Web.

SAS Hosts First Gathering of DW Industry Experts
SAS Institute, a market leader in integrated data warehousing, decision support and e-Intelligence solutions, announced the success of the first SAS Data Warehousing Industry Expert symposium.

DreamJewels Selects Sideware's eCRM Solution
Sideware, a leading developer of customer service solutions for e- businesses, announced that its electronic customer relationship management (eCRM) technology has been selected by DreamJewels.

TurboLinux Ships OS Tuned for Oracle8i Database
TurboLinux Inc, the high-performance Linux company, announced the general availability of TurboLinux DataServer Optimized for Oracle8i. TurboLinux DataServer Optimized for Oracle8i, fully tested and supported by TurboLinux and Oracle to ensure a stable and reliable database, is engineered as a database server for work groups and as a database application deployment platform.

Inxight Introduces Hyperbolic Tree Server
Inxight Software announced Hyperbolic Tree Server 2.0, a software development kit (SDK) that enables software and Web site developers to integrate Hyperbolic Trees into their Internet, intranet and extranet applications and Web servers.

Unisys Certified for Windows Datacenter Program
Unisys announced that it has been certified by Microsoft to deliver the Microsoft Windows Datacenter Program, offering customers unprecedented levels of enterprise-class scalability, reliability and performance combined with the ease of use and lower cost of ownership associated with the Microsoft computing environment.

Oracle Joins Winter Corp DB Scalability Program Sponsors
Winter Corporation announced that Oracle Corporation has become a sponsor of the fifth annual Database Scalability Program. Database Scalability Program 2000 analyzes the characteristics of the world's largest databases, and examines databases supporting the world's largest workloads.

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