|
-- IN THIS ISSUE --
Analysis & Commentary
- ON CHANCE OCCURRENCES AND FALSE COINCIDENCES
by Ed Colet
- Executive Editor-at-Large Inderpal Bhandari presents a guest editorial by Virtual Gold's Acting Director of Research:
- Data mining technologies are designed to find potentially meaningful patterns buried deep within large amounts of data. In today's electronic age it is becoming easier to store more and more facts and information with each transaction. A consequence of this is that rare coincidences are likely to appear, and so how does one determine whether this rare event is truly meaningful?
- DATA WAREHOUSES, DATA MARTS, AND DATA WAREHOUSING
by Joseph M. Firestone, Ph.D.
- Bill Inmon's definition of the data warehouse has been dominant since the beginning of the field. It is: "a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, non-volatile collection of data in support of management's decision making process." [1, P. 1] Data Warehousing has lately been undergoing substantial changes in architecture and a broadening of related functional applications. With these changes have come other definitions of the Data Warehouse and evolving conceptions of data warehousing These have been offered with no real attempt to confront other, different definitions or conceptions, or to explore the reasons for disagreements in definitions, and the conceptual commitments or gaps that these definitions imply. This DKMS Brief will explore a number of data warehouse and data mart definitions and their relation to the idea of the Distributed Knowledge Management System (DKMS). [2] It will also analyze the meaning of "data warehousing," in light of changes in data warehousing systems and changes in definitions.
- AN INTERVIEW WITH ANTHONY L. POLITANO, CEO USA MIS AG
by Tim Staub, assistant editor
- Anthony Politano, CEO USA of MIS AG recently spoke with DSstar about MIS's BI offerings, active analysis and future management of business data.
- WEB GADGETS THREATEN YOUR PRIVACY
- Smith, chief technology officer for the Privacy Foundation, a Denver-based, non-profit advocacy group, said a variety of gadgets have come to market this past year that pump consumer data directly back to corporate marketing systems.
Action Items
Unica's Affinium Selected by Merck-Medco
In its continuing commitment to meet the needs of its clients and their members and to delivering high-quality, affordable prescription drug care, Merck-Medco will be implementing Unica's Affinium software.
Appsmart Software Appoints New CEO
Appsmart Software, a leading provider of packaged analytic application solutions for Microsoft SQL Server, announced the appointment of Robert Brown to the position of chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately.
Advanced Visual Systems Joins Intel Affiliate Program
Advanced Visual Systems Inc has become a member of the Intel e-Business Network on the Intel e-Business Center Web site, a community of third-party companies that develop products and solutions for e-Business that run on Intel Architecture.
fourthchannel and Brio Technology Sign Partnership
fourthchannel inc, a leading provider of hosted e-business selling solutions, announced it has signed a partnership agreement with Brio Technology, a leading provider of business intelligence and analytic solutions.
Computer Associates Announces Release of Ingres II 2.5
Computer Associates International Inc (CA) announced the release of version 2.5 of Ingres II, CA's relational DBMS and application development environment. This latest release contains enhancements to further maximize system integrity and optimize development efficiency.
Elytics Opens New Office and Hires Jenkins, VP of Services
Elytics Inc, a software provider with a new approach to high-end, enterprise-wide e-business intelligence solutions, announced the opening of its second office.
EXPERTseeker.com Lecture, Implementing Real-World Olap
EXPERTseeker.com by Atlas Technology will continue its free, online Lecture Series 2001 with "Implementing Real-World OLAP: Lessons From the Field," on Tuesday, March 27, 2001.
Informatica Announces Enhanced Analytic Support
Informatica Corporation, a leading provider of eBusiness analytic software, announced enhanced analytic support designed to help companies better leverage data housed within SAP R/3 and SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW) installations.
Insightful Appoints Meshberg, Reidel and Ozur to Board
Insightful Corporation, formerly MathSoft Inc, a leading provider of solutions for predictive analysis, data mining and business intelligence, announced the appointment of Sam Meshberg, Art Reidel and Mark Ozur to its board of directors.
Insightful Corp Names Sar Ramadan CFO
Insightful Corporation, formerly MathSoft Inc, a leading provider of solutions for predictive analysis, data mining and business intelligence, announced the appointment of Sar Ramadan as chief financial officer.
TSC and Matrix Form CRM Alliance
Matrix Technology Group Inc and Technology Solutions Company (TSC) announced the formation of a business alliance that combines leading CRM solutions with powerful business intelligence expertise to help companies capture and leverage critical data from customers, partners and employees.
Ormet Overhauls HR Operations with Oracle E-Business Suite
Oracle Corp, one of the largest providers of software for e-business, announced that Ormet Corporation, a leading producer of high-quality aluminum products, is implementing the Oracle E-Business Suite to streamline and Web-enable its human resources processes.
Oracle XML Parsers Voted Number One by XML-Journal Readers
Oracle announced that the Oracle XML Parsers available as part of the Oracle XML Developer's Kits (Oracle XDK) took first place in the prestigious XML-Journal Readers' Choice Awards for 2000.
Oracle Conducts Free E-Business Portal Seminars with Compaq
Oracle announced that it has embarked on a global seminar series with hardware platform partner Compaq Computer Corporation to introduce IT and LOB managers to a complete portal solution that makes it simpler to conduct e-business at Web speed.
Massive ROI Attributed to Data Integration and Analytics
New independent research commissioned by Informatica Corporation, a leading provider of eBusiness analytic software, indicates that data integration enables rapid and dramatic return on investment (ROI) across the enterprise value chain.
Sand's Nucleus Selected by Major Travel Operator
Nucleus, the award-winning data warehousing technology from Sand Technology Inc, has been chosen by a large pan-European holiday and travel organization to reduce the costs and delivery time of a revenue yield analysis data warehouse system.
infoShark Announces General Availability of XMLShark 3.0
XMLShark is now the only software product on the market that uses XML to automate data exchange between the proprietary systems of Oracle, IBM DB2 and Microsoft SQL Server for use over Internet, intranets and extranets.
SPSS Releases New Version of SPSS Data Entry
Success in today's information-driven world requires accurate, timely data. SPSS Data Entry 3.0, the latest version of the survey design and data collection software from SPSS Inc, can help organizations quickly and securely gather the information they need.
Step 9 Software Appoints P. Kevin Keehn as vice president
Step 9 Software Corporation announced the appointment of P. Kevin Keehn as vice president of Worldwide Sales. Keehn's appointment adds a veteran sales expert to Step 9's senior management team.
StorageTek Selects MIS DecisionWare for Global CRM
MIS AG announced that StorageTek (Storage Technology Corp), a global information storage provider with headquarters in Louisville, Colo., has selected MIS AG's Collaborative Analytical Processing (CAP) approach to deploy a global business intelligence solution in its worldwide service organizations.
Trillium Software to Host Strategic Seminar Series
Trillium Software, a division of Harte-Hanks Inc, will sponsor a strategic seminar series with leading data quality experts to help organizations understand how to assess the quality of their data and its impact on their corporate bottom line.
British Airways Enhances Website Analysis
A leading provider of Analytical CRM services, WhiteCross, is providing British Airways with a highly sophisticated level of analysis that gives an accurate picture of customer activity without infringing on the privacy of individuals.
"The need for companies to continually optimize business performance has greatly fueled the demand for analytic applications."
- Robert Brown, chief executive officer, Appsmart Software
Where cutting-edge technology and business meet ... Noteworthy and informative events, exhibitions, instruction, and meetings.
DSstar Information
DSstar welcomes bylined comments for publication.
All comments regarding editorial content should be sent to: dseditor@dsstar.com.
-- Top of Page --
First Article
|
