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Dec 7, 1999 / Vol. 3, No. 49

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

IN THIS ISSUE:

DATA MINING WITH TIME SERIES
SAS INSTITUTE, BAYLOR U PARTNER ON DM, DW
EXPLOSIVE GROWTH PREDICTED FOR BI

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

Part I of the column about time series looked at the statistical basis of time series decomposition. In contrast to the statistical approach, part II addresses time-series analyses from the perspective of data mining.

SAS Institute announced a multi-year partnership with Baylor University that will provide technology and expert consulting services and training. Data warehousing and data mining technology solutions will be the focus of the partnership, which involves both the operational and educational elements of Baylor University.

Microsoft Corp. announced that 47 applications and tools from 39 top vendors throughout the industry have qualified for the Microsoft Data Warehousing Alliance 2000. Alliance members and partners are committed to delivering tools and applications based on the Microsoft Data Warehousing Framework 2000.

The BI/DW Research Program at Survey.com released its in-depth forecast of the North American and Global business intelligence and data warehouse (BI/DW) market for 1999-2003.

A data Warehouse solution provided by NCR Corporation is helping Dixons Stores Group, the UK's largest electrical retailer, gain insights needed to better meet their customers' expectations and improve margins.

IBM announced that it will expand its business intelligence initiative behind the newly acquired NUMA-Q server brand with the development of a $13 million NUMA-Q Teraplex Integration Center, a comprehensive proof-of-concept center for BI solutions. The NUMA-Q server brand will have grown its BI-related revenue by 40% in 1999.

Acta Technology Introduces New ERP RapidMart
Acta Technology, Inc. has announced the availability of Acta AR/AP (Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable) RapidMart for SAP R/3. The new data mart enables managers to use ERP (enterprise resource planning) data to analyze and manage cash flow.

AppsCo Achieves Partner Status In Microsoft Alliance
AppsCo, a UK-based provider of data mart design and analytic application development solutions for Microsoft SQL ServerTM 7.0, recently achieved the highest level of support for Microsoft's Data Warehousing Framework; this ensures it is fully integrated with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, Microsoft Office 2000 and the Microsoft Windows NT platform.

Ardent Software Partners With Firstlogic`
Under the partnership agreement Firstlogic will develop and support a link between its industry-leading customer data quality tools and Ardent's DataStage Suite.

British Medical Association Turns To Informatica
The British Medical Association has selected Informatica Corporation's to ensure that 'clean' and consistent data is fed into its new high-performance, Oracle-based data warehouse solution. The new enterprise data Warehouse will help play a pivotal role in the BMA's strategy to increase membership, improve services to members, and improve planning and forecastin capabilities.

SPSS Acquires Vento Software
Staking its claim in analytical applications, SPSS Inc. announced its purchase of Vento Software, Inc. The transaction, completed on Nov. 29, 1999, was executed as a pooling of interests in which SPSS issued approximately 550,000 shares of its common stock.

"The rapid growth and importance of data mining and data warehousing require that all business students understand the fundamental technologies associated with this area of knowledge management."

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