Ardent Africa has announced that Ardent Software has been named as a key member of Microsoft`s Data Warehousing Alliance 2000. As such it becomes one of 39 vendors, with 47 applications and tools, which have been made partners in the alliance.
In terms of Microsoft`s vision, alliance members and partners are committed to delivering tools and applications based on the Microsoft Data Warehousing Framework 2000, an open architecture for building business intelligence and analytical applications based on the open standards and services built into Windows 2000, Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Office 2000.
Application vendor membership for the Data Warehousing Alliance has more than doubled since it was originally announced in October 1998.
Ardent has contributed two products to the alliance: the DataStage Suite and Artech-GeneXus.
For customers, the Microsoft Data Warehousing Framework simplifies and speeds data integration and expands their ability to deliver valuable business intelligence and analysis to decision-makers at all levels securely over the Web. In addition, customers gain the simplicity of having a comprehensive platform combined with the ability to integrate best-of-breed tools and applications for competitive advantage. As a result, organisations leveraging the framework and using alliance member products are better able to align local decision-making around key business drivers work more effectively with partners.
The tools and applications that have qualified for the alliance include:
Data warehousing build and management tools
Partner products. AppsCo Software Ltd. - Appsmart
Member products. Ardent Software - Ardent DataStage Suite and Artech GeneXus
Cognos Corp. - Decision Stream; DataMirror Corp. - Transformation Server for SQL Server; Data Watch Corp. - Monarch Data Pump; Informatica Corp. - PowerMart and PowerCenter; Information Builders Inc. - SmartMart Query, Reporting and Analysis Tools
Partner products. AppSource Corp. - Wired for OLAP 5.0; Decision Support Panel International AB - DS Panel; European Management Systems PLC - Active Analyst; Maximal Innovative Intelligence Ltd. - Max; OLAP@Work Inc. - OLAP@Work for Excel and OLAP@Work for Office; Seagate Software - Seagate Info and Seagate Analysis; Visual Insights - Advisor
Member products. AppSource - Wired for OLAP 4.1; BI-Logix Inc. - The BI Solution; Brio Technology Inc. - Enterprise; Business Objects - Business Objects 5.0; Cizer Software Corp. - Cizer; Cognos - Nova View and PowerPlay; Comshare Inc. - DecisionWeb; FRx Software Corp. - Alytix; Knosys Inc. - ProClarity; Revelwood Inc. - SmartSite; Visual Insights - Advisor/2000
Analytical Applications
Partner products. Adaytum Software - e-Planning; Broadbase Software Inc. - Broadbase EPM; Citicorp Information Technology Inc. Ltd. - FLEXICUBE Information Center; NetAcumen Inc. - WebVision; Sagent Technology Inc. - Solution 4.1
Member products. Baan Co. NV - Business Intelligence Suite; Best Software Inc. - Best! Imperative Active Planner; ChangePoint Corp. - ChangePoint; Epicor Software Corp. - Business Performance Suite; Infinium Software Inc. - Business Intelligence Analysis Server; Manugistics Inc. - Supply Chain Analytics; MIS Technologies Gmbh - MIS Alea Decisionware; and Silvon Software Inc. - Data Tracker and DecisionMarts.
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