Oracle Corporation has announced the availability of Oracle Express Server 6.1 for AIX, IBM`s premier Unix operating system. With this announcement, Oracle extends the sophisticated on-line analytical processing (OLAP) capabilities of Express to IBM`s high performance RS/6000 family of products, providing a powerful combination for businesses implementing enterprise-wide decision support solutions. Oracle Express Server 6.1 enables thousands of users to perform and share their OLAP analyses throughout the enterprise and over the World Wide Web. Its multi-threaded architecture and shared memory capabilities allow users to share application code and data, making it possible to support large user communities performing complex analyses. An open OLAP server, Express can directly access a number of leading relational database systems, including Oracle and IBM DB/2, providing powerful, high-performance OLAP capabilities for even the largest data warehouses. AIX Version 4 is a leading edge Unix operating system that offers the latest in scalability, interoperability and usability, providing the high capacity and throughput needed for complex OLAP analysis. The combination of powerful, flexible OLAP technology from Oracle and scaleable, high-availability systems from IBM provides a complete solution to meet the decision support requirements of even the largest enterprises. "In today`s competitive environment, companies need robust decision support systems they can rely on," said David Gelardi, program director, Business Intelligence Solutions, IBM RS/6000. "The scalability, reliability, and availability of the RS/6000 makes it a compelling solution for customers looking to leverage business intelligence to unlock the wealth of information enterprises generate about their business and customers." "Businesses today recognise the tremendous competitive value of giving all their users easy access to critical decision support data," said Jaco Hatting, Product manager Oracle SA, Oracle Corporation "Express Server for AIX Version 4 provides a powerful, scalable deployment platform for enterprise-wide decision support systems." According to The OLAP Report1, Oracle continues to hold the number one OLAP market share position for 1997, increasing its margin over the nearest competitor. As the world`s leading provider of OLAP technology, Oracle helps thousands of companies turn operational data into valuable information to support strategic decisions. Express Server delivers sophisticated OLAP capabilities, including multi-user "what-if" scenarios, forecasting and financial modeling. Its multidimensional data model enables users to Analyse data in a structured or ad hoc fashion, without IS intervention. Express Server provides the foundation for Oracle`s advanced OLAP products, including Oracle Express Objects, an object-oriented application development environment; Oracle Express Analyser, a general purpose reporting and analysis tool; and Oracle Financial Analyser and Oracle Sales Analyser, pre-built analytical applications for finance and sales/marketing, respectively. Availability Oracle Express Server 6.1 on AIX Version 4 for IBM`s RS/6000 systems is available for order immediately. The Express applications and client tools, including Oracle Express Objects, Oracle Express Analyser, Oracle Financial Analyser and Oracle Sales Analyser, all support the AIX version of Express Server.
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