Software supplier Sybase SA has partnered with enterprise data integration solutions provider Ascential Software SA to resell Ascential's DataStage product suite. The data integration suite will complement Sybase's business intelligence offering, providing ETL (extraction, transformation and loading) and data integration capabilities.
Under the terms of the agreement, Sybase will resell DataStage products as part of its complete business intelligence solution.
Says Alastair Jacobs, business development manager at Ascential Software SA: "Sybase has proven to be one of the leading BI solution providers in this country, with a track record in architectural design, implementation and support of BI systems. It made business sense to partner with the company and expose its client and prospect base to Ascential's DataStage technology.
"Sybase has a number of skilled DataStage consultants and also provides DataStage training. As one of our most successful partners, the Sybase sales team understands the value proposition around using a tool such as DataStage."
Jacobs adds that tight integration with the Sybase offering will provide customers with a complete solution from a single vendor.
The DataStage family of products helps companies worldwide to create and manage scalable, complex data integration infrastructures for initiatives such as CRM analytics, decision support, enterprise applications and e-business. With data integration capabilities, metadata management and data quality assurance functions, DataStage is ideal for enterprises wanting to use information assets for competitive advantage.
Sybase's endorsement of DataStage is in line with Ascential's strategic objective to collaborate with solutions and systems integration specialists.
"Sybase's decision to conclude a reseller agreement with Ascential validates our information asset management strategy," says Jacobs. "It is testimony to Sybase's confidence in our products, management and strategy. Our products and services allow customers to reduce costs, improve profitability. They enhance customer-centricity by transforming disparate enterprise-wide data and content into reusable strategic information assets."
Says Sybase SA business intelligence product manager Estelle de Beer: "Where other products offer ETL, quality or metadata components independently, DataStage has all these capabilities tightly integrated in one infrastructure platform."
She adds that DataStage conforms to Sybase's open technology methodology while offering the best value for money in the global ETL environment.
With its focus on integration and migration, DataStage is targeted at organisations that are investigating or have already initiated BI projects, and those embarking on CRM or ERP initiatives. This can include CRM analytics, and the implementation of e-business and enterprise applications. Typical DataStage customers include high-end corporate organisations using mainframe technology, recently merged organisations, large companies with enterprise applications, and large or multinational companies with distributed computing environments.
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