US magazine, Database Programming and Design`s 1998 `Database Dozen` special feature cites LogicWorks, Platinum Technology, Prism Solutions and MicroStrategy as companies to watch for the year.
According to the report, MicroStrategy has kept up with the trend towards data marts, but with its DSS Server 5.0 OLAP engine, has decided not to discard its belief that data marts need the same modelling richness of the data warehouse - if the warehouse is solid, the data marts will be too.
Database Programming and Design consider LogicWorks to "sit at the head of the table" as far as the database modelling tool arena goes, embracing the promotion of graphical, rapid application development, and attacking the data warehouse market for metadata management.
Platinum have subsequently acquired LogicWorks in a deal worth $174 Million, which further emphasises the mind share and market share that LogicWorks commands with its technology.
From a database tools perspective, Prism Solutions and Platinum Technology have been referred to as vendors to watch.
Enterprise software solution provider and integrator, SPL, part of JSE-listed Dimension Data, represent these four companies in South Africa.
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