Acartus Announces ERMiner Version 2.0.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2004 Acartus, the leading developer of Enterprise Report Management (ERM (Enterprise Relationship Management) An umbrella term with many shades of meaning over the years. It may refer to the management of information from any or all of an organization's customers, suppliers, business partners and employees. ) solutions, announced today the release of ERMiner(TM) version 2.0. ERMiner is a comprehensive report mining tool, used to extract data from enterprise print streams that are generated from line-of-business applications including accounting, billing, and manufacturing systems. Enterprise print streams are a valuable source of data for business intelligence applications, and with ERMiner 2.0 all formats of print streams can now be incorporated into an organization's report mining strategy. "Traditional report mining tools are only capable of extracting data from text-based reports," said Brad Florin, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Acartus. "ERMiner 2.0 represents a new generation of report mining application since it can accept any form of print stream including ASCII ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a set of codes used to represent letters, numbers, a few symbols, and control characters. Originally designed for teletype operations, it has found wide application in computers. or EBCDIC (Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code) Pronounced "eb-suh-dick." The binary code for text as well as communications and printer control from IBM. text, AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. , Metacode, PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts. , PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. and Postscript. Combining this flexibility with other newly added features, ERMiner will be a formidable competitor in the report mining market." New features in ERMiner 2.0 include: -- Template library to organize XML extraction templates for users on a network -- Wizard style interface to ease the task of creating extraction templates -- Expanded input file support -- ASCII, EBCDIC, AFP, Metacode/DJDE, PCL, Postscript and PDF -- Excel add-in to facilitate quick extraction to a spreadsheet The solution fully embraces open standards including the use of XML for extraction templates. Data extracted from reports can be exported to Excel, CSV or XML format for analysis or loading into a SQL or OLAP (OnLine Analytical Processing) Decision support software that allows the user to quickly analyze information that has been summarized into multidimensional views and hierarchies. OLAP tools are used to perform trend analysis on sales and financial information. server. Leveraging the manipulation and presentation capabilities of Microsoft Excel significantly reduces the learning curve for end-users performing analysis. ERMiner can be used as a stand-alone application or in conjunction with an ApertureONE archive solution. For more information or to place an order, contact Acartus sales at 970-495-1010. Pricing and Availability ERMiner 2.0 is available immediately. ERMiner Admin is $1,000 per seat and ERMiner Client is $500 per seat, with discounts available for quantity purchases. About Acartus Since 1992 Acartus has been on the forefront of enterprise report management with continual innovation. Today, the organization continues to deliver highly evolved ERM solutions to over 1,800 customers in 11 countries worldwide. Acartus is Enterprise Report Management, Evolved (http://www.acartus.com). Acartus, ApertureONE and ERMiner are trademarks of Acartus, Inc. |
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