Acta Technology Delivers Real-Time ETL Support for Business Objects Application Foundation 2.5.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2001 Global 1000 customers can now receive up-to-the-minute analytics via PCs, mobile devices and WAP phones of critical changes in their businesses Acta Technology, the creator of the first data integration platform to combine real-time and batch data movement, today announced real-time extraction, transformation and loading See ETL. technology (ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) The functions performed when pulling data out of one database and placing it into another of a different type. ETL is used to migrate data, often from relational databases into decision support systems. ) support for BusinessObjects(TM) Application Foundation 2.5, Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ BOBJ Business Objects SA ) analytic application framework that lets businesses quickly and easily develop powerful, integrated enterprise analytic applications. ActaWorks(TM) 5.1, Acta's newest release of its data integration platform, in unison with BusinessObjects Application Foundation now provide Global 1000 customers with a complete end-to-end solution for personalized delivery of up-to-the-minute analytics from back office enterprise applications. The integration of ActaWorks 5.1 and BusinessObjects Application Foundation 2.5 is available today. The integration of both companies' technologies provides Business Objects and Acta's joint customers with a best-of-class solution that delivers key enterprise data in real-time from, enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ), customer relationship management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ), supply chain management (SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. ) systems to business users via email alerts and updated reports on PCs, mobile devices, and WAP phones of critical changes in their businesses. "Real-time analytical processing is poised to become one of the key driving forces behind the next generation of business intelligence systems and will be part of almost every intelligent business over the next few years," said Colin White, president of DataBase Associates, Inc. "We are pleased that Acta is supporting the real-time capabilities of Application Foundation 2.5," said Charles Nicholls, group vice president of the Business Objects analytic applications division. "By integrating Acta's ETL technology with our analytic applications we are now delivering an end-to-end solution to securely allow companies to provide analytics to not only employees within the enterprise, but also as an extranet solution to partners and customers." ActaWorks(TM) -- Acta's high-performance data server provides Global 1000 customers with the benefits of both batch and realtime data extraction into a single data integration platform. ActaWorks 5.1 can be configured to capture all sales orders from the back-office ERP or CRM system and pass the data in real-time to BusinessObjects Analytics. A "rule" can be defined in BusinessObjects Analytics and then built with Application Foundation to alert specific executives if any sale greater than a certain amount occurs or once certain sales thresholds are met. Upon receiving the alert -- via email, mobile device, WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. or Application Foundation portal -- the executive could then utilize Business Objects' products to view up-to-the-minute sales trend reports to get complete information and perform analysis. The alerts act as a "doorbell" to alert the executive to view a refreshed report. "Acta wouldn't be one of Silicon Valley's fastest growing companies without partners like Business Objects," said Carol Mills Baldwin, president and 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 Acta. "By combining the strengths of Acta's real-time ETL technology with Business Objects' latest release of Application Foundation 2.5, both large and rapidly growing companies will have the tools to manage and analyze themselves, their customers and partners more effectively." About Business Objects Business Objects is the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions. Business intelligence lets organizations access, analyze, and share information internally with employees and externally with customers, suppliers, and partners. Business intelligence helps organizations improve operational efficiency, build profitable customer relationships, and develop differentiated product offerings. The company's products include BusinessObjects 2000, the industry's leading integrated business intelligence toolset and platform, and BusinessObjects Analytics, an integrated suite of enterprise analytic applications. Business Objects pioneered the modern BI industry in 1990 by inventing a patented "semantic layer" that insulates users from the complexity of databases. In 1995, the company was first to focus on enterprise-scale BI deployments and today supports customers with more than 20,000 users. The company moved aggressively to the Internet in 1997 by pioneering the market for BI extranets, a market that it continues to lead today. In 2000, the company delivered the industry's first interactive wireless BI solution. Today, Business Objects continues to innovate, creating and delivering a unique vision for enterprise analytic applications. Business Objects has more than 14,000 customers in over 80 countries. The company's stock is publicly traded under the ticker symbols NASDAQ: BOBJ and Euronext Paris: code Euroclear France 12074, and included in the SBF SBF Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (Franciscan School of Biblical Investigations; Jerusalem, Israel) SBF Small Block Ford (automotive engine) SBF Single Black Female SBF Société des Bourses Francaises 120 and IT CAC See Consumer Advisory Council. 50 French stock market indexes. Business Objects can be reached at 408/953-6000 and www.businessobjects.com About Acta Technology, Inc. Acta provides the industry's first and only batch and real-time data integration platform expanding extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) technology beyond its traditional data warehousing role to more effectively integrate business intelligence (BI), enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM), and eCommerce solutions. With Acta's highly scalable data integration software, enterprises can rapidly design and deploy data flows that provide customers, suppliers, employees, and partners with the critical information they need, faster and at lower cost. Since announcing the Acta Data Integration Platform in 2000, the company has received honors from DM Review (DM Review Top 100), Software Magazine (Software 500), Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal (100 Fastest Growing Private Companies list), Computerworld (Top 100 Emerging Companies), Crossroads 2001 A-List award, Upside Magazine (Hot 100 private companies), DM Review (Winner, World Class Solutions), eWeek (Best Practices Award -- B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business Category, Finalist) and Intelligent Enterprise (RealWare Awards -- B2B Category, Finalist). Acta's more than 230 customers include Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA), Chevron (NYSE:CVX CVX ChevronTexaco (stock symbol) CVX Comunidad de Vida Cristiana (Christian Life Community) CVX Code Veronica X (game) CVX Critical Viscosity of Xenon CVX Carrier, Experimental ), CommerzBank, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HWP HWP Height (and) Weight Proportionate HWP Half-Wave Plate HWP Highway Patrol HWP Height Weight Proportional HWP Hewlett-Packard Corporation (stock symbol) HWP Hydrolyzed Whey Peptides ), IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (NYSE:IBM), Monsanto (NYSE:MON), Shell, Unilever (NYSE:UL), and other leaders in the Global 2000. The company partners with leading systems integrators and enterprise software vendors including IBM, Accenture (NYSE:ACN), Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ), Manugistics (Nasdaq:MANU), PeopleSoft (Nasdaq:PSFT PSFT PeopleSoft (stock symbol) PSFT Progressive Saturation Fourier Transform PSFT Prosoft-Technology, Inc ), SAP (NYSE:SAP) and Siebel Systems (Nasdaq:SEBL SEBL Siebel Systems, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ). Established in 1996, Acta has corporate headquarters in Mountain View, and international headquarters in London, Frankfurt, and Paris. Note to Editors: eCaches and ActaWorks are trademarks of Acta Technology, Inc. All other product and company names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. BusinessObjects is a trademark and WebIntelligence is a registered trademark of Business Objects S.A. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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