ActiveStrategy Enhances Enterprise-Wide Application With Cognos Business Intelligence.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers EAST NORRITON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2001 Partnership with Cognos Expands Functionality of Enterprise Performance Management Application To Meet Needs of Analytical Users ActiveStrategy, Inc. (www.activestrategy.com), the leading software provider for Enterprise Strategy Execution (ESE ESE abbr. east-southeast Noun 1. ESE - the compass point midway between east and southeast east southeast ), announced today the release of ActiveStrategy Enterprise(TM) (ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. ) Analytic Edition. Through a partnership with Cognos(R), the leading global provider of business intelligence solutions, ActiveStrategy has integrated Cognos PowerPlay(R) into ActiveStrategy Enterprise to provide Online Analytical Processing Online Analytical Processing, or OLAP (IPA: /ˈoʊlæp/), is an approach to quickly provide answers to analytical queries that are multidimensional in nature. (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. ) capabilities within the ActiveStrategy suite. ActiveStrategy Enterprise is the world's first enterprise-wide software application that allows corporations to harness the power of Enterprise Strategy Execution, which supports performance management systems including Strategic Planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , the Balanced Scorecard Balanced Scorecard A performance metric used in strategic management to identify and improve various internal functions and their resulting external outcomes. The balanced scorecard attempts to measure and provide feedback to organizations in order to assist in implementing , Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. , and the Malcolm Baldrige
The application provides organizations with a Web environment to develop and focus key corporate strategies and then communicate, deploy, monitor, and improve the execution of these strategies to everyone within the organization. "Through our partnership with ActiveStrategy, we are meeting the needs of high-end analytical users within an enterprise strategy execution system," said Ted Jandl, Cognos area vice president of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. partner channel sales. "ActiveStrategy customers will be able to make better decisions and implement more targeted improvement initiatives." Client organizations that license the ASE Analytic Edition will be able to access pre-constructed data cubes to perform multi-dimensional data exploration. The addition of the ASE Analytic Edition broadens the existing closed-loop Enterprise Strategy Execution functionality within ActiveStrategy Enterprise, and specifically targets the sub-set of users within client implementations that are skilled and capable of leveraging sophisticated analytics. The integration of Cognos PowerPlay represents an example of how the portal solution can easily integrate third party applications, as well as external data and information. "As the most advanced solution provider for the complete enterprise strategy execution cycle, we have recognized that a specialized subset of users within our target market could benefit from enhanced analytical functionality," said Jack Steele, Chairman 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. , ActiveStrategy, Inc. "Our partnership with Cognos integrates one of the most widely used business intelligence tools directly into our suite." About Cognos Cognos is the leading global provider of business intelligence solutions that optimize the performance of the world's largest and most successful organizations. Founded in 1969, Cognos does business with more than 18,000 customers in 120 countries around the world. Cognos business intelligence solutions and services are also available from more than 3,000 worldwide partners and resellers. For more information, visit the Cognos Web site at http://www.cognos.com. About ActiveStrategy, Inc. ActiveStrategy, Inc. is the recognized enterprise application leader for organizations seeking to harness the power of Enterprise Strategy Execution (ESE). ActiveStrategy clients include leading financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , pharmaceutical and professional services corporations. Located in greater Philadelphia, ActiveStrategy provides best-of-breed applications for strategic planning and complete enterprise strategy execution, and its products are distributed and supported through a world-class network of consulting, integration and technology partners. For more information and product demonstrations, please visit www.activestrategy.com. Cognos and the Cognos logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cognos Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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