Actuate Extends e.Reporting Solution With New e.Analysis Option.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2000 Actuate Increases Value of Industry Leading Information Delivery Solution With Analytics Option that Makes Web Content More Interactive and Useful Actuate(R) Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ACTU ACTU Australian Council of Trade Unions ACTU AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri) ACTU Association of Catholic Trade Unionists ACTU Australian Capital Territory Union ), the leader in e.Reporting(TM) for e.Business, today announced the launch of a beta program for its new e.Analysis option. e.Analysis is an extension of Actuate's industry-leading e.Reporting solution. Actuate Web content has always been highly interactive, allowing users to easily navigate through the content, search for information and export data to other applications. e.Analysis makes Actuate content even more interactive, by enabling users to analyze data and create their own views of the information - without the complexity of having to access a stand-alone e-business intelligence application. "Analytical tools typically demand a significant effort in setting up a data warehouse or a separate metadata layer before users are able to analyze business data," said Nico Nierenberg, 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. , Actuate. "e.Analysis does not - it works directly off Actuate content on a Web site, which can be generated from practically any data source. There is no need to create any new data structures, pre-configure existing data, or install and maintain separate applications." With e.Analysis, users can view content in multiple tabular and graphical formats, apply sorts and filters to individual fields, and share analysis results by exporting them to Word, Excel and PDF files See PDF. . Also, e.Analysis offers completely flexible drilling capabilities. At run-time, users can drag-and-drop fields in the e.Analysis window itself to form any drilling hierarchies they desire. A user is not restricted to a set of acceptable hierarchies specified ahead of time. Actuate customers participating in the e.Analysis beta program include Comergent, Franklin Templeton, Progress Software and Vantive. "With this browser-based analysis functionality, end-users can view and interact with existing data from Comergent applications in new ways, with no additional effort from our developers," said Tom Mescall, vice president of product marketing and strategy, Comergent. "Providing visibility into channel and customer activities, as well as their preferences, is a key benefit of the Comergent solution." Actuate's information delivery solution is a comprehensive platform for publishing operational business data to the Web in the form of rich, interactive pages. Actuate deployment products enable administrators to configure the automatic updating and secure distribution of this content to site users, whether there are 10 or 10,000. Actuate's viewing facilities enable users to access rich, personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. , interactive content that is seamlessly integrated with a Web site from a pure browser environment. The most sophisticated information delivery solution available today, Actuate automates the generation of high-value, structured business information and delivers it as a seamlessly integrated component of your e-business Web site. About Actuate Corporation Actuate Corporation has established e.Reporting as the practice of publishing high-value business information on a Web site for use by customers, partners and employees. e.Reporting enables a company to enhance its e.Business site - beyond brochureware A Web site that advertises a product but contains only the equivalent of a paper brochure with no interactivity. The Web is not encumbered by the size of paper and offers the ability to show endless views and details of a product, make recommendations based on user input, download demos and transaction capabilities - with post-transaction content such as client stock portfolio reports, client statements and performance metrics Performance metrics are measures of an organizations activities and performance. Performance metrics should support a range of stakeholder needs from customers, shareholders to employees [1]. , for the purpose of creating a more loyal customer base. A critical component of the Internet infrastructure, Actuate powers e.Business sites for Global 2000 companies and Internet start-ups including Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. , Worldcom, US West, HotJobs.com and WebMD/Healtheon. Internet vendors reselling Actuate include Ariba, Aspect Development, BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. NYSE: BMC, is an American enterprise management software provider, focusing on IT infrastructure applications. BMC was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. , Clarify, PeopleSoft and Siebel. Founded in 1993, Actuate has headquarters in South San Francisco, Calif., and has offices worldwide. For more information on Actuate, visit the company's Web site at www.actuate.com. Actuate, Live Report Documents, Report Encyclopedia and ReportCast are registered trademarks of Actuate Corporation. e.Report, e.Reporting, Live Report Extensions, ReportBlast, SmartSearch, Transporter, Virtual Report Distribution and XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. Reports are trademarks of Actuate Corporation. Comergent and the Comergent logo are registered trademarks of Comergent Technologies, Inc. The Comergent Distributed E-Business System is a trademark of Comergent Technologies, Inc. All other products and corporate names referenced are trademarks of their respective companies. (c) 2000, Actuate Corporation. |
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