Advanced Visual Systems Announces Interface to Oracle8 Spatial Cartridge; New Product Adds End-User Visualization Capabilities to Spatial Data.WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1998--Advanced Visual Systems today announced the availability of the Spatial Data Data that is represented as 2D or 3D images. A geographic information system (GIS) is one of the primary applications of spatial data (land maps). See spatial analysis, spatial resolution and GIS glossary. Interface (SDI (1) (Serial Digital Interface) A physical interface widely used for transmitting digital video in various formats. For electrical transmission, it uses a high grade of coaxial cable and a single BNC connector with Teflon insulation. ) a new interface to the Oracle8(TM) Spatial Cartridge. SDI enables customers' client/server applications to display spatial data stored in Oracle8(TM), the database for network computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. . With the combined offering from AVS (Audio Video Coding Standard) A video compression technique developed by Chinese companies and supported by the Chinese government. Expected to provide better compression than MPEG-2, AVS was created to avoid paying royalties to the MPEG licensors, which are outside and Oracle, customers can deliver fast, reliable visual representation of large volumes of spatial data to thousands of end-users. This is ideally suited for customers in industries such as telecommunications, 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. , defense/intelligence, government, utilities, energy, environmental services The various combinations of scientific, technical, and advisory activities (including modification processes, i.e., the influence of manmade and natural factors) required to acquire, produce, and supply information on the past, present, and future states of space, atmospheric, and mining. "Advanced Visual Systems' new product is a great addition to the growing number of applications supporting Oracle8 Spatial Cartridge. Location and business information is often best understood when easily represented through graphics, maps, charts, and 3D presentation," said Steve Hagen, Vice President, Oracle Corporation, Data Server Division. "AVS SDI suite support for Oracle8 Spatial Cartridge helps customers more quickly and easily analyze complex data. Oracle8 Spatial Cartridge allows location and coordinate information to be stored, indexed and optimized directly by the Oracle database server and accessed though SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. and a variety of standard tools and applications." Harry Cochran, President of Advanced Visual Systems, said that, "The combination of Oracle's leading spatial technology, advanced visualization software solutions from AVS, and more powerful hardware is enabling organizations to turn geospatial data into meaningful information for business decisions. With SDI and Oracle8 Spatial Cartridge, AVS can help these customers create their visualization solutions faster, for less money, and with substantially reduced risk." Continued Cochran, "This new offering allows customers to apply visual analytics to show trends, outliers, and groupings in ways that lead to faster and better decisions. True data visualization See information visualization. , with animation, transparency, and interactivity, will revolutionize the way business intelligence is derived from the volumes of data entering data warehouses and data marts A subset of a data warehouse for a single department or function. A data mart may have tens of gigabytes of data rather than hundreds of gigabytes for the entire enterprise. See data warehouse. today." David Sonnen, International Data Corporation's (IDC) senior consultant for spatial technology noted that, "Advanced databases like Oracle8 are increasingly able to handle complex data like time series and spatial. IDC's research has found that 70% of companies worldwide that are planning to use data mining consider visualization to be a critical element. These companies have found that advanced visualization is essential in extracting useful information from complex data." SDI provides applications and components built with AVS/Express with access to spatial data through the Oracle8 Spatial Cartridge. Using SDI and AVS/Express, users can: --Mine databases visually. --Create a visual front-end to the database. --Support multidimensional mul·ti·di·men·sion·al adj. Of, relating to, or having several dimensions. mul  ti·di·men data. --Perform data queries
visually. --Perform dynamic data queries.AVS recently joined Oracle and several other Oracle partners in Europe to demonstrate the power of spatially enabled data and the ability to visualize that data. Several hundred people participated in these seminars to learn more about spatial data and the analysis of that data. For a complete description of the new Spatial Data Interface, please visit the AVS web site at ww.avs.com or contact Adam Yee at 781/890-4300, ext 2119; email: ayee@avs.com. About Advanced Visual Systems Advanced Visual Systems, founded in 1992, is a pioneer in the field of data visualization. It has developed products and solutions that are in use at 2,000 companies and 12,000 sites around the world. These sites include defense/intelligence, telecommunications, engineering, scientific, government, energy, medical and environmental applications. Recently, the company has begun to implement visual solutions for financial services organizations. AVS distributes its products through a direct sales force located in seven offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ; through subsidiaries in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom; and through distributors in numerous other countries. Kubota Graphics Technologies in Japan oversees sales and distribution channels for the company's products in the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . AVS can be found on the Web at www.avs.com. AVS/Express is a registered trademark and AVS is a trademark of Advanced Visual Systems Inc. Oracle is a registered trademark and Oracle8 is a trademark or registered trademark of Oracle
CONTACT: Advanced Visual Systems Inc.
Adam Yee, 781/890-4300, ext. 2119
ayee@avs.com
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