Advanced Visual Systems supports Oracle Universal Server through AVS/Express Database Kit; Solution delivers visual intelligence to relational database users to analyze large data sets quickly.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1996--Oracle7 Release 7.3 database users can now quickly mine and visualize large volumes of data in 3D using the AVS/Express Database Kit announced today by Advanced Visual Systems Inc. (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 ). The AVS/Express Database Kit provides an interface that combines AVS/Express' strength of interactive multidimensional visual analysis with the Oracle7 Release 7.3 relational database management system relational database management system - relational database (RDBMS (Relational DataBase Management System) See relational database and DBMS. RDBMS - relational database ), including the Oracle7 Spatial Data Option. The ability to develop interactive visualizations and graphics enables users to glean information from their data that would not be apparent without a multidimensional visual interface. Oracle7 Release 7.3 is the relational server component of Oracle Universal Server Oracle's object-relational version of the Oracle7 DBMS. Object-relational databases store multimedia data as well as the traditional row and column tables of relational data. , a complete information management solution for companies seeking to capitalize on the advantages of accessing any data relational, text or multimedia from any application, over any network. The AVS/Express Database Kit enables professionals in diverse industries including geographical information systems (GIS), telecommunications, oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging, engineering analysis, environmental studies and financial analysis to visualize and interact with large amounts of Oracle7 data. The AVS/Express-developed applications depict data well beyond traditional spreadsheets, simple bar graphs, pie charts and static 2D or 3D images. For the first time, scientific and commercial users that need to understand complex qualitative and quantitative data interrelationships can elevate data analysis to a higher level using visual intelligence. For example, a telecommunications company would use the Oracle7 Spatial Data option and AVS/Express Database Kit to develop a 3D rendering of broadcast transmissions represented on a map to help professionals design better communication networks. AVS/Express is the industry's first standards-based visual application development tool that converts any type of data of any quantity and complexity into insightful, interactive 3D visual representations. Oracle7 is the world's leading RDBMS, and the Oracle7 Spatial Data Option makes Oracle7 one of the first relational servers capable of managing spatial data data that defines an object in terms of its location in space. AVS' new database kit allows customers with complex data analysis requirements to rapidly develop sophisticated visualization applications that use Oracle7 Release 7.3 and the Oracle7 Spatial Data Option, said Frank Bishop, vice president of Oracle Corporation. The combination of the AVS/Express Database Kit and the Oracle7 Spatial Data Option represents a major leap forward in achieving interoperability between commercial off-the-shelf relational database technology and client-based visualization applications. AVS/Express Database Kit highlights The AVS/Express Database Kit offers an object-oriented, rapid application development environment including visual programming, advanced graphics features and an extensive suite of data visualization techniques. The Database Kit provides reusable database-independent objects that are portable across different applications and databases accessed by the same application. By combining a user interface and an AVS/Express multidimensional data viewer, users can construct interactive visual analysis applications to query, interact with and analyze data stored in a relational database management system. There are tremendous benefits in combining multidimensional visual analysis with relational database management systems See DBMS for a shorter list of “typical”, representative database management systems. Open-source software
Pricing and availability The AVS/Express Database Kit is available immediately and is shipped as part of AVS/Express. North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. list pricing for AVS/Express begins at $25,000, with quantity discounts available. AVS/Express is available on Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 95 and most major UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and midrange platforms including Digital UNIX, HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , 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) , AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , Silicon Graphics IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. and Sun Solaris and Sun OS. Advanced Visual Systems Inc., headquartered in Waltham, Mass., is the leading developer of visual intelligence software interactive multidimensional visualization applications and development tools that transform large amounts of complex data into visual information. AVS' visual intelligence products deliver insight and competitive advantage to customers in markets such as telecommunications, financial services, medical imaging, sales & marketing, aerospace, government research, science & technology, manufacturing, and business geographic information systems (GIS) markets. -0- AVS and AVS/Express are trademarks of Advanced Visual Systems. All other products mentioned are the trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Jim Aucoin Advanced Visual Systems Inc. 617-890-4300 E-mail: jim@avs.com OR Glen M. Zimmerman Beaupre & Co. Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , Inc. 603-436-6690 E-mail: gzimmer@beaupre.com |
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