AlphaBlox Delivers Performance and Feature Boost with Release of AlphaBlox Enlighten Version 1.5.LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998-- Leading Analytical analytical, analytic pertaining to or emanating from analysis. analytical control control of confounding by analysis of the results of a trial or test. Application Platform Offers New Analysis Capabilities and Added Support for Leading Data Sources AlphaBlox Corporation, provider of the first analytical application platform enabling complete analysis solutions for enterprise customers, today announced the availability of AlphaBlox Enlighten en·light·en tr.v. en·light·ened, en·light·en·ing, en·light·ens 1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to: (TM) version 1.5, AlphaBlox's latest enhancement to its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. . AlphaBlox Enlighten version 1.5 adds significantly improved performance features as well as enhanced functionality via two new Blox(TM) and numerous other new features including support for IBM's DB2 Universal Database. Through AlphaBlox Enlighten(TM), and the recently announced Application Assembly Studio(TM), AlphaBlox is revolutionizing business intelligence and traditional development practices by offering customers unprecedented speed and flexibility to deliver easy to use analytical applications via the Web. AlphaBlox Enlighten Version 1.5 AlphaBlox Enlighten is the industry's first analytical application platform designed specifically for the delivery of easy to use analytical applications for line of business managers via the Web. AlphaBlox Enlighten analytical applications automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. the measurement, simplify the interpretation and provide the consistent delivery of information to manage and improve business performance for competitive advantage. Dynamic Application Assembly(TM) (DAA DAA - Distributed Application Architecture: under design by Hewlett-Packard and Sun. A distributed object management environment that will allow applications to be developed independent of operating system, network or windowing system. ), the foundation of AlphaBlox Enlighten, allows corporations to quickly assemble and deliver analytical applications without coding. DAA significantly reduces the software development cycle with a simple "Lego-like" approach where building blocks -- Blox(TM) -- are literally snapped together on a Web page creating an interactive analytical application that can be accessed through any Java capable Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . DAA is the cornerstone cornerstone Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to of AlphaBlox Enlighten -- an open platform providing customers with the means to create specific, easy to use analytical applications that can be broadly deployed throughout the enterprise. AlphaBlox Enlighten consists of three parts: Ready-to-Use Java Building Blox that can be assembled into analytical applications without coding; InterBlox, the Dynamic Application Assembly framework that handles communications, cooperation and control of the Blox; and BASE, The Blox Analysis Server that enables IS centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. maintenance and administration of AlphaBlox Enlighten applications. New Blox Deliver Specific Analysis Capability AlphaBlox Enlighten's open and modular approach maps directly to the interactive analysis process, providing pre-built and tested Java applets A Java program that is downloaded from the server and run from the browser. The Java Virtual Machine built into the browser is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java application. that encapsulate en·cap·su·late v. 1. To form a capsule or sheath around. 2. To become encapsulated. en·cap analytical application functionality and logic. AlphaBlox Enlighten includes specific Blox that enable profiling, presentation, guided analysis, monitoring and action of information. Among the enhancements in the 1.5 release of AlphaBlox Enlighten is the addition of two new Blox: -0- -- CubeDisplay Blox(TM) -- A presentation Blox that allows a report-like layout of multidimensional data with header footer and other format options. -- ExpertTableQuery Blox(TM) -- A Blox designed for the power user that enhances the suite of query Blox by addressing a more advanced level user; this Blox is specifically designed for more complex queries against a variety of relational data sources. -0- "We are very pleased with the significant enhancements we are making to Enlighten," said Ken Nicolson, vice president of marketing at AlphaBlox. "With this version we took strides to enforce the open nature of the product, specifically the ability to quickly add new Blox, while at the same time adding significant functionality based upon the feedback we've received from our customers. "Enlighten version 1.5 closes the data analysis gap by extending the use and value of enterprise information directly to line of business managers throughout the enterprise." Additional New Features of AlphaBlox Enlighten Version 1.5 The new capabilities of AlphaBlox Enlighten enables application assemblers This is a list of assemblers. Hundreds of assemblers have been written; some notable examples are:
(software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. analytical applications to satisfy a broad range of business needs. AlphaBlox Enlighten 1.5 also includes several other important new features and enhancements, such as: -0- -- Profiling: Streamlines personalized information retrieval by automating the delivery of personalized information and analysis including connectivity options, security options and specific data sets to individuals or user groups; -- Presentation: Publishing On-Demand adds formatting and pagination capabilities that bolster the appearance and readability of printed reports; -- Guided Analysis: Allows workgroup collaboration and confirmation of analysis through popular desktop applications by adding export capability of data and reports to a variety of client applications such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word; and -- Monitoring: Improved monitoring through a Business Exception Analysis Framework adds data driven visual alerts to actively prompt users to investigate and monitor critical performance factors; AlphaBlox Enlighten version 1.5 adds several productivity improving features and an overall performance boost including: -- CAB file support for Microsoft Internet Explorer and JAR file support for Netscape Navigator using Netscape SmartUpdate, enabling much faster client performance at install time; -- Improvement of the Blox Analysis Server (BASE) repository elevates the application performance, as well as the data saving and restoration abilities for users; and -- Performance that exceeds 4th generation client/server query and reporting products -- an order of magnitude improvement over the previous product. -0- Added Support for Leading Relational Data Sources Another important milestone in AlphaBlox Enlighten 1.5 is the added connectivity to IBM's DB2 Universal Database product family, opening up new customers and data sources to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. AlphaBlox's innovative technology. "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) is pleased to work with leading companies like AlphaBlox to help our customers realize significant business value using the IBM DB2 Universal Database product family," said Jim Kelly For other persons named Jim Kelly, see Jim Kelly (disambiguation). James Edward Kelly (born February 14, 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former American football quarterback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills. , vice president, data management marketing, IBM Software Solutions. "AlphaBlox Enlighten, powered by DB2 Universal Database, provides our mutual customers with the ease of assembly and customization of analytical applications." AlphaBlox Enlighten also fully supports Oracle, Sybase, and Microsoft 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. databases. Analytical Applications Improve Business Performance for Competitive Advantage AlphaBlox Enlighten analytical applications allow companies to measure, manage and improve business performance for competitive advantage. Unlike generic query tools and static reports, AlphaBlox Enlighten analytical applications combine corporate data and business-specific analysis logic with an intuitive user interface to guide specific analysis by users. AlphaBlox Enlighten analytical applications provide consistency in the analysis, interpretation and collaboration of information for line of business managers, enabling immediate and interactive analysis to uncover critical business trends and deliver actionable Giving sufficient legal grounds for a lawsuit; giving rise to a Cause of Action. An act, event, or occurrence is said to be actionable when there are legal grounds for basing a lawsuit on it. information. With AlphaBlox Enlighten, analytical applications can be created specifically for executives to identify key trends in the business; for example, executives can then disseminate dis·sem·i·nate v. dis·sem·i·nat·ed, dis·sem·i·nat·ing, dis·sem·i·nates v.tr. 1. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed. 2. this information to the company by publishing it as a URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. available through a Web browser. Sales departments can use analytical applications to identify key opportunities for expansion. Finance can use analytical applications to analyze data and seize seize v. To exhibit symptoms of seizure activity, usually with convulsions. cost-cutting opportunities. By allowing more people in the enterprise to access information that already resides in databases or operational data warehouses, companies gain an immediate competitive advantage. Pricing & Availability AlphaBlox Enlighten Version 1.5 will be generally available Sept. 30, 1998 by calling 888-BLOXNOW. Pricing for the product starts at $50,000 per server for the first 50 users. AlphaBlox Enlighten is available for Netscape Enterprise Server A Web server from Netscape that runs under NT, Solaris and HP-UX. It supports JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology, Java servlets and Server-Side JavaScript (SSJS). It was superseded by iPlanet Web Server and renamed again in 2002 as Sun ONE Web Server. 3.0 on the NT and Solaris platforms & Microsoft IIS Microsoft IIS - Internet Information Server 3.0 on NT. AlphaBlox Enlighten Version 1.5 supports connectivity to Oracle, Sybase, Microsoft SQL, and IBM DB2 Universal databases. AlphaBlox Enlighten is also available in a product bundle with Application Assembly Studio designed for the fast, effective delivery of AlphaBlox Enlighten analytical applications. AlphaBlox offers a Proof-of-Concept program to demonstrate the power and flexibility of AlphaBlox Enlighten. The program consists of 2 days of on-site consulting and concludes with a demonstration of an AlphaBlox Enlighten analytical application using a customer's data. Pricing for the AlphaBlox Enlighten Proof-of-Concept starts at $4,000 and is available by calling 888-BLOXNOW. Application Assembly Studio Application Assembly Studio is an open, modular framework of easy to use application templates that enable IS personnel to quickly and easily configure and deliver line of business analytical applications throughout the enterprise. Application Assembly Studio templates are pre-tested and ready to use, enabling IS to effortlessly ef·fort·less adj. Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort. See Synonyms at easy. ef  fort·less·ly adv. configure
analytical applications to satisfy a broad range of users.Application Assembly Studio includes a series of configurable analytical application templates and a comprehensive library of images, icons, buttons and backgrounds for the assembly of intuitive, easy to use analytical applications for line of business managers. AlphaBlox Application Assembly Studio is also available Sept. 30, 1998 (see separate release, "AlphaBlox Enhances Flagship Product AlphaBlox Enlighten With Shipping and Availability of Application Assembly Studio" issued today). Pricing for the product is $4,995 per application assembler Software that translates assembly language into machine language. Contrast with compiler, which is used to translate a high-level language, such as COBOL or C, into assembly language first and then into machine language. and includes two full days of application assembly and configuration training. Application Assembly Studio is also available in a product bundle including AlphaBlox Enlighten, designed for the fast, effective delivery of AlphaBlox Enlighten line of business analytical applications. About AlphaBlox AlphaBlox Corporation was founded in 1996 to provide the industry's first platform for dynamically assembling and delivering Web-based analytical applications for enterprise customers. AlphaBlox products enable customers to automate and measure their business to effectively manage and improve business performance. AlphaBlox Enlighten analytical applications combine corporate data and business-specific analysis logic in an intuitive user interface to guide specific analysis by users. AlphaBlox is dedicated to extending the rapidly expanding analytical applications market to a broader community of line of business managers and knowledge workers by speeding the delivery of specific, easy to use analytical applications. By fundamentally changing the development process through Dynamic Application Assembly and allowing end-users for the first time to receive their information when, where and how they want it, analytical applications will now be available to a wider range of users, unlocking the potential of analysis in the enterprise. Customers of AlphaBlox Enlighten include Network Associates, SAAMA SAAMA San Antonio Air Materiel Area and Symantec Corporation. AlphaBlox product and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. information is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.alphablox.com, and sales information is also available by phoning 888-BLOXNOW. Note to Editors: AlphaBlox, AlphaBlox Enlighten, Blox InterBlox, Dynamic Application Assembly and Application Assembly Studio are trademarks of AlphaBlox Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners |
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