AlphaBlox Enhances Flagship Product AlphaBlox Enlighten With Shipping and Availability of Application Assembly Studio.LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998-- Application Templates Embed em·bed also im·bed v. em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding, em·beds v.tr. 1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale. Business-Specific Analysis Logic For Rapid Configuration and Delivery of Analytical analytical, analytic pertaining to or emanating from analysis. analytical control control of confounding by analysis of the results of a trial or test. Applications AlphaBlox Corporation, provider of the first analytical application platform enabling complete analysis solutions for enterprise customers, today announced the shipping and availability of Application Assembly Studio(TM). Application Assembly Studio is a framework of ready-to-configure application templates that enable IS personnel to quickly and easily configure See configuration. (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. and deliver specific line of business analytical applications throughout the enterprise. Application Assembly Studio includes a series of configurable analytical application templates and a comprehensive Web library of images, icons, buttons and backgrounds for the assembly of intuitive, easy to use analytical applications for line of business managers. Through Application Assembly Studio(TM) and 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), 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. "With the Application Assembly Studio, the delivery of specific line of business analytical applications becomes as easy as configuring and publishing HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. pages," said Ken Nicolson, vice president of marketing for AlphaBlox. "By embedding 1. (mathematics) embedding - One instance of some mathematical object contained with in another instance, e.g. a group which is a subgroup. 2. (theory) embedding - (domain theory) A complete partial order F in [X -> Y] is an embedding if ready-to-apply, business-specific analysis logic and functionality in easy to configure application templates, AlphaBlox is further speeding the assembly and configuration of analytical applications for line of business managers via the Web." Application Assembly Studio Version 1.0 Application Assembly Studio consists of a series of easy to use application templates. These templates consist of one or more Business Analysis Modules that can be interchanged to create a wide variety of line of business analytical applications. The modules include: -0- -- Multidimensional Analysis: Managers can view their data from a wide variety of perspectives, slice and dice data to view particular segments, and drill down to get more granular detail. For example, end users can slice and dice data to view sales information by product, region and time interactively. -- Multiple Business Measurements Analysis: With this technique, managers can view the data by different dimensions and compare variables for trend and what-if analysis. For example, end users can select a pre-defined button for "Gross Margin" exposing specific analysis including a custom calculation for this function in an easy to use point-and-click fashion. -- Dynamic Data Filtering & Analysis: Line of business managers can sort their information based on any number of user-defined filters that can be changed on the fly. For instance, end users can perform region and territory analysis and know that even if the geographical boundaries change, they will always have up-to-date results. -- Calendar and Fiscal Accounting Trend Analysis: Viewing fiscal information over time shows important trends, threats and opportunities. Managers can use this module, or parts of it to reconcile between fiscal and calendar time periods for trend analysis. -- Variance Analysis: Variance analysis allows managers to track expenditures against budgets and forecasts to see which parts of the company are performing in a fiscally sound manner, and which ones need closer examination. With this module, for instance, end users can integrate a variety of data sources for analyzing budget vs. actual performance, and data-driven visual alerts immediately highlight trouble spots. -- Open Analysis: The Open Analysis View exemplifies the open nature of the Application Assembly Studio, which makes the applications templates fully extensible by application assemblers. -0- Effortless ef·fort·less adj. Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort. See Synonyms at easy. ef  fort·less·ly adv. Graphical Application Interface AssemblyApplication Assembly Studio accelerates application assembly, configuration and deployment. With a user-friendly interface, IS personnel can create a custom look and feel from an extensive library of images, icons, buttons and backgrounds. Application Assembly Studio includes all the elements needed to create inviting user interfaces. The large library of Web graphics includes industry and business function backgrounds and icons. Several graphical themes are available for the navigation bar A set of buttons or graphic images typically in a row or column used as a central point that link you to major topic sections on a Web site. If the navigation bar is a single graphic image with multiple selections, it is known as an imagemap. See imagemap. , and a color palette Also called a "color lookup table," "lookup table," "index map," "color table" or "color map," it is a commonly used method for saving file space when creating 8-bit color images. optimized for the Web ensures colors that will work on any desktop. Control buttons come in a variety of shapes and themes with active, enabled or disabled status indicators. In addition, arrows and bullets can be automatically highlighted, guiding users to active analysis elements in the application. 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. 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 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. . 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 Application Assembly Studio Version 1.0 will be generally available Sept. 30, 1998 by calling 888-BLOXNOW. 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 analytical applications. AlphaBlox Enlighten 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. 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. 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 as·sem·ble v. as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling, as·sem·bles v.tr. 1. To bring or call together into a group or whole: assembled the jury. 2. 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. AlphaBlox Enlighten 1.5, the most current version of the product, was announced today (see separate release, "AlphaBlox Delivers Performance and Feature Boost with Release of AlphaBlox Enlighten Version 1.5") and will be generally available Sept. 30, 1998. AlphaBlox Enlighten 1.5 is available by calling 888-BLOXNOW. Pricing for the product starts at $50,000 per server for the first 50 users. AlphaBlox Enlighten is available on both the NT and 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). platforms. 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 and Application Assembly Studio are trademarks of AlphaBlox Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners |
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