Applied OLAP, Inc. Announces Beta Program for the StarOffice 7.0 Calc Application Add-in for Hyperion Essbase.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2003 Applied OLAP (OnLine Analytical Processing) Decision support software that allows the user to quickly analyze information that has been summarized into multidimensional views and hierarchies. OLAP tools are used to perform trend analysis on sales and financial information. , Inc., a software development company that caters exclusively to users of industry-leading Hyperion Essbase part of Hyperion's business intelligence platform, today announced that it is actively seeking Beta Program participants for the StarOffice(TM) 7.0 Calc Application Add-in for Hyperion Essbase. The Calc Application is the Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc. spreadsheet component to the StarOffice(TM) 7.0 Suite. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. eWEEK Labs Senior Analyst Jason Brooks
Jason Maxwell Brooks (born on May 10, 1966) is an American actor. He is most known for playing Peter Blake on the soap opera Days of Our Lives and Sean Monroe on , in a review published in the Oct. 6, 2003, issue of eWEEK, "Sun's StarOffice 7 has the interface familiarity and file-format compatibility that enable it to coexist co·ex·ist intr.v. co·ex·ist·ed, co·ex·ist·ing, co·ex·ists 1. To exist together, at the same time, or in the same place. 2. with Microsoft's Office. Add to that great cross-platform support, both in file formats and in operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , and a cost that starts at $79 a copy, and StarOffice may manage to displace Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. at many companies. ... The follow-on to last year's impressive StarOffice 6 starts at less than one-sixth the cost of Microsoft Office 2003, yet in eWEEK Labs' tests, the StarOffice suite's word processor, spreadsheet and presentation applications performed well and exhibited strong support for Microsoft's binary DOC, XLS (filename extension) xls - Excel spreadsheet. and PPT file formats. ... Aside from its lower price, one of StarOffice's greatest advantages over Office is its cross-platform support. Where Office 2003 will run only on Windows 2000 and XP, StarOffice supports Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP, as well as Linux and Solaris." Tim Tow, President of Applied OLAP, Inc., stated, "Our objective with the StarOffice Calc Add-in is to extend the reach of Hyperion Essbase further into the diverse global enterprise. We are actively seeking forward thinking companies that are adopting the cost effective StarOffice 7.0 Suite, on the Windows, Linux, or Solaris platforms, to participate in the Beta Program. Beta participants will benefit from the dramatic cost savings realized through adoption of Sun's StarOffice 7.0. They will also have access to the popular Hyperion Essbase functionality for ad-hoc analysis similar to the capabilities found in the other Hyperion Essbase spreadsheet add-ins." Hyperion's customer base includes Sun as well as over 9,000 companies worldwide." Companies interested in participating in the program should contact Applied OLAP, Inc. at BETA@appliedolap.com. About Applied OLAP, Inc. Applied OLAP, Inc. was founded in 1998. The company's software and consulting is focused on the needs of Hyperion Essbase users. In addition to the Calc Application Add-in the company offers its ActiveOLAP for Essbase software which has helped companies implement business analytical applications in various industries including banking, insurance, retail, health care, communications, manufacturing, distribution, transportation and aerospace. For more information visit www.appliedolap.com. Hyperion and Essbase are registered trademarks of Hyperion Solutions Hyperion Solutions Corporation is a business performance management software company, located in Santa Clara, California, USA. Many of its products are targeted at the Business Intelligence and Business performance management market. Corporation. |
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