Applied OLAP, Inc. Announces Initiative to Support the Use of Hyperion Essbase XTD in Sun's StarOffice 6.1 Suite.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HUNTSVILLE, ALa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 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 the industry-leading Hyperion Essbase XTD, today announced that it is developing the StarOffice (TM) Calc Application Add-in for Hyperion Essbase XTD. The Calc Application is Sun Microsystem's spreadsheet component to the StarOffice (TM) 6.1 Suite. StarOffice software is an affordable alternative in office productivity suites that runs on multiple 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. , including Solaris(TM) Operating Environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. , Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. , and Linux. Tim Tow, President of Applied OLAP, Inc., stated, "we anticipate a growing demand for the new Calc Application Add-in as Hyperion customers adopt the cost effective StarOffice 6.1 Suite." Hyperion's customer base includes Sun as well as over 6,000 companies worldwide. Development of the Calc Application Add-in is a joint effort between Applied OLAP and Sun. Sun's software development group has been working closely with Applied OLAP in developing the product and Sun's finance group is the product's the first customer. "Having powerful analytic tools integrated with the Star Office Suite provides greater choice and improved total cost of ownership for Enterprise BPM deployments," said Michael McNerney, director, Market Development Organization, 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. "Sun and Applied OLAP have jointly developed the Calc Application Add-in in order to extend the reach of the Hyperion Essbase XTD Platform further into the diverse global enterprise. This product is the first analytical add-in component for the leading open-sourced Sun StarOffice productivity suite, and has the capability to bring leading-edge Business Intelligence functionality to a very wide audience, regardless of their choice of operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. or hardware platform." The new Calc Application Add-in will support popular Hyperion Essbase XTD functionality for ad-hoc analysis similar to the capabilities found in the other Hyperion Essbase spreadsheet add-ins. The product release is expected to be coincident co·in·ci·dent adj. 1. Occupying the same area in space or happening at the same time: a series of coincident events. See Synonyms at contemporary. 2. with the release of StarOffice 6.1 this summer. "Hyperion is pleased to see the close working relationship between its Platinum Technology Platinum Technology Inc. was founded by Andrew Filipowski in 1987 to market and support deployment of Database Management software products and the applications enabled by database management technology and render related services. Partner, Applied OLAP, and Sun", said Rich Clayton, vice president, product strategy. "This is an example of how Hyperion, together with its over 330 partners worldwide, provides Business Performance Management capabilities that help customers of world class organizations like Sun reach their business goals." Hyperion certified Applied OLAP as a Platinum Technology Partner for 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. ActiveOLAP for Essbase. To receive this special designation Hyperion Partners must pass extensive technical testing to demonstrate tight integration of their technology with the Essbase platform. In addition, they must also have numerous mutual customer reference sites. 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. ActiveOLAP for Essbase 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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