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Applied OLAP, Inc. Announces Initiative to Support the Use of Hyperion Essbase XTD in Sun's StarOffice 6.1 Suite.


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HUNTSVILLE, ALa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2003

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, Inc., a software development company that caters exclusively to users of the industry-leading Hyperion Essbase A leading decision support tool from Hyperion that is optimized for business planning, analysis and management reporting. It provides an OLAP server that runs on Windows NT, OS/2, AS/400 and major Unix platforms and supports Windows, Mac and Unix clients. Data can be extracted from a variety of databases, data warehouses and spreadsheets into Essbase applications. XTD, today announced that it is developing the StarOffice A Java-based office suite from Sun that runs under Solaris, Windows and Linux. StarOffice reads and writes Microsoft Office and many other file formats and includes a word processor, HTML editor, spreadsheet, database program, paint program, drawing program, presentation program, business graphics, event planner, equation builder, e-mail client, newsreader and Web browser. (TM) Calc (tool, mathematics) Calc - An extensible, advanced desk calculator and mathematical tool written in Emacs Lisp by Dave Gillespie . Calc runs as part of GNU Emacs. You can use Calc as only a simple four-function calculator, but it also provides additional features including choice of algebraic or RPN (stack-based) entry, logarithms, trigonometric and financial functions, arbitrary precision, complex numbers, vectors, matrices, dates, times, infinities, 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 A suite of applications that generally includes a word processor, spreadsheet, database program, comm program and perhaps a presentation graphics or charting program. that runs on multiple operating systems, including Solaris(TM) Operating Environment, Microsoft Windows, 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, 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 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 with the release of StarOffice 6.1 this summer.

"Hyperion is pleased to see the close working relationship between its Platinum Technology 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 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

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