AppsCo Software Wins Brio Technology 'Excellence in Partnering' Award.Business/Hi-Tech Editors Microsoft Fusion 2000 (Booth No. 539) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 2000 AppsCo Teams With Brio To Deliver a Powerful End-to-End Solution for Developing 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. Server-based Analytic Applications AppsCo(R) Software, Inc., a leading provider of data warehouse and analytic application development solutions for Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM), announced today it has won the Brio Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRIO) 'Excellence in Partnering' Synergy Solutions award, recognizing a Brio partner that utilizes its complementary skills and technology to deliver a total customer solution. The announcement was made today at Microsoft Fusion 2000, the largest worldwide gathering of Microsoft Certified Solution Providers, Independent Software Vendors, Application Service Providers and Resellers, currently being held here at the Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta. It is the fourth-largest convention center in the United States at 1.4 million ft2 (130,000 m2) and hosts more than a million visitors each year. . AppsCo worked with Brio, a leading provider of analytic solutions for the e-enterprise, to develop an integrated, seamless end-to-end platform for the development of easily customizable packaged analytic applications for Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. . The joint AppsCo-Brio solution, which is being demonstrated in AppsCo's booth No. 539, enables businesses running Microsoft SQL Server to quickly transform data from operational systems into highly targeted "out-of-the box" analytic applications that provide immediate business insights, while significantly reducing development and deployment time and associated costs. Integrated via Microsoft Meta Data Services Meta Data Services is an object-oriented repository technology that can be integrated with enterprise information systems or with applications that process meta data. Specifically, Brio integrated AppsMart, AppsCo's software development environment for Microsoft SQL Server, with Brio.Enterprise 6.0, which delivers personalized information access, analysis, and reporting capabilities to every user in an organization. AppsMart and Brio.Enterprise 6.0 are integrated via SQL Server meta data services, enabling Brio to automate the generation of reports and analysis needed to deliver out-of-the-box, customizable analytic applications. "We are pleased to honor AppsCo with the Brio's Synergy Solution award, given to companies that deliver complementary functionality and add significant value to our customers' investments in Brio," said Sujata Luther, executive vice president of marketing at Brio Technology. "AppsCo's AppsMart, combined with Brio.Enterprise, enables developers and integrators to quickly build custom, Web-enabled analytical applications." Added Steve Murchie, data warehousing group product manager, SQL Server marketing, Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ), "AppsMart and Brio have developed a powerful solution for rapidly developing highly targeted business intelligence solutions for SQL Server customers. AppsMart's deep integration with SQL Server meta data services ensures it can be seamlessly integrated with Brio.Enterprise and other leading business intelligence tools, providing companies a true end-to-end development and deployment solution." Said AppsCo CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Brian Burnett, "We are delighted to win the Brio 'Excellence in Partnering' award. We are committed to providing Microsoft Certified Solution Providers with the most powerful platform for developing SQL Server-based data warehouses and out-of-the-box, end-to-end analytic applications," Burnett said. "We look forward to working with Brio to provide business intelligence solutions to those companies seeking higher-end analytic capabilities than those provided with Microsoft SQL Server and Office2000." Microsoft Data Warehousing Alliance (DWA DWA DreamWorks Animation (stock symbol) DWA Domino Web Access DWA Desert Water Agency (US) DWA Data Warehouse Administrator DWA Designated Waiting Area DWA Dynamic Wavelength Allocation ) 2000 Partner Member AppsCo is a Partner member in the Microsoft Data Warehousing Alliance (DWA) 2000. Achieving Partner status -- the highest level possible -- indicates that AppsMart conforms to the highest level of support for Microsoft's Data Warehousing Framework and ensures it is fully integrated with Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft(R) Office 2000 and the Microsoft Windows NT(R) platform. AppsMart was the only product to achieve Partner certification under Microsoft's Data Warehousing Build and Management Tools category, consisting of solutions that are primarily focused on data movement and transformation from source databases into a data warehouse. About AppsMart AppsMart enables developers to quickly build and deploy SQL Server-based analytic applications. Using AppsMart, developers iterate the application design to meet user requirements and deploy the solution to Microsoft SQL Server. AppsMart includes features for star schema design and deployment, and the automatic generation of OLAP Services cubes, DTS (1) (Digital Theatre Sound) A digital audio encoding system used in movie and home theaters. Popularized by the movie Jurassic Park, the six-channel (5. packages and Office2000 reports and documentation, providing developers a rapid start, and consistent methods and techniques when implementing a data warehouse or analytic application on the Microsoft platform. About Brio Technology Brio Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRIO) delivers a complete B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business analytic software infrastructure that enables companies to use information -- inside and outside the firewall -- to be more competitive, customer-centric and responsive to the changing demands of business. The Brio ONE solution meets the complete range of decision-processing needs with integrated business intelligence, enterprise reporting, enterprise information portals and packaged analytic applications that work across client/server and Web environments, all with ease of experience and scalability. With Brio ONE, companies can derive higher business value from all of their enterprise information sources, including ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , SFA See sales force automation. SFA - Sales Force Automation , and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. applications as well as data marts, data warehouses, and the Web. Brio products are available through direct sales and professional services organizations located in the United States, Canada, Latin America, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, and more than 40 countries worldwide through VARs, resellers and distributors. Brio has commercial relationships with companies such as Hewlett Packard, 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) , Microsoft, Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, and Sun Microsystems. Brio Technology is based in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. , and can be reached at 800/879-BRIO or at www.brio.com. About AppsCo Software Limited AppsCo Software Limited, founded in 1998, is a leading supplier of analytic application development products. AppsCo develops and markets AppsMart, an analytic application development environment. A patent pending technology, AppsMart enables developers to design analytic applications based on pre-built vertical market solutions, using standard methods and processes. Backed by venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] 3i, Vertex Management Group, Scottish Equity Partnership, Grampian Enterprise Limited, Aberdeen Asset Management Aberdeen Asset Management plc is an international investment management group, managing assets for both institutions and private individuals from offices around the world. It is based in Aberdeen, Scotland and listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: ADN). and British Linen Equity, AppsCo is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. . AppsCo is based in Surrey, United Kingdom, and has U.S. operations in Bellevue, Washington. More information on the company and its AppsMart solution is available on the Web at www.appsco.com, or by calling 404/303-5117. AppsCo, AppsMart and the AppsCo and AppsMart logos are registered trademarks of AppsCo Software Ltd. Other products mentioned in this document are registered, trademarked, or service marked by their respective owners. Note to Editors: Copies of previous AppsCo press releases and corporate and product information are available on AppsCo's Web site at http://www.appsco.com. |
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