Appsmart Software, Microsoft and Knosys Sponsor Innovative Training Event at The Data Warehousing Institute's - TDWI - Sixth Annual Leadership Conference.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2000 In a Practical Hands-On Training Class, Attendees Will Build and Deploy a Powerful, Customized CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. Solution From a Pre-Built Analytic Application; Leading Business Intelligence Consultant Colin White Colin White may refer to:
Offer Keynote Address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. Entitled, "Customizable Components: the Key to Analytic Application Mass Deployment" Appsmart Software, Microsoft and Knosys, Inc. announced today they are teaming to sponsor an innovative hands-on training session at The Data Warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse Institute's (TDWI TDWI The Data Warehousing Institute TDWI The Doctor Weighs In (website) ) Sixth Annual Leadership Conference which is currently being held at the Hyatt Regency San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. in San Diego, Calif. The training event, entitled "Packaged Analytics for the Rest of Us (abuse) for The Rest Of Us - (From the Macintosh slogan "The computer for the rest of us") 1. Used to describe a spiffy product whose affordability shames other comparable products, or (more often) used sarcastically to describe spiffy but very overpriced products. 2. ," will be held today, Wednesday, November 8 from 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 pm. at the Hyatt Regency in the Windsor Room. In this practical, hands-on training lab, attendees will customize and deploy a powerful, analytic application from a pre-built analytic solution. Information technology (IT) professionals and developers who want to deliver affordable, domain-specific packaged analytics, as well as business intelligence solution providers who recognize the market surge towards packaged analytics should attend the class. Specifically, attendees will deploy a pre-built analytic application integrating a CRM module with external demographic information to create: -- SQL Server 2000 Data Warehouse -- SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services database -- SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS) packages -- Microsoft Excel 2000 and Knosys ProClarity 3.0 reports -- Use Appsmart 2.0 to customize and deploy the solution -- Package the customized solution "TDWI is very excited to see this analytic application training lab being offered at our Leadership Conference," said Wayne Eckerson, TDWI's director of research and education. "We believe this class represents a natural extension of our educational format and that our conference attendees will benefit greatly from taking this hands-on approach to learning." The training class will kick off with a keynote address by Colin White, president of DataBase Associates, a leading business intelligence consultancy. As an analyst and consultant, White specializes in data warehousing, analytic applications Analytic Applications are a type of business application software, used to measure and improve the performance of business operations. More specifically, Analytic Applications are a type of Business Intelligence solution. , enterprise information portals, and intelligent e-business. With 30 years of IT experience, White has consulted for dozens of companies, co-authored books on data warehousing and IBM's database products, and written numerous articles for magazines such as Application Development Trends, Data Management Review, and Intelligent Enterprise. He is currently conference chairman for eDatabase 2000, and analytic applications track chair for DCI's Business Intelligence World. He was conference director of the DB/EXPO trade show and conference for nine years. Prior to becoming a consultant, Colin worked for Amdahl as a database architect, and for 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) for thirteen years as an IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. and DB2 specialist. In his keynote address, "Customizable Components: The Key to Analytic Application Mass Deployment," White will take a detailed look at the component approach to analytic application development, and review what he believes are crucial product requirements in this rapidly growing marketplace. "Analytic applications are essential to providing companies with the business intelligence needed to make informed decisions and to take rapid action when business goals are not being achieved," White said. Appsmart 2.0 provides a powerful development platform for application developers and ISVs who wish to build analytic applications that are easy to customize. Appsmart, Microsoft and Knosys have effectively teamed up to deliver a compelling end-to-end analytic application development solution that can be cost-effectively deployed by a broad range of companies with limited IT resources and budgets," White said. What: "Packaged Analytics For the Rest of Us" hands-on training lab When: Wednesday, November 8, 2000, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Where: The San Diego Hyatt Regency, Windsor Room Sponsored by: Appsmart Software, Microsoft and Knosys. About 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. 2000 A complete database and data analysis package, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 opens the door to the rapid development of a new generation of enterprise-class business applications that can give your company a critical competitive advantage. The owner of important benchmark records for scalability and speed, SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. 2000 is a fully Web-enabled database product, providing core support for XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. and the ability to query across the Internet and beyond the firewall. About The Data Warehousing Institute The Data Warehousing Institute(TM) (TDWI), a division of 101communications, is the premier provider of in-depth, high quality education and training in the data warehousing and business intelligence industry. TDWI is dedicated to educating business and information technology professionals about the strategies, techniques, and tools required to successfully design, build and maintain data warehouses. It also fosters the advancement of data warehousing research and contributes to knowledge transfer and professional development of its members. TDWI sponsors and promotes a worldwide membership program, annual education conferences, regional educational seminars, onsite courses, solution provider partnerships, awards programs for the best practices and leadership in data warehousing and innovative technologies, resourceful publications, an in-depth research program, and a comprehensive Web site. About Knosys, Inc. Founded in 1995, Knosys 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. headquartered in Boise, ID, with European headquarters in the Netherlands. Knosys provides award-winning component-based analytical decision support solutions and intuitive data visualization See information visualization. technology built specifically for the Microsoft .NET See .NET. platform, including SQL Server 2000 and Commerce Server 2000. Knosys is a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider and a Microsoft Data Warehousing Alliance 2000 Partner. Clients include companies such as AT&T, Compaq, Ericsson, GE Capital, Hewlett Packard, L'Oreal, Nabisco, Nordstrom and Pfizer. Platform OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers include: Best Software, Changepoint, Great Plains, Infinium and Manugistics. For more information visit the web site at www.knosysinc.com. About Appsmart Software Appsmart Software, formerly AppsCo Software, Inc., provides the only solution for rapidly delivering affordable, customized packaged analytic applications. By automating the deployment of a complete infrastructure for packaged analytics, Appsmart enables developers to focus on adding domain expertise instead of building application frameworks. Appsmart incorporates best-practice analytics and business processes into pre-built solutions that developers can reuse and extend. Appsmart's patent-pending advanced application packaging technology (APT) streamlines deployment, and Appsmart's SmartCustomizer capability allows business analysts to tailor application functionality. 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 based in Cupertino, Calif., with European headquarters in Guildford, UK. More information on the company and its Appsmart solution is available on the Web at http://www.appsmart.com or by calling 408/777-4422. Appsmart and the Appsmart logo are registered trademarks of Appsmart Software. Other products mentioned in this document are registered, trademarked, or service marked by their respective owners. Note to Editors: Copies of previous Appsmart press releases and corporate and product information are available on Appsmart's Web site at www.appsmart.com. |
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