Arbor Software Announces Personal Version of Arbor Essbase 5 for Windows '95 and Windows NT.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1997-- Arbor Essbase 5 Will Scale From Laptops To Mainframe Class Systems Serving Users Across the Enterprise Arbor Software Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ARSW ARSW Annual Report of the Secretary of War ), a leading provider of enterprise 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. (online analytical processing Online Analytical Processing, or OLAP (IPA: /ˈoʊlæp/), is an approach to quickly provide answers to analytical queries that are multidimensional in nature. ) software for management reporting, analysis and planning applications, today announced that Arbor Essbase OLAP Server 5 will support systems ranging from Windows '95 to enterprise-class SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. (Symmetric Multiprocessing) computers. By extending Arbor Essbase 5 to support Windows '95, corporations will be able to deploy integrated OLAP applications that scale from personal laptops to large, multi-user systems supporting thousands of users across the enterprise. The personal version of Arbor Essbase 5 will support laptop and desktop computers running the Windows '95 and Windows NT operating systems. The multi-user server version of Arbor Essbase OLAP Server 5 will run on OS/2, Windows NT, AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , Sun Solaris and AS/400. Utilizing the distriltant for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. "These features, combined with dramatic advances in performance, scalability and integration, will help us respond as quickly as possible to organizational shifts of 200-300 people. In addition, the range of platform support will allow us to address the needs of a wide spectrum of users - from laptops to the enterprise." The partitioning and data replication features of Arbor Essbase 5 will allow laptop computers to be tightly integrated with shared enterprise OLAP applications. Before disconnecting from the network, users will be able to trigger replication to copy an individual slice of corporate data directly to Arbor Essbase 5 on their local computers. They will then be able to disconnect from the network and use any of over 50 Essbase-Ready tools and applications to analyze their own local copy of corporate information. "Embracing all types of users and OLAP applications across the enterprise is our objective," said Jim Dorrian, chairman and 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. of Arbor Software. "By scaling to support systems ranging from laptops to mainframe class enterprise servers, Arbor Essbase 5 will be firmly positioned as a strategic platform for enterprise OLAP." "Arbor Essbase 5 is well-positioned to support a full range of analytical applications, from simple OLAP viewing to complex querying and analysis," said Bob Moran, director, decision support research at Aberdeen Group. "Calculation flexibility and scalability, coupled with enhanced analytics and a distributed architecture, will enable corporations to deploy Arbor Essbase 5 as a strategic platform for enterprise-class OLAP applications." About Arbor Essbase Arbor Essbase is an OLAP server optimized for management reporting, analysis, planning applications. Arbor Essbase enables corporations to deliver OLAP applications directly from operational systems, or within an enterprise data warehousing architecture. Typical Arbor Essbase applications include sales analysis, profitability analysis, EIS (1) (Executive Information System) An information system that consolidates and summarizes ongoing transactions within the organization. It provides top management with all the information it requires at all times from internal and external sources. , financial consolidations, budgeting and forecasting. Arbor Essbase supports multiuser read and write access, large-scale data capacity, robust analytical calculations, flexible data navigation, consistent, rapid response times in network-centric environments. Arbor Essbase's open architecture supports direct data access using standard spreadsheets, leading third-party query, reporting and EIS tools and Web browsers. Arbor Essbase scales from a single-user version to an enterprise OLAP solution enabling thousands of Arbor Software Arbor Software Corporation (NASDAQ:ARSW) develops and markets enterprise OLAP software for management reporting, analysis and planning applications. Arbor's products are used by more than 1,200 corporations worl as well as through system integrators and resellers worldwide, including Fujitsu, i2, 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) , Lawson, Mitsubishi, PeopleSoft and Walker Interactive Systems. Arbor's offices are located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los emarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. 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