Arbor Software Announces Support for the Brio Partner Enterprise; Reinforces Arbor's Commitment to Delivering Best-in-Class Tools and Services that Address the Enterprise OLAP Needs of Customers.SUNNYVALE, Calif--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1997--Arbor Software (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 support for the Brio (Brio Technology, Palo Alto, CA, www.brio.com) A software company founded in 1989 and acquired by Hyperion Solutions Corporation in 2003 that specialized in enterprise analysis and reporting programs that run on several platforms. Partner Enterprise program, introduced today by Brio Technology Brio Technology was a San Francisco Bay area software company cofounded in 1984 by Yorgen Edholm and Katherine Glassey. It made money early on by doing contract work for Metaphor Corporation and performing contract programming. (see Brio press release dated 9/16/97). The program combines Brio's business intelligence technology with comprehensive sales, marketing and support programs to drive the delivery of data warehouse solutions and ensure the success of mutual customers. The collaboration between Arbor and Brio under this program reinforces the commitment both companies have made to deliver products and services that help partners and customers meet their business objectives. Earlier this year, Brio announced availability of the integration between Brio Enterprise 5.0 and Arbor Essbase OLAP Server. By leveraging the native Arbor Essbase API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. , the interface tightly integrates the Brio Enterprise desktop query, distributed OLAP and reporting solution with Arbor Essbase OLAP Server. The Brio Enterprise solution extends the powerful server-based calculation and querying capabilities of Arbor Essbase by providing portable desktop analysis, time and event-based scheduling of reports and a robust, interactive Web interface to Arbor Essbase data marts. More details on the integration between Arbor Essbase and Brio are available at http://www.arborsoft.com/partners/par135.html . "Brio's vision for Brio Partner Enterprise is consistent with Arbor's strategy to deliver a full range of complementary products, support and services that address the enterprise OLAP needs of our customers," said Kirk Cruikshank, senior vice president of marketing at Arbor Software See Hyperion. . "Mutual customers are already leveraging the powerful combination of Arbor Essbase's high-performance and scalable OLAP engine with Brio's desktop query and reporting capabilities for OLAP applications such as sales and marketing analysis, management reporting and planning. Brio Partner Enterprise allows these customers to further extend the value of this integration." "The strength of the Brio/Arbor partnership is highlighted by our commitment to the success of mutual customers," said Jannell Wei, director of channel and partner marketing at Brio Technology. "By incorporating customer feedback into our product integration design and development, Brio and Arbor will deliver OLAP solutions that showcase the ultimate in functionality, speed and usabilty. We are pleased to have Arbor as one of the charter members in the Brio Partner Enterprise." About Brio Technology, Inc. Based in Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif., Brio Technology provides leading edge business intelligence solutions for organizations worldwide. The Brio Enterprise product family provides a balanced, comprehensive solution that uniquely and affordably delivers data warehouse information throughout the enterprise and beyond. By combining the power of a distributed client/server architecture An environment in which the application processing is divided between client workstations and servers. It implies the use of desktop computers interacting with servers in a network in contrast to processing everything in a large centralized mainframe. See client/server. with the flexibility of web-enabled application delivery, Brio Enterprise products provide a complete solution for delivering business intelligence throughout the enterprise. Brio's products, available in four languages and on seven platforms, are sold directly in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, France, and Australia and through a global network of distributors, systems integrators and VARs. Brio has strong technical partnerships with the leading suppliers of data warehouse solutions, databases, high-performance hardware, and Web technology. Brio Technology is a privately held, venture-based corporation with more than 4,000 customers in over 19 countries. Brio can be reached by visiting their World Wide Web site at http://www.brio.com, or by calling 650/856-8000, or faxing 650/856-8020. About Arbor Software Arbor Software Corp. (NASDAQ:ARSW) develops and markets enterprise software for management reporting, analysis and planning applications. Arbor's products are used by more than 1,100 corporations worldwide, spanning a broad range of industries and business applications including BankBoston, Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , Pennzoil, PEPSICO, Prudential and Sears. Arbor's products are sold direct, as well as through system integrators and resellers worldwide, including Fujitsu, Lawson, Mitsubishi, PeopleSoft and Walker Interactive Systems. Arbor's offices are located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Sunnyvale, Washington D.C., Frankfurt, Hamburg, London, Munich, Paris and Sydney. More information on Arbor products and services can be found at http://www.arborsoft.com . -0- Note to Editors: Arbor and Essbase are registered trademarks of Arbor Software Corporation. Any other product or company names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Arbor Software Joanna McMillan, 408/541-4035 jmcmillan@arborsoft.com or Brio Technology Jannell Wei, 650/856-8000 jwei@brio.com |
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