Arbor Software Delivers OLAP-Aware Production Reporting Solution with Crystal Info for Essbase; First OLAP-Aware Enterprise Reporting System Delivers Robust, Web-Enabled Production Reporting and Automated Report Scheduling and Distribution.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 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 software for management reporting, analysis and planning applications, today announced the general availability of Crystal Info for Essbase, the first 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. (on-line analytical processing (database) On-Line Analytical Processing - (OLAP) A category of database software which provides an interface such that users can transform or limit raw data according to user-defined or pre-defined functions, and quickly and interactively examine the results in various dimensions )-aware production reporting system. Crystal Info for Essbase allows corporations to create sophisticated enterprise reporting applications which leverage the Arbor Essbase OLAP Server. Crystal Info for Essbase is an OLAP-aware version of the award-winning Seagate Crystal Info 3-tier reporting system from Seagate Software. Arbor Software and Seagate Software teamed in an extensive joint research and development effort to incorporate OLAP intelligence into Crystal Info for Essbase. The OLAP intelligence enables users to transparently combine OLAP data with data from PC, 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. and ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. sources in a single report. Crystal Info for Essbase delivers an enterprise reporting solution for a wide range of OLAP applications, such as sales and marketing analysis, product and customer profitability, corporate performance analysis, budgeting, and planning, where multi-page, richly-formatted multidimensional reporting is essential. By combining report design, flexible production scheduling and a wide range of distribution options, Crystal Info for Essbase provides a comprehensive system for OLAP reporting. Crystal Info for Essbase is a key component within the new Arbor Essbase Financial Data Mart, a new product announced separately today. The Arbor Essbase Financial Data Mart combines best-of-breed technology, including Arbor Essbase, Crystal Info for Essbase and the Arbor Essbase Adjustment Module, with best practices templates, education and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services in an integrated platform for rapidly deploying a wide range of financial management applications. "OLAP has become a competitive weapon for corporations to recognize, anticipate and respond to changing business conditions," 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. "Crystal Info for Essbase provides a best-in-class production reporting system that gives customers the flexibility to format and distribute critical business information and increase the knowledge across their organizations." Crystal Info for Essbase delivers powerful features, such as: -- Sophisticated Reporting - an easy-to-use graphical interface enables users to design and create a wide range of production quality reports including break reports, sub-reports, multiple detail level reports, conditional reports, cross-tab reports and Web-ready reports. -- OLAP Aware - Crystal Info for Essbase understands all essential OLAP concepts, such as dimensions, parents, members, levels and hierarchies. Reports automatically adapt to changes in the Arbor Essbase database without reprogramming Reprogramming refers to erasure and remodeling of epigenetic marks, such as DNA methylation, during mammalian development[1]. After fertilization some cells of the newly formed embryo migrate to the germinal ridge and will eventually become the germ cells . A library of over 20 Arbor Essbase-specific functions is included to control report formatting and processing. -- Flexible report distribution - reports can be printed, viewed on-line, distributed via e-mail and Lotus Notes, or exported into over 20 different file formats. -- Web-enabled reporting - Richly formatted reports can be automatically published to the Web. Users can access the reports using all leading web browsers. Reports can be formatted using standard HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. , or can be distributed in native Crystal Reports format for viewing using Seagate's Crystal Reports Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. plug-in. A variety of Web-enabled Crystal Info for Essbase reports can be viewed on-line at http://www.arborsoft.com/essbase/crystal.html . The site demonstrates the range of sophisticated OLAP reporting available through Crystal Info for Essbase, with sample reports that include financial statements, market analyses and sales reports. -- Report Scheduling - users and administrators can easily schedule reports and Essbase operations for offpeak and event-driven delivery. Tom McCutcheon, director of information management at Bell Canada, said, "Crystal Info for Essbase's server-based report scheduler and powerful distribution options are enabling Bell Canada to deploy presentation quality management reports to thousands of users over our corporate intranet." Platforms and Pricing The Crystal Info for Essbase runs on Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows '95 and Windows NT. Crystal Info for Essbase works with Arbor Essbase, running OS/2, Windows NT, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and OS/400. 10 copies of Crystal Info for Essbase will be included with each Arbor Essbase OLAP Server. Additional copies of Crystal Info for Essbase may be purchased directly from Arbor Software for $1,500 per 10 pack. About Arbor Software Arbor Software Corporation (NASDAQ:ARSW) develops and markets enterprise software for management reporting, analysis and planning applications. Arbor's products are used by more than 1000 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 VARs worldwide, including Fujitsu, Lawson, 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) and PeopleSoft. Arbor's offices are located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, 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. For Arbor Software product information, please call 1-800-858-1666 or send e-mail to info@arborsoft.com . CONTACT: Arbor Software Joanna McMillan, 408/541-4035 jmcmillan@arborsoft.com or JONA Jona, variant of Jonah. Group Jamie O'Donnell, 415/552-1515 jamie@jonagroup.com |
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