Arbor Software Ships Essbase 4.0.2; UNIX Platform Support, 32-Bit Client Extends Essbase Power, Scalability and Performance.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 1996--Arbor(R) Software Corporation (Nasdaq: ARSW ARSW Annual Report of the Secretary of War ), a leading provider of client/server software for business planning, analysis and management reporting, today announced the immediate availability of Essbase(R) version 4.0.2. Essbase 4.0.2 offers features such as expanded UNIX server A medium to large-scale computer system in a network that runs under Unix. Unix servers are widely used as application servers and database servers and are available from a variety of vendors, including Sun, IBM, HP and others. support and full 32-Bit client interfaces. "By offering support for mainframe-class open systems hardware and 32-bit desktop tools, Essbase 4.0.2 delivers a scalable 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. solution to meet the needs of customers who are developing increasingly large Essbase applications," said Kirk Cruikshank, vice president of marketing at Arbor. Essbase 4.0.2 delivers several new features: -- Essbase 4.0.2 offers increased power with UNIX Server support for the three leading UNIX server platforms: Solaris, 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. and IBM-AIX. UNIX Server support complements existing Essbase platform support for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT and OS/2. Fujitsu announced plans to deliver Essbase running on the DS/90 server platform in Q4 Calendar 1996. ShowCase Corporation also announced the beta version availability of Essbase/400 running natively on AS/400 servers. -- A 32-Bit API offers increased performance and scalability on all platforms. Essbase achieves faster performance in 32-bit spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel 95, and also supports the 32-bit Microsoft Visual Basic API for creating custom Essbase applications. -- With new DBA configurable thread cache settings Essbase 4.0.2 offers increased scalability to support larger numbers of users. These flexible thread parameters are used to execute user requests, such as queries and logins to the database, and enables System Administrators to easily maintain a pool of shared threads for balancing system resources and maximizing overall throughput. -- Essbase 4.0.2 also offers Asian Character Support for text strings that use double-byte characters. Essbase is a multidimensional database optimized for business planning, analysis and management reporting applications such as profitability analysis, budgeting, forecasting, planning, financial consolidations, sales analysis and 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. . Based upon a true, client/server architecture, Essbase supports multi-user read and write access, large-scale data capacity, robust analytical calculations, flexible data navigation and consistent, rapid response times. The Essbase server's open architecture supports direct data access using standard spreadsheets or leading third-party query, reporting and EIS tools. Essbase scales from a single-user version to an enterprise OLAP solution serving thousands of users with databases that are hundreds of gigabytes in size. Essbase enables corporations to deliver OLAP applications directly from operational systems, or as a data mart within an overall data warehousing architecture. Essbase operates on Windows NT, OS/2, 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 AS/400 servers across all major networks connected to Windows, Macintosh and UNIX clients. Pricing starts at $37,500 for a five concurrent user license. About Arbor Software Arbor Software Corporation (Nasdaq:ARSW) develops and markets client/server software for business planning, analysis and management reporting. Arbor's products are used by more than 800 corporations spanning a broad range of industries and business applications including Bank of Boston, Fidelity, 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). , Neutrogena, Pennzoil, PEPSICO, Prudential and Sears. Arbor has over 100 application, services, tools and platform partners, including Comshare, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Microsoft See Microsoft and IBM. . Arbor's products are sold direct, as well as through system integrators and VARs worldwide. Arbors offices are located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, 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., London and Paris. More information on Arbor products and services can be found on Arbor's World Wide Web (WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. ) site 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: Joanna McMillan Arbor Software 408/541-4035 jmcmillan@arborsoft.com |
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