Ardent Announces DataStage Extract PACK for SAP R/3 Available on UNIX Platforms.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1999-- Extract PACK Speeds the Deployment of Database and Platform Independent Business Intelligence Applications for SAP Users Ardent Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARDT ARDT Asset Redeployment Team ARDT After Receipt of Downtime ARDT Age Replacement during Delay Time ), a leading global data management software company, today announced its extended support for enterprises using SAP R/3 through a series of products and services enabling users to leverage both SAP and non-SAP data for decision processing. DataStage XE, Ardent's industry-leading data integration product suite for data warehouse creation and management, provides immediate enhanced SAP support with its Packaged Application Connection Kit (PACK) for SAP R/3, now available on 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). platforms. "Enterprises developing business intelligence infrastructure are demanding platform independent solutions that integrate data, not only from their ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. systems, but also from information points throughout the organization," says Doug Laney, senior program director for META group. "Enterprises continue to gravitate grav·i·tate intr.v. grav·i·tat·ed, grav·i·tat·ing, grav·i·tates 1. To move in response to the force of gravity. 2. To move downward. 3. toward leading DW vendors like Ardent for open, industrial-strength solutions that support heterogeneous infrastructures, enable flexible architectures, tightly-integrate ERP application meta data, and provide a wider variety of data transformation functionality." Ardent's DataStage Extract PACK for SAP R/3 enables users to extract data directly from SAP R/3 systems natively and integrate it with data from other sources, leveraging the powerful visual design process of DataStage for modeling and deploying source-to-target transformations and loads. This process is supported by an extensive set of built-in libraries for complex transformations. Ardent's DataStage Load PACK for SAP BW adheres to the SAP standard interface protocol, BAPI (Business API) An interface to one of SAP's earlier R/3 applications. It enabled third-party developers to write enhancements that interacted with the R/3 modules. See R/3. BAPI - Business Application Programming Interface , supporting high performance loading of the Business Information Warehouse from heterogeneous sources. Ardent's DataStage Extract PACK for SAP R/3 is now available on 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) AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , Sun Solaris, HP UX10/11, and 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. "Ardent has established itself as the acknowledged leader in the data warehouse and business intelligence infrastructure market. Our recent announcement to merge our company with Informix will further extend this leadership position and accelerate our ability to offer solutions for the next generation of business intelligence applications," says Peter Gyenes, chairman, president 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 Ardent Software. "Along with this, Ardent and Informix remain fully committed (Law) committed to prison for trial, in distinction from being detained for examination. See also: Fully to providing open software infrastructure components and solutions which support all leading databases and platforms." The SAP R/3 system is the world's most successfully deployed client/server business software supporting diverse enterprise functions such as accounting and controlling, production and materials management Materials management is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, , quality management and plant maintenance, sales and distribution, and human resource / project management. The SAP BW is designed specifically for decision support needs, and is optimized for SAP R/3 systems. SAP BW is open to different source systems, and includes a broad range of predefined reporting templates geared to the specific needs of particular industries and user types, such as production planners, financial controllers, or human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. directors. Ardent's DataStage PACK products extend support for heterogeneous sources. Ardent Software provides platform independent information infrastructure solutions for customers around the world, supporting applications in e-business, data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , business intelligence, and enterprise portals. Ardent's DataStage Suite includes a complete data movement and integration solution with native access to data from mainframe, Unix, and Windows NT environments; data quality assurance capabilities; and full lifecycle meta data management; all complemented by industry-leading professional services. About Ardent Software Ardent Software is a leading global data management software company. Ardent develops and markets data integration infrastructure software for e-business, data warehousing and analytical applications, and enterprise portals; along with embedded databases and tools for developing and deploying packaged applications. With worldwide sales and service operations, and 1,000 resellers in more than 50 countries, Ardent is one of the top software companies in the world. More than 60,000 customers and 2.2 million users in virtually every aspect of business and government use solutions that are powered by Ardent technology. Ardent is headquartered in Westboro, Massachusetts. The company's common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "ARDT." For more information, visit Ardent's web site at www.ardent.com. Statements expressing the beliefs and expectations of management regarding future performance are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, quarterly fluctuations in results and other risks. These risks are detailed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 1998. Actual results may differ materially from management's expectations. DataStage, Iterations, RedBack, System Builder, UniData, UniVerse and wIntegrate are registered trademarks of Ardent Software, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of the respective trademark holders. |
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