Ardent Software Announces OEM Agreement With Informix Corporation.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 1998-- Contract Marks Third Data Warehouse Strategic Partnership in as Many Months Ardent Software, Inc. (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 :ARDT ARDT Asset Redeployment Team ARDT After Receipt of Downtime ARDT Age Replacement during Delay Time ), a global data management company and a leading provider of data warehouse solutions, today announced a worldwide, multi-year OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreement with Informix Corporation (NASDAQ:IFMX IFMX Informix Corporation ), a technology leader of enterprise database powered solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Informix(R) will bundle Ardent's DataStage(R) data extraction Data extraction is the act or process of retrieving (binary) data out of (usually unstructured or badly structured) data sources for further data processing or data storage (data migration). and transformation tool (ETT ETT Empresa de Trabajo Temporal (Spain) ETT European Transactions on Telecommunications ETT Exercise Treadmill Test ETT Embedded Training Team ETT Exercise Tolerance Test (cardiology) ) with a comprehensive decision support environment to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. today at the Informix Worldwide User Conference. This development follows recent strategic partner agreements with Sybase, Inc. and Compaq / Digital Equipment Corporation. DataStage is unique among data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse tools because of its open, scaleable and extensible architecture. In addition, DataStage supports a variety of different platforms such as Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , Sun Solaris, Digital UNIX, HP/UX HP/UX Hewlett-Packard UNIX operating system HP/UX Unexploded Human Particulate Operating System , 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. , and DG/UX. This broad platform support, along with Ardent's worldwide presence in major countries, has been a key factor in forming these partnerships. "Effective data extraction and transformation tools are critical to any successful data warehousing or data mart solution," said Pete Fiore, vice president and general manager of Ardent's Data Warehouse business unit. "Because of DataStage's flexibility and extensibility, our partners are incorporating the tool into their product offering to deliver complete and unique warehousing solutions to fit their customers' needs. Conversely, partnering with these companies allows Ardent to expand the scope of DataStage by leveraging partner technologies and distribution channels." Compaq / Digital OEM Agreement Ardent entered into an agreement with Compaq / Digital in May of 1998 to provide the company with a single tool for data migration that includes extensive functions for data extraction, cleansing, sorting, aggregation and loading. DataStage's ability to handle complex issues such as writing to multiple targets, operating system integration and capturing changed data are critical benefits to Compaq / Digital's high-end customers, including many Fortune 500 companies deploying large scale data warehouses. Sybase OEM Agreement In the same month, Ardent and Sybase announced that they had co-engineered and customized DataStage as the ETT component of the Sybase Warehouse Studio, a comprehensive platform for the cost-effective and rapid design, deployment and management of high-performance, enterprise or departmental data warehouse solutions. The resulting tool, PowerStage, is incorporated into Warehouse Studio to make access to legacy and operational data sources easier and more efficient. Warehouse Studio and PowerStage provide a single-vendor solution to turn transaction-based information into a powerful resource for competitive advantage. About DataStage DataStage streamlines the building and maintenance of data warehouses through its open, scaleable and extensible architecture. Its visual design tool allows developers to add more data sources, targets, and transformations without rebuilding applications, thereby reducing cost, time and resources. Using DataStage's modular Plug-In stages, developers can add warehouse functionality as they need it. Reusable components cut development time dramatically and produce data warehouses that grow with the business. DataStage reduces the complexities of the entire data warehouse life cycle for many of the world's leading companies. About Ardent Software Ardent Software is a data management company with a range of software products, including database systems and data warehouse development tools. Its products include the O2 System(R), a high-performance object database management system; DataStage(R), a data warehouse development tool; and UniVerse(R) and UniData(R), extended relational database management systems See DBMS for a shorter list of “typical”, representative database management systems. Open-source software
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 10K for the year ended December 31, 1997. Actual results may differ materially from management's expectations. COBOL COBOL: see programming language. COBOL in full Common Business-Oriented Language. High-level computer programming language, one of the first widely used languages and for many years the most popular language in the business community. Direct Connect, DataStage, O2 System, 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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