Bloor Research Identifies Attunity as a Leader in Data Federation and EII.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004 Leading Analyst on Data Integration Singles Out Attunity as being Well Positioned to Deliver Enterprise Information Integration Solutions Attunity (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 :ATTU Attu, island: see Aleutian Islands. ), a leading provider of standards-based integration software for accessing mainframe, enterprise data sources and legacy applications, announced today that Bloor Research, Ltd., one of the world's leading independent analyst and consultancy organizations, has identified Attunity as a leading solution provider in Data Federation and Enterprise Information Integration (EII (Enterprise Information Integration) Similar to an EIS (executive information system), an EII aggregates current information from all data sources within an organization. ). In a Research Report on the Attunity Connect(TM) product family published in March 2004, Bloor Research analyst Philip Howard
"We think that Attunity has a number of things going for it," said Philip Howard, Practice Leader at Bloor Research. "First, it has the connector capability, which many of its competitors do not. Secondly, we believe that its agent-based technology gives it a number of advantages over its competitors. Thirdly, the use of a virtual database makes sense. And fourth, its support for federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. updates (which some vendors do not support at all) is the best we have seen to date. All of this leaves Attunity very well positioned to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. this growing market." "In addition, it is certainly the case that Attunity is in at the beginning of what we expect to be a significant boom in the market for federated query See virtual database and federated. and update," continued Mr. Howard. "As an immature market it is difficult to make predictions but we expect this sector to become increasingly significant and we anticipate that Attunity will play a major part in this growth." Attunity Connect is the solution for integrating disparate enterprise data sources. With a modern, distributed data access architecture and native adapters (connectors) that exploit the unique capabilities of each platform and data source, Attunity Connect provides the highest levels of reliability and performance. Attunity Connect's unique Virtual Database feature enables organizations to view information from multiple, different data sources (relational and non-relational alike) as if they are part of one, relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. . "Attunity Connect was architected from its inception eight years ago to support distributed data access and integration," said Dan Potter Dan Potter is an American businessman. He started Cryptic Allusion around 1995 for the purposes of web design consulting. Since that area of the business world began to take off on its own and become crowded, the purpose of the group has been redefined several times over the , vice president of marketing at Attunity. "The product has been proven in implementations around the globe to provide high-volume data federation. We're very pleased to be recognized by Bloor as a leader in this emerging market. We feel that this recognition validates our original product vision." Mr. Howard adds: "As far as data access is concerned, Attunity is in an interesting position. Its connectivity capabilities can be used simply as a pre-cursor to conventional data movement. For example, if you want to populate a data warehouse and your ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) The functions performed when pulling data out of one database and placing it into another of a different type. ETL is used to migrate data, often from relational databases into decision support systems. (extract, transform and load) tool does not have native legacy mainframe access (most don't) than you could use Attunity to provide the "E" part of ETL... However, federation is, in some senses, the antithesis of ETL. With ETL you move all the data into one place and then query it. On the other hand, in a federated query you leave the data in situ In place. When something is "in situ," it is in its original location. and provide distributed and heterogeneous access to that data. Attunity is pretty much unique in having a foot in both camps. While federation and data movement are largely complementary there will always be situations where it is not clear which is the best approach. Attunity, arguably, will be in the best position to advise on the best solution in such circumstances, because it doesn't have a particular axe to grind Axe to grind Used in context of general equities. Involvement in a security, whether through a position, order, or inquiry. ." Bloor Research in based in Milton Keynes Milton Keynes (mĭl`tən kēnz`), town (1991 pop. 36,886) and borough, S central England. Milton Keynes was designated one of the new towns in 1967 to alleviate overpopulation in London. It is the seat of the Open Univ. UK. More information on can be found by visiting the company's Web site at: http://www.bloor-research.com. For more information about Attunity solutions for Enterprise Information Integration (EII), visit us at http://www.attunity.com/solutions/EII.Asp or email info@attunity.com. About Attunity Ltd. Attunity is a leading provider of standards-based integration middleware A redundant term for "middleware." The concept of middleware is integration. See middleware. for accessing mainframe, enterprise data sources and legacy applications. Founded in 1987 and traded on the NASDAQ exchange, Attunity's worldwide operations support over 1,000 direct end-users including many of the Fortune 1000. Through distribution and 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 agreements with global-class partners such as Oracle and HP, Attunity-based solutions are deployed on tens of thousands of systems worldwide. Attunity's products are available through direct sales and support offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Israel, the People's Republic of China, and Australia, as well as distributors in Japan, S.E. Asia, Europe and Latin America. For more information, visit www.attunity.com or email info@attunity.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the industry, product technology developments, market acceptance of our products and continuing product demand, the impact of competitive products and pricing, changing economic conditions, release and sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, changes in demand for products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, including our Form 20-F Annual Report. These documents contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements. Stockholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement. Attunity Connect is a trademark of Attunity. Other product names may be the property of their respective owners. |
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