Business Objects and Silicon Graphics to Deliver Data Mining Solution; Business Objects Leading Integrated Query, Reporting, and OLAP Tool to Work with Silicon Graphics MINESET Data Mining and Visualization Solution.CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 1996--Business Objects (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 : BOBJY) and Silicon Graphics, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. ) today announced that they will integrate BusinessObjects, the world's leading integrated query, reporting, and online analytical processing Online Analytical Processing, or OLAP (IPA: /ˈoʊlæp/), is an approach to quickly provide answers to analytical queries that are multidimensional in nature. (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. ) tool, and MINESET TM, Silicon Graphics's integrated, comprehensive suite of easy-to-use data analysis and visual data mining tools. Silicon Graphics is part of Business Objects new Open Data Mining Initiative, a comprehensive data mining partner program that will let customers use a wide range of advanced data mining techniques in conjunction with it's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , BusinessObjects 4.0. BusinessObjects 4.0 is an integrated query, reporting, and OLAP tool that allows non-technical end users to access and analyze data stored in corporate databases and data warehouses. Silicon Graphics MINESET will allow customers to explore data through advanced multidimensional analysis In statistics, econometrics, and related fields, multidimensional analysis is a data analysis process that groups data into two basic categories: data dimensions and measurements. techniques for data visualization See information visualization. and navigation such as three-dimensional fly-through, drill-up, drill down, and animation. MINESET will allow customers to interactively discover new veins of information about consumer buying trends, product relationships, and consumer profiles. This advanced data analysis allows marketing analysts and executives to pinpoint and understand complex patterns, relationships, and anomalies hidden deep within data. "As customers deploy our leading decision support tool on data warehouses, they want to start exploring data mining as an extension to our OLAP capabilities," said Bernard Liautaud Bernard Liautaud is chairman and chief strategy officer of Business Objects. Liautaud cofounded Business Objects in 1990 and was chief executive officer until September 2005. , 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 Business Objects. "Silicon Graphics leadership in this area with MINESET will allow customers the ability to visualize their data, to better understand relationships and hidden trends." About Silicon Graphics, Inc. Silicon Graphics, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of high performance visual and enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. systems. The company delivers interactive three dimensional graphics, digital media, and symmetric multiprocessing supercomputing technologies to technical, commercial, scientific, and creative professionals through direct and indirect sales channels. It's subsidiary, MIPS Technologies, Inc., designs and licenses the industry's leading RISC processor technology for the computer systems, interactive, consumer, and embedded control markets. Silicon Graphics, Inc. has offices worldwide and headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. About Business Objects Business Objects (NASDAQ:BOBJY) is the world's leading supplier of integrated query, reporting, and OLAP tools. The company's flagship product, BusinessObjects, provides mainstream business users with access to information stored in corporate databases, data warehouses, and packaged applications. The company pioneered the market for business-intelligent decision support tools in 1990 by introducing the first product to use a "semantic layer" to map complex database schemas to a business representation understandable by non-technical end users. Business Objects generated over $60M in revenue in 1995, concluding its fifth consecutive year of more than 100 percent revenue growth. BusinessObjects has been licensed in more than 50 countries to over 2,900 customer sites and 160,000 users worldwide. Business Objects partners with more than 350 leading third-party vendors. More information on Business Objects can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.businessobjects.com. -0- Note to Editors: BusinessOjbects is a trademark of Business Objects S.A. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Inquiries for Business Objects product information should call: 800/527-0580 or contact the company through the Web at http:\\www.businessobjects.com. CONTACT: Business Objects Tracy Eiler or Miriam Standish, 408/973-9300 teiler@busobj.com mstandis@busobj.com or Blanc & Otus Danielle Dawson, 415/512-0500 ddawson@bando.com |
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