Business Objects and Tandem Bring Integrated OLAP To Large-Scale Data Warehousing; Partnership broadens Tandem's comprehensive tool suite for decision support.CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 1996--Tandem Computers Incorporated today announced a joint marketing agreement with Business Objects, a leading supplier of enterprise decision support tools. The relationship will expand the range of choice available to Tandem decision support customers to include BusinessObjects 4.0, a 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. BusinessObjects 4.0 is a powerful client tool that allows end users to perform sophisticated analysis -- including drill downs -- on information drawn online from Tandem server-based data warehouses. By integrating querying and reporting with online analysis, BusinessObjects 4.0 provides a common user interface to a broad range of decision support functionality on a wide range of clients including Windows, Macintosh, and 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). (r) system-based platforms. Further, it is designed to support the enterprise-level information delivery environments so well addressed by Tandem. "As a leading provider of enterprise decision support tools, Business Objects provides critical functionality as a front end tool to the data warehouse," said Bernard Liataud, 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. "We are pleased to be partnering with Tandem -- our mutual customers will be able to take advantage of Tandem's scalability, performance, and ability to handle large-scale data warehouse implementations." "Partnerships with innovative companies like Business Objects are key to our ability to provide best-of-breed choice as we integrate data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse projects," said Chuck Buffum, director of Tandem's Decision Support business unit. "BusinessObjects 4.0 adds critical OLAP functionality to our suite of decision support solutions for helping customers realize the business value of their information." BusinessObjects 4.0, introduced in March 1996, includes a BusinessObjects Explorer component that allows end users to slice, dice, and drill down anywhere on relational, OLAP server and flat file personal data. This functionality is integrated with the BusinessObjects Reporter component for querying and reporting. The BusinessObjects Supervisor component provides the graphical environment for user and security management in a large-scale decision support environment. Other integrated components include the BusinessObjects Document Agent for middle- and third-tier server-based scheduling, processing, and distribution of reports and the BusinessObjects Designer to provide users with a business representation of data in the warehouse. Business Objects joins Tandem's Information Delivery Partnership program, which provides customers with maximum flexibility and the widest range of choice from a single source worldwide. BusinessObjects 4.0 will be available to Tandem customers this summer. Founded in 1974, Tandem Computers (company) Tandem Computers - A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994). Incorporated (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. ) designs and delivers technology solutions that companies rely on to compete in a business world that runs 24 hours a day. Tandem's revolutionary ServerNet architecture provides virtually unlimited bandwidth for media-rich, data-driven commercial applications. A US$2.3 billion company headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Tandem has offices, strategic partners, and providers in more than 50 countries around the world. 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) is a leading provider of enterprise decision support tools that deliver access to data stored in corporate databases, data warehouses, and packaged applications. The company pioneered the market for business-intelligent decision support tools in 1990 with the introduction of its 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 which has been licensed in more than 50 countries to over 2,900 customer sites and 160,000 users worldwide. Business Objects generated over $60M in revenue in 1995. -0- Note to Editors: Tandem and the Tandem logo are trademarks of Tandem Computers Incorporated. BusinessObjects is a trademark of Business Objects S.A. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Tandem Computers Inc. Sally Smith, 408/285-7515 World Wide Web Home Page Address: http://www.tandem.com |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion