Composite Information Server Wins Network Computing's Editor's Choice Award for Enterprise Information Integration.GREEN BAY, Wis. & SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. -- Composite EII (Enterprise Information Integration) Similar to an EIS (executive information system), an EII aggregates current information from all data sources within an organization. Solution Receives Top Scores Across All Product Categories Composite Software, a leading provider of EII solutions, today announced that the company's Composite Information Server has been awarded CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information Media LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control Network Computing's Editor's Choice Award for Enterprise Information Integration. Network Computing undertook extensive testing in six categories -- data integration, data management, interfaces, administration, price and reliability. The Composite Information Server (CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S ) outscored 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) , MetaMatrix and the other four contending products in every category. Network Computing Lab staff undertook rigorous testing in the publication's business application lab over a two-month period. The publication's objective was to evaluate how well the EII products integrated data sources, managed the system and configured client access. Network Computing created a single access point for the publication's order data, shipping details and inventory details stored in Oracle9i, SQL Server 2000, XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. files, and reported using Crystal Reports 9 and Excel 2003. Web Service capability using SOAP was required. Network Computing gave Composite the highest marks across all categories, specifically citing the Composite Information Server on several fronts: -- "Most comprehensive" set of XML and SOAP features; -- "Impressive" caching capabilities and performance; -- "Exemplary" support for query optimization, and -- Configuration that is a "breeze." "Composite's development organization has worked very hard to bring world class performance and functionality to the EII market," said Jim Green, Chairman 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 Composite Software. "We are pleased to have our efforts recognized and validated by Network Computing, one of the most respected publications in the enterprise market. Network Computing clearly sees the importance of EII and the significant rewards it offers. We are honored to have been named best of breed after their exhaustive evaluation of a broad range of EII solutions." The Network Computing article can be viewed in its entirety at http://www.nwc.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=46800381. About Composite Software Composite Software is a leading provider of Enterprise Information Integration (EII) solutions, which provide Composite Views of critical business information drawn from multiple systems. The company's flagship Composite Information Server enables access to distributed enterprise data as if it exists in a single location. The company has won numerous awards including Network Computing's Editor's Choice Award and Dow Jones' VentureWire Investors' Choice Award. Started in 2002 and headquartered in San Mateo, CA, Composite Software is funded by Palomar Ventures, Apax Partners, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Clearstone Venture Partners Clearstone Venture Partners is an early stage venture capital firm focused on IT investing with offices in Santa Monica, CA, Menlo Park, CA, and Mumbai, India. Founded in 1997, as Idealab Capital Partners, Clearstone is responsible for the early-stage funding of many successful and Dot Edu Ventures. For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.compositesw.com. |
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