Comshare's Announces Innovative Visualization Software Aimed at Dramatic Increases in Productivity.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1997-- Advances in Visualization Using the computer to convert data into picture form. The most basic visualization is that of turning transaction data and summary information into charts and graphs. Visualization is used in computer-aided design (CAD) to render screen images into 3D models that can be viewed from all and Guided Analysis Highlighted at Annual Users Conference Comshare, The Decision Support Company(R) (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 :CSRE CSRE Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity CSRE Closed System Respirator Evaluator ), announced today the upcoming release of Commander Decision(TM) 2.1, at the company's 16th annual users conference, held in Dallas. This newest version of Comshare's highly successful software for building custom client-server decision support applications features extensive advancements in visualization and proactive agent technology. Release is slated for the fourth quarter of this calendar year with French and German versions planned for shortly thereafter. Highlighted in the release is the addition of InXight Technology's hyperbolic hy·per·bol·ic also hy·per·bol·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or employing hyperbole. 2. Mathematics a. Of, relating to, or having the form of a hyperbola. b. tree browser visualization technology. "InXight's visualization technology, integrated into Comshare's products, gives users a way to easily cull cull the act of culling. Called also cast. relevant information for analysis from what would otherwise be an overwhelming amount of data," says Dave King, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Comshare. "The agreement between Comshare and InXight has reached its first logical union in Comshare's flagship decision support software," agrees Lance Lane, Comshare Product Manager for Decision. "It takes the visual understanding of large volumes of data to a whole new level for our customers." The integrated, in-depth support for Comshare's proactive alerting technology, Detect & Alert(R), and support for future releases of underlying databases, including the upcoming release of Arbor arbor Garden shelter providing privacy and partial protection from the weather, most commonly a lightweight, latticed framework (trellis) of wood or metal with interlaced branches of vines or climbing shrubs trained over it. Software's Essbase 5.0 database, as well as Oracle's Express and Applix's TM1 was also emphasized in the release. About Commander Decision ________________________ Commander Decision is a decision support, planning, analysis, and reporting system that promotes innovative thinking, identifies alternative courses of action, and monitors progress for thousands of Comshare business users. Their goal is to get their arms around an increasingly larger and more complex set of data, from which they need to make management decisions. Commander Decision incorporates best of breed database technology. Customers can choose between Oracle's Express, Applix's TM1 and Arbor's Essbase multidimensional databases See OLAP. , selecting the database with the properties that suit their needs best. Comshare's products are built to take advantage of the advances in the database technologies of Comshare's partners, while continuing to add value above the base functionality of the database. For example, currently a pre-release version of Essbase version 5.0 is being tested with Comshare applications to insure compatibility and function. All databases embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in Comshare application software gain the benefit of Comshare's three-tier architecture. Comshare Application Architecture(TM) (CAA Caa See CCC. ) has advanced visualization, proactive alerting, and an extremely powerful web interface already designed into it. Current Commander Decision customers are realizing productivity gains daily "Commander Decision is clearly helping us make better decisions," says Colin Johnson Colin Johnson is the current Anglican Bishop of Toronto. He is an alumnus of Trinity College in the University of Toronto. The Right Reverend Colin Robert Johnson is the 11th Diocesan Bishop of Toronto [1]. , Manager District Operations, Hadrian District, Transco, part of BG PLC, the pipeline and storage division of the UK's gas business. "The application gives us a unique opportunity to work directly with our cost base so we can see the effects of decisions out in the field. This application allows us to give all of our users a single source of the truth and promotes awareness of exactly how we're doing throughout the company." -- Decision is also designed to provide developers a way to produce highly functional, low-maintenance applications quickly. These applications include performance analysis; sales and marketing analysis; financial reporting and analysis; and budgeting. Decision's interface presents business intelligence to end users in several ways including: -- Graphically, with charts. -- Geographically, with an integrated mapping system. -- Visually, with color-coded exception reporting. -- Analytically, with ad hoc queries A non-standard inquiry. An ad hoc query is created to obtain information as the need arises. Contrast with a query that is predefined and routinely performed. See query and ad hoc. and calculations. -- Proactively, using Comshare's Detect and Alert. "Using advanced visualization techniques and Comshare's own Intelligent Component Expansion(TM) (ICE), Comshare raises the bar for decision support applications that make decision making easier for our customers," continues Lane. ICE is another level of Comshare's innovative alerting software that helps surface hidden exceptions in multidimensional mul·ti·di·men·sion·al adj. Of, relating to, or having several dimensions. mul  ti·di·men data at every level of the application's hierarchy, Comshare brought much to end users in the version 2.0 Commander Decision, released last June, including: -- Support for "disconnected" users allowing users to work when they're on the road or at home. -- Write-back capabilities to the Essbase database allowing users to enter data and write it back to the underlying database - essential in many decision support applications such as budgeting. In addition to Arbor's Essbase database, write-back capabilities to Oracle's Express and Applix's TM1 databases will be available to customers using the Decision 2.1 release. About Advanced Visualization ____________________________ "In Commander Decision 2.1, users will have the state-of-the-art use of InXight's advanced visualization software," says Lane. "It overcomes the limitations of ordinary graphical user interfaces graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUIs) by allowing users to see hundreds or even thousands of data points at a glance." Using this advanced visualization technique, users can instantaneously shift from overviews that establish context and perspective, to detailed close-ups that focus on specific information. With a clear picture of the information and how elements relate to one another, users can make better decisions. "Commander Decision will let decision makers gain quick perspective on the vast amounts of information they access from multidimensional databases," continues Lane. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Mohan Trikha, president of InXight, "By taking the lead in implementing this advanced technology, Comshare is leapfrogging Leapfrogging is a theory of development in which developing countries skip inferior, less efficient, more expensive or more polluting technologies and industries and move directly to more advanced ones. its competition in the decision support arena. As a result, Comshare customers will be able to make sense of the information in front of them much more easily." About Detect and Alert ______________________ In addition to the leap forward in visualization capabilities, Commander Decision 2.1 also provides complete Detect and Alert capabilities. Detect and Alert is an innovative use of technology, created by Comshare developers. A built-in "guided analysis" technique, Detect & Alert is used for routine surveillance of information. Application developers or end users can have software agents proactively monitor trends, patterns, etc. in their databases looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. anomalies. When a problem occurs, Decision's Detect and Alert notifies the user about the existence of the anomaly, and presents the information for further analysis. Users are freed from the need to constantly look for exceptions. Decision software does it for them, allowing users to concentrate on other issues. Comshare's advanced exception technology helps surface hidden exceptions in multidimensional data, and "data-aware" objects like grids, maps, and charts which automatically model the underlying data source. By providing routine surveillance at every level of the application's hierarchy, Commander Decision 2.1 provides a new level of decision support. According to Richard Cribb, Business Finance Analyst for Transco, "Commander Decision itself has significant built-in functionality for our financial decision support system beyond the database alone. Commander Decision lets you see what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. immediately in a large database. (Pushing) one button shows you any problems you might have at lower levels of the hierarchy, so you don't have to go searching through the whole massive database to find problems. That is one of the built-in functions of Commander Decision we don't have to code." Welch Allyn Welch Allyn, Inc. was founded in 1915 and is today a leading manufacturer of innovative medical diagnostic and therapeutic devices, cardiac defibrillators, patient monitoring systems, and miniature precision lamps. , an international market-leading supplier of medical diagnostic instruments. The company uses both Commander Decision in addition to Commander(TM) FDC FDC - Floppy Disk Controller by Comshare for financial and management reporting. "Now management wants even more analysis!" says Kevin Cahill
Kevin Cahill represents District 101 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises large portions of Ulster County and both the town and village of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County. , Welch Welch , William Henry 1850-1934. American pathologist and bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes gas gangrene. Allyn's Vice President and Controller/Treasurer. Cahill likes Decision's Detect and Alert capability because it will allow Welch Allyn managers and executives to view exceptions automatically. "We are beginning to develop new applications using Commander Decision that will allow us to track performance versus plan and analyze prior years' results versus the current year," continues Cahill. "This analytical tool will help management identify opportunities to market products where they are not selling them today." About Comshare Comshare is The Decision Support Company. The company develops, markets, and supports complete client/server decision support applications. Comshare's software applications are designed to improve business analysis, planning, and operations for effective decision making, enhanced competitiveness, and improved profits. Comshare's application software is popular among major corporations in many industries, with particular concentration in financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , utilities, manufacturing, retail and consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and industries. One of the top 100 independent software companies, Comshare has over 3,000 customers worldwide, many of which are Fortune 1000 and Financial Times Top 1000 companies. Comshare, Inc. is a Microsoft Solution Provider. For more information, call 1-800-922-7979, or visit Comshare's Web site at: www.comshare.com -0- Comshare, The Decision Support Company and Detect and Alert are registered trademarks; Comshare Application Architecture, Commander Decision, Commander FDC, and Intelligent Component Expansion are trademarks of Comshare, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTACT: Comshare, Inc. Sandy Ellinger, 313/769-6194 or Eiler Communications Larry T. Eiler, 313/761-3399 |
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