Comshare Debuts First Web-Based Analytic Application on Microsoft's Plato at Fusion '98.ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 1998-- Comshare & Microsoft Team to Deliver Users First Financial Performance Measurement Solution over the Web Comshare(R), Inc. (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 ) will unveil the newest version of its market-leading performance measurement application for the Web, Comshare DecisionWeb(TM), on Microsoft's upcoming multidimensional database See OLAP. , code-named Plato, at Microsoft's Fusion '98. This annual gathering of partners, combined with Tech Ed '98, is scheduled to run May 31-June 5 of this year, in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . Microsoft will play host to Microsoft Certified Solution Providers and key business decision-makers responsible for guiding the future direction of their companies. The highly successful events promise to draw more than 10,000 attendees. Comshare first to show Web-enabled solution "Comshare wouldn't miss being at either event," says Scott LaBute, Comshare's Director of Strategic Alliances and Partnering. "With Comshare DecisionWeb, we have something incredible to show. Among Microsoft Certified Solution Providers, Comshare is the first to demonstrate a viable Web solution for enterprise-wide performance measurement on MS 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. ." Comshare DecisionWeb is a Web-based server enabling Intranet delivery of performance measurement applications via the Web. Users of Java-enabled Internet browsers can perform interactive, hands-on analysis of multidimensional data. Capabilities include charting, intuitive drill-down, the ability to define your own calculations, write back to the central database, and more. When combined with Comshare Decision(TM), Comshare's client/server software for performance measurement applications, companies can create applications distributed in a combined client/server and Web-based environment. Microsoft partners and users come together to share solutions Microsoft Fusion '98 is a business symposium for Microsoft Certified Solution Providers. Attendees should be especially excited to see Comshare's performance measurement applications running against Microsoft's multidimensional database on the Web. Nigel Pendse Nigel Pendse is OLAP analyst and the lead person responsible of The OLAP Report and The OLAP Survey, and is an advisor and speaker on a variety of OLAP related subjects. Previously, he had worked both as a user and then in a variety of roles as a salesperson of business , lead author of The OLAP Report (www.olapreport.com) says, "Plato is expected to transform the industry and become the most widely distributed Adj. 1. widely distributed - growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution" cosmopolitan bionomics, environmental science, ecology - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms OLAP server worldwide. Many of the numerous potential Plato users will be 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. pre-built business applications, rather than creating their own." "We believe that the packaging of Plato and Decision will significantly broaden the market appeal for Comshare's performance measurement application," says Dennis Ganster, Comshare 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. . "This development work gave us an opportunity to work closely with Microsoft, and given our commitment to Microsoft's direction, we are enthusiastic about the potential." Steve Murchie, Data Warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse Product Manager, Microsoft, adds, "Comshare's performance measurement application incorporates very exciting visualization and guided-analysis technology. With Comshare's long-standing presence and innovation in the decision support marketplace, Microsoft is pleased that Comshare has taken a leadership role in the adoption of both OLE DB (OLE DataBase) A programming interface for data access from Microsoft. It is a COM object that functions in a similar manner to ODBC, but for every type of data source, not just SQL databases. for OLAP and Plato." -- Interested Value-Added Resellers should contact Scott LaBute, Director of Alliances, at 1-734-995-8454, or send e-mail to slabute@comshare.com. -- For more information about Comshare's beta program, call Heather Blatchford at 1-734-995-8442, or send e-mail to hblatchf@comshare.com. -- For information on Comshare, call 1-800-922-7979, e-mail info@comshare.com, or visit Comshare's Web site at http://www.comshare.com. About Comshare Comshare is a market-leading provider of performance measurement, budgeting, financial consolidation and reporting, and retail strategic merchandise management software applications. Comshare develops, markets, and supports complete client/server and Web-based analytic applications. All Comshare applications incorporate innovative data visualization and Guided Analysis(TM) capabilities designed to improve decision-making for enhanced competitiveness and improved profitability. Comshare's applications are popular among major corporations in many industries, with particular concentration in the retail, financial services, utilities, manufacturing, 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. Our strong customer orientation, application expertise, and commitment to the best technologies have made us one of the top 100 independent software companies, with customers around the world, many of which are Fortune 500 and Financial Times Top 1000 companies. Comshare, Inc. is a Certified Microsoft Solution Provider. Comshare is a registered trademark; Guided Analysis, Comshare Decision and Comshare DecisionWeb are trademarks of Comshare, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTACT: Comshare, Inc. Sandy Ellinger, 734/769-6194 sellinger@comshare.com http://www.comshare.com/home2.htm or Eiler Communications Erika Hoeft, 734/761-3399 erika@eilerpr.com |
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