CorVu First to Deliver Linux Support for Enterprise Business Performance Management, Business Intelligence and Balanced Scorecard Solutions.Business Editors, Technology Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2000 CorVu Corporation today announced the general availability of Enterprise Business Performance Management, Balanced Scorecard Balanced Scorecard A performance metric used in strategic management to identify and improve various internal functions and their resulting external outcomes. The balanced scorecard attempts to measure and provide feedback to organizations in order to assist in implementing and Business Intelligence applications for the Linux operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . CorVu was the first Enterprise Business Performance Management provider to announce plans for Linux support in May 1999, and is now the first to deliver. By adding Linux to its current platform portfolio, CorVu demonstrates the ability to meet its strategy to develop Enterprise Business Performance Management solutions for the most innovative, as well as popular, operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . Linux is the fastest growing server operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. today. 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. recent information from International Data Corporation, "Through 2003, total Linux commercial shipments will grow faster than the total shipments of all other International Data Corporation (IDC) covered client or server operating environments. IDC estimates Linux commercial shipments will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR CAGR See: Compound Annual Growth Rate ) of 25% from 1999 through 2003, compared with a 10% CAGR for all other client operating environments combined and a 12% CAGR for all other server operating environments combined." With support for both Linux clients and servers, CorVu is now poised to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. this growth. "Many of our customers and key partners are asking for Linux solutions. And with a current customer base of over 2200, we foresaw the necessity to meet the Linux market demand for Enterprise Business Performance Management applications" said Justin MacIntosh, president of CorVu Corporation. "We will help grow the commercial Linux environment through the use of our Balanced Scorecard, and Business Intelligence solutions." "Applications like CorVu's Business Intelligence and Balanced Scorecard solutions will enable the Linux operating system to become commercially viable in the next few years," said Philip Russom, Director of the Business Intelligence Service at Hurwitz Group. "With this announcement, CorVu is taking a leadership role in the business intelligence market by extending its solutions to the Linux environment." CorVu Solutions CorVu solutions enable users to make more informed business decisions by providing a comprehensive view of a company's financial and business performance data and capturing the strategic and competitive value of enterprise information storehouses. CorBusiness(TM) is a complete Business Intelligence solution that includes end-user query/reporting, 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. analysis and executive dashboards. CorManage(TM) satisfies all mission critical Enterprise Business Performance Management needs by combining CorBusiness(TM) with the most comprehensive Balanced Scorecard offering on the market. About the Balanced Scorecard Drs. Robert Kaplan There are several notable individuals named Robert Kaplan, among them:
About CorVu Corporation CorVu is the leading global provider of Enterprise Business Performance Management, Balanced Scorecard Solutions and Business Intelligence solutions. Combining OLAP query and reporting, executive dashboard alerts, forecasting, and Balanced Scorecard applications, CorVu provides the most complete Enterprise Business Performance Management solution available today. CorVu has U.S. offices in Minneapolis, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , San Francisco, and Washington D.C.; Asia Pacific offices in Sydney, Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth; and European offices in London, Munich, Rotterdam, Sheffield and Stockholm. With more than 2200 customers, including companies such as Citibank, Datacard, Mincom, Prudential, Sara Lee, Unisys, Ford Motor Company and British Airways, CorVu's Enterprise Business Performance Management and Balanced Scorecard solutions are gaining broad market acceptance. Additional information about CorVu products and services can be found on CorVu's web site at http://www.corvu.com or call 800/610-0769. CorVu, CorBusiness and CorManage are registered trademarks of CorVu Corporation. |
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