Coveted World Class Solution Award for product innovation captured by English Wizard.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1997--Data Warehouse World-- Natural Language Enterprise Data Access Capability Lauded for its Ability to Bring Decision Support to All Business Users Data Management Review Magazine today awarded English Wizard A natural language query program from EasyAsk, a division of Progress Software, Bedford, MA (www.easyask.com), that can access any SQL-based database. It was authored by Dr. Larry Harris, founder of EasyAsk, and a long-time expert in database systems and computerized natural language. from Linguistic Technology a coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. World Class Solution Award for Product Innovation. "As a leading provider of data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse issues and solutions, DM Review has a commitment to provide its readers with news of truly innovative products within the industry. Such products have led the way by providing exceptional data warehousing solutions to very specific client needs." Selection criteria included: -- innovative data warehousing solution -- enterprise-wide scalability -- cost-effective deployment -- corporate-wide productivity increase "We are excited to introduce the 1996 World Class Solution Awards for Product Innovation," said Ron Powell, publisher. "This year's awards are being presented to CrossZ Software of 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 and Linguistic Technology of Littleton, Massachusetts Littleton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,184 at the 2000 census. For geographic and demographic information on the neighborhood of Littleton Common, please see the article Littleton Common, Massachusetts. for their English Wizard product." English Wizard is the first query tool that eliminates the gap between the way business users think and the way software works, providing a simple solution for all levels of users in an organization. "The wizards at Linguistic created a desktop software product which translates ordinary English The phrase ordinary English, like ordinary language, is often used in philosophy and logic to distinguish between ordinary, unsurprising uses of terms and their more specialized uses in theorizing, or jargon. queries into SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. , then passes control back to a report writer or other desktop application. English Wizard shields end users from SQL syntax and from SQL semantics as well as database structure. "Summed up," DM Review went on to say, "English Wizard allows users to access their relational databases relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. using plain-English. Customers using English Wizard report that it has a profound effect on end-user effectiveness and efficiency. They note that end users who have never worked with a database before can actually pose queries otherwise requiring expert mastery of the SQL and a DBA's familiarity with data structures. Customers enter ordinary English questions, and English Wizard creates the complex SQL to express the ordinary English business question. The product will work through ambiguous questions and has the ability to remember new definitions for further reference and drill down querying." "Linguistic Technology is honored and delighted to be selected for this prestigious award. During product evaluations and sales cycles, our customers and prospects have searched for a single query product that can be used by any user, either as a standalone application, as an add-in to their favorite desktop database, spreadsheet or report writer, or as an embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. component within their applications. Data Warehousing and Data Mart A subset of a data warehouse for a single department or function. A data mart may have tens of gigabytes of data rather than hundreds of gigabytes for the entire enterprise. See data warehouse. applications are proliferating the world's leading companies and their rapid deployment can provide significant competitive advantage, assuming the data is easily accessible to a broad range of end users. This is where our innovation comes in. Now all users can enjoy instant querying productivity, while organizations can eliminate the frustration of not being able to get their questions answered, and can realize their Data Mart investments. In addition, expensive training and support are eliminated in the adoption of natural language querying A query expressed by typing English, French or any other spoken language in a normal manner. For example, "how many sales reps sold more than a million dollars in any eastern state in January?" In order to allow for spoken queries, both a voice recognition system and natural language ," said Dr. Larry Harris
Larry Harris is currently the General Manager of the Milwaukee Bucks. He is the son of former National Basketball Association (NBA) coach, and current Dallas Mavericks Assistant Coach Del , founder and chairman of Linguistic Technology. "Recently, Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
Backgrounders Data Management Review, published monthly by Powell Publishing, is the leading publication addressing the needs of corporations and their users who are adopting world class solutions in pursuit of competitive advantage. Data Management Review delivers Data Warehouse issues and solutions to the Executive and IT Management. Its editorial provides a wealth of knowledge through top industry experts, third party product reviews, the analyst column and the executive interviews. To further help manage data users are encouraged to visit dmreview.com, and the award winning data warehousing site, data-warehousing.com . The World Class Solution Awards for Product Innovation are an annual publisher's choice award. Linguistic Technology's English Wizard software product suite employs unique technology to produce an immediate response to business questions expressed in conversational English by translating a plain-English request into SQL, a task formerly reserved for technical experts. Users can exploit the full information value of a data warehouse or database by getting answers to everyday questions ranging from simple browsing to complex data analysis. Support is provided for any SQL database located on the desktop, LAN server (1) A network operating system from IBM that runs as a server application under OS/2 and supports DOS, Windows and OS/2 clients. Originally based on LAN Manager when OS/2 was jointly developed by IBM and Microsoft, starting with LAN Server 3. , mainframe, or the Internet. Founded by Dr. Larry Harris, Linguistic Technology is the natural language market leader, making man/machine communication easier and more productive. While it has been historically difficult, or nearly impossible, to retrieve desired, correct and critical data from databases that were growing exponentially, English Wizard has empowered users while shielding them from database intricacies. The company is based in Littleton, Massachusetts. -0- Note To Editors: Dr. Larry Harris, chairman of Linguistic Technology has authored several white papers, one entitled "Effective Use of Relational Databases on the Internet." And a treatise on How to Maximize Your Data Warehousing Efforts. These white papers describe, among other issues, how two important problems, finding the right database and then browsing it, can actually be solved through the use of Linguistic Technology's Exposi, English Wizard Web/Server and English Wizard products. Please call 800-425-8200 to receive the white papers and for additional information. International, call 610-325-7500. Try English Wizard live at www.englishwizard.com and receive a free CD. English Wizard, English Wizard Web/Server and Exposi are trademarks of Linguistic Technology Corporation 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. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTACT: Linguistic Technology Rob Hershfield 508.486.8860 x19 rhershfield@englishwizard.com or Fifth Business, Inc. John Donnelly John W. Donnelly was born September 23 1906 in Iowa. He is a National Senior Games Champion and a gold medal winner in Florida Senior Games State Championships in table tennis. He began playing the game in high school. 508.620.4712 jdjr@ma.ultranet.com |
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