Extending data warehousing and decision support to broader enterprise applications; SAS Institute introduces interface to IBM MQSeries messaging software.CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1998--SAS Institute today introduced a beta interface, the SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. (R) MQI MQI Message Queue Interface MQI MQseries Integrator MQI Quincy, Massachusetts MQI Manufacturing Quality Instruction , to IBM's MQSeries messaging software. The SAS MQI is a data step and SAS macro language (1) A special-purpose command language used to automate sequences within an application such as a spreadsheet or word processor. Macro languages often include programming controls (IF THEN, GOTO, WHILE, etc.), but rarely have the capabilities of a full-blown programming language. interface that ships today on SAS(R) software 6.12 platform maintenance schedule. IBM's MQSeries is a message queuing middleware package that guarantees asynchronous communications -- SAS Institute SAS Institute Inc., headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has been a major producer of software since it was founded in 1976 by Anthony Barr, James Goodnight, John Sall and Jane Helwig. data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse and decision support solutions will be available to organizations to leverage across an extended range of enterprise-class applications. The SAS MQI works with SAS software to handle data warehouse administration, running the appropriate programs to refresh the warehouse with new data. 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 industry analyst reports, during 1997 more enterprises leveraged the benefits of message-queuing middleware (MQM MQM Muttahida Quami Movement (Pakistan) MQM Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Karachi/Hyderabad, Pakistan) MQM Message Queuing Middleware MQM Medallion Qualification Miles (Delta Skymiles) ) than ever before. Analysts anticipate that the market for MQM in 1997 will surpass $120 million, and that the market will grow by 40 percent or more per year. MQSeries has earned its leadership position by offering a reliable product with extensive platform support, and by attracting a wide variety of third-party add-on products (including the SAS MQI) to supplement the basic MQSeries functionality. "We are pleased to work with SAS Institute on this excellent example of MQ Series bringing real customer business benefit," said Colin Osborne, 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) MQSeries business manager, "by enabling applications to securely & reliably share vital business information with a range of back office systems, running on multiple platforms." "With the addition of this interface, SAS Institute's data warehousing and decision support solutions will be available to organizations to leverage across an extended range of enterprise-class applications," said Darrell Barton, SAS Institute MQ Interface program manager. The SAS MQI provides access to the messaging product through an implementation of the standard MQSeries call interface. Messaging middleware, exhibiting application independence, asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. delivery, and broad platform coverage, is a strategic technology for bridging application, temporal, and enterprise boundaries." Now in its 22nd year, SAS Institute is one of the top ten largest independent software vendors in the world, and is the largest privately held software company. The leading provider of data warehousing and decision-support software, the Institute has won DM Review's 1997 Data Acquisition/Delivery award for Data Warehousing. Other awards include the reader-selected 1996 and 1997 Datamation magazine Data Warehousing Product of the Year award, the 1997 Database Programming & Design Database Dozen award, and Software Magazine's Editor's Choice award for decision-support. SAS Institute provides an integrated suite of information-delivery tools that allow companies to transform the wide variety of data within their organization into information that business users need to make decisions. To make data useful, SAS software collects data from almost every platform and data format; cleans and transforms data into information that users will understand; and stores that information in an open and efficient data warehouse structure. To explore that information, SAS software includes 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. , query and reporting, EIS (1) (Executive Information System) An information system that consolidates and summarizes ongoing transactions within the organization. It provides top management with all the information it requires at all times from internal and external sources. , data mining, analysis, data visualization, and application-development interfaces. SAS software is client/server and Web enabled. SAS Institute also delivers business solutions that are complete packages for financial consolidation and reporting, clinical trials analysis, oil and gas analysis and IT service management. Currently, SAS software and business solutions are being used at more than 31,000 business, government, and university sites in more than 120 countries. Please visit SAS Institutes Web site: www.sas.com SAS is a registered trademark of SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA. All other tradenames referenced are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: SAS Institute Inc. Wally Maczka or Pamela Meek, 919/677-8000 http://www.sas.com |
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