FAME and Informix to Deliver Industry-Leading, Time-Series Data Management Analysis Solution; New FAME DataBlade Module, Coupled with INFORMIX-Universal Server, Addresses Needs of Financial Services, Retail and Manufacturing Industries.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 1996--FAME Information Services See Information Systems. , the leader in historical data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , and Informix Software, 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 :IFMX IFMX Informix Corporation ), the leading provider of object-relational database A database that provides both relational and object database capabilities. See universal server. technology, today announced a partnership that combines industry leading time-series database management and analytical expertise to deliver a safe, reliable, and fast solution for managing and interpreting time-series data. The FAME TimeIQ Suite comprises the new FAME DataBlade module, FAME's application development environment, and INFORMIX-Universal Server. Under a comprehensive partnership, FAME and Informix will co-market the FAME TimeIQ Suite to organizations requiring sophisticated analyses of time-series data in the 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. , retail, and manufacturing markets. 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. FAME customer, Michelle Kildunne, director of fixed income technology at CS First Boston, "The FAME TimeIQ Suite is a clear win for financial services customers. It is yet another example of Informix's unique ability to marry its strengths with the strengths of its partners. We are already using Informix's Web and PLS See playlist. Text DataBlade modules with great success. The FAME DataBlade module will make it possible to take advantage of Informix's industry-leading scalability and extensibility, while enhancing FAME's powerful time-series analysis Time-series analysis Assessment of relationships between two or among more variables over periods of time. tools." The FAME TimeIQ Suite offers an industry-standard SQL-based solution for handling time-series data. User-defined complex formulas for analyzing time-series data can now be developed quickly and integrated easily with other data in a single, standard, object-relational database. John Bottega, vice president of information management at Lehman Brothers, an Informix and FAME customer, further explained, "At the core of our business is the understanding of relationships and properties of financial products over time and on a global basis. Particularly important to Lehman is the ability to address our global data management and our time-series analysis requirements in a single SQL-based product." "The FAME TimeIQ Suite offers a reliable and open solution for handling complex time-series data," stated Steven Silberstein, chief executive officer at FAME. "It will enable FAME to combine its time-series objects, the key technology in FAME's historical data warehouse solution, with Informix's object-relational database. As the leader in time-series based data warehouse solutions, we view Informix technology as the way to make sophisticated tools widely available to financial services, as well as retail and manufacturing markets." With the FAME TimeIQ Suite, financial services decision makers can conduct data mining, back-testing and scenario analysis Scenario analysis The use of horizon analysis to project total returns under different reinvestment rates and future market yields. , as well as portfolio benchmarking and index creation. Retail marketers can gain enhanced understanding of customer behavior over time rather than discrete snapshots. Manufacturers can readily analyze failure rates of devices on the shop floor for predictive or preventative maintenance and measurement of performance within tolerance levels. DataBlade Technology A DataBlade module is a software component that extends the relational database to manage new kinds of data. DataBlade modules add domain-specific expertise and key functionality required for native support of specific data types. DataBlade modules plug in directly to the database, making the newly defined types and functions first-class citizens in the database. Informix customers may use a single DataBlade module or a number of DataBlade modules simultaneously to create a unique, integrated information management solution customized for their business needs. Customers can choose from a growing portfolio of packaged DataBlade modules from Informix or third parties, or define and create their own. About FAME FAME Information Services, Inc. headquartered in 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 , is the industry standard and market leader for historical data warehousing solutions. The FAME Database Server and FAME Fourth Generation Language (language) fourth generation language - (4GL, or "report generator language") An "application specific" language, one with built-in knowledge of an application domain, in the way that SQL has built-in knowledge of the relational database domain. are designed for the manipulation and analysis of time-based data. FAME Data Services offers comprehensive global coverage of pricing, fundamental, and macroeconomic mac·ro·ec·o·nom·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of the overall aspects and workings of a national economy, such as income, output, and the interrelationship among diverse economic sectors. information. FAME's clients are worldwide and include banks, broker/dealers, money managers, central banks and government statistical offices. FAME Information Services, Inc. has sales offices located in New York, London, Boston and Hong Kong with 120 employees worldwide. More information on FAME is available via FAME's home page at http://www.fame.com. About Informix Informix Software, based in Menlo Park, Calif., provides innovative database technology that enables the world's leading corporations to manage and grow their business. Informix is widely recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing environments ranging from workgroups to very large OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing and data warehouse applications. Informix's database servers, application development tools, superior customer service, and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the forefront of many leading-edge information technology solution areas. More information about Informix is available via the World Wide Web at www.informix.com, www.illustra.com, and www.newsdesk.com. -0- Note to Editor: The following are worldwide trademarks of Informix software, Inc. or its affiliates, registered in the United States of America UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, , as indicated by (R) and (TM) and numerous other countries worldwide: INFORMIX and DataBlade. FAME is a registered trademark and TimeIQ is a trademark of FAME Information Services, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Informix news releases are available at no charge through Business Wire's NewsOnDemand fax service. 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