IBM Expands Information Management Software Portfolio and Increases Technology R&D Investment; New Products and Technology Innovations Enhance Information Integration Customer Value.WESTBORO, Mass. -- 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) today announced new software and investments in research and development to help customers and developers leverage information on demand by effectively integrating, analyzing and managing their business data, no matter where it is stored. The offerings include new technologies and assets immediately incorporated into IBM's portfolio following completion of the acquisition of Ascential Software, a leading provider of enterprise data integration software. The software technologies and investments unveiled today include: --Expanded IBM information integration product roadmap that features the next generation WebSphere Data Integration Suite (code-named "Hawk hawk, name generally applied to the smaller members of the Accipitridae, a heterogeneous family of diurnal birds of prey, such as the eagle, the kite, the Old World vulture, and the secretary bird. " by Ascential). IBM plans to deliver the "Hawk" software platform to customers this year, as part of the company's next generation WebSphere Information Integration solutions portfolio. --Expansion of worldwide information integration research and development resources to accelerate the delivery of next-generation information integration software. --Introduction of a new Federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. Records Management software solution designed to reduce complexity and usher in Verb 1. usher in - be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" inaugurate, introduce commence, lead off, start, begin - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. a new age of automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. electronic records management across the enterprise. With these advancements, IBM is expanding its fast-growing information integration business, which is central to the company's information on-demand efforts. "Customers want immediate access to the business information they need, in the form they want, and whenever they need it. We call this information on demand," said Janet Janet: see Clouet, Jean. JANET - Joint Academic NETwork Perna, general manager, IBM Information Management. "We're adding advanced technologies from acquisitions such as Ascential Software and new technologies from our research labs for information integration and content management to deliver to our customers a flexible and integrated infrastructure that delivers accurate, consistent and timely information." End-to-End Information Integration IBM's commitment to delivering the next-generation WebSphere Data Integration Suite provides a crucial foundation for IBM's unified information integration platform moving forward. The new release of the platform (code named "Hawk") is focused on massive simplification of data integration. It provides a unified platform for information analysis (understanding source data), data cleansing See address cleansing and data hygiene. (ensuring data quality), data transformation, and metadata (1) (meta-data) Data that describes other data. The term may refer to detailed compilations such as data dictionaries and repositories that provide a substantial amount of information about each data element. management. It also introduces breakthrough productivity benefits for individuals and teams who manage, administer, and develop in the environment. Customers worldwide currently use this software to build enterprise data warehouses, power business intelligence systems, consolidate enterprise applications, create and manage master repositories While acknowledging services such as [ROAR: [1]] and [OpenDOAR: [2]] it is perhaps necessary to provide a list of individual repositories described in more detail within wikipedia here. of critical business information, and enable on demand data access. An open customer beta test A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the program of the WebSphere Data Integration Suite will be launched in the second quarter of 2005. Bolstering Research and Development As part of its increased research and development investment, IBM will expand former Ascential research and development centers located in Westboro, Mass., Boca Raton Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla., Secunderaband, India and Middlesex, England, with additional resources, including developers and software engineers, to meet the complete information integration needs of customers. The expanded centers will be used to help customers more rapidly test, assess and integrate IBM's information integration software, including the WebSphere Data Integration Suite. Development work at the expanded centers also will support the creation of software technologies that enable IBM's continued leadership in key on demand initiatives such as business performance management, multi-channel commerce, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. , merger and acquisition consolidation and master data management. Enterprise-wide Records Management Solution IBM's new Federated Records Management solution combines IBM DB2 Records Manager and IBM WebSphere Information Integrator (1) In electronics, a device that combines an input with a variable, such as time, and provides an analog output; for example, a watt-hour meter. (2) See systems integrator. Content Edition to seamlessly and centrally manage recordkeeping policies for all distributed content throughout an organization, no matter where records are stored and managed. With Federated Records Management, records can be automatically declared, classified and managed throughout their lifecycle from virtually any end-user application or interface. This helps clients reduce the complexity and speed the time to effectively control multiple isolated repositories of unstructured data Data that does not reside in fixed locations. Free-form text in a word processing document is a typical example. Contrast with structured data. See free-form database. while helping address global compliance issues, and reducing costs associated with recordkeeping, and maintaining greater control over the information handling procedures. This solution works to seamlessly apply records management to content stored across FileNet, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. Documentum, OpenText, IBM DB2 Content Manager, and an array of other content management systems. More information about IBM's Information Management software and solutions is available at: www.ibm.com/software/data. About IBM IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate in·no·vate v. in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing, in·no·vates v.tr. To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time. v.intr. To begin or introduce something new. . Drawing on resources from across IBM and key Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. For more information about IBM, visit www.ibm.com IBM, IBM DB2, IBM WebSphere and the IBM e-business logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. For a list of additional IBM trademarks, please see www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml All other company/product names and service marks may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Statements concerning IBM's pricing, future development plans and schedules are made for planning purposes only, and are subject to change or withdrawal without notice. 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