IBM and ETI strengthen business intelligence solutions with development and marketing agreement.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 1997--IBM and Evolutionary Technologies International The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. (ETI (Embed The Internet) An earlier consortium that was devoted to putting Web servers into microcontrollers used in embedded systems. Using a Web server enables access to the device via any Web browser. See Web server and microcontroller. ) Tuesday announced a development and marketing agreement designed to help customers cut the cost of developing and maintaining data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse solutions and boost their return on investment. 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) will augment its business intelligence offerings, which help users glean glean v. gleaned, glean·ing, gleans v.intr. To gather grain left behind by reapers. v.tr. 1. To gather (grain) left behind by reapers. 2. valuable information from stored data by reselling ETI's flagship, ETI-EXTRACT (a) Tool Suite, a set of powerful software productivity tools for automating enterprise-wide data integration. This agreement marks another step IBM is taking to help exploit the potential of network computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. by allowing users to easily manage their information assets and leverage them to make better business decisions. IBM and ETI are also teaming up to enhance ETI-EXTRACT's support of IBM's DB2 (b) database family, including DB2 for MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) Introduced in 1974, the primary operating system used with IBM mainframes (the others are VM and DOS/VSE). MVS is a batch processing-oriented operating system that manages large amounts of memory and disk space. (b), DB2 Parallel Edition (b), DB2 for AS/400 (b) and the new DB2 Universal Database. As a feature-rich, scalable, open and Web-enabled database, DB2 is a leading choice for data warehousing solutions. A recent Data Warehousing Institute Survey of more than 6,200 enterprise customers revealed that more than 56 percent were either using, or planning to use, DB2 for their data warehousing needs. "IBM's business intelligence solutions are based on best-of-breed technology integration," said Janet Perna, general manager of data management, IBM Software Solutions Division. "Our customers must have confidence in the integrity of the data stored in their data warehouses. The combination of IBM's DB2 products with ETI-EXTRACT will provide our customers with a complete set of data warehousing tools that can meet that need and that can work together efficiently and effectively." "Like IBM, ETI is committed to technology excellence and providing customer value," said Dr. Katherine Hammer, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , ETI. "The IBM/ETI relationship clearly demonstrates a strong commitment to product integration, which delivers real value to the customer. "This agreement not only expands and strengthens ETI's relationship with IBM, but it also greatly benefits end-users who rely on IBM and ETI for long-term, infrastructure-oriented solutions that meet their diverse and demanding data integration needs." IBM's development integration of ETI-EXTRACT will focus on four areas: enhancing support for the DB2 family as the data warehouse store; metadata, the information used to manage and understand the content of the data warehouse; change data replication, needed to maintain very large databases in the warehouse; and warehouse management, for automated and reliable operations. Fits Hallmark's "Strategic Direction" "At Hallmark, DB2 is our direction for DBMS (DataBase Management System) Software that controls the organization, storage, retrieval, security and integrity of data in a database. It accepts requests from the application and instructs the operating system to transfer the appropriate data. technology in the mainframe environment. The ETI-EXTRACT toolset is Hallmark's development tool of choice for creating bi-directional batch interfaces between DB2, legacy mainframe systems, midrange-based DBMS business applications and midrange-based data warehousing initiatives," stated Art Winter, information technology manager, I/T I/T Inner Tank Technical Services for Hallmark Cards Hallmark Cards, a privately owned American company based in Kansas City, Missouri, is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States. Approximately 50% of greeting cards sent in the United States every year are manufactured by Hallmark. Inc. "From our standpoint, the announcement is a formal recognition of what was already a good fit; ETI-EXTRACT's ability to bridge heterogeneous data and a critical technology in the equation, IBM's DB2. The joint venture fits very neatly into Hallmark's strategic direction for IT infrastructure related to data replication." "Building an enterprise-wide data warehouse in a heterogeneous environment Using hardware and system software from different vendors. Organizations often use computers, operating systems and databases from a variety of vendors. Contrast with homogeneous environment. can be a daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin task," said Robert Craig United States Army Second Lieutenant Robert Craig was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic service as an infantry officer during the Allied invasion of Sicily in World War II. , director, Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Service, Hurwitz Group Inc. "Warehouse builders must integrate tools from diverse vendors to manage the intricate data warehouse life cycle. This announcement is a welcome example of two companies partnering to deliver integrated solutions in a fragmented marketplace." Hurwitz Group is a management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects and software research firm that provides strategic and tactical counsel to both corporate users and software vendors on software technologies. ETI-EXTRACT ETI-EXTRACT offers a simple point-and-click interface that allows users to select, manipulate and move data around an enterprise. Based on users' specifications, ETI-EXTRACT automatically generates and executes all of the programs necessary to complete the tasks. ETI-EXTRACT can be tailored and extended to almost any heterogeneous data environment. In addition, ETI-EXTRACT captures extensive metadata and provides unique, flexible metadata management capabilities, which are critical for effective data warehousing. These features can help customers reduce the cost of development and maintenance. IBM plans to resell the ETI-EXTRACT Tool Suite to complement its integrated portfolio of enterprise data management offerings, including Visual Warehouse (b), DataGuide (b) and Data Propagator A SQL-based database administration tool for DB2 and other database environments from IBM. It is used to keep relational databases in sync throughout the enterprise. Editions are available for the zSeries and iSeries. (b). As a single, scalable solution, the IBM/ETI combination can improve user productivity and ensure timely implementation. Customers will be able to leverage ETI-EXTRACT's data integration strengths across data warehousing application implementation (e.g., SAP, PeopleSoft or Baan) and data conversion efforts. The completely extensible technology will help customers protect their investments as they grow their businesses. About IBM IBM's business intelligence software allows customers to leverage their entire data asset with complete, scalable, open solutions that are easily accessible via the Internet and intranets. With powerful analytical tools, customers can access valuable information and use it to make up-to-the-minute business decisions, resulting in expanded opportunities, improved operational efficiency and enhanced customer relationships. Key products include the DB2 family of award-winning database products; Visual Warehouse, IBM's fast-start datamart builder; the IBM Intelligent Miner (b), a knowledge discovery toolkit for analyzing, extracting and validating data; and the IBM Intelligent Decision Server (b), a LAN-based information analysis server for deploying decision support applications throughout an enterprise. IBM offers complete information about the company, its products, services and technology to Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f throughout the World Wide Web. The IBM home page is located at http://www.ibm.com . The fastest, easiest way to get information on IBM software is to go to the IBM software home page at http://www.software.ibm.com . About ETI Evolutionary Technologies International is a leading provider of software solutions for moving data between incompatible systems in heterogeneous computing environments. ETI's powerful, comprehensive tools reduce IS costs by automating the process of data collection, transformation and migration to new database storage systems or architectures such as distributed client/server. ETI's products are used by leading Fortune 500 companies from major industries worldwide, as well as by public utilities and government agencies. Launched in January 1991, ETI was the first company to spin off from the MCC (The Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation, Austin, TX) The first high-tech research and development consortium in the U.S., created in 1982 by leading companies within the electronics industry. research consortium. ETI, with headquarters in Austin, has offices in 12 U.S. cities and several wholly owned subsidiaries Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. in Europe and Canada. For more information about ETI, visit the ETI Website at http://www.evtech.com . (a) ETI, ETI-EXTRACT, Evolutionary Technologies International and the ETI logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Evolutionary Technologies International Inc. All other product and company names mentioned are included for identification only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies or institutions. (b) Indicates trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp. CONTACT: Evolutionary Technologies International, Austin Pam O'Neal, 512/327-6994 poneal@evtech.com or IBM, Somers, N.Y. Rick Bause, 914/766-1750 rickb@vnet.ibm.com |
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