INFORMIX GETS JAPANESE BRAIN IMAGING DATABASE CONTRACTInformix Corporation (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 ), Menlo Park Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif., the leading provider of innovative database technology, has announced that Japan's Tohoku Aoba Brain Imaging Research Center has selected Informix(R) Dynamic Server(TM) with Universal Data Option(TM). The Informix system will be the heart of an extensive image database that will enable researchers to develop a better understanding of the inner workings of a most mysterious and complex organ -- the human brain. Located in northeastern Japan, the Aoba Brain Imaging Research Center was established by Japan's Telecommunications Advancement Organization (TAO), an official agency authorized by the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. As part of the project, the organization plans to use the database to store more than 1,000 high resolution images of the brains of healthy patients from the age of 20 to 70. These cerebral images were obtained from CT scans, MRIs, and radiation measurement methods. The database will enable the analysis of brain function and form by age, sex, and illness. In addition, TAO ultimately aims to produce a model of a "normal" Japanese brain, based on cerebral images gathered from around the country, and to use this model for medical diagnosis and early detection of Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. . "This medical database will be the first of its kind in Japan and has only been made possible with the latest advances in image database technology," said Dr. Yoshiyuki Kawazoe, a professor at Tohoku University's Institute for Material Research, and sub-leader of the team responsible for design and implementation of the database. He continued, "The Informix database will place a wealth of cerebral data and modern analysis tools at the fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. of some of the world's leading researchers. We expect this will result in significant progress in the understanding and treatment of various cerebral disorders." Dr. Kawazoe is chairman of the Materials Database A materials database is a database used to store experimental, standards or design data for materials in such a way that they can be retrieved efficiently by humans or computer programs. Creation Group in Japan, and is well known as an expert in database management systems. "We are excited that both Tohoku University This article is Tohoku University in Japan. The same name university in China, 東北大学, is Northeastern University (Shenyang, China). Tohoku University ( in Japan and Cornell University Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000 and a tract of land. With the help of state senator Andrew D. in the U.S. are using our Dynamic Server with Universal Data Option to study cerebral functions," stated Informix Japan president Shoichi Hori. "Because Informix's database can support numerous data type, including images, it is an ideal kernel for many of today's advanced research and treatment applications. We believe demand for our cutting-edge technology in the healthcare industry will continue to grow." The Aoba Brain Imaging Research Center is also working to network six medical institutions in Japan and establish a virtual cerebral research center that would enable these institutions to hold teleconferences and share information. About Telecommunications Advancement Organization (TAO) of Japan The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications provided financial support to TAO out of its revised fiscal 1996 budget. TAO established the Aoba Brain Imaging Research Center as part of Tohoku University's Institute of Development Aging and Cancer, and as a center for basic and applied research in the fields of telecommunications and information. The Aoba Brain Imaging Research Center is the second institute established by the organization. The first TAO-funded facility, Sendai Research Center, seeks to increase the speed and efficiency of optical telecommunications. About Informix Informix Corporation, the world's database technology leader, based in Menlo Park, California Menlo Park is a city in San Mateo County, California in the United States of America. It is located at latitude 37°29' North, longitude 122°9' East. Menlo Park had 30,785 inhabitants as of the 2000 U.S. Census. , provides innovative database products that assist the world's major corporations to attain competitive advantage. Informix is widely recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing environments ranging from small workgroups to very large parallel processing applications. Informix's database servers, application development tools, superior customer service, and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the forefront of major information technology solution areas including data warehousing, online transaction processing See transaction processing and OLCP. (OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing ), and web/content management. For more information, call 650/926-1046. |
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