PeopleSoft and Information Advantage Sign Development and VAR Agreement.PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 1999-- PeopleSoft to Integrate MyEureka! Analysis Engine Into PeopleSoft's Enterprise Performance Management PeopleSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq:PSFT PSFT PeopleSoft (stock symbol) PSFT Progressive Saturation Fourier Transform PSFT Prosoft-Technology, Inc ) and Information Advantage, Inc. (Nasdaq:IACO IACO International Association of Correctional Officers IACO International Aid and Cooperation Organization IACO Integration, Assembly and Checkout IACO Integration and Checkout Operations IACO International Aviation Consulting ) announced a multi-year development and VAR agreement that makes MyEureka! the exclusive ROLAP See OLAP. engine extending analysis choices to PeopleSoft's Enterprise Performance Management (EPM EPM equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. ) suite of analytic applications Analytic Applications are a type of business application software, used to measure and improve the performance of business operations. More specifically, Analytic Applications are a type of Business Intelligence solution. . PeopleSoft will integrate Information Advantage's MyEureka! ROLAP Engine into PeopleSoft's EPM suite, which includes data warehousing, multidimensional analysis, strategic cost management, key performance measures and industry specific analytics. PeopleSoft EPM enables users to make better strategic business decisions, by bringing together operational and financial information from enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. systems and external sources stored in the PeopleSoft Enterprise Warehouse, into strategic management decision support. PeopleSoft chose to partner with Information Advantage because it provides a single platform to speed application delivery, a scalable architecture and a commitment to broad platform support including UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and Windows NT. Integrated product will be available in the fourth quarter of 1999. "Information Advantage's ROLAP technology enables users to expedite queries and analysis of information stored in the PeopleSoft Enterprise Warehouse, empowering them to make better, faster strategic business decisions," said Mark Nittler, vice president of applications, PeopleSoft. "Partnering with a company of PeopleSoft's stature is both an honor and validation of our accomplishments and future vision," said Larry Ford, Information Advantage 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. . "PeopleSoft is a leader in Enterprise Performance Management, and we're focused on delivering strong ROLAP technology that extends their commitment to deliver a comprehensive solution." About Information Advantage Information Advantage, Inc. is a leading provider of Business Intelligence solutions that are designed to accelerate and improve the decision-making of all knowledge workers. MyEureka! is the first Web portal for Business Intelligence to apply the same visualization, navigation, agent, delivery and search principles popularized by consumer Internet portals, such as Yahoo! and AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , to secure corporate Business Intelligence information. The company has a comprehensive Business Intelligence suite of products in the marketplace, providing an integrated solution for six key technologies, including Web portals, an active content server, query, reporting, distributed 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. and relational OLAP. For more information, contact Information Advantage at 612/833-3700. About PeopleSoft PeopleSoft (Nasdaq:PSFT) is a global supplier of enterprise application software for business, education and government. PeopleSoft solutions for manufacturing, supply chain, financial, project and human resource management are used by more than 2,900 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Pleasanton, PeopleSoft employs over 6,700 people and had 1998 revenues of $1.3 billion. PeopleSoft is on the World Wide Web at www.peoplesoft.com. Note to Editors: PeopleSoft, the PeopleSoft logo, PeopleTools, PS/nVision, PeopleCode, PeopleBooks and Red Pepper are registered trademarks, PeopleTalk, and "We work in your world." are trademarks of PeopleSoft, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. DecisionSuite, DecisionSuite Server, DecisionSuite Eureka!, MyEureka!, Eureka!Server, Eureka!Workbench and WebOLAP are trademarks or registered trademarks of Information Advantage, Inc. Other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such. |
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