Plaut Implements Data Warehouse Solution in Partnership With The World Bank.

Business/Technology Editors

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2000

Provides the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 

With Consistent View of Data and Expanded Reporting Capabilities

Plaut Consulting Inc. today announced that it has helped develop a data warehouse solution for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), one of the five associated institutions that form The World Bank Group, an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to reducing poverty and improving living standards for people in the developing world. In partnership with The World Bank Team, Plaut Consulting implemented the SAP(TM) Business Information Warehouse(TM) (SAP BW(TM)) software to provide the IBRD with a robust data warehouse and enhanced reporting capabilities. The solution will initially support 400 users.

Working together with The World Bank Team, Plaut Consulting completed Phase I of the project in only six months. This permitted the IBRD to use SAP BW along with its existing legacy system to support management reporting. By completing Phase II just three months later, Plaut Consulting and The World Bank Team enabled the Institution to utilize SAP BW simultaneously with SAP R/3(R). This solution made it possible for the IBRD to load its data warehouse not only with legacy data, but also with essential information from R/3, giving the organization a consistent view of all of its data and expanded reporting capabilities.

"Plaut consultants' expertise and extensive knowledge of SAP BW was critical for the timing of our project and helped to ensure a successful rollout," said Luisita Guanlao, manager, for The World Bank. "As one of the early adopters of BW, we were fortunate to have as part of the data warehouse team Plaut consultants who mentored the Bank team members on BW. They provided our staff with consulting support, knowledge transfer, and exceptional training, making the transition to SAP BW manageable for us. We plan to have our worldwide users up and running on SAP BW by the end of next year."

"The coordination with the IBRD's R/3 implementation made this a complex and exciting project on which to work," stated Peter Zagel, vice president, consulting services, for Plaut Consulting. "With the SAP BW solution developed by Plaut in partnership with The World Bank Team, the IBRD now has a data warehouse from which its staff can gain easy access to critical information and can perform flexible, dynamic querying against historic bank data."

About Plaut Consulting Inc.

Plaut Consulting Inc. is the U.S. branch of the 53-year-old Plaut AG, an international management and technology consulting firm based in Austria that helps companies combine intelligent business management with information technology. Plaut delivers business solutions to forward-thinking companies in a wide range of industries and specializes in designing, implementing, and hosting SAP software solutions. Plaut enjoys strong working ties with SAP based on a relationship of almost two decades. Headquartered just outside Boston in Waltham, Mass., Plaut Consulting also maintains offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and San Francisco. More information about Plaut Consulting is available at http://www.plaut.com.

SAP, SAP Business Information Warehouse Software, SAP BW, and R/3 are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners, and Plaut disavows any interest in them.