SPSS and Arbor Software team to create an integrated statistical analysis, OLAP and data mining solution.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1996-- Integrated solution combines analytical power of SPSS A statistical package from SPSS, Inc., Chicago (www.spss.com) that runs on PCs, most mainframes and minis and is used extensively in marketing research. It provides over 50 statistical processes, including regression analysis, correlation and analysis of variance. (R) and Essbase(R) Leading analytical software Analytical software is software that is designed specifically for and development of a particular environment or object. makers SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS), and Arbor(R) Software (Nasdaq: ARSW ARSW Annual Report of the Secretary of War ), today announced a joint development partnership to create a seamless data interface between both companies' flagship products. SPSS is the leading statistical analysis software product for the desktop and is used for "best of breed" data mining solutions. Arbor Software See Hyperion. is a leading provider of client/server software for business planning, analysis and management reporting. Integration of the 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. (on-line analytical processing (database) On-Line Analytical Processing - (OLAP) A category of database software which provides an interface such that users can transform or limit raw data according to user-defined or pre-defined functions, and quickly and interactively examine the results in various dimensions ) functionality of Arbor's Essbase multidimensional database See OLAP. server and SPSS' statistical analysis software will enable users to combine the benefits of powerful OLAP tools and data mining tools and statistical analysis to discover meaningful new correlations, patterns and trends in their data. SPSS can be used to understand why a particular relationship exists and to make predictions using that information. Companies can leverage Essbase's robust OLAP functionality in tandem with SPSS' statistical software for applications such as sales forecasts, profitability analysis, budgeting, planning, and market segmentation Market Segmentation A marketing term referring to the aggregating of prospective buyers into groups (segments) that have common needs and will respond similarly to a marketing action. based on sales history and causal data stored in the data warehouse. "SPSS has long been a valuable tool used to uncover relationships in information stored in databases," said Jack Noonan, SPSS 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. . "Now with the advent of data warehousing, statistical software has become a critical component for data mining. Data mining requires statistical analysis to fulfill its promise of discovering new, valuable information, and therefore, a substantial return on investment, from the data warehouse. The core analytical power of SPSS complements the multidimensional capabilities of Arbor's Essbase. SPSS makes it easy to turn enterprise data into useful decision-making information." "By partnering with SPSS, we enhance the powerful analytical and modeling capabilities of Essbase with a rich library of advanced statistical functions," said Jim Dorrian, president and CEO of Arbor Software. "It gives our joint customers even stronger capabilities to address applications like product line performance, yield analysis and sales forecasting." About SPSS SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS) is a multinational software products company that delivers statistical product and service solutions. Its flagship product is the leading analytical software for "best of breed" data mining solutions to uncover hidden relationships in information stored in databases. SPSS products and services are used worldwide in corporate, academic and government settings for research and data analysis. The company offers three product lines: SPSS, the leading desktop statistical product for business intelligence including marketing and sales analysis, financial reporting and survey research; SYSTAT and Jandel, for scientific research; and QI Analyst, for quality improvement in manufacturing, healthcare and service industries. SPSS also publishes several other analytical products. Headquartered in Chicago, SPSS has 26 offices and more than 60 distributors serving other countries around the world. Additional information is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.spss.com. About Arbor Software Arbor Software Corporation (Nasdaq: ARSW) develops and markets client/server software for business planning, analysis and management reporting. Arbor's products are used by more than 800 corporations spanning a broad range of industries and business applications including BankBoston, Fidelity, Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , Pennzoil, PEPSICO, Prudential and Sears. Arbor has over 100 application, services, tools and platform partners, including Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Microsoft See Microsoft and IBM. . Arbor's products are sold direct, as well as through system integrators and VARs worldwide. Arbor's offices are located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Sunnyvale, Washington D.C., Hamburg, London, Paris and Sydney. More information on Arbor products and services can be found on Arbor's World Wide Web (WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. ) site at http://www.arborsoft.com. SPSS and SYSTAT are registered trademarks of SPSS Inc. SPSS and SYSTAT products named are trademarks of SPSS Inc. Arbor and Essbase are registered trademarks of Arbor Software Corporation. Other products mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. -0- SPSS information is available on the World Wide Web through the SPSS Press Center at: http://www.spss.com/PRESS/ Arbor Software information is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.arborsoft.com NOTE TO EDITORS: There is an "at" symbol in the e-mail addresses below: one between "pr" and "spss.com" and another between "jmcmillan" and "arborsoft.com." These symbols may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: SPSS Inc., Chicago Larry A. Mathias, 800/525-4980 E-mail: pr@spss.com or Arbor Software Joanna McMillan, 408/541-4035 jmcmillan@arborsoft.com |
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