The Money Store Selects Informix for Companywide Applications; New Applications Include Data Warehouse and Web Site.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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 1996--Informix Software, Inc., (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 ) the leading provider of innovative database technology, today announced that The Money Store, a national leader in home equity, small business, and student loans, has selected Informix as its database standard for all of its companywide applications. New applications include a corporate data warehouse, based on INFORMIX(R)-OnLine Dynamic Server(TM) and a Web application based on Informix's Web DataBlade(R) module. The Money Store selected Informix because it needed a powerful, scalable database foundation to link information in its four divisions and build applications that will give them a competitive advantage today and into the future. The Money Store is growing at a rapid pace and needed a scalable database that could handle its growth while running 24x7 mission-critical operations. The Money Store is converting existing applications in its mortgage division to OnLine Dynamic Server from its existing database to accommodate its rapid growth. The Money Store is also building a data warehouse for its marketing organization to track customer information and trends. Ultimately data marts A subset of a data warehouse for a single department or function. A data mart may have tens of gigabytes of data rather than hundreds of gigabytes for the entire enterprise. See data warehouse. in each division will enable The Money Store to make better decisions and market the right products to new and existing customers. In addition, The Money Store has built a Web site for Educaid, its student loan division, using the Informix Web DataBlade module. The Web site allows financial aid offices to check the status of student loan applications and update information, improving service to its customers. The Money Store also plans to develop applications using Informix's TimeSeries and PLS See playlist. DataBlade modules. "The Money Store is growing at a fast pace. We needed to standardize stan·dard·ize v. 1. To cause to conform to a standard. 2. To evaluate by comparing with a standard. our corporate applications on an industrial-strength database that will help grow our business into the next century and beyond," said Steve Katzakian, director of Corporate Databases at The Money Store. "We chose Informix because of its outstanding leadership in today's database technology and its vision of the future of database technology, illustrated by its upcoming INFORMIX-Universal Server." DataBlade Technology DataBlade technology are "snap-in" software modules that expand the capability of the relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. to enable organizations to manage any kind of data in any way they choose. DataBlade modules add expertise and intelligence to the Illustra and Universal Server database, extending the system with key functionality required for native support of specific data types. Customers may use a single DataBlade module, or integrate several simultaneously to create a unique information management solution customized for their business needs. Customers can choose from a growing portfolio of prepackaged pre·pack·age tr.v. pre·pack·aged, pre·pack·ag·ing, pre·pack·ag·es To wrap or package (a product) before marketing. Adj. 1. , third-party DataBlade modules, or define and create their own with the DataBlade Developer's Kit. About Informix Informix Software, based in Menlo Park, Calif., provides innovative database technology that enables the world's leading corporations to manage and grow their business. Informix is widely recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing environments ranging from workgroups to very large OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing and data warehouse applications. Informix's database servers, application development tools, superior customer service, and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the forefront of many leading-edge information technology solution areas. With the acquisition of Illustra Information Technology's completely extensible database (database) extensible database - A DBMS that allows access to data from remote sources as if the remote data were part of the database. technology, Informix is now positioned as the first information management company capable of meeting the market's exploding need for a sophisticated database engine that combines enterprise scalability, robustness and parallel processing parallel processing, the concurrent or simultaneous execution of two or more parts of a single computer program, at speeds far exceeding those of a conventional computer. with the ability to store, retrieve, manage and manipulate virtually any kind of rich content data. More information about Informix is available via the World Wide Web at http://www.informix.com and http://www.illustra.com. -0- Note to Editors: The following are worldwide trademarks of Informix Software, Inc., Informix Corporation, or their subsidiaries, registered in the United States of America UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, as indicated by "(R)" and in numerous countries worldwide: Informix(R), Illustra(TM), DataBlade(R). All other names or marks may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. Informix news releases are available at no charge through Business Wire's NewsOnDemand fax service. To immediately receive an index of available releases, call 800/356-0851. CONTACT: Informix Software, Inc. 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