Walker Announces WalkerClient Q&R and Walker InfoView.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1996--Walker Interactive Systems, 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 :WALK) today announced the availability of WalkerClient Q&R and Walker InfoView, two strategic components of Walker's newly unveiled information access solution. Leveraging industry-leading technologies, Walker's open and comprehensive information access solution extends the capabilities of its core mainframe client/server financial applications with new best-of-breed products and services. "With WalkerClient Q&R and Walker InfoView, we are delivering the technology organizations require for easy access to business information, utilizing the industry's best functionality," said Darrell Trimble, Walker's vice president of worldwide marketing. "These new products complement our currently available WalkerClient DSS (1) (Digital Signature Standard) A National Security Administration standard for authenticating an electronic message. See RSA and digital signature. (2) (Digital Satellite S and Tamaris ReportBuilder products, comprising one of the most comprehensive information access solutions available from any applications vendor." WalkerClient Q&R WalkerClient Q&R is a powerful, easy to use desktop reporting tool that provides full-featured software configuration and administration for distributed query and reporting requirements. Based on Information Builders (Information Builders, Inc., New York, www.informationbuilders.com) A software company founded in 1975 by Gerald Cohen that specializes in enterprise business intelligence and real time Web reporting. , Inc. (IBI See Information Builders. ) FOCUS Six for Windows, WalkerClient Q&R enables users to selectively query complex operational data against any source database, and transform that data into a format that is easily viewed and interpreted. WalkerClient Q&R employs a second generation, three-tier client/server A three-way interaction in a client/server environment, in which the user interface is stored in the client, the bulk of the business application logic is stored in one or more servers, and the data are stored in a database server. See client/server. architecture that evenly and intelligently distributes processing to minimize network and server traffic for a more scalable and high performance solution. "With first generation or "fat client" reporting architectures, customers are often bogged-down by networking inefficiencies with poor response times and scalability issues due to the heavy processing occurring on the client system," explained Trimble. "They may also end-up paying the price of higher-cost server configurations to support operational systems. WalkerClient Q&R's three-tier architecture better balances the processing load, reducing network and server overload, so that operational processing is less affected by reporting." WalkerClient Q&R also offers Report Painter and Report Assist to simplify the report development process and make it easier to create complex reports from coded financial data simply by pointing and clicking a mouse. WalkerClient Q&R's intuitive WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. display provides extensive control over stylized styl·ize tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es 1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style. 2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. output, including fonts and colors, allowing users to interface more easily with core financial data and display finished reports before printing. Walker InfoView Based on IBI's industry-leading EDA/SQL middleware, Walker InfoView combines software and services that enable SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. access to Walker's data sources as well as nearly 60 other data sources, including relational and non-relational databases such as DB2, Oracle, Sybase, VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method) An IBM access method for storing data, widely used in IBM mainframes. It uses the B+tree method for organizing data. VSAM - Virtual Storage Access Method (more) and IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. . Walker InfoView enables users to access complex tables and files, visualize Walker and non-Walker data, and combine data from different functional organizations. In addition, Walker InfoView accesses heterogeneous platforms, including mainframe-to-UNIX and PCs, and exploits the inherent network traffic advantages of using both EDA/SQL and WalkerClient Q&R. An enabling technology for Walker's comprehensive information access solution, Walker InfoView constructs an internal "bridge" between the operational database and the data repository See repository. , creating a metadata layer and turning cryptic database data into information the average business user can understand. With this metadata view, Walker InfoView forms the foundation of business-area datamarts for read-access across multiple disparate data sources. Business-area datamarts can form the foundation to or complement new or existing corporate datawarehouses. Walker InfoView can also serve as a reporting datamart, by accessing data from operational and warehousing systems. "Thorough information access requires an enterprise-wide view of operational data sources that are enhanced by accurate metadata mapping to unlock and use corporate data for strategic purposes," said Barry Wilderman, vice president of application delivery strategies at the META Group, a Stamford, Connecticut Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 119,261, making it the fourth largest city in the state. information technology market assessment and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a . "We believe that Walker is delivering a rather comprehensive suite of information access and warehouse enablement options for its users." Walker's information access solution is part of an evolutionary approach to client/server computing, delivered as part of Walker's `surround strategy' that enables users to benefit from mainframe client/server. By surrounding core business applications with desktop GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. capabilities and new business processes, comprehensive information access, integrated solutions and professional services, Walker is delivering leading-edge solutions with the scalability, reliability and manageability of the mainframe, together with the ease-of-use and flexibility of the desktop. Pricing & Availability WalkerClient Q&R and Walker InfoView are available today. Pricing is based on number of users and server size. Products range from $495 per user and up. For additional pricing information contact Walker directly at 800/PICK-WALKER. About Walker Interactive Systems Walker Interactive Systems is a leading provider of high-end mainframe client/server business and financial application solutions for Fortune 1000-class organizations worldwide. The Walker Enterprise Series includes Tamaris and WalkerClient applications that address business functions including General Ledger General Ledger A company's accounting records. This formal ledger contains all the financial accounts and statements of a business. Notes: The ledger uses two columns: one records debits, the other has offsetting credits. , Fixed Assets, Project Cost Management, Accounts Payable, Purchase Order, Inventory Management and Credit and Accounts Receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying , in addition to desktop and information access functionality. Walker (NASDAQ:WALK) is headquartered in San Francisco with regional offices in Chicago and Boston, and international offices in the United Kingdom, Singapore and Australia. -0- Note to Editors: `Walker Interactive Systems' and the `Walker Enterprise Series' are trademarks of Walker Interactive Systems, Inc. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their representative companies. CONTACT: Walker Interactive Systems Courtney Zoog, 415/281-2328 cxz@walker.com or Walt & Company Karen Dabaghian or Lain Ehmann, 408/496-0900 kdabaghian@walt.com lehmann@walt.com |
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