WebFOCUS for Mainframe Linux.Information Builders have announced the availability of WebFOCUS for MainframeLinux, a business intelligence solution for users of Linux which enables customers to securely access and integrate data residing on the Linux operating system as well as over 85 other applications and across 35 platforms including MVS/OS/390, VM/CMS VM/CMS - Virtual Machine/Conversational Monitor System , Unisys, 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 NT--and transform that data into relevant and consistent information for delivery throughout the extended enterprise. Additionally, mainframe Linux customers can also use WebFOCUS' data access capabilities and access any data set under MVS/OS390, including DB2, 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. , and 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 , among others. Usm can leverage robust functionality such as: * Reporting, query, and analysis to meet the information needs of all levels of users in the enterprise with everything from standard reports to ad ho enquiries and in-depth 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. analysis * Cutting-edge data visualisation, such as GIS mapping and advanced graphical components, allowing users at all levels to perform intuitive, interactive, graphical analysis--so they can discover crucial relationships and spot critical trends in an instant. * Information delivery and management to schedule, distribute, share, and archive corporate information, ensuring instant accessibility when its needed most. * Data access, integration, and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) The functions performed when pulling data out of one database and placing it into another of a different type. ETL is used to migrate data, often from relational databases into decision support systems. to allow companies to access virtually any type of information source or build data marts and data warehouses to fully exploit their information assets www.infobuilders.com |
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