In the News
WebFOCUS Quick Query: Custom Ad Hoc Analysis Priced Right
Why offer BI tools geared only toward advanced users when customers want flexible solutions that can be tailored to their individual needs? WebFOCUS Quick Query the industry's first ad hoc reporting tool for business users – can now be deployed to an unlimited number of users, with no per-user fee.
WebFOCUS Quick Query expands the capabilities and functionality for custom reporting environments, so multi-level users can get quick answers to their queries, without all the sophisticated features of full ad hoc reporting.
Support Announced for Flagship z/OS V1.5 for IBM eServer ZSeries
This support commitment marks Information Builders as an early adopter of the newest version of IBM's z/OS. Information Builders products supported include WebFOCUS 5.2.0 and higher, iWay 5.2.0 and higher, and FOCUS for Mainframe 7.0.9 and higher.
Information Builders uniquely offers customers exceptional ability to access data on the z/OS system – without having to move data to another platform – offering real-time information access and reporting.
Microsoft, iWay Partnership Yields Native .NET Adapter Suite for BizTalk Server 2004
iWay Software further expanded its support for Microsoft Corp.'s integration initiatives with a custom line of adapters, developed on Microsoft .NET architecture, for BizTalk Server 2004. Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004, part of the Microsoft Windows Server System, provides foundational technologies –
including business-process orchestration, single sign-on capability, and human-based workflow and Web services support – that enable customers to build tailored e-business solutions to connect people with information and processes. Built on the Microsoft .NET Framework and integrated into the Microsoft Office System
and Visual Studio .NET 2003, BizTalk Server 2004 addresses the unique needs of information technology professionals, information workers, and developers to help increase efficiency and productivity. For a list of available adapters, visit www.iwaysoftware.com/microsoft.
Information Builders Tops in Knowledge Management, Second Consecutive Year
Information Builders has again been named by KMWorld magazine as one of the 100 companies that matter in knowledge management. Their prestigious list acknowledges companies leading the way in the Knowledge Economy, exemplifying the ability to help end users maximize information assets.
iWay Software Develops Acucorp Vision Adapter
iWay Software has announced a newly developed adapter for Acucorp, Inc.'s Vision indexed file system. Customers of Acucorp, an international provider of legacy application extension solutions, can now use iWay Software's Intelligent Adapter for Vision, allowing them to connect to their Vision file
system to and from any enterprise system, application, or data source. By combining the unique features of Vision with iWay's connectivity capabilities, companies with disparate enterprise systems can benefit from a high-performance data processing suite for file sorting, transformation, and reporting. Acucorp's
4,000-plus customers and million end users include Diageo (formerly Seagram Americas), Ford Argentina, L'Oreal Mexico, Red Cross Belgium, Sanyo Extended Data Systems, Siemens, The Gap, The Travelex Group (formerly Thomas Cook), Tower Records, and Warner Music Group.
Novell Adds iWay Intelligent Adapters
iWay Software and Novell have signed an OEM agreement that will provide Novell customers with connectivity to more systems through iWay Intelligent Adapters. With these adapters, the visual integration environment of Novell exteNd and its intuitive drag-and-drop approach will be available to
customers integrating systems such as Lawson, PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards, Siebel, Oracle, and Baan. Novell exteNd 5 is a service-oriented architecture suite that helps companies rapidly develop Web services-based applications that integrate legacy systems to reach new customers, build more effective partnerships, and
give employees faster access to business resources.
And the Award Goes To…
WebFOCUS customers Holland America, Moneris Solutions, State of Missouri Department of Social Services, and Netherlands Home Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs, were recognized by the Chairmen's Committee of the Computerworld Honors Program for inclusion in the prestigious Smithsonian Institution's Permanent
Research Collection. A collection of case studies was also formally presented to a select group of the world's leading academic and research institutions including Harvard University, MIT, and Stanford.
Visionary
For the second year in a row, Gerry Cohen was one of the 16 technology company CEOs included in InformationWeek's annual "Visions" issue. Under the heading, "Voice of Experience," Gerry talked about the ups and downs of the tech field. Click here for the whole story.
Not So Dirty Dozen
Information Builders secured spots on the prestigious Intelligent Enterprise Dozen list honoring the most influential companies in IT…DM Review's Top 100 ranking…and KMWorld's list of Leading Companies.
ESRI/Information Builders Seminar Circuit Kicks Off
Information Builders and ESRI, the leading developer of GIS software with more than 300,000 clients worldwide, are conducting a free 40-city seminar series entitled, "GIS and Business Intelligence for the Enterprise." The half-day workshops, which run through June 2004, demonstrate the only
integrated enterprise GIS and business intelligence solution on the market and are valuable for anyone who analyzes information assets, performance and key processes – from professionals in government and utilities, to retail, insurance, healthcare, telecommunications, and education. For details or to register,
visit www.esri.com/gbis.
Related articles appear elsewhere in this issue and more information on the ESRI and Information Builders relationship is available at www.esri.com/ibi.
Information Builders Builds Up Global Presence
Information Builders has appointed Roy Agostino to head up Global Marketing. With more than 15 years of marketing-management experience at leading North American organizations – most recently as director of global marketing for Crystal Decisions and prior to that having held various global marketing assignments at
industry-leading Nike, Inc. – Agostino brings valuable software industry expertise and marketing knowledge to this new role and will be responsible for setting global marketing direction, including worldwide brand management.
iWay Adapters Ready to Run on SAP NetWeaver '04
iWay Software has expanded its support for SAP integration initiatives by announcing its adapters are good to go on SAP NetWeaver '04, SAP's open integration and application platform. SAP NetWeaver '04 powers ready-to-go, innovative, industry-specific software products from SAP and its partners. iWay's lean and
flexible adapters offer SAP NetWeaver customers quick, efficient, reusable access to critical information assets. Developers of solutions based on SAP NetWeaver can leverage a single skill set for anything-to-anything connectivity – any application, any platform, any data structure, any message type. Once in place,
IT assets can be used and reused across a variety of initiatives such as EAI, application development, data warehousing, business intelligence, and more.
For more news on the latest strategic alliances, check out AptSoft (www.aptsoft.com), Micro Focus (www.microfocus.com), GXS (www.gxs.com), and Qlink (www.qlinktech.com).
 
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