In the News
Exchange of Secure Data Between Public Health Partners Eased With New PHIN Adapter
iWay Software has announced the availability of the Public Health Information Network (PHIN) Adapter, a set of components that make up a PHIN-compliant interface for messaging into a public-health information system.
"Monitoring public health is a pressing issue," says John Senor, president of iWay Software. "iWay Software has helped several state, local and federal agencies successfully build cutting-edge applications to better protect citizens and visitors within the U.S."
Information Builders Becomes a Sun iForce Partner
Information Builders has joined the Sun iForce Partner Community for Business Intelligence Data Warehousing (BIDW) Solutions. Sun's iForce initiative provides Information Builders additional sales and marketing opportunities to bring its business intelligence solutions to a broader market.
"Sun has become a very important partner to Information Builders," says Information Builders CEO Gerald Cohen. "Their hardware and software are standards across all sizes of organizations."
Information Builders' New eLearning Curriculum
A new eLearning initiative makes it possible to customize a curriculum that includes an online movie library (available 24x7 by subscription), online seminars (that include interactive Q&A's with expert instructors), and a self-paced training CD (that teaches the basics of report creation). For
more information contact an Education Account Manager at (800) 969-4636 or browse the Information Builders Education Web site.
Software House Under Channels Roof
Information Builders has partnered with Massachusetts-based Software House and is providing them with a robust and scalable adapter solution. Software House designs, markets and supports integrated security management systems.
Information Builders Hosts WebFOCUS Executive Directions Council Meeting
The enterprise business intelligence (BI) and reporting product's executive steering committee gathered in New York recently to discuss how WebFOCUS is meeting enterprise BI and integration needs and what direction member organizations would like future IT development initiatives to take. Members
include executives from the U.S. Air Force, Administaff, Target, AIG, Moneris, The United Nations, Lockheed Martin, Sunoco, and others. These meetings take place at least twice a year.
Themes included scalability, standardizing on one enterprise platform, the value of widely deployed BI tools, integrating service-oriented architecture, and security. Customers shared their views directly with Information Builders' top executives and product development team, as well as peers from a
wide range of industries.
Just Follow the Sun…24x7
A new era of round-the-clock customer support has been ushered in. The internationalization of Information Builders' support organization became necessary because in today's global marketplace someone is always doing business somewhere – at all times of the day, and night. Providing 24x7 global
support by phone and online has the potential to save Information Builders customers millions of dollars over time. Information Builders' "Follow the Sun" support is one of a series of steps taken by the support organization to enhance service in concert with customers' evolving needs.
iWay Product Advisory Council Kicks Off
iWay customers assembled at the software company's corporate headquarters in New York City last month to discuss IT Integration Strategy and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). The goal of the two-day meeting was to share customer implementation stories with attendees from Collections Etc., Coty,
CORED, and many other leading organizations.
Meta Group's Dan Sholler opened up the meeting with an insightful industry presentation, and he and others addressed the evolution of the adapter and its role in future IT architectures. The consensus was that adapters will take on much more sophisitcated translation and process functions as integration and
processing responsibilities are distributed in SOA environments.
Forrester Adds WebFOCUS to the Ranks
Forrester Research, an independent research firm, has released a report that named Information Builders a leader in BI reporting and analysis solutions. Information Builders was ranked as a leader in every category – analytic reporting, enterprise reporting, and consolidated platform reporting.
iWay Named Integration Vendor of the Year
Business Integration Journal has recognized iWay Software as Integration Vendor of the Year for 2004. The magazine's annual Business Integration Awards recognize excellence in business process management, application integration, and Web Services solutions.
Number Four Slot
Information Builders recently ranked fourth in Crain's New York Business magazine's listing of the New York Area's Largest Software Companies. The top three were IBM, Computer Associates, and Cognizant Solutions.
 
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