Hyperion Solutions, a provider of analytic application software, has made it into the top 10 of the Forbes ASAP "Dynamic 100". Hyperion has risen from number 20 in 1998 to number nine this year in the software category.
Specialised Business Systems (SBS), a privately owned IT solutions company, and SPSS SA, a multinational producer of analytical software, will work together to ensure SPSS`s products reach a wider variety of end-users.
The Medical Research Council has undertaken a project to ascertain the levels of lead in the blood of South African factory workers. The project`s statistical analysis relied on SAS Institute software.
Sanlam`s sales department has completed its roll-out of Hyperion Essbase and Wired for OLAP to 600 user branches across the country. The company initially bought 100 ports from IBD and has since taken a further 50.
IDC has named Hyperion Solutions as the clear leader in analytic applications, with nearly 18% market share. IDC has also identified Hyperion as the dominant provider of financial-related analytic applications, with more than 36% of the market. [Local rep: Global Technology Business Intelligence]
Walker, a provider of financial applications, and Hyperion Solutions, a provider of analytic application software, have entered into a new agreement which gives Walker the right to distribute the recently announced Hyperion Integration Server. [Local rep for Hyperion: IBD Group]
Gentia Software has announced Release 5.0 of its platform for analytical applications. According to the compamy, Gentia 5.0 is the first industry platform to provide support for Microsoft OLE DB for OLAP standard.
Sagent Technology recently announced a number of partnerships with leading analytic application vendors, which strengthen Sagent`s position in the business intelligence solutions market. [Local rep: 360 Solutions]
Hyperion Solutions has announced Hyperion Web Gateway 2.0, an enterprise platform for deploying Web-based analytic applications. [Local rep: the IBD Group and Hyperion Web Gateway by Global Technology.]
Based on the results of numerous case studies, IDC believes that, in contrast to server-dependent storage, consolidated enterprise storage may offer dramatic improvements in the cost of managing storage.
Sun Microsystems announced the next release of Sun Internet Mail Server (SIMS) and the first version of a Web-based calendaring and scheduling software called Sun Internet Calendar Server.
Quantum Corporation announced its offer to acquire ATL Products, a supplier of DLT libraries. Although IDC believes this merger is a synergistic alliance, it will test the interrelationships among mechanism and system suppliers.