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Monday, December 13, 1999
Ardent Announces DataStage Extract PACK for SAP R/3 Available on UNIX
WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1999--
Extract PACK Speeds the Deployment of Database and Platform
Independent Business Intelligence Applications for SAP Users
Ardent Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARDT), a leading global data management
software company, today announced its extended support for enterprises using
SAP R/3 through a series of products and services enabling users to leverage
both SAP and non-SAP data for decision processing. DataStage XE, Ardent's
industry-leading data integration product suite for data warehouse creation and
management, provides immediate enhanced SAP support with its Packaged
Application Connection Kit (PACK) for SAP R/3, now available on UNIX platforms.
"Enterprises developing business intelligence infrastructure are demanding
platform independent solutions that integrate data, not only from their ERP
systems, but also from information points throughout the organization," says
Doug Laney, senior program director for META group. "Enterprises continue to
gravitate toward leading DW vendors like Ardent for open, industrial-strength
solutions that support heterogeneous infrastructures, enable flexible
architectures, tightly-integrate ERP application meta data, and provide a wider
variety of data transformation functionality."
Ardent's DataStage Extract PACK for SAP R/3 enables users to extract data
directly from SAP R/3 systems natively and integrate it with data from other
sources, leveraging the powerful visual design process of DataStage for
modeling and deploying source-to-target transformations and loads. This process
is supported by an extensive set of built-in libraries for complex
transformations. Ardent's DataStage Load PACK for SAP BW adheres to the SAP
standard interface protocol, BAPI, supporting high performance loading of the
Business Information Warehouse from heterogeneous sources. Ardent's DataStage
Extract PACK for SAP R/3 is now available on IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, HP UX10/11,
and Microsoft Windows NT.
"Ardent has established itself as the acknowledged leader in the data
warehouse and business intelligence infrastructure market. Our recent
announcement to merge our company with Informix will further extend this
leadership position and accelerate our ability to offer solutions for the next
generation of business intelligence applications," says Peter Gyenes, chairman,
president and CEO of Ardent Software. "Along with this, Ardent and Informix
remain fully committed to providing open software infrastructure components and
solutions which support all leading databases and platforms."
The SAP R/3 system is the world's most successfully deployed client/server
business software supporting diverse enterprise functions such as accounting
and controlling, production and materials management, quality management and
plant maintenance, sales and distribution, and human resource / project
management. The SAP BW is designed specifically for decision support needs, and
is optimized for SAP R/3 systems. SAP BW is open to different source systems,
and includes a broad range of predefined reporting templates geared to the
specific needs of particular industries and user types, such as production
planners, financial controllers, or human resources directors. Ardent's
DataStage PACK products extend support for heterogeneous sources.
Ardent Software provides platform independent information infrastructure
solutions for customers around the world, supporting applications in e-
business, data warehousing, business intelligence, and enterprise portals.
Ardent's DataStage Suite includes a complete data movement and integration
solution with native access to data from mainframe, Unix, and Windows NT
environments; data quality assurance capabilities; and full lifecycle meta data
management; all complemented by industry-leading professional services.
About Ardent Software
Ardent Software is a leading global data management software company. Ardent
develops and markets data integration infrastructure software for e-business,
data warehousing and analytical applications, and enterprise portals; along
with embedded databases and tools for developing and deploying packaged
applications. With worldwide sales and service operations, and 1,000 resellers
in more than 50 countries, Ardent is one of the top software companies in the
world. More than 60,000 customers and 2.2 million users in virtually every
aspect of business and government use solutions that are powered by Ardent
technology. Ardent is headquartered in Westboro, Massachusetts. The company's
common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "ARDT." For
more information, visit Ardent's web site at www.ardent.com.
Statements expressing the beliefs and expectations of management regarding
future performance are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties,
including, but not limited to, quarterly fluctuations in results and other
risks. These risks are detailed from time to time in the Company's Securities
and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company's Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1998. Actual results may differ materially from management's
expectations.
DataStage, Iterations, RedBack, System Builder, UniData, UniVerse and
wIntegrate are registered trademarks of Ardent Software, Inc. Other trademarks
and registered trademarks are property of the respective trademark holders.
CONTACT: Ardent Software, Inc. Paul Collins, (508) 366-3888 ext.
3484 paul.collins@ardentsoftware.com or
Miller Consulting Group, Inc. RJ Bardsley, (617) 262-1800 ext.
225 rj@millergrp.com 10:23 EST DECEMBER 13, 1999
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MARKET SECTOR: Technology; Newswire End Code (TEC NND)
INDUSTRY: Computers; Software (CPR SOF)
PRODUCT: Computer Hardware; Computer Software (DCO DCS)
REGION: Massachusetts; North America; United States; Eastern U.S.
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