Informix Business Solutions Streamlines Business Intelligence for European Computer Giant
WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2000--
DataStage Quickly Integrates Siemen's SAP R/3 Systems with
Fujitsu's Oracle Applications for Enterprise-wide
Business Intelligence
Informix Business Solutions, an independent operating business of Informix(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: IFMX), today annouNced Fujitsu Siemens Computers is using DataStage(R) as a crucial component for streamlining the newly merged company's business intelligence infrastructure. DataStage provides the data integration platform to link the Fujitsu Oracle Financials application with the Siemens SAP R/3 system, combining them into one Fujitsu Siemens Computers system, allowing data from both application environments to be seamlessly integrated in support of the company's decision support requirements. Today's announcement coincides with Informix Business Solutions' analytics initiative (See related announcement: Informix Announces Industry-specific Packaged Analytic Components, June 13, 2000, at Informix' Web site, www.informix.com). The initiative provides industry-specific business intelligence and e-Business analytic applications that minimize the time, cost, and complexity required to design and build an analytic infrastructure.
"Faced with the two-fold challenge of delivering a tactical solution enabling one financial system to be used with multiple supply chain systems and providing detailed interfaces to the corporate data warehouse, we selected DataStage, a widely recommended and proven solution with an exceptionally large installed base," said George Kirkham, reporting systems manager, Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "DataStage let us pull data out of our SAP R/3 systems in an easily manageable format, getting us started faster than any other solution we considered."
Using DataStage and Informix Business Solutions' Extract Packaged Applications Connection Kit (PACK) for SAP R/3, SAP data is merged with other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) data on a nightly basis, saving the merged company time and resources. The data is mapped, aggregated and reformatted in useful structures for strategic decision support and analysis by business managers. Extract PACK combines a set of integrated components for data movement, meta data management, and data quality assurance and is further bolstered by Informix Business Solutions' announced analytic offerings to provide the most comprehensive and flexible customer-centric data models.
"Companies face a critical challenge in being able to understand and leverage the data they are getting from their e-Business operations, as well as their traditional businesses," said Mikael Wipperfeld, vice president of marketing, Informix Business Solutions. "We believe that our integrated DataStage and analytic solution will provide a single view of enterprise-wide data, enabling organizations to make fast and intelligent business decisions."
In the future Fujitsu Siemens Computers intends to integrate its data into a Web enterprise portal system and plans to implement DataStage in larger decision support projects. The company will take existing data management solutions and build the infrastructure for other operating systems, including orders and shipments, that will provide transparent, centralized interfaces for Fujitsu Siemens Computers users.
About DataStage
DataStage provides the enterprise business intelligence infrastructure for more than 1,300 of the world's leading companies--enabling them to turn corporate data into competitive advantage. Companies like Fujitsu Siemens rely on DataStage's powerful data integration capabilities to extract, transform and integrate enterprise data into their data warehouses, analytical applications, and e-Business solutions. DataStage uniquely addresses enterprise-level business intelligence requirements, including: native support for Web-based, mainframe, relational and ERP data; enterprise-wide business intelligence meta data management; integrated data quality assessment and cleansing; and enterprise-class performance and scalability.
About Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Fujitsu Siemens Computers was formed through a joint venture between Fujitsu Computers (Europe) Limited and Siemens Computer Systems, and commenced operations on 1st October 1999. The company is jointly owned by Fujitsu Limited and Siemens AG, and has its headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. With extensive European manufacturing facilities, customer-focused companies in 25 European countries, and more than 7,200 experienced employees, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is aiming to be the number one computer company in its home market, Europe, by the year 2001.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers provides the world's most complete portfolio of best-in-the-class IT products. From the smallest notebooks to the most powerful data center solutions, its world-leading technology creates solutions to business problems and enhances individual's lifestyle. Developed and manufactured in Europe for Europe, the product portfolio benefits from the technologies and worldwide sourcing networks of the parent companies.
In addition to an enviable customer base which includes most of the top 1,000 largest enterprises in Europe, the company's assets include: relationships with more than 2,000 of the leading VARs, distributors and retailers with over 100,000 outlets serving millions of customers; a sales organization with more than 2,500 sales professionals; and the combined strengths of the parent companies - with a global network of service and integration partners as well as more than 80,000 specialists dedicated to the product portfolio. Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the new IT force in Europe. Home page: www.fujitsu-siemens.com
About Informix Business Solutions
Informix Business Solutions, an independent operating business of Informix Corporation (NASDAQ: IFMX), offers an integration suite of database and platform-independent software solutions and infrastructure for integrating content, e-commerce, and analytics that enable customers to succeed in the new economy. For more information, contact the nearest sales office or see related press release "Informix Establishes Two Independent Operating Companies," Sept. 19, 2000, at Informix' Web site, www.informix.com.
(c)2000 Informix Corporation. All rights reserved. The following are trademarks of Informix Corporation or its affiliates, one or more of which may be registered in the U.S. or other jurisdictions: Informix(R)and DataStage(R).
CONTACT:
Informix Corporation
Paul Collins
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paul.collins@informix.com
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