New Informix Business Solutions Company Announces Initiative For Managing e-Intelligence Assets; Company Focused on Increasing Customers' 'Return on Information'
WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2000--Informix Business Solutions, an independent operating company of Informix(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: IFMX), today announced a comprehensive e-Intelligence initiative that enables customers to best leverage existing business intelligence (BI) technologies and access information from virtually any enterprise data source. This first major announcement from the new company, which was launched on September 19th, 2000 and will be formally named by year end, demonstrates its commitment to help customers realize a "return on information" by creating and profiting from new information assets generated by traditional and Internet data sources. (See related announcement: "In ormix Establishes Two Independent Operating Companies," September 19, 2000.)
Informix Business Solutions recognizes that the new economy is placing a burden on traditional brick-and-mortar companies implementing online services. Additionally, the Internet is dramatically increasing the value of information and requiring all organizations to expand business intelligence beyond their own enterprise to include partners, customers and suppliers. To best meet these changing market dynamics and address the convergence of content management, e-commerce and analytics, Informix Business Solutions' new strategic initiative will leverage its core competencies in data integration, industry and Web analytics nd enterprise portals to deliver a flexible, platform-independent e-Intelligence Framework.
The framework includes Axielle(TM), an e-Intelligence enterprise portal service; DataStage(R) XE, a single data integration solution for moving data within and between virtually any environment including client/server and mainframe; i.Decide(TM) Web Success(TM), an end-to-end e-business intelligence solution that collects, stores and analyzes Web and traditional data; and i.Decide Telco Success, the first in a series of industry analytical packages designed and customized for the wireless industry.
"In this new economy, represented not only by e-business but also an increase in information velocity, variety, volume and value, enterprises require a solid analytic infrastructure for optimizing customer interactions and business performance," said Doug Laney, vice president, Application Delivery Strategies, META Group. "Informix Business Solutions has issued a clear message about its continuing competencies in helping companies link their e-business and legacy systems, expose data throughout the enterprise and leverage customer information for competitive advantage."
The e-Intelligence initiative includes a comprehensive set of database and platform-independent data integration and portal services, allowing customers to locate, access, share and deliver information assets. The initiative will also incorporate horizontal analytic solutions that convert Internet clickstream data into meaningful site information and vertical customer-centric analytic solutions.
"As a leading e-commerce marketplace and a real-time provider of market research information, BizRate.com's competitive edge lies in our ability to analyze online shopping behavior and provide consumers and merchants with accurate, timely information. To best address our customers' requirements, we need a complete e-business platform that gives us access to all our mission-critical information," said Henri Asseily, co-founder and CTO, BizRate.com. "Informix Business Solutions provided us with an integrated, open solution that supported our strategy of empowering online shoppers to make decisions with greater choice, convenience and confidence."
"We are building upon our established market leadership in the data integration infrastructure space to deliver next-generation applications that combine the content, commerce and analytic resources our customers require to make more-informed business decisions and maximize a return on information," said Pete Fiore, president, Informix Business Solutions. "Although our new company was just launched in September we have the size and critical mass, including more than 1100 employees, 1700 customers, and a broad portfolio of solutions offerings to deliver strategic applications for the Global 2000."
About Informix Business Solutions
Informix Business Solutions, an independent operating company of Informix Corporation (NASDAQ: IFMX), offers an integrated 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), Axielle(TM), DataStage(R), i.Decide(TM)and Web Sucess(TM).
CONTACT:
Informix Business Solutions
Paul Collins
(508) 366-3888 ext. 3484
paul.collins@informix.com
or
Miller Consulting Group, Inc.
Jennifer Jandebeur
(617) 262-1800 ext. 264
Jenn@millergrp.com
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