Wonder if they can make some money with this:
Enterworks' Virtual DB Transforms Disparate Data From
More Than 70 Different Data Sources Into Useful Business
Information
Users Can Now Have a Unified View of Enterprise Data in a Custom-Defined
Model
ASHBURN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 1998-- Enterworks(TM), the
leading provider of
software for enabling the virtual enterprise, today announced the
availability of Virtual DB(TM) 2.3,
an information generation solution that provides a unified and complete
view of enterprise data
across multiple disparate storage platforms, databases and formats. With
this latest version, users
can transform disparate data from more than 70 different data sources,
both relational and
non-relational, into useful business information in real time -- and
deliver it anywhere.
Virtual DB is a data transformation engine that accesses, integrates,
cleanses and models enterprise
data. Through familiar Web browsers, users can view transformed
information in real time, store it in
data marts or warehouses or deliver it to client/server applications. At
the core of Virtual DB is a
powerful metacatalog that acts as a comprehensive ''roadmap'' of all
enterprise data sources. By
consolidating data as ''business views,'' Virtual DB's metacatalog gives
companies complete
freedom to change the relationships between sets of data without
changing the underlying systems.
''Virtual DB offers a unique value proposition for organizations that
need to integrate disparate
data,'' said Robert Lewis, president of Enterworks. ''Being able to
access critical business
information in real time, regardless of platform, database or format,
allows organizations to enhance
business intelligence and identify new growth opportunities for their
business. Virtual DB leverages
the data you already have to meet your business goals, whether
increasing revenue opportunities,
improving customer responsiveness or targeting potential customer
segments.''
Version 2.3 Highlights
Improved ODBC connectivity allowing users to access Virtual DB
with a large number of
popular tools, e.g., Microsoft(R) Excel.
Native support for Information Builder's EDA/SQL product for a
wider range of connectivity
choices.
Increased optimization of results handling and enhanced logging
systems for better query
performance.
Upgrade from OmniCONNECT 10.5 to 11.5.
''After implementing Virtual DB, we were able to provide our end users
with a single business view
of multiple disparate data sources including a legacy system,'' said
Russ Lewis, CIO of Jefferies and
Co., Inc. ''As a complete investment firm that provides corporate
finance and research, it is essential
to have instant access to all our critical data. A report query that
took three to four days to pull
together before Virtual DB now takes less than an hour.''
Virtual DB Components
Virtual DB includes an object server, a data access server and a
collection of application program
interfaces (APIs). The object server is the core of Virtual DB and
stores the metacatalog as well as
the processing logic for the business views. The metacatalog acts as a
comprehensive roadmap for
all enterprise data sources, mitigating the complexity of accessing each
data source and providing a
unified view of data without performance lapse. The data server contains
the access modules that
provide connectivity to industry leading data access servers such as
Information Builders' EDA/SQL
and Sybase's OmniCONNECT. Data may be accessed in a variety of formats,
including relational,
hierarchical, flat file, image and text file formats. The APIs are a
collection of interfaces that allow
front-end clients to access Virtual DB in Smalltalk, HTML, C, C++ or
ODBC.
''Enterworks delivers a technology that enables the capability to
integrate and transform data into
unified business views without impacting existing systems,'' said
Jeanine Fournier, Senior Analyst
Middleware/RDBMS of the Aberdeen Group. ''Virtual DB provides
sophisticated data
transformation capabilities effective in large organizations where users
need added flexibility, ease of
use, functional depth or broad enterprise reusability.''
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