Nucleus Named 1998 Database Engine of the YearSand Technology Joins
IBM, NCR, SAS and Business Objects in IndustryAwards
December 1, 1998 09:07 AM
MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1998--SAND SNDCF Sand Technology
Systems International Inc. SNDCF announced today that Nucleus has been named
by DM Review Magazine as the 1998 World Class Solution, Database Engine of the
Year for data warehousing and data mart. In determining the winners in each
category, hardware and software companies submitted case studies to DM Review
for consideration in one of six categories. A panel of judges ranked the submissions
according to the guidelines developed by DM Review's editorial staff. The judges
reviewed the submissions and interviewed contacts from the data warehouse sites
for final selection. This year's categories reflect the most mission-critical segments
of the market as determined by feedback from DM Review readers. Winners will also
be featured in the January 1999 issue of DM Review. The category winners were:
Sand Technology Systems - Database Engine
IBM - Data Warehouse Applications
SAS - Business Intelligence (Data Mining & Visualization)
NCR - Data Warehouse Frameworks, Data Marts
Business Objects - Business Intelligence (Query & Reporting, OLAP)
NCR - Data Quality, Extraction & Transformation
These awards, a symbol of excellence within the business intelligence, data
warehousing and data mart industry, originated in 1996. "The World Class Solution
Awards recognize the most successful business intelligence and data warehouse
implementations in the world," said Ron Powell, publisher/editorial director of DM
Review. "This year's winners and category finalists truly exemplify the meaning of
success from both a product and implementation perspective as judged by some of
the leading experts in the industry." "This award is a significant break-through for
Sand Technology and provides further validation that our Nucleus solution is being
recognized for its absolute impact on the business and computing enterprise,"
stated Kevin Horigan, executive vice president, Sand. "We continue to be very
appreciative to the DM Review readership for their support and use of Nucleus within
their corporations."
About Sand Technology
Sand Technology Systems International Inc. is based in Montreal, Canada and
provides high-performance, scalable software solutions for data mining, data marts,
data warehouses and online analytical processing (OLAP). Sand's Nucleus product
suite brings patented technology to the business user allowing for more timely and
accurate decision processing within the disconnected client, desktop, workgroup,
departmental and enterprise computing environments. Sand Technology can be
reached on the World Wide Web at www.sandtechnology.com.
About DM Review
DM Review, published by Powell Publishing, Inc., is rated the No. 1 business
intelligence and data warehousing magazine in North America. DM Review provides
a wealth of knowledge through columns by top industry experts, informative and
timely articles, data warehouse success stories, third-party product reviews,
executive interviews, www.dmreview.com and www.datawarehouse.com.
Trademarks: Nucleus, Nucleus Server and N-Vector are registered trademarks and
Nucleus Exploration Mart, Nucleus Exploration Warehouse, and Nucleus Virtual
Database (VDB) are trademarks of Sand Technology Systems International Inc.
Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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