This is one paragraph out of the BRYO announcement that tells a bit more about the Sand role in the Y2K deal: BRYO is actually recommending Nucleus as a part of the deal.
Why didn't Sand say that as upbeat as BRYO and IBM has?
Brio is recommending three software platforms on which to host a
BI2000 solution--chosen because they include the essential software
components, tightly integrated for optimized implementation and
performance. They are: the Brio edition of IBM's Visual Warehouse
package; the Broadbase Turnkey Data Mart package, which includes
a private-label version of Brio Enterprise; and Sand Technology
System's Nucleus Exploration Mart, which also includes a
private-label version of Brio Enterprise. "IBM is pleased to be a
premier partner in Brio's BI2000 Initiative, and is committed to
delivering a complete BI2000 solution," said Tom Kendra, vice
president of Data Management Sales for IBM's Software Group. "The
IBM Visual Warehouse Brio Edition--which includes Brio Enterprise
as the end-user component--is the optimal platform for implementing
Brio's BI2000 methodology. Brio's BI2000 Initiative advocates an
approach that can help organizations ensure continuing return on their
data warehousing investment in the year 2000 and beyond." IBM
Visual Warehouse provides a complete software solution through a
powerful, integrated set of data extraction, data and meta-data
management, and end-user query and reporting tools specifically
designed to help companies quickly and successfully build, manage
and analyze data warehouses and datamarts. For more information on
the Visual Warehouse Brio Edition, please visit:
brio.com. Joining IBM as key platform
providers for BI2000 are Broadbase and Sand Technology Systems,
both demonstrating solutions at the DCI conference in Brio booth No.
519. "The Year 2000 problem has increased the demand on IT
resources and made it more difficult for companies to meet their
strategic analysis and business intelligence requirements," said
Bruce Armstrong, senior vice president for sales and marketing at
Broadbase. "With turnkey data marts and analytic applications that
are rapidly deployed, easy to manage and Y2K compliant, Broadbase
and Brio deliver the ideal environment to secure strategic data and
deliver critical analysis." "We believe that the BI2000 Initiative is the
first approach we've seen which provides organizations with a practical
and cost effective insurance policy to ensure the safety and ongoing
usefulness of critical business data," said Kevin Horigan, executive
vice president at Sand Technology. "Our Nucleus product--which
incorporates Brio Enterprise for reporting and analysis--implemented
with the BI2000 methodology, is the ideal approach for a company to
quickly establish an operational data store or datamart and get
end-users and business analysts doing their own reporting - thus
freeing IT professionals for other Y2K projects."
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