Ardent Software Partners with DataChannel to Provide XML-based EIP Software Solution
DataChannel Server Provides Portal Interface to Ardent's Data Warehousing Offering
BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 1999-- DataChannel, Inc., a leading provider of XML-based Enterprise Information Portal (EIP) solutions and Ardent Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDT), a leading global data management software company, today announced that Ardent has joined DataChannel's xPertPartner program as a Solutions Partner.
Under the terms of the partnership, Ardent will resell DataChannel's EIP server, RIO 3.2, to augment its DataStage suite of data warehouse creation and management tools.
"As data warehousing continues to evolve as a major component of an emerging enterprise information architecture, Ardent is looking to provide new ways for users to interface with their underlying information infrastructure," said Mikael Wipperfeld, vice president of data warehouse marketing at Ardent Software. "DataChannel's portal server is the ideal solution for interfacing with data warehousing and business intelligence solutions because of the product's ability to provide a single access point for information from across the enterprise and the Internet."
"The demands for personalized access to the various types of Enterprise data has put a strain on traditional data management solutions until now," said Lucie Fjeldstad, president of DataChannel. "Using an XML-based EIP solution to access data eases these management issues and greatly simplifies delivering secure personalized access to the desktop. We are pleased to have partners like Ardent recognize the value the portal brings to its solution."
DataChannel's portal interface enables customers, employees, and partners to access, manage, and manipulate information through device-independent delivery of Web-enabled applications. These EIP applications are built on an open, XML, standards-based architecture that facilitates the creation of dynamic, personalized applications by exposing and integrating all heterogeneous enterprise data resources -- both internal and external -- thus creating a normalized layer of data abstraction that can be re-purposed for personalized access and management. Additionally, an EIP extends a company's ability to interact with the Internet by accessing, managing, and correlating enterprise data within the Web.
Ardent Software's integrated data warehouse development and management tools and services streamline the design and implementation of data warehouses and data marts for the enterprise. Ardent's DataStage, MetaBrokers, Quality Manager, and Warehouse Executive provide scalable, flexible, cost-effective data warehousing solutions for many of the world's leading companies. Ardent's data warehousing tools facilitate mainframe data migration, data cleansing, data transformation, meta data management, and ERP solutions.
DataChannel's xPertPartner(TM) Program
Developed to encourage collaboration among best-of-breed companies, the xPertPartner program seeks to maximize the benefits of DataChannel solutions for the customer. xPertPartners will be categorized as solution partners, ISV partners, OEM partners, or alliance partners, depending on their expertise. Being authorized as a DataChannel xPertPartner, members will have access to the leader in providing state-of-the-art, XML-based EIP solutions and one of the largest XML communities in the industry. The program offers substantial resources for enhancing EIP business, providing focused services, events, technology updates, training, sales and marketing support, and access to our secure xPertPartner Website. DataChannel works closely with xPertPartners to provide customers with quality services and product solutions.
For more information about the xPertPartner Program, and to apply, visit: www.datachannel.com/partners or e-mail partners@datachannel.com.
About Ardent Software
Ardent Software is a leading global data management software company. Ardent develops and markets data integration software for data warehouse and analytical applications, and embedded databases and tools for developing and deploying packaged operational applications. With worldwide sales and service operations, and 1,000 resellers in more than 50 countries, Ardent is one of the top software companies in the world. More than 60,000 customers and 2.2 million users in virtually every aspect of business and government use applications powered by Ardent's products and technologies to solve their complex data management problems. Ardent is headquartered in Westboro, Massachusetts. The company's common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "ARDT." For more information, visit Ardent's Website at www.ardentsoftware.com.
Statements expressing the beliefs and expectations of management regarding future performance are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, quarterly fluctuations in results and other risks. These risks are detailed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. Actual results may differ materially from management's expectations. DataStage, Iterations, O2 Technology, Prism, RedBack, System Builder, UniData, UniVerse and wIntegrate are registered trademarks of Ardent Software, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of the respective trademark holders.
About DataChannel
DataChannel simplifies the critical process of delivering "the right information to the right people at the right time." Privately held and founded in 1996, DataChannel, Inc. is an Enterprise Information Portal (EIP) Solutions company that facilitates the way companies share information with employees, partners, and customers across Intranets, Extranets, and the Internet. DataChannel's EIP Solutions Framework combines XML-based products, professional services, and xPertPartners(TM) to build EIPs that meet customer needs. DataChannel RIO(TM) 3.2, a portal server, is the core component of the EIP solution, and the foundation for building an effective EIP. Information sources within the EIP may originate from Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO), and SAP (Nasdaq: SAP). Data may also originate from other sources including: external newsfeeds such as NewsEdge (Nasdaq: NEWZ); search engines such as Excite (Nasdaq: XCIT), InfoSeek (Nasdaq: SEEK), and Lycos (Nasdaq: LCOS); relational databases, from companies such as Informix Software (Nasdaq: IFMX), Sybase (Nasdaq: SYBS), and Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL); Enterprise ERP applications such as PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) and Baan (Nasdaq: BAANF); and enterprise corporate data from companies such as Wall Data (Nasdaq: WALL). DataChannel's EIP Solutions Framework is supported by its XML Framework(TM), which includes XML tools, technology, training, and DataChannel's xDev Program.
To learn more about DataChannel, visit the company's Website at datachannel.com, or write info@datachannel.com.
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