To: Boplicity who wrote (12524 ) 11/18/1999 5:17:00 AM From: Bipin Prasad Respond to of 19080
Welcome to ORCL World, The King of ibusiness! Information Builders and Oracle Corporation Renew Technology Relationship for Sixth Consecutive Year PR Newswire - November 17, 1999 21:06 Jointly-Developed Oracle Transparent Gateway for EDA/SQL Enables Oracle Users to Access Data From Virtually Any Source LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle OpenWorld Booth #1429 -- Information Builders, the global leader in Web reporting solutions known as i-business(TM), that combine enterprise integration with business intelligence announced today that it has renewed its technology relationship with Oracle Corporation for the development and distribution of Oracle Transparent Gateway for EDA/SQL. The Oracle Transparent Gateway acts as a bridge over which SQL can be directed between an Oracle8I, Oracle8 or Oracle7 Server and an EDA/SQL Server. The EDA/SQL Server in turn provides access to IBM compatible mainframe data regardless of physical location of the data and then communicates the information from the databases back to the Oracle Server by way of the gateway. According to Information Builders' Director of Strategic Alliances Manager Ken Newberger, "The Oracle Transparent Gateway enables Oracle users to integrate legacy data from more than 16 different mainframe-based data sources and create true enterprise information systems which can in turn, be combined with our WebFOCUS Web reporting and analysis tool. The end result is a true i-business solution that combines seamless enterprise integration with production class business intelligence." The Oracle Transparent Gateway for EDA/SQL is available from Information Builders (http://www.informationbuilders.com) and Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL) (http://www.oracle.com). About Information Builders Information Builders supplies the market-leading Web business intelligence and enterprise integration solutions. The combined strengths of these core technologies provide organizations with the ability to dynamically transform all of their data into valuable business information. This information can be distributed immediately via the Web to customers, employees and partners throughout the world. This unique and comprehensive solution known as i-business(TM) makes dynamic, scalable and cost-effective e-business applications possible. Headquartered in New York City, Information Builders is one the largest independently owned software companies in the world with more than 5,000 customer sites currently using its core technologies. The company employs more than 1,950 professionals worldwide and generated revenues exceeding $307 million in 1998. To learn more about Information Builders' products and services, point your Web browser to informationbuilders.com . InSook Prasad