This came out at 5:59 pm after the close...it sorta repeats the article
from yesterday, but makes clear that is a Sand Technology product, and
tells what it does.
Maybe this will help tommorrow:
Sand Technology's Nucleus ExplorationSoftware Enters IBM DB2 Killer Application World
With Emergence of DB2Accelerator
May 13, 1998 05:59 PM
MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1998--SAND TECHNOLOGY SNDCF
DB2 Customers Benefit as HDS Integrates Nucleus Product Suite into DB2/MVS Computing
Environments for Fast and Economical Data Exploration
Sand Technology Systems International Inc. today added a vital new application environment for
users of IBM's DB2 database products within the mainframe and server computing environments
when Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), a distributor of Nucleus, announced the Nucleus Exploration
DB2 Accelerator. The Accelerator is designed to give DB2 data warehouse users the ability to
execute "ad-hoc" queries quickly and economically, without disrupting normal data warehouse
operations. The DB2 Accelerator typically pays for itself on the basis of host-level hardware and
software savings, requires no additional administration resources, and results in dramatic increases
in productivity to the entire warehouse user community.
Running a typical DB2 workload's most resource-intensive queries on Nucleus can reduce the
amount of mainframe system cycles used by up to 95 percent, greatly improving response time for
DB2 end users. The system will be demonstrated at the International DB2 Users Group (IDUG)
Conference, held in San Francisco, California, May 10-14, 1998.
The DB2 Accelerator is initially available for use on any OS/390- based mainframe running DB2
decision support systems. It allows "power" users to ask complex queries intended to analyze
unusual and potentially valuable relationships in their data. These types of queries no longer have to
be blocked or deferred for off-hour processing because the DB2 Accelerator can handle them without
consuming large amounts of mainframe processor time, memory or disk storage.
By routing complex queries to a Nucleus Exploration Series system, the performance of the existing
DB2 warehouse will be further enhanced by allowing it to focus on what it does best - day-to-day
"production" queries such as generating daily sales reports.
"Enterprises running the Nucleus product suite will benefit by creating increased marketing
intelligence, enabling them to build new business opportunities, respond to competitive marketing
activities in real-time, and ultimately, grow their business based on greater knowledge," said Claudia
Imhoff, president of Intelligent Solutions, Inc. "Now, by plugging Nucleus into their DB2 warehouses,
these businesses will improve the responsiveness of their day-to-day transactions, while at the same
time increasing the productivity of their power analysts."
The DB2 Accelerator requires much less additional disk storage capacity than would be expected by
data warehouses using conventional technology. It also provides enterprises with the potential to
defer expensive processor upgrades and lower overall software licensing costs.
"The DB2 Accelerator will allow customers to see the hidden value in their corporate databases,"
said Jerry Shattner, president of HDS Canada. "The Accelerator offers the potential for reductions in
resource usage, which can lead to hardware and software savings, and best of all, it will immediately
begin delivering business intelligence that leads to a competitive advantage."
"Vertical markets like telecommunication, retail, insurance, banking, brokerage and transportation
are heavy users of DB2," states Kevin Horigan, executive vice president, Sand Technology Systems.
"Customer demand has illustrated that these are precisely the organizations that require the
enhanced performance, scalability and functionality that Nucleus delivers in answering the most
complex, ad hoc, explorative type questions that these organizations have to ask. For DB2 users,
we wanted to tightly integrate Nucleus and DB2. We needed an organization that inherently
understood the MVS and DB2 computing environments and our distributor, HDS', experience as an
industry leader within those environments spoke for itself. HDS' ability to assess market and
customer requirements for the integrated product and then develop the integrated solution has been
a tremendous effort that will assure DB2 users the greatest return on investment with their DB2
database."
DB2 Accelerator Components and Product Availability
The Nucleus Exploration DB2 Accelerator consists of three components. The first, a Professional
Services offering called Hitachi Enterprise Resource Optimization (HERO), assesses the DB2
warehouse to determine the potential benefits of acceleration. The HERO service is available now
from HDS.
The second, HiDB Pace, is a software package, initially to be available for MVS/DB2, which
"mirrors" the pertinent warehouse data on a Nucleus Exploration Series system. The Nucleus
Exploration DB2 Accelerator HiDB Pace product will be available in September 1998.
The third component is the Nucleus Exploration Series system, which provides transparent query
capability to the DB2 user. The system offers a unique ability for the rapid, resource-free deployment
of critical decision support systems using Sand Technology's Nucleus Exploration and Nucleus
Prototype products.
Packaged by Hitachi Data Systems as a series of intelligent storage systems, the Nucleus
Exploration Series provides a time and cost- saving integration of hardware, software and support
services to get this revolutionary approach to data mining installed and into "glass-house" levels of
production in the shortest possible time. The Nucleus Exploration Series of products is available now
on selected NT and UNIX platforms.
Pricing of the Nucleus Exploration DB2 Accelerator varies with the size of Nucleus Exploration
Series specifications required.
About Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems markets, worldwide, a broad range of information processing solutions,
including enterprise servers, storage subsystems, peripheral products, and professional services.
Owned by Hitachi, Ltd. and EDS, HDS has its headquarters in Santa Clara, California. For online
information about HDS' products and services, access their Web Site at www.hds.com.
About Sand Technology Systems
Sand Technology Systems International, Inc. provides high performance, scaleable software
solutions for data mining, data marts, data warehouses and online analytical processing (OLAP).
Sand's product suite, The Nucleus Series, 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. More information on Nucleus is
provided on the Sand Web Site at www.sandtechnology.com.
All Rights Reserved. Nucleus, N-Vector, Nucleus Exploration Mart, Nucleus Exploration Warehouse
are registered trademarks of Sand Technology Systems. Other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. |
