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September 3, 2002

Pipeline

ActaWorks Data Integration Web Services
Acta Technology Inc.
www.acta.com

Web services capabilities are now embedded in Acta's extraction, transformation, and loading tool (ActaWorks 5.2), to assist in the capture of legacy and enterprise systems' data into Web services applications. ActaWorks Data Integration Web Services can be developed for both batch and real-time data integration. Pricing starts at $25,000.


AmberPoint Management Foundation
AmberPoint Inc.
www.amberpoint.com

This is AmberPoint's first product in a suite of management tools for XML Web services applications. Paul Butterworth, cofounder of Forte Software and chief technologist of Developer Tools at Sun Microsoft is AmberPoint's chief technology officer. Supports Java-based and Microsoft .Net platforms, architectures, and industry standards. Pricing starts at $50,000.


New & Noteworthy

BEA WebLogic Platform 7.0
BEA Systems Inc.
www.bea.com

Cognos Finance 6.0
Cognos Inc.
www.cognos.com

Hummingbird BI 8.0
Hummingbird Ltd.
www.hummingbird.com

J.D. Edwards ERP 8.0
J.D. Edwards & Co.
www.jdedwards.com

Secure Report Distribution Manager for Business Objects InfoView
InStranet Inc.
www.instranet.com

Q-Link Business Process Management Software Platform
Link Technologies Inc.
www.qlinktech.com

Applix iTM1 8.0
Applix Inc.
www.applix.com

Version 8.0 of this analytic engine includes enhancements to performance, analytic functions, and administration. Performance enhancements include cube-building optimizations for large dimensions and faster recalculations of business models as input values change. Applix iTM1 supports decision-making with techniques such as trend analysis and what-if analysis. Pricing starts at $25,000 for a departmental system for planning and analytics. Enterprise budgeting solutions typically start at $90,000.


Informatica PowerCenterRT and PowerCenter 6
Informatica Corp.
www.informatica.com

The "RT" in PowerCenterRT stands for real time. This extension to the PowerCenter data integration platform uses an operational data store to combine current operational data with historical data stored in the data warehouse for applications such as business activity monitoring. PowerCenter 6 enhances workflow, scalability, and metadata management. PowerCenterRT pricing begins at $200,000. PowerCenter 6 pricing starts at $150,000.


Manugistics 7
Manugistics Group Inc.
www.manugistics.com

Manugistics 7, a platform with a supply chain management core, reflects Manugistics' new emphasis on Enterprise Profit Optimization by linking planning and execution through business process workflows and providing real-time information for alerts and analysis. Version 7 uses Web services technology for intra- and intercompany system integration. It provides prebuilt configurations and templates that reflect domain expertise in multiple industries. Pricing starts at $50,000.


SAS Industry Intelligence Solutions
SAS Institute Inc.
www.sas.com

SAS launched its Industry Intelligence Solutions series with the first two solutions focused on telecommunications and banking, supplying data architectures and analytic applications tailored to those industries. Capabilities include credit scoring, customer retention and segmentation, cross- and up-selling and marketing automation, and strategic performance management. Pricing starts at $500,000 and varies based on the implementation specifics.


Trillium Software System 6
Trillium Software
www.trilliumsoft.com

Trillium designed key features and functions in this release of its data quality system with the objective of giving business users more direct control. Business users can directly change configuration without involving IT and are also given the means to monitor the return they're reaping from data quality efforts. Pricing per server ranges from $100,000 on Windows NT to $250,000 on mainframes.









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