Applix Brings Dynamic Analytics to IBM Information Server
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Applix TM1 Delivers Real-Time Analysis on IBM Information Server
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 16 -- IBM Information On Demand Global Conference -- Applix, Inc. (NASDAQ:APLX) a global leader of performance management applications, announced today it is supporting IBM Information Server to empower customers to get more value from complex, heterogeneous information spread throughout the enterprise. With Applix TM1, the industry's leading in-memory business performance management application, IBM Information Server customers can now perform real-time analytics on critical business information.
Applix's TM1 will access information from IBM Information Server and allow all types of users to view, analyze, report and plan with real-time data from across the enterprise. With TM1's patented in-memory technology, users in every function -- from operations to sales to finance -- perform advanced what-if analytics against large, dynamic data sets with complex models faster than any other application.
"Analysis is only as good as the accuracy and timeliness of the data," said Ed Gromann, vice president, services and alliances, Applix. "IBM Information Server guarantees the accuracy and reliability of heterogeneous data, which becomes the foundation for business analysis, while Applix TM1 delivers that information in the fastest, most timely manner possible."
IBM Information Server is a ground-breaking new software platform from IBM that provides breakthrough productivity and performance for cleansing, transforming, and delivering this information consistently and securely throughout the enterprise, so it can be accessed and used in new ways to drive innovation, increase operational efficiency, and lower risk. This is vital to critical initiatives such as business performance management and business intelligence, which require consistent, complete and trustworthy information. Together, TM1 and IBM Information Server deliver robust business performance management for dynamic enterprises, providing the right information, at the right time, to the right decision makers.
"We value the contributions Applix can deliver helping customers to rapidly leverage the Information Server create unprecedented access to trusted information," said Pete Fiore, vice president, IBM Information Integration Solutions. "By collaborating with Applix, we can solve some of the most pressing information management challenges faced by organizations today."
Applix TM1
Applix's TM1 is a complete performance management application, delivering strategic business planning, budgeting, reporting and analytics for powering analysis of financial, operational, sales, employee and other business data. Applix customers worldwide use TM1 real-time response, adaptability, easy-to-use interfaces, and low total cost of ownership, and a majority realize a 100 percent return on their Applix investments within the first six months of deployment. The annual BPM Partners "Beyond the Hype" Webcast (http://www.bpmpartners.com/events_webinars.shtml) for 2006 recognized that Applix TM1 customers had the highest level of satisfaction of any of the leading BPM solutions, suites, tools and vendors. The OLAP Survey 5 (http://survey.com/olap) gave TM1 the highest marks for speed of query, deployment, and data load and pre-calculation, as well as the highest ranking for overall business benefits achieved and the lowest number of technical problems.
About Applix
Applix (NASDAQ:APLX) is a global leader in performance management applications that enable continuous strategic planning, management and monitoring of performance across the financial, operational, sales and marketing, and human resources functions within the enterprise. Applix is a founder of the BPM Standards Group (http://bpmstandardsgroup.org/) and has been recognized by numerous industry analyst groups for its technical leadership and vision in the marketplace. Applix and its global network of partners help nearly 3,000 customers worldwide manage their business performance and respond to the marketplace in real time. In mid-2006, Applix acquired Temtec International B.V., a privately held Netherlands company, to further extend performance management solutions across the enterprise. Headquartered in Westborough, MA, Applix maintains offices in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. For more information about Applix, please visit www.applix.com/.
Charlotte Locke
Applix
508-475-2441
clocke@applix.com
http://www.applix.com/
Kelley Kassa
Davies Murphy Group, Inc.
781-418-2406
kkassa@daviesmurphy.com
http://www.daviesmurphy.com/
Source: Applix, Inc.
