Business Intelligence Software facilitates decision making.
Press Release Summary:
DB2® Alphablox for UNIX and Windows(TM) v5.6 is optimized for rapid application delivery and deployment, providing component-based framework for integrating analytics into existing business processes and systems. It helps users maximize value of information assets by delivering business insight to people at point-of-decision. Software optimizes self-service reporting and analysis, operational analysis, financial reporting and analysis, planning, and KPI dashboards.
Original Press Release:
IBM DB2 Alphablox for UNIX and Windows, V5.6 Adds New Function to IBM Business Intelligence Portfolio
Overview
DB2® Alphablox for UNIX and Windows(TM), V5.6 has an open
architecture that is built to integrate with your existing IT infrastructure, ensuring that you gain the highest return on your information investments. In addition, DB2 Alphablox further lowers your total cost of ownership by leveraging existing resources and skill sets to deliver sophisticated analytic capability customized to each individual user and role.
DB2 Alphablox is optimized for rapid application delivery and deployment, providing a component-based, comprehensive framework for integrating analytics into existing business processes and systems. By implementing solutions that include DB2 Alphablox capabilities, leading enterprises maximize the value of their information assets by delivering business insight to the right people at the point-of-decision.
Leading enterprises in financial services, manufacturing, technology, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, retail, and
energy are successfully leveraging DB2 Alphablox technology inside a wide variety of integrated analytic solutions. DB2 Alphablox enables organizations to integrate analytics
across all functions and lines of business, and enable powerful
analytic solutions to business users at the front lines for improved decision making. It enables customers and partners to optimize various aspects of their business solutions, including:
o Self-service reporting and analysis applications
o Operational analysis applications
o Financial reporting and analysis applications
o Planning applications
o Business Performance and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Dashboards
DB2 Alphablox's open architecture and component approach to application development provide for a high degree of customization when delivering analytic solutions and offer numerous options for application front-end interfaces to meet the requirements of the casual to the power user.
Key prerequisites
Sun Solaris, AIX®, and Windows Server 2003
Planned availability dates
o August 17, 2004, Electronic Software Delivery
o September 17, 2004, Media Pack on CD-ROM
Not available for sale in the People's Republic of China at this time.
At a glance
DB2 Alphablox for UNIX and Windows, V5.6 adds new capabilities to the IBM business intelligence portfolio, a key foundation for our on demand capabilities.
o Adds a set of components, based on open standards, that
allow you to deliver on the vision of integrated analytics
o Enables you to broaden and deepen business performance
management capabilities across organizations
o Provides dynamic insight into your respective business environment
o Allows you to quickly take advantage of new opportunities
and overcome challenges while you still have the opportunity to
make significant adjustments
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE001
