Informatica Datastage

Informatica Conforms to Metadata Standard

by M. Reed ... vendors, such as Informatica's competitor Ardent Software, have used a different approach. Ardent has employed a technology they call "DataStage MetaBrokers". ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/1999/11/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_11_10_99_1.asp - 6k - 1999-11-10 Summary: Informatica Corporation (Nasdaq: INFA), a major extract/transform/load tool vendor, today announced the general availability of MX2 1.6, the latest version of its Metadata Exchange (MX2) application programming interface (API). Informatica bills MX2 1.6 as the first object-oriented metadata exchange faci

Informatica Morphs into Enterprise Decision Support Vendor

by M. Reed ... Informatica should be included on any short list of Extract/Transform/Load tools and eBusiness solutions with Ardent Software's DataStage (Ardent is currently ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/01/research_notes/VN_DW_MFR_01_00_1.asp - 17k - 2000-01-01 Summary: Informatica Corporation, long an established vendor in the Extract/Transform/Load (ETL) market space, has morphed themselves into a vendor of solutions for the

Informix XML’s Its Metadata Transport Layer

by M. Reed ... Using DataStage Suite for metadata management enables users to achieve a more ... Informix/Ardent's major competitor, Informatica, has a "plug-in" capability for ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/05/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_05_22_00_1.asp - 8k - 2000-05-22 Summary: Informix® Corporation, has announced an XML Document Type Definition (DTD) for Extraction, Transformation, and Transport (ETT) of metadata. The DTD is designed to allow metadata sharing between different vendors’ products using the open XML standard.

Ardent Software: Will Informix Merger Affect their Success?

by M. Reed ... moving to a strong web/e-business-centric solution, so DataStage in its ... Other products in this space that should be evaluated are Informatica PowerMart, Sagent ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/04/research_notes/VN_DW_MFR_04_10_00_1.asp - 15k - 2000-04-10 Summary: With Informix’s completion of its acquisition of Ardent Software, it remains to be seen how effective this marriage will be, and whether Ardent will be allowed autonomy to continue its success in the extract/transform/load and data integration infrastructure.

Computer Associates Splashes Into the Data Warehousing Market with ...

by M. Reed ... is no SAP BW integration (already present in the Ardent product), and no integration with PeopleSoft (present in both Ardent DataStage and Informatica PowerMart ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/1999/09/research_notes/PN_DW_MFR_9_99_1.asp - 17k - 1999-09-01 Summary: Computer Associates DecisionBase is an Extract/Transform/Load tool designed to help in the population and maintenance of data warehouses. First released in March of 1998, the product is geared towards large implementations with the need for metadata management. The current release is 1.9, which is the fo

Metagenix Reverse Engineers Data Into Information

by M. Reed ... It was a circuitous process, but DataStage remains a market leader.) MetaRecon 2.5 also includes support for ETL products from Informatica. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2001/02/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_02_15_01_1.asp - 9k - 2001-02-15 Summary: Metagenix’ MetaRecon reverse engineers metadata information by examining the raw data contained in the source(s) rather than depending on the data dictionaries of the existing legacy systems (which are often incorrect). Other unique Metagenix approaches include an

CRM Analytics Brings More Profitability

by Kevin Ramesan ... datamart. Three companies dominate this market Ascential with Datastage, Informatica with Power Center and Acta with ActaWorks. http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2002/12/research_notes/MI_CR_KR_12_21_02_1.asp - 9k - 2002-12-21 Summary: Targeting your best customers and personalizing your relationship with them, implies an in-depth understanding of their behavior.