Is There Finally a Metadata Exchange Standard on the Horizon?

by M. Reed ... SUNNYVALE, California, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Corp., Unisys Corp. (NYSE: UIS), IBM Corp., NCR Corp. (NYSE: NCR) and Hyperion ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/1999/09/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_9_28_99_1.asp - 9k - 1999-09-28 Summary: On September 27, a group of vendors including Oracle, IBM, Unisys, NCR, and Hyperion Solutions announced the submission of a metadata interchange standard to the OMG standards body. A common approach to metadata would allow products from different vendors to interact, a problem that has vexed customers f

Microsoft says OLE for Data Mining: Is it Bull?

by M. Reed ... Comshare Inc., DB Miner Technology Inc., Knosys Inc., Magnify Inc., Megaputer Intelligence Inc., Maximal Innovative Intelligence Ltd., NCR Corp., PolyVista Inc ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/03/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_03_28_00_1.asp - 7k - 2000-03-28 Summary: Microsoft released a new version of OLE DB (Object Linking and Embedding Database, based on Microsoft s Component Object Model or COM) which supports a proprietary data mining specification. It is purported to extend the Structured Query Language (SQL) to allow easier and faster incorporation of data

Software Technologies Corporation (STC) Prepares to go Public

by M. Reed ... 18, 2000--Software Technologies Corp. ... pet supply chain), where the eGate product was used to integrate SAP R/3 with Point-Of-Sale systems from NCR Corporation. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/03/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_03_03_00_1.asp - 5k - 2000-03-03 Summary: Enterprise Application Integration vendor Software Technologies Corp. (STC) announced the filing by the company of a Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchanges Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of up to $100 million of its common stock.