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Kenan Technologies Partners with Sun Microsystems to Offer Decision Support Solution

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Kenan Technologies, a leading supplier of on-line analytical processing (OLAP) software and services, announced a partnership with Sun Microsystems to offer its Acumate ES decision support toolset on the Sun SPARC/Solaris network computing platform. This move aims to provide a data retailing complement to Sun's DecisionWarehouse Initiative, enabling customers to access strategic business information from enterprise-wide corporate data. The partnership was announced at Sun's Network Business Advantage Conference in New York City, where industry leaders emphasized the importance of data warehousing in making faster and smarter marketing decisions.

Key Takeaways:

  • Kenan Technologies' Acumate ES will be available on the Sun SPARC/Solaris network computing platform, providing a data retailing complement to Sun's DecisionWarehouse Initiative.
  • The partnership aims to enable customers to access strategic business information from enterprise-wide corporate data, making it easier to make faster and smarter marketing decisions.
  • Acumate ES provides a full suite of decision support tools, including Multiway, Acutrieve, Spreadsheet Toolkit, and Acumate VBXs, to deliver valuable customized business information to a broad range of end users.
  • The product division of Kenan Systems Corporation, Kenan Technologies, has its world headquarters and research and development center based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • Kenan Technologies also offers Arbor/BP, a specialized billing and customer care application for telecom, cable TV, and interactive service providers on Sun platforms.
  • Sun Microsystems Computer Company is a world leader in design, manufacture, and sale of network computing systems and holds a No. 1 UNIX marketshare position.
  • The partnership highlights the importance of data warehousing in making faster and smarter marketing decisions, with industry leaders recognizing the need for effective data warehouse strategies.

Statistics:

  • 1995: Kenan Technologies partners with Sun Microsystems to offer Acumate ES as a data retailing complement to Sun's DecisionWarehouse Initiative.
  • Industry: Kenan Technologies is a leading supplier of enterprise-wide decision support and transaction systems for strategic management support.
  • Market share: Sun Microsystems Computer Company holds a No. 1 UNIX marketshare position.
  • Users: The product is designed for a wide range of end users, including analysts and other data-intensive users.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Kenan Technologies Announces Partnership with Sun Microsystems" (July 25, 1995)
  • Sun Microsystems Computer Company (unspecified date)
  • Kenan Technologies' product brochure (unspecified date)
  • Sun Microsystems Computer Company's press release, "DecisionWarehouse Program" (unspecified date)
  • Burson-Marsteller for Sun (unspecified date)
  • Kenan Technologies' contact information (unspecified date)

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