Stories by Allan Holbrook

ER/Studio Delivers Superior Data Models

Developing an enterprise solution can be an incredibly complex and arduous process. Whether you're working on an e-commerce application or a data warehouse, you'll first need to develop a corporate data model -- or re-engineer an existing one -- to determine the ways in which business information should best flow through your organization. Creating this model is not only intricate and costly but also crucial to the success of your company. A poorly crafted model can cause information gaps, mismanaged resources, and potential revenue and customer loss.

XML Junction Transforms Source Data

Although Web development companies continue to flock to XML, the process of transforming source system data into XML is still underserved by the software market. As a result, companies end up delaying their time to market and paying more for flexible and responsive Web systems.

Teradata Scales a Data Mountain

Windows NT shops that have longed for a highly scalable and reliable data warehouse are finally seeing their wishes fulfilled. NCR Corp. has ported its Teradata database system to Windows NT, and the result -- a feature-rich product capable of running and managing the very largest data warehouses -- is a smashing success. Teradata for NT (TNT) earned a score of Excellent in our evaluation, thanks in part to its flexible, scalable architecture.

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