Release Date: Monday, November 10, 2008
MITS
®, provider of Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) business intelligence and operational reporting solutions, and Data Management Associates Inc., creators of the multi-channel order management system MACH Software, today announced a new reseller agreement aimed at providing business intelligence capabilities and advanced reporting to their MACH Software clients.
For more than a decade, the MITS Discover
OLAP Business Intelligence System has remained the business intelligence market leader for MultiValue platforms. The company's operational reporting solution, MITS
Report, provides users an ad hoc reporting tool optimized for sorting, filtering and summarizing data. All MITS
solutions capitalize on a user friendly web interface and are designed to help end-users and IT staff increase productivity and better understand their business.
Satisfying the Need for Improved Data Access
The MACH order management system is designed to provide users a fully integrated solution that meets and exceeds the expanding needs of Catalog, Web and POS operations. It is in this spirit that DMA is pleased to present MACH users with custom reporting and analytics solutions developed by MITS
.
"With an enterprise system like MACH—where cross functional areas of a business are integrated at the data and application level—the data generated through the system can be extensive and detailed," explains George Farnell, DMA's Vice President of Business Development. "After assessing the MITS
product line, its was plain to see that MITS
Report and MITS Discover
would make it easy for our clients to access and work with that data."
The MITS
family of solutions provides an interactive reporting and analysis experience for business users needing rapid access to information. By utilizing a web-browser interface MITS
Report and MITS Discover
are able to put the power of reporting directly into the hands of business users. MITS
solutions compliment DMA's commitment to increasing productivity and aiding growth, specifically in terms of man hours saved, by significantly minimizing or eliminating time spent by technical staff building, generating and modifying custom reports. In addition to decreased reporting turn around time, MITS
removes the computational overhead required to access data from the transactional system and places critical data in an environment optimized for reporting and analysis.
"The dynamic environment of catalog and multi-channel sales is a perfect fit for MITS Discover
and MITS
Report," states MITS
President, Fred Owen. "Furthermore, we feel that DMA is an ideal partner to bring MITS
solutions to this market because of the technical expertise and industry knowledge they provide."
DMA's President, Randy Nettling adds, "By combining the interactive reporting capabilities of MITS
Report and MITS Discover
with MACH Software's extensive business applications, our clients can quickly generate the custom analytical reports they need to understand their business' success."
Utilizing MITS Discover
to access data in the MACH system results in quick analysis of key business data and makes it easy for managers and decision makers to identify customer buying habits and promotional opportunities, and evaluate or compare the effectiveness of current marketing initiatives or campaigns over time. MITS
Report provides management and front line staff a straightforward solution to create operational reports such as lists based on customer demographics or inventory information. MITS
and DMA agree; armed with this information, MACH clients will have the power to effectively respond to the changing business environment.
About MITS
MITS® is a leading developer of Advanced Reporting and Business Intelligence products. The MITS product line contains both the MITS Discover® OLAP Business Intelligence suite, as well as the ad hoc report tool, MITS Report®. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company's technologies are used by thousands of organizations, resellers and systems integrators worldwide. MITS products are firmly entrenched in a wide range of business areas, including manufacturing, distribution, retail sales and services, education, government, healthcare, and insurance, as well as in many other industries.
For more information, visit http://www.mits.com
About MITS Discover
The MITS Discover product line includes several software components for adding OLAP Business Intelligence to your existing MultiValue system. For more information on the new features of MITS Discover 7.0, click here.
MitsServer
MitsServer is the central processing component of MITS Discover and controls the activity in all of the MITS Discover clients. The main functions of MitsServer are to perform the transformation of extracted operational data into MITS hypercubes and to interpret and process requests from any of the MITS Discover clients listed below.
MitsView
MitsView enables MITS OLAP / data mining in a desktop GUI environment using Windows-oriented navigation and presentation. MitsView works with MitsServer in a Client/Server environment. MitsView is the freeware viewer for MITS Discover.
MitsWeb / MitsWeb Gateway
MitsWeb provides exploration of MITS Discover applications in a browser environment. MitsWeb requires only three pieces to operate: MitsServer, MitsWeb Gateway, and a browser. MitsWeb Gateway establishes and handles the connections between the browsers and MitsServer. The browser is where the user interacts with the MITS data. MitsWeb makes it possible to view MITS Discover data on any computer that may not have MITS Discover software installed.
MitsWeb Dashboard
MitsWeb Dashboard is an optional addition to MitsWeb. The Dashboard enables individuals to track key metrics of an organization at a glance and allow rapid research directly into the underlying analysis, all the way down to the supporting operational data. MitsWeb Dashboard presents key metrics from MITS Hypercubes in addition to optionally showing information directly from operational data. The MitsWeb Dashboard Organizer is designed to be used by all skill levels to quickly and efficiently create a dashboard for individual use.
MitsAdmin
MitsAdmin is used for a variety of functions in the administration of the MITS Discover System. These are: MitsServer and MitsSecurity option activation, MITS User Security maintenance, Process Scheduling and running various MITS server commands.
MitsMaker
MitsMaker is a Windows-based desktop client that allows the user to design and create Hypercube from operational source data. MitsMaker captures the hypercube specifications and generates data extraction/transformation/loading (ETL) routines allowing the user to develop highly customized applications to suit specific internal reporting or research requirements. MitsMaker creates stand-alone MITS Hypercube interfaces that are placed within MitsServer. Because of this, MitsMaker is not needed for the continued MITS hypercube transformation but only for the initial design and implementation of the MITS Hypercube.
For more information, visit http://www.mits.com/products-mitsdiscover.htm
About MITS Reports
MITS Report is the next-generation, interactive operational reporting environment from the experts in Advanced Reporting and Business Intelligence. In developing MITS Report, the company focused on the challenges customers were facing in reporting for MultiValue databases. MITS Report is the result of direct feedback from customers and partners as well as an investigation into customers common reporting practices.
Built by User Request
You asked for it, we delivered. MITS Report is the result of customer and partner demand for a MITS-caliber operational reporting tool and was designed by the experts who developed the pioneering technology found in MITS Discover, the only OLAP Business Intelligence system native to MultiValue. The MITS team of developers brings more than 100 years combined experience in creating reporting solutions for MultiValue databases, and has devoted the last decade to helping thousands of companies worldwide overcome their reporting challenges.
Reporting without Querying
You dont have to learn a query language, know a database layout, or understand MultiValue dictionaries to succeed with MITS Report. MITS recognizes that many users start with a standard report and then modify it, and this reporting flexibility is where MITS Report shines. Simply by clicking buttons and selecting user-friendly options from drop-down lists viewed within your Web browser, you can retrieve data, access existing reports, and customize standard reports. You can also create new reports by filtering, sorting, adding/removing columns, totaling, breaking, and more.
Fast, Interactive Access to Data
Why wait around for the information you need to do your job? MITS Report offers a way to get at your organizations data quickly and efficientlyat interactive speeds you have become familiar with when browsing the Web. You get reports tailored to your precise needs not within minutes or hours but within a few seconds. Having fast reporting speeds means you see the modifications you make to your report (for example, adding and removing columns) in context, with the report changing right before your eyes.
Easy Learning Curve
MITS Report delivers on the promise to provide self-serve reporting. The designers of MITS Report carried out extensive research on the latest advances in usability to deliver a highly intuitive and familiar user interface. The innovative navigation system in MITS Report features simple workflows that eliminate the reliance on wizards or hardcopy manuals. Youll be building and viewing reports in no time, regardless of your technical background. Manage your individual reports in Report Libraries, where you can save, modify, or delete reports. To round out your knowledge of MITS Report and ensure you get the most out of the software, MITS offers Web-based training.
Secure Architecture
MITS Report protects the performance of the MultiValue database through the Report Source architecture, a software-server type system that sits between the database and the user. The Report Source contains all the data the user would need to assemble and view reports. MITS Report separates the reporting environment from your operational system, providing several key benefits. Access to files and sensitive information is controlled by user security. Your operational system is accessed only by authorized users or on a pre-determined schedule, not each time a user makes any change to a report, or if they make repeated requests for the same report.
For more information, visit http://www.mits.com/products-mitsreport.htm
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