Databeacon Announces Linux Support
for its Web Reporting and Data Analysis Application Software
for the Enterprise
Aug
25th, 18:54 UTC
Databeacon Collaboration Edition enables Linux-based
organizations to easily share Web reports and data analysis
inside and beyond the extended enterprise
OTTAWA, ON August 21, 2003 Databeacon Inc., a leading
developer of Web reporting and data analysis software, today
announced that the recently released Databeacon Collaboration
Edition will now support the Linux operating system. The new
release gives Linux-based organizations the ability to easily
publish and disseminate interactive Web reports and data
analysis via Intranets, extranets or the public Internet.
Interest and demand for Linux is increasing within the
enterprise as more and more organizations adopt the operating
system for its perceived superiority in reliability and
security, as well as lower IT costs. In fact, according to
Forrester Research, 17% of large North American companies are
using Linux1. However, in order for it to become a more widely
used commercial operating system, more enterprise software
applications areneeded. By offering support for Linux,
Databeacon is helping validate the Linux market by providing
its web reporting and data analysis software for that
platform.
"Linux is quickly making headway to becoming a mainstream
platform as it delivers on the promise of its many competitive
advantages. As a result, companies are increasingly looking to
Linux for help in their day-to-day business activities, which
for many data-driven organization includes Web reporting and
data analysis," said Andy Coutts, CEO of Databeacon Inc.
"Databeacon Collaboration Edition allows Linux-based
organizations to offer Databeacon's view, create, collaborate
value proposition to anyone looking for better decisions out
of their data."
Databeacon Collaboration Edition offers anyone with a
browser and an Internet connection the ability to view, create
and collaborate on Web reports without the need to install
software or take training. Simply sending an email from the
Databeacon Insight viewer to people of your choice activates a
self-defined workgroup. Email recipients click on an "Analyze
Report" link and can continue to interactively analyze and
visualize Web reporting data within their own Databeacon
Insight viewer which is loaded automatically in their browser.
They are then able to add their own Web reports to share
within the workgroup as needed.
Now, with Databeacon Collaboration Edition, Linux-based
enterprises can allow analysts to collaborate on data-driven
conclusions with clients, managers can deliver the results of
data explorations to executives, and civil servants are able
to share insights with stakeholder groups. As well,
Databeacon's unlimited user/per processor server licensing
model allows customers to cost-effectively publish interactive
Web reports for analysis by hundreds or thousands of users
from a single Web server. Databeacon also offers entry-level
pricing for small-to-mid-sized businesses with limited numbers
of users, or hosted services to organizations that simply want
their data published to the Internet in a no-fuss manner for a
modest setup fee and monthly charges.
Pricing
Pricing for Databeacon Collaboration starts at
$5,000 for a 5-user license. Databeacon's more common
unlimited user/Web server pricing starts at $25,000 per
processor for Databeacon Collaboration Edition, and $10,000
per processor for Databeacon PageEnhancer API.
Technology Platform Availability
In addition to Linux,
Databeacon Collaboration Edition is also available for Windows
95, 98, NT, Millenium, 2000 and XP; Unix AIX, HP-UX and
Solaris; standard Web servers with CGI support such as Apache
2.0+ or MS IIS 4+; and MS Internet Explorer 5.0+ and Netscape
Navigator 4.7+ Web browsers.
About Databeacon, Inc.
Founded in 1995, Databeacon Inc.
is the award-winning developer of Databeacon, the web
reporting and data analysis software designed for
organizations whose business involves providing data over the
Internet. Organizations around the world, such as Baxter
Healthcare, The World Bank, NFO WorldGroup, Statistical
Surveys and Smith Barney are using the data publishing
architecture of Databeacon to lower cost of ownership for
reporting and analysis, increase adoption among user
communities, ease integration by leveraging existing I.T.
infrastructure, and ease deployment with shorter project
delivery times.
Databeacon's corporate headquarters are in Ottawa, Canada,
with sales offices across North America, resellers and
Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partners located in 26
countries around the world.
1 Source: Forrester Research, 'Linux Is More Than Ready for
the Enterprise', By Tech Schadler with Charles Rutstein, June
24, 2003.
(Submitted by Brian
Proffitt of INT Media
Group) |
