Five Minute Briefing - Oracle
March 18, 2009
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News Flashes
Noetix Corp., a software provider that automatically generates business intelligence (BI) content from enterprise applications, recently announced that fiscal 2008 was the company's fifth consecutive year of double-digit revenue growth. "We are pretty unique in our positioning and that is why even in a down economy such as what we are in now, our value proposition is still ringing very true," David Langston, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Noetix, tells 5 Minute Briefing. "We do something different than virtually any other company in the marketplace and that is focused around generating content for BI tools so it is a different spin than just customers investing in a front-end BI tool."
Oracle has unveiled Oracle Sourcing On Demand, a software-as-a-service solution intended to drive more efficient and effective strategic sourcing. Based on Oracle Sourcing and Oracle Sourcing Optimization, part of the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12, Oracle Sourcing On Demand is pre-configured and hosted by Oracle experts, enabling reduced time-to-value and accelerated ROI.
Pillar Data Systems, a provider of application-aware storage systems, has announced that through its use of Solid State Drives (SSD) in the Pillar Axiom storage system, Pillar can provide superior $/IOP (input/output performance rate per dollar spent). With the SSDs in the Axiom storage system, Pillar can deliver "the single best" $/IOP in the storage market today, according to Bob Maness, vice president of marketing for Pillar Data Systems.
Think About It
Data Growth No Longer "Doubling Each Year"