BULL LAUNCHES DATA WAREHOUSE OFFERING
Bull to Become Primary Channel for DATAllegro in Europe
Aliso Viejo, Calif., September 25, 2007— DATAllegro™, supplier of the most advanced data warehouse appliance on an enterprise-class platform, and Bull, Architect of an open world™, today announced a strategic partnership and a new product offering in Europe. As a result of the partnership, Bull will launch Data Warehouse Parallel Server (DWPS) – a range of data warehouse platforms based on DATAllegro’s data warehouse appliance technology utilizing Bull’s NovaScale servers. Distributed in continental Europe, Data Warehouse Parallel Server will be manufactured, marketed and supported by Bull with assistance from DATAllegro.
Data Warehouse Parallel Server targets medium to large organizations that face the issue of growing amounts of data and increasing requirements on their business intelligence infrastructure. These companies can significantly benefit from the Data Warehouse Parallel Server , which offers extremely high performance while reducing data warehouse TCO.
Data Warehouse Parallel Server offers an unmatched price/performance ratio, with low purchase and maintenance costs, which allow new applications to be supported and more data to be analyzed within existing budgets. DATAllegro’s patent-pending data warehouse appliance architecture is optimized to run complex queries on terabytes of data in minutes. Customers will also benefit from optional grid technology, which allows companies to support disaster recovery and hub-and-spoke architectures.
Data warehouse appliances combine hardware, software, OS and database into a pre-tuned and pre-configured solution that has been optimized for peak performance out of the box. Data warehouse appliances entered the market several years ago offering higher performance at a lower price point than traditional data warehouse solutions.
In addition, through this agreement with DATAllegro, Bull brings several critical added values:
1- an end-to-end value chain from manufacturing to Europe-wide maintenance and support
2- best of breed NovaScale servers as well as EMC storage solutions bringing market leading performance to the platform
3- the know-how of mainframe disciplines
4 - the expertise in deploying enterprise-class data warehouses and the ability to lead projects to a successful completion.
Data Warehouse Parallel Server leverages the leadership of DATAllegro in second generation data warehouse appliances and of Bull, a major player in Business Intelligence. As an IT manufacturer and systems integrator, Bull responds to all enterprise challenges by bringing together in-depth functional, business and technical expertise. The agreement with DATAllegro is a key part of Bull’s 7i strategic initiative. Bull’s 7i program is designed to help businesses reap the benefits of an open world by turning their information systems into drivers for creating value in a connected world, by facilitating growth, competitiveness and sovereignty.
“Our partnership with Bull is possible because of DATAllegro v3’s architecture, which is designed to leverage enterprise-class technologies for better reliability and more rapid advancement than proprietary alternatives,” said Stuart Frost, CEO of DATAllegro. “Bull has a strong presence in Europe and a lot of experience in the data warehouse market. We are very pleased that they chose our technology over all others in the market.”
“BI is recognized today as the first concern for CIO’s,” said Bruno Pinna, Marketing Director of Bull. “As Architect of an open world and an expert in BI, our goal is to help corporations and public services leverage the best of it. With this innovative platform, that combines DATAllegro’s technology, the power of our NovaScale servers and EMC storage solutions and our end-to-end support expertise, we offer a breakthrough open data warehouse solution to the market. Customers are now able to get the best of their data and increase competitiveness, in a rapidly moving, fast growing world.”
ABOUT DATALLEGRO™
DATAllegro offers the most advanced data warehouse appliance on an enterprise-class platform. By combining DATAllegro’s patent-pending software with the industry’s leading hardware, storage and database technologies, DATAllegro has taken data warehouse performance and innovation to the next level. DATAllegro v3™ goes beyond the low cost and high performance of first generation data warehouse appliances and adds the flexibility and scalability that only an open platform can offer. The result is a complete data warehouse appliance that enables companies with large volumes of data to increase their business intelligence.
Whether you have a few terabytes of user data or hundreds, DATAllegro’s data warehouse appliances deliver a fast, flexible and affordable solution that allows a company’s data to grow at the pace of its business. Based in Aliso Viejo, California, DATAllegro has offices throughout the US as well as in Europe. For more information on DATAllegro go to www.DATAllegro.com.
ABOUT BULL, ARCHITECT OF AN OPEN WORLD™
As one of the leading European IT companies, Bull delivers open, flexible and secure information systems. The group helps public and private sector customers transform their information systems, applying its know-how and expertise in three main areas:
- Capitalizing on its extensive mainframe experience, Bull designs and produces robust, innovative and open servers, based on industry-standard technologies;
- Building on its alliances with leading ISVs, Bull develops and implements flexible and interoperable application infrastructures which give business processes the freedom to evolve;
- Bringing together recognized expertise in end-to-end IT security, Bull secures data and exchanges that are so critical in preserving customers' business integrity.
Bull has a particularly strong presence in the public, healthcare, finance, telecommunications, manufacturing and defense sectors. Its distribution network and business partners cover more than 60 countries worldwide. For more information visit: http://www.bull.com
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