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     *              ALPHA WAREHOUSE....THE KNOWLEDGE ENGINE               *
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     *              PROGRAM UPDATE, January & February 1997               *
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     **  EXCITING WINS: BASF Ludwigschafen, pharmaceutical division, was 
	 looking for a solution to fulfill their process needs and run their 
	 operations more cost-effectively.  BASF implemented two AlphaServer 
	 8200's running OpenVMS, Oracle and SAS.  This solution increases 
	 productivity and reduces development cycle time!

	   For more information contact: Axel Schuetz-Wiessner @FRS


	 FIRST SYBASE IQ SALE IN ASIA:  Marui Imai, a major Japanese 
	 department store, selected Sybase IQ running on a DIGITAL UNIX 
         AlphaServer 8200 system to help them implement their new data mart.  
         Marui Imai is replacing an NCR 3600 system, which was too slow, even 
         for a single user, and too expensive to run.  Now with IQ, managers 
	 can access in-depth levels of information to target their marketing 
	 efforts more specifically.

	   For more information contact: Kazuhiko Hinata @TBJ


     **  FANNIE MAE TESTIMONIAL:  Fannie Mae, the largest financial institution 
         in the world, needed to make historical information on loans more 
	 easily accessible to economists and policy makers.  They have 
	 information on 20 million loans with data dating back to 1979!
         They built a data warehouse on a DIGITAL UNIX-based AlphaServer 8400 
         running Oracle7 and SAS.  The parallel processing features of Alpha 
	 and Oracle significantly decrease load times -- files that once had 
	 to load overnight on the mainframe load in 2-3 minutes during the 
	 day on the AlphaServer!!  For a copy of the testimonial access:

	   http://sbu.mro.dec.com/testimonials/index.htm



     **  OLAP REPORT AVAILABLE:  Browse the "OVUM Evaluates: OLAP" report
	 now available on the Corporate Library Group's web site.  The report 
	 explains how OLAP and data warehousing are pushing the delivery 
	 of timely and relevant information to management.  The report provides 
	 an in-depth evaluation of twelve leading OLAP products which are 
	 evaluated against a consistent framework of criteria, allowing 
	 prospective buyers to judge which products best match their 
	 organizations' requirements. The report also examines the state of 
	 the market and the direction of its development.  For a copy access:

	   http://weblib.ako.dec.com





     **  WEB UPDATE: A substantial amount of collateral was added to
	 the Alpha Warehouse web site last month.  New selling material now
	 available includes: an updated partner plan and partner summary, wins, 
	 testimonials, videos, white papers, product briefs and much more.  
	 Check out the what's new section for a complete listing! 
	
           http://sbu.mro.dec.com/esi/new0127.htm



     **  ALPHASERVER WEB UPDATE:  The Alpha Warehouse Partner portfolio
	 was recently added to the AlphaServer web site.  Partner logos 
	 are featured with a hot-link to their homepage for more product
	 information.  These partnerships enhance DIGITAL'S ability to 
	 deliver a total solution to customers facing the challenge of 
	 building a data warehouse.  

	   http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/solutions/dataware/
	   portfolio.html



     **  NEW ESI QUICK GUIDE:  The new Enterprise Solutions Quick Reference
         Guide for customers is now available.  This guide contains a 
	 section on Data Warehouse solutions, as well as AlphaServer 
	 System 4000, 8200 & 8400 product information.

	   Order your copies today from VTX LOS part number EC-N7280-10



     **  TRAINING SESSIONS:  Announcing the first US offering of a very
	 important training session "Requirements Analysis for DIGITAL
	 Data Mart" (EY-V832E-L0).  This session is for NSIS consultants who 
	 will be delivering the DIGITAL Data Mart Service.  The course is
	 being held March 10-12, in Maynard (PKO) -- register today!

	   http://ramoth.ebc.vbe.dec.com/si_education/ 
	   or contact: Susan Chittenden [email protected]



     **  QUOTE: "The AlphaServer 8400 has proven to be both a cost-effective 
	 platform for data warehousing -- and a powerful engine for 
	 decision-support tools." 

				Mary Ann Francis
				Director, Database Systems Development
				Fannie Mae
		

    URL update:
    
External:

http://www.digital.com/info/alphaserver/solutions/dataware/dataware.html
	general info; press releases, TPC, whitepapers, partners, wins

http://www.partner.digital.com/sbu/esi
	what the partners see;  username/password required

http://www.digital.com/services/nsis/index.htm
	home page for NSIS;  look for Information Management

http://www.digital.com/info/datamine
	data mining home page from NSIS Europe


Internal:

http://sbu.mro.dec.com/9markets/dataware
	DW solution sets;  good stuff!

http://csse.mro.dec.com/silib/pc/infoman/infoman.html
	internal NSIS pages for DW/DM