SQRIBE Teams with Oracle in Data Warehouse Technology Initiative; SQRIBE's 100% Pure Java ReportMart to Broaden Access and Delivery of Warehouse Data to the Enterprise, Via the World Wide Web, Corporate Intranets and Extranets

Business Wire, Sept 23, 1997

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1997--SQRIBE Technologies, the leading provider of enterprise information delivery and reporting software, and Oracle Corp. are working together through Oracle's Warehouse Technology Initiative(SM) (WTI), to help companies leverage their substantial investments in data warehousing using SQRIBE's newly-introduced 100% Pure Java ReportMart(TM).

SQRIBE's ReportMart(TM) is among the first 100% Pure Java(TM) enterprise applications to make data warehouse and other types of information easily accessible to all users, from any Web browser, across any platform. ReportMart(TM) provides end-users open and easy access to all enterprise reports and information regardless of file type or technology platform, from custom data formats to applications, graphics and video. Prior to ReportMart(TM), users could not access information and reports stored in data warehouses and relational databases without knowing what type of technology or tools were used to create the data.

ReportMart(TM) will enable Oracle to broaden access to data warehoused information and reports through an open framework geared to all types of end-users, especially those with no database expertise. Through ReportMart(TM) end-users can access enterprise information and execute reports across any computing platform, such as a network computer or PC, via their web browser, corporate Intranet or Extranet.

"SQRIBE's solutions and leading edge technology is yet another tool helping us empower our customers to speed decision-making by providing a one-stop shop for all enterprise information and reports," said Neil Mendelson, senior director of Data Warehousing at Oracle. "SQRIBE not only provides a low maintenance solution to support existing clients, the same thin-client architecture is also designed to support rollouts of network computers."

"SQRIBE is excited to be a part of the innovative and customer-focused Oracle Warehouse Technology Initiative," said Ofir Kedar, chief executive officer for SQRIBE. "Our solutions are complementary because they work with any enterprise information system, and leverage existing investments in data warehouses, business intelligence tools and corporate Intranets."

SQRIBE also announced support of Oracle8(TM), The Database for Network Computing(TM). Oracle8 is designed to lower an organization's computing costs, manage all types of data, and deliver faster information access to all kinds of users.

About SQRIBE Technologies

SQRIBE provides enterprise software designed to speed corporate decision-making. It provides a family of products that enable intranet-based access for all reports and information, and includes tools for scalable, cross-platform information publishing of all enterprise production and warehouse data.

SQRIBE works with more than half of the Fortune 500 and over 7,500 organizations worldwide, including leading companies like AT&T, BASF, Boeing, Chevron, Chrysler, Merrill Lynch and the Gap. Leading commercial application developers also integrate SQRIBE technology into their applications.

The company can be reached at SQRIBE Technologies, 1080 Marsh Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025. Information about SQRIBE and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sqribe.com -0-

Note to Editors: SQRIBE Technologies Corp., the SQRIBE logo, ReportMart(TM), WebSQRIBE(TM), and SQR(TM) are registered trademarks or trademarks of SQRIBE Technologies. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corp. Oracle8, The Warehouse Technology Initiative and The Database for Network Computing are trademarks of Oracle Corp. Other trademarks used throughout this document are trademarks of their respective holders.

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