Doug Laney and Sagent Explore the Reality of Real-Time Enterprise Information Integration

Business Wire, Nov 21, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2002

Sagent (Nasdaq:SGNT), a leading provider of enterprise business intelligence solutions, today announced that on Tuesday, December 3, 2002 it will offer a free-to-the-public educational webinar by Doug Laney, Vice President of Application Delivery Strategies for the META Group.

This webinar will offer insight into how Enterprise Information Integration (EII) technologies have emerged to fulfill the need of true real-time access to heterogeneous production data sources. "Enterprise Information Integration offers a compelling alternative to traditional batch-oriented data warehousing architectures," said Dave Henry, Sagent's VP of Marketing. "We're pleased to have Doug share the latest details of his research in this area."

What: In this webinar, Doug Laney explores the major tenets of EII, how it compares and contrasts with other data integration patterns, and how EII can help enterprises better leverage their information assets.

When: December 3, 2002 at 10:00 (PST)

Who should attend: CIOs, IT managers, line-of-business managers and analysts who are responsible for the information access and delivery strategies within their organization.

Why: Although ETL and EAI remain the predominant mechanisms for data integration and interchange, enterprises are discovering that certain breeds of business applications and situations may be inappropriate for these traditional techniques. True real-time access to heterogeneous production data sources has been a fantasy of IT organizations and business professionals, and now Enterprise Information Integration (EII) technologies have emerged to fulfill that need.

Where to Register: http://www.sagent.com/company/webinars.asp

About Doug Laney

Doug Laney is Vice President, Application Delivery Strategies of META Group. Mr. Laney is an experienced practitioner and authority on business performance management solutions, information supply chain architecture, decision support system project methodology, consulting practice management, and data warehouse development tools.

Prior to joining META Group in February 1999, he held positions with Prism Solutions as a consulting practice director for its Central US and Asia Pacific regions, as a methodology product manager, and as a consultant to clients in Latin America. With data warehouse solution involvement in dozens of projects, his field experience spans most industries. Mr. Laney's career began at Andersen Consulting, where he advanced to managing batch technical architecture design/development projects for multimillion-dollar engagements.

About Sagent

Sagent provides a complete software platform for business intelligence, enabling companies to reduce operational costs, increase profitability, and improve customer relationships. Sagent employs a unique business intelligence life-cycle process that facilitates the rapid development of custom analytic solutions and helps bridge the gap between business users and IT. Through its technology, services, and business expertise, Sagent simplifies business intelligence for more than 1,500 customers worldwide. Sagent customers include: AT&T, Boeing Employees Credit Union, BP Amoco, Carrefour, Citibank, Diageo, Heineken, Kawasaki, Kemper National Insurance, La Poste, Novartis, NTT-DoCoMo, Sara Lee, Siemens, and Singapore Telecom.

Sagent technology is also embedded in multiple partner solutions that address the needs of specific vertical and functional application areas; key ISV partners include Advent Software, Hyperion, and HAHT Commerce. Sagent technology has been adopted by leading regional and global systems integrators, such as Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Satyam, and Unisys, to address customer needs within their business intelligence practices. In addition, Sagent has built alliances with numerous technology vendors to cooperatively market solutions; alliance partners include Microsoft and Sun Microsystems. The company also maintains a business partnership with CDC Software Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary and software unit of chinadotcom corporation, which includes a strategic investment in Sagent. Sagent is headquartered in Mountain View, California. For more information about Sagent, visit www.sagent.com.

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