Published: 8 July 1998 16:12 GMT
Seagate Software is to tackle competitors head on by offering its latest front-end online analytical processing tool for free.
The company said the decision to offer Worksheet was a direct response to the upcoming release of Microsoft's Decision Support Services, an Olap server code-named Plato. This is expected to be bundled with the SQL Server 7 database when it is released later this year.
Company officials claim the move is also designed to compete against Cognos' Aristotle - a data browser optimised to work with Plato. Worksheet will operate with Plato, IBM's DB2 Olap server and Essbase from Arbor.
You must have very strong experience of OLAP Cubes and SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). Cognos. You must also have a very good knowledge of ...
Experience of multi-dimensional analysis tools such as Hyperion Essbase, Microsoft Analysis Services, Oracle OLAP, SAS OLAP, Microstrategy and Cognos ...
SQL Server 2005/8 professional with exposure to OLAP development using SQL Server Reporting, Integration and Analysis services; any exposure to ...
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