(openPR) - MicroStrategy integrates VLDB data connector for relational database solution EXASolution

Nuremberg, Germany, August 23, 2011 – EXASolution, the relational database solution of EXASOL, today announced that it has passed MicroStrategy’s comprehensive test suite, qualifying it as a supported database for the MicroStrategy platform. Thus companies with MicroStrategy Business Intelligence (BI) applications can now fully leverage the data management solution. EXASolution is based on in-memory technology and makes it possible for organizations to analyze and evaluate extremely large data volumes within a very short space of time. The interplay of EXASolution and MicroStrategy enables joint customers to convert their operational data into information more efficiently and use them as the basis for business critical decisions. In April 2011, EXASOL AG received the 2011 ‘Cool Vendor’ award from Gartner in the category of Data Management and Integration.

With MicroStrategy 9.2.1, MicroStrategy integrates a Very Large Database (VLDB) data connector for the EXASolution database solution. Initially, EXASolution will be available on demand and is covered by MicroStrategy Support. The certification has been granted within a few weeks. The rapid certification process was achieved with easy integration as well as the applied standards, including SQL-92 and ODBC 3.0.

“We are pleased with EXASOL’s official certification as a MicroStrategy partner,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy Chief Operating Officer. “Our joint customers will find that the MicroStrategy platform will be quick to deploy, support mobile BI deployments, and can easily scale based on changing business needs.”

“Thanks to its capacity for high-performance and its low administrative expenditures, EXASolution supports companies in their efforts to reduce their Total Cost of Ownership,” says Steffen Weissbarth, CEO of EXASOL AG. “Through the combination of MicroStrategy and our high-performance database made in Germany, joint customers will be provided a best-of-breed BI and data management software solution. Thus they can not only perform analyses faster and more precisely but also further reduce their costs.”

About EXASOL AG

EXASOL AG, based in Nuremberg in Germany, develops a data management system that enables the rapid analysis and evaluation of data. By implementing the solution from EXASOL, business processes are optimised and secure foundations for decision-making are generated, which give companies a sustainable competitive edge.

EXASolution is a relational high-performance database that was specifically developed for enterprise warehouse applications and business intelligence solutions. The database is utilised by companies of all industry sectors for time-critical analyses, comprehensive data research, planning or reporting.

EXASolution can be integrated easily into existing IT infrastructures and requires a minimal amount of administrative maintenance, while ensuring low investment and operation costs (TCO). EXACloud, based on EXASolution, is offered as datawarehousing as a services. By using this highly efficient way to manage their data EXASOL customers benefit as well from full data access at any time as from a transparent pricing model.

Companies such as XING, Sony, Olympus, IMS Health, Semikron, intelliAd, Ratepay, Webtrekk and xplosion rely on EXASOL technology, made in Germany. For more information, please visit www.EXASOL.com.

EXASOL AG
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Monika Götzmann
Head of Marketing