CubeRunner USA Introduces GA of CubeRunner Product Suite

October 1, 2003

Over 80% of all CUBE processing failures are caused by factors outside of the Cognos PowerPlay environment

PHOENIX, AZ – CubeRunner USA announces the general availability of its CubeRunner product. CubeRunner addresses the high failure rate experienced by Cognos customers when delivering business intelligence data by automating the back office maintenance functions associated with PowerPlay cubes.

Designed exclusively for Cognos PowerPlay customers, CubeRunner is changing the way administrators manage and control creation and deployment of business intelligence data to the end user community. Through CubeRunner’s client, administrators specify the infrastructure requirements (e.g. paths, database sign-ons, Access Manager Credentials) for an individual or logical group of PowerPlay cubes. At processing time, dynamically inspects cube models for incorrect properties and, using the parameters established by the administrator, corrects the models on-the-fly, prior to Transformation processing. Using Transformer APIs, CubeRunner launches and controls the cube transformation process delivering unprecedented throughput.

“The traditional method of using scripts and macros is high maintenance and non-scalable, it compromises security policies and offers little in terms of error recovery and reliability.” said Greg King, visionary for the product. “CubeRunner alleviates these concerns and provides administrators with complete control of all cube delivery processes from a centralized Windows or SQL/Server DTS client.”

With CubeRunner, Cognos administrators will no longer constantly monitor and react to failures caused by infrastructure complexity and policy compliance requirements. CubeRunner centralized administration is an efficient and simple solution to reduce operating costs and dependence on technical support personnel.

About CubeRunner USA
CubeRunner USA, a leader in automation software tools for the BI market, provides the first Windows-based product that enables organizations to effectively manage and control BI data creation and delivery. With offices in Phoenix, Arizona and Sydney Australia, CubeRunner is available worldwide through direct sales and channel partners.

CubeRunner is a trademark of Icon Computing Pty Ltd. All other company, product and service names are the trademarks of their respective owners.