Vendors and Products

Application Consulting Group's OLAP Suite

This package uses ActiveX to deliver OLAP functionality, including drill-down, rotation, and advanced data selection. Users can create liveOLAP database reports and graphs from the browser. It uses the Oracle Express metadata standards. ( http:// www.acgi.com )

Applix's TM1

This third-generation, four-tier-architecture, OLAP server solution features a Java-based spreadsheet. TM1 Anywhere allows dynamic query access to TM1 Server, the multidimensional database engine. The package's spreadsheet imports ODBC data. ( http://www.applix.com )

Arbor Software's Essbase Web Gateway

This second-generation OLAP server product uses a multidimensional OLAP database. Its four-tier architecture uses CGI to interface to NT or Unix programs. Users request reports by selecting parameters in an HTML form; out-put is also in HTML. Various OLAP operations, as well as data entry, are supported through HTML. This package also has the ability to use Infospace's charting applet. ( http://www.arborsoft.com )

Brio Technology's Web.Ware-House

The product's scheduler generates static HTML reports. A browser plug-in supports its decision-support package, BrioQuery Enterprise. Users interactively query the relational database server. ( http://www.brio.com )

Business Objects

A first-generation desktop OLAP tool that allows dynamic viewing of native (non-HTML) business-objects reports with helper applications. The server works with relational databases; its tools create reports interactively, or Document Agent schedules reports. ( http://www.businessobjects.com )

Comshare's Commander DecisionWeb

A multidimensional OLAP server, this package's four-tier architecture provides direct OLAP controls using Java applets for drill-down and rotation. Output can be in HTML or Excel format. It requires Arbor's Essbase engine and uses Microsoft's ISAPI standard. ( http://www.comshare.com )

Dimensional Insight's DataFountain and CrossTarget

DataFountain creates multidimensional data models (MDMs) on the Web server. CrossTarget uses them to get RDBMS information when a browser user requests a report. The reports are generated in HTML. ( http://www.dimins.com )

Information Advantage's WebOLAP

This is the four-tier, CGI-gateway Web interface for Information Advantage's DecisionSuite Server. Query-parameter input and output are via HTML; users perform drill-down using hyperlinks. ( http://www.infoadvan.com )

Information Builders' WebFocus

This four-tier, third-generation architecture accesses Unix, Windows NT, or MVS report engines with a CGI gateway. Users create reports and charts with Java applets. Output formats are HTML and Excel. The package is compatible with over 60 databases. ( http://www.ibi.com )

Informix Software's MetaCube

This is a family of decision-support software for large-scale data warehouses. The Web version currently generates HTML reports offline. A Java interface is in the works. The package supports drill-down, charts, and Excel export. ( http://www.informix.com )

Infospace

The first genuine Java-based fourth-generation query-and-analysis tool uses a three-tier architecture, with Java applets communicating with a Java server. It fully maintains a session's state for the back-end database. The Java server (AIX, HP-UX, NT, and Solaris) caches data for improved performance. It outputs Excel, HTML, Java , VRML, and other formats. Users can create multipage presentations with interactive multimedia elements. ( http://www.infospace-inc.com )

IQ Software's IQ/LiveWeb

This second-generation four-tier reporting tool employs CGI to access Unix or NT servers. Users view static HTML reports that the IQ/Objects and IQ/SmartServer tools generate using a Web interface. Hyperlinks implement operations such as drill-down. ( http://www.iqsc.com )

MicroStrategy's DSS Web

This is a second-generation, four-tier CGI Web interface for MicroStrategy's decision-support system, DSS Server. T he product supports parameter queries and static viewing, including hyperlink-based drill-down operations. Input and output are via HTML. The package uses the relational OLAP model. ( http://www.strategy.com )

Oracle's Express Web Agent

This interface for the Oracle Express Server multidimensional database is a second-generation, four-tier OLAP server with a CGI gateway. It creates HTML output. Hyperlinks implement features such as rotation and drilling. The package also graphs using VRML. The development kit uses stored procedure code. Using Oracle's Web Publisher, it can also use Java or ActiveX. ( ht tp://www.oracle.com )

Pilot Software's Pilot Internet Publisher

This is a Web interface for Pilot's decision-support suite. It accesses multidimensional Pilot Analysis Server using ActiveX, HTML, or Java. ( http://www.pilotsw.com )

Planning Sciences International's Gentia Web Suite

A third-generation, CGI-based interface to the Gentia relational OLAP server package and many third-party SQL databases. The package uses HTML, but it supports charts and Java applets. ( http://www.gentia.com )

Platinum Technology's InfoBeacon Web

This is a second-gen eration ISAPI interface to Platinum's relational OLAP server, InfoBeacon. Users get live access to the NT-based server. Operations such as drill-down and pivot are supported using HTML forms. ( http://www.platinum.com )

Seagate Software

The Crystal Reports and Crystal Info reporting tools use ISAPI or NSAPI interfaces to NT programs. Crystal Reports uses ActiveX controls to view and manipulate. Holos accesses the Holos multidimensional database server, using HTML input and output for drilling and pivoting in the browser. ( http://www.img.seagatesoftware.com )

Speedware's Med ia/Web

This is an OLAP decision-support tool for data access and analysis over the Web. The Media OLAP server stores in a multidimensional database and delivers query results to the Media/Web server, converting results to HTML. Users get parameterized queries and OLAP functions, such as drill-down. ( http://www.speedware.com )

Syntell's Perspectives-Web

This HTML server is the Web interface to Perspectives-Zoom. The package interfaces to Syntell's Perspectives multidimensional back end as well as to Informix, Oracle, Sybase, and other ODBC-compliant relational databases. ( http://www.syn tell.com )

Xense's DB Publisher

DB Publisher accesses databases on any platform and location. The client supports any Java platform. The server requires Win 95 or NT. It accesses Oracle and Sybase databases with native drivers, Informix, and others using ODBC. Users define queries and reports in the browser. A customizable Java form pops up values and validates inputs. Load balancing improves scalability. ( http://www.xense.com )