NAG provides a number of primarily statistics routines for use in a NAG Time Series DataBlade Interface for use with the IDS Database.

NAG and Informix create 'Way Fast' solution for quick, accurate analysis

The Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG), the world's leading provider of mathematical and statistical software, and Informix® Corporation (NASDAQ: IFMX), the technology leader in software infrastructure for the i.Economy, announce a strategic alliance by releasing the Informix NAG Financial Datablade® module.  The product has been tailored to address the needs of the financial services industry where reliable, accurate analysis tools are critical for sustained profitability. However, it is equally applicable to any sector dealing with time-series data.

"Companies can save time and money by using quality NAG functions instead of developing their own analytics," said Dr. Brian Ford OBE, Managing Director of NAG. "When dealing with large amounts of data, this process can be speeded up greatly by taking the analytics to the data, which is precisely what the Informix-NAG Financial Datablade does. With Informix Internet Foundation.2000's™ exceptional technology for handling time-series data, our clients get the benefit of high performance solutions."

"Informix continues to work with industry-leading companies to bring relevant solutions to market. This alliance represents a major step forward for companies concerned with effective data capture and analysis. There is no other product out there today that can provide the level of flexibility and functionality that we are offering," commented Steve Weick, senior vice president and group executive, Informix. "The Foundation.2000 NAG solution resolves some of the most complex problems encountered by those doing in-depth data analysis."

Full Press Release.

A number of articles and success stories are highlighted below:

• Lessons from Peoplesoft (DSstar Interview with Louis Olds, PeopleSoft's Vice President of Product Management, explaining how numeric components are used in their highly acclaimed tool for automated knowledge discovery.)

• Why numeric components are critical to the success of the new species of data mining tools launched by Informix in 2000. (DSstar Interview with Terry Ralph, Executive Director, Database Business Development for Informix Software.)

• Computer Arithmetic Driving Market for Numeric Components (Part One of a three-part DSstar series that discusses how numeric components underlie the success of emerging data mining and automated knowledge discovery tools.)

• Datablade Slices Analysis Time - Quantitative Finance Technology Update

• Informix Finance Foundation for Capital Markets

• Informix - Where NAG Numerics Matter

• Informix-NAG Financial DataBlade Module - White Paper

• Informix-NAG Financial DataBlade Module - Data Sheet

• Informix-NAG Finance DataBlade module - a list of routines in datablade.

• Informix-NAG Financial DataBlade Module - The Solution

• InfoSource - Solutions for Innovative Financial Services

• Do you cut to the chase or chase the ace?  How to cut through mountains of data to get the financial intelligence you need.