MITS World Newsletter:
January through April 2007

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April 17, 2007 March 14, 2007 February 28, 2007 February 13, 2007 January 30, 2007 January 16, 2007 January 2, 2007 Issue Date: April 17, 2007 The Release of MITS Discover 6.0.2 Delivers New Enhancements, Including Support for IE 7 This week MITS released the latest version of its MITS Discover OLAP/Business Intelligence system. MITS Discover 6.0.2 provides a number of exciting enhancements including MitsWeb support for the Internet Explorer 7 browser, the ability to handle the export of reports up to the Excel limit of 64k rows, an enhanced Java Gateway installer, and the allowance of special characters in user ids -- making it possible to create ids using email address. To download the latest version of MITS Discover, register on our download page. MITS Joins AFS at their 27th Annual Customer Conference, April 15-17 MITS is gearing up for next week's 27th Annual AFS Customer Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The theme of this year’s interactive, two-day event is "Delivering the Vision,” and features 20 breakout sessions organized in tracks by functional area. On Tuesday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m., MITS staff will present a session titled "Advanced Reporting and Business Intelligence Solutions to Unlock the Data Already in Your System." This talk is an overview and demonstration of MITS Discover. Furthermore, Lyn Marshall from J&B Wholesale will be joining MITS during this session to discuss the first-hand benefits of implementing innovative solutions form MITS. MITS will also be demonstrating its software solutions at its booth in the PartnerWorld Open Demo area. Get more information about this conference. Free Online Seminar on Dashboards, April 17 - Sign Up Today! On April 17, 2007, MITS will give a free online seminar, or "webinar", on three types of performance dashboards. Details Title: User-Focused Dashboard Design Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 Time: 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time; 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time Register now! Description While performance dashboards can provide the key information people need to do their work effectively and instantly, each dashboard must be carefully designed around the goals and capabilities of the individual. We'll look at the different types of dashboard objects appropriate for different audiences, and how dashboard security makes unparalleled customization possible. Join TDWI Certified Business Intelligence Professional Ross Morrissey for this overview of strategic, tactical, and operational dashboards. Balanced Scorecards and choosing appropriate Key Performance Indicators will also be covered. Issue Date: March 14, 2007 RATEX Demonstrates MITS Report at CAMEX 2007 Expo RATEX Business Solutions, Inc. (RBS), a leading independent provider of technology and management services to college and university book stores, will demonstrate MITS Report at CAMEX 2007, the Campus Market Expo, in Orlando, Florida, from March 23 to 27. As part of its initiative to provide superior business consulting, software, hardware, training, and support across all aspects of collegiate retailers’ information systems, RBS is offering MITS Report as an add-on technology to meet their customers’ reporting needs. With MITS Report, customers have a better way to analyze the data in their systems and then report on that data quickly and easily. International Spectrum 2007: A MITS Recap At the annual International Spectrum MultiValue user event in Long Beach, California, from March 6 to 9, MITS Certified Business Intelligence Professional Ross Morrissey presented two well-attended sessions (one on Dashboards and one on MITS-specific technology) and, with MITS President Fred Owen, met with both existing and prospective customers. Owen met with key members of IBM’s U2 group including Susie Siegesmund (Director, U2 Business Unit), Thom Garcia (U2 Tools Product Manager), and Jackie Burhans (U2 Portfolio Manager). Owen also met with some of the database companies attending the event, including Northgate Information Solutions, with its Reality database, and InterSystems, which developed the Cache database. Owen and Morrissey had the opportunity to speak with current customers, including Hirsch Pipe & Supply, with partners, including AdvanceWare and TRG, and with representatives of the United Kingdom and Australia. Contribute to MITS World with Your Tech Tips and Success Stories! Do you have technical tips you'd like to share with the MITS community? Or, do you want to let us in on the success you've been having using MITS Discover or MITS Report? Your tips and stories are invaluable to your peers who are using MITS technology today. We'd like to hear from you, so send your tips and stories to us at info@mits.com! Issue Date: February 28, 2007 MITS Presents Two Talks at International Spectrum Conference in Long Beach, CA At this year's International Spectrum Conference (March 6 to 9) in Long Beach, CA, Ross Morrissey, MITS Certified Business Intelligence Professional, will give two presentations: "Leverage the Data You Already Have in Your System," which looks at the two MITS technologies for comprehensive reporting capabilities; and "Dashboards: Instant Operational, Tactical, and Strategic Insight," a vendor-neutral session on the three types of dashboard and how they integrate with MultiValue environments. Get more information on these MITS presentations and general conference news. UniObjects for Java Enhances Security and Performance in MITS Report MITS has added UniObjects for Java (UOJ) to its MITS Report system to provide better security for customers at sites that are not allowed to have an open Telnet connection to the server. After evaluating Secure Shell (SSH) and UOJ, MITS chose the latter as it offers both the added security and better performance. Because UOJ supports encryption, privacy is established in the communication between the MITS Report application server and the MultiValue database. As an added benefit, UOJ provides better performance compared to Telnet. The new system is currently in development and will be released in MITS Report 1.1. Keep current on all the latest MITS news. MITS Discusses Future Opportunities with Existing VARS in the UK During a recent visit to the United Kingdom to participate in a multi-city road trip with Epicor, MITS also met with a number of its existing VARS in the area to discuss further partnership opportunities with them. These meetings represented a valuable step forward in continuing to strengthen the relationship with our overseas resellers. Issue Date: February 13, 2007 Reynolds & Reynolds Demonstrates MITS Technology at Recent Auto Dealer Conference At the recent annual convention and exposition of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) in Las Vegas, MITS solutions were well received by dealers and prospects. There, MITS partner Reynolds & Reynolds demonstrated MITS Discover and MITS Dashboard component technology, which have been integrated into Reynolds & Reynolds' ERA solution, under the name Advanced Reporting and Inquiry. Read about NADA's 2007 convention and expo. MITS Joins Epicor on Multi-City Product Demonstration Tour in the UK MITS has been invited to join Epicor at the end of February for a road trip in three cities in the United Kingdom: Bracknell, Birmingham, and Leeds. During the tour, Coletta Vigh, MITS Channel Development Executive, will deliver general overviews and demonstrations of MITS Discover and MITS Report to new and existing MITS customers. MITS Technology Attracts Attention at Revelation Software Users Conference In early February, MITS attended the Revelation Software Users Conference in Seattle, Washington. Prior to the show, Revelation announced OpenInsight for IBM U2, the repository-based applications development environment now available for UniVerse and UniData. Now, anyone with OpenInsight for IBM U2 has full access to the MITS suite of products. While attending the show, MITS enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about the needs of existing Revelation customers and received significant attention at its product booth at the Vendor Fair. Learn more about OpenInsight for IBM U2. Issue Date: January 30, 2007 Register Now for the Free Online MITS Seminar on January 30 For more than 10 years, across thousands of customer sites, the MITS Discover Sales Analysis Hypercube has been the tool customers refer to every day. Learn how your organization can benefit from implementing this particular Hypercube as part of its overall MITS Discover solution. In this free online seminar, or "webinar," key representatives from MITS create five sample reports, walking through the steps to develop the reports and demonstrating how they deliver extraordinary ROI for the organizations that use them. Details Tuesday, January 30 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time; 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time Sign up MITS Moves to New Office Space in Seattle's Columbia Center MITS, which has done business in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle since it opened its doors more than 10 years ago, is moving downtown to the Columbia Center—Seattle's tallest building. On February 17, 2007, MITS will take up residence on the twenty-sixth floor of 701 Fifth Avenue, in Seattle's central business district. The impressive 76-story office tower is home to numerous businesses including Amazon.com and law firm Heller Ehrman. Please make a note of MITS' new address: 701 Fifth Avenue Suite 2610 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone and fax numbers will remain the same. MITS Participates in Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week in Las Vegas Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) is a distributor-focused executive conference for senior managers from heavy-duty manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers. AutoPower invited MITS to attend HDAW as its partner in the product exhibition. MITS representative James Defty demonstrated MITS technology to exhibition attendees and gave personalized walkthroughs of MITS products during one-on-one sessions with professionals in the heavy-duty manufacturing, distribution, and supplier fields. Issue Date: January 16, 2007 Free Online MITS Seminar on January 16: Sign Up Now! On Tuesday, January 16, two key members of the MITS technology team are presenting a free, online seminar. Ross Morrissey, Certified Business Intelligence Professional, and Brian Bond, MITS Product Specialist, discuss the different ways in which multivalues are used and how MITS Report can make the data organizations already have in their systems come alive. Details Tuesday, January 16 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time; 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time Sign up Learn How to Perform Sales Analysis with MITS Discover For more than 10 years, across thousands of customer sites, the MITS Discover Sales Analysis Hypercube has been the tool customers refer to every day. Learn how your organization can benefit from implementing this particular Hypercube as part of its overall MITS Discover solution. In this free webinar, key representatives from MITS create five sample reports, walking through the steps to develop the reports and demonstrating how they deliver extraordinary ROI for the organizations that use them. Details Tuesday, January 30 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time Sign up MITS President to Speak at Revelation Software Users Conference On February 1, MITS president Fred Owen will lead a breakout session at the Revelation Software Users Conference, which is taking place January 31 to February 2 in Seattle, Washington. In his session "Analytical Reporting for OpenInsight with MITS Discover," Owen will deliver a clear vision for Advanced Reporting and Business Intelligence through technology developed by MITS. Get more information on the conference. Issue Date: January 2, 2007 New Year's Greeting from MITS In looking back on 2006, MITS saw major growth and change with an increased focus on its customers, more trips to tradeshows, conferences, and customer sites by key team members, and new learning opportunities delivered through webinars, events, and biweekly newsletters. In 2006 MITS also expanded our support department, added to our software development and testing staff, and welcomed new members to our sales team. To keep current on the exciting new developments at MITS in 2007, keep an eye on our Events and News pages. MITS Unveils the Eclipse Inventory Analysis Hypercube for MITS Discover For its MITS Discover product, MITS develops Hypercubes for arranging aggregate transaction totals along dimensions like customer, product, and date. The MITS Discover Inventory Analysis Hypercube for Eclipse organizes user data and gives individuals within an organization the inventory and product sales information they need to do their jobs. Data is structured in a format optimized for monitoring key inventory metrics and improving users' ability to make timely tactical and strategic decisions. If you are an Eclipse customer and would like more information on the Inventory Analysis Hypercube, please contact MITS sales representative Wayne Warren directly, or send us email at sales@mits.com. Be Sure to Get All the Speed Enhancements Built into MITS Discover 6.0.1 The MITS.LOAD Hypercube transformation program was added to MITS Discover in version 6.0.1 as a potentially faster alternative to MITS.MAKER.BUILD. In many cases, this program will build large Hypercubes much faster than MITS.MAKER.BUILD. MITS recently discovered a problem in the software that causes unnecessary slowness when the MITS.LOAD program is run with a Hypercube that is configured to use an Indexed Date Routine. This issue will be fixed in the next release of MITS Discover, but in the meantime the problem can be effectively addressed by modifying your Indexed Date Routine so that it returns only record IDs that have not already been added to the Hypercube. The best way to do this is to perform an NSELECT against the MITS.FLAGS_ file prior to returning the list of transactions for a particular day to the calling program. If you have any questions about this issue or the proposed workaround, please contact your MITS Discover support provider or send us email at support@mits.com.

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