Need a high-performance, multi-threading Java engine to leverage your HPC multi-core hardware? Here it comes...

For many years Java architects have been provided with the J2EE standard as a framework to build high-performance web applications, but when it came to heavy-duty data manipulation, transformation and loading there's nowhere for Java developers to turn.

Dataflow addresses Java developers needs when the technology problem you are trying to solve includes one or more of the following aspects:

• Large data feeds with records needing to be parsed, processed, transformed and written to one or more disparate target data stores
• A need for the hardcore multithreading logic required to make full use of multi-core SMP hardware to be seamlessly provided by a Java data flow architecture
• A requirement for a Java component framework that allows limitless source & target connector development (beyond simple JDBC) as well as component development providing custom data transformation & general processing logic
• A 100% Java solution with wide platform and JVM support
• A requirement for a powerful data processing system with a small footprint that is both easy to embed in your current software stack and easy to extend
• A need for a highly dynamic programming paradigm that can easily adjust to run-time considerations such as schema changes, availability of CPU and memory resources, and the amount of data being processed
• A very extensible Java framework that employs IOC (Inversion of Control) methodology that allows you to easily wrapper existing technology investments for inclusion in a highly paralleled, dynamically configurable framework
• A powerful but easy to understand data processing system that allows you to begin producing highly scalable solutions within a short amount of time

If you are trying to solve tough data processing tasks that fit the abovementioned list, I encourage you to contact me to discuss your project. Please note that Dataflow's Beta release is fast approaching and we're only taking a limited number of early adopters.

Emilio P. Bernabei
Director Worldwide Product Marketing

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Are You Really Prepared For a SOX Audit?

Public companies must provide evidence of internal control assessment, including the documentation of control procedures related to IT. Private companies also should consider assessing their procedures also, given the benefits that they may derive from better internal controls.

SOX requires companies to reduce and deter financial misconduct by:

• Engaging in risk assessment
• Establishing internal controls
• Implementing control activities
• Creating effective communication
• Monitoring internal controls

Because the financial reporting process is driven by IT systems that often rely on data obtained from disparate systems across multiple business units, data integration takes on even more importance. Therefore, data integration also potentially becomes a high-risk activity. According to a recent report from AMS Research Inc.: in the U.S. alone, businesses will spend 6 billion dollars on Sarbannes-Oxley compliance in 2006. Over one-third of that money will be allocated towards technology. And there's a very good reason why.

When custom code has been used to implement data integration solutions, businesses can be left open to possible audit exposure. Each custom-developed interface can potentially be written in a different programming language, employ multiple technologies, and include varying degrees of documentation. And with SOX audits being annual events, having repeatable, reliable, transparent processes are the key to an on-going, sustainable system of internal controls.

Pervasive Business Integrator provides an exceptionally strong framework for the risks associated with SOX technology-related requirements and data integration. This single, robust platform can minimize your risk by reducing your reliance on custom code with an infrastructure that can be easily documented, provide audit proof of all sources and targets, and is highly reliable.

With the right integration tool in place, you can be most assured that your compliance will hold up in the event of an audit. If you're still weighing the pro's and con's of building an integration solution in-house or buying a packaged integration software application, you might find the 'Build vs. Buy' white paper a resourceful read. Click here to download this free white paper.

For more information about Pervasive Business Integrator or questions regarding SOX technology-related requirements and data controls, please contact Shawn Brown, Certified Public Accountant and Pervasive Sales Executive at: shawn.brown@pervasive.com.

Radio Integration - Last Mile

Integration Pervasive CTO Mike Hoskins discusses the problems, costs, and solutions in implementing the "last mile" of Integration. Have a listen…

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Overcoming the Achilles Heel of Data Integration

If the data quality isn't assessed before migrating or integrating into a CRM system, the initial investment costs can escalate and the implementation time can increase dramatically.

Join Dave Loshin, President of Knowledge Integrity, and Mike Hoskins, CTO of Pervasive Software, for a complimentary on-demand Web Seminar hosted by DM Review. This webinar will address critical issues in CRM implementations, including identity resolution, data migration and customer data integration. Pervasive will also present a variety of real-world CRM case studies demonstrating how its customers overcame the Achilles Heel of Data Integration with Pervasive's award-winning, cost effective data integration software.

Highlights include:

• Understand how data is used, not just stored
• Three implementation options for Customer Data Integration
• Real-world case-studies of successful CRM and data integration projects

Visit the Making CRM Work: Overcoming the Achilles Heel of Data Integration webinar page and view first-hand how you can address the critical issues of CRM implementation.

To learn more about Pervasive Integration products and solutions, visit here. To speak with a Pervasive representative, feel free to contact us by email: info@pervasive.com or by telephone. Click here for full contact details.

DM Review Recognizes Pervasive Software with Award

The award was given based on an annual survey of more than 75,000 readers regarding their rating of vendors and products they use in the workplace. DM Review readers represent some of the industry's most knowledgeable experts on data integration, business intelligence, analytics and data warehousing.

The Gantry Group, LLC, a strategic advisory and research firm, conducted an independent survey of DM Review readers from early May through mid-September 2005. The survey divided software solutions into nine categories and asked respondents to rate the vendors of those solutions based on the quality of the products in use in their organizations and their level of customer satisfaction.

"As the worlds of data, process and applications come together in enterprise environments, we feel it is important to recognize the vendors who successfully address the intersection of these three spheres," said Brian Cronin, publisher, DM Review. "The award recognizes the products and services DM Review readers have successfully deployed and rely on to achieve a competitive edge."

The Readership Merit Awards were announced in the December 2005 issue of DM Review. To view the complete list of award winners, click here to download the PDF.

Find out more about Pervasive Software and its offerings by visiting www.pervasive.com. If you would like to speak to a Pervasive representative, click here for full contact details.

Pervasive Training: Optimize Your Efforts, Side-step Pitfalls

When you attend a Pervasive Professional Services Training Program, you're leveraging the combined integration software expertise of hundreds of developers and tens of thousands of hours building and implementing integration solutions. Pervasive's team of educators share their rich integration skill sets and experiences to empower your staff to better create and manage their own integration projects.

We can help you realize the full potential of your software investment in Pervasive Business Integrator or Pervasive Data Integrator.

In February, we're offering five customer-focused training courses, which are still open for registration:

• Data Integrator: February 13-15
• Business Integrator: February 13-17*
• Management & Administration, including Accelerated Introduction: February 20-24
• Management & Administration: February 22-24
• Profiling Data: February 25

* Please note: Data Profiler will also be used during this class

To register or for more information, please visit the training page here. If you are interested in a personal, on-site training session at your office, click here. For further assistance, contact us by email: info@pervasive.com or by telephone. Click here for full contact details.

Improve Your Data Quality with Better Data Profiling

With connectivity to 200+ data source types and formats, Pervasive Data Profiler helps you:

• Save effort – understand irregularities in data before you load the data
• Reduce rework – analyze each data set and generate actionable, objective reports on data quality
• Do more, faster – easily automate profiling processes
• Get a better ROI faster – reports about data sets help you determine how best to develop the Maps and Processes you use with Pervasive's Integration Suite

Watch our free online demo of Data Profiler to see first hand how it works. Visit the Pervasive Online Demo Center by visiting here.

Take your Data Profiler test drive today! Visit here to register for a fully functional trial download of Pervasive Data Profiler.

Three questions for you!

In order to learn more about your reporting and your data warehousing/data mart needs, we invite you to take our Readers Poll. Three randomly picked participants will receive a Pervasive shirt. Results of the poll will be published in next month's edition of Insights Integration Edition.

To Add Pervasive Software to Your Safe Senders List

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