DM: PolyAnalyst PRO/Power -- new release of a leading DMsolution -Reply

[Noe Tuason]

This was what Sergie demoed to me during the KDD
conference.  Looks great.

>>> <Megaputers@aol.com> 09/17/98 11:13am >>>
PolyAnalyst PRO/Power -- new release of a leading DM
solution
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Sept 16, 1998 -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Megaputer Intelligence, USA
1518 E Fairwood Drive
Bloomington, IN 47408
http://www.megaputer.com

Megaputer announces a new release of its award-winning
data mining solutions:
PolyAnalyst PRO for Win NT and PolyAnalyst Power for Win
95. The new
comprehensive multi-strategy solutions utilize an additional
self-learning
algorithm - PolyNet Predictor - a hybrid between the GMDH
and Neural Net
approaches, most efficient when processing large volumes of
data. Both
PolyAnalyst PRO and Power feature similar graphical user
interface. In
addition to utilizing enhanced data manipulation, visualization
and report
generating capabilities, users of PolyAnalyst PRO/Power
take advantage of the
following machine learning algorithms: 

* PolyNet Predictor 
* Find Laws**
* Cluster
* Find Dependencies
* Classify 
* Discriminate
* MLR

**Available only in PolyAnalyst PRO.

PolyAnalyst PRO and Power provide the following
capabilities:

Data Access:
Both systems can directly access data held in Oracle, DB2,
Informix, Sybase,
MS SQL Server, or any other ODBC-compliant database.
Data and exploration
results can be exchanged with MS Excel 7.0 or 97. New data
can be added to the
project when necessary. A customized version of
PolyAnalyst PRO or Power comes
merged with the IBM Visual Warehouse or ORACLE
Express.

Data Manipulation and Cleansing:
Records can be selected according to multiple criteria. A
union, intersection,
or complement of datasets can be created. Exceptional
records can be filtered
out. Drill-through feature helps selecting data points for a new
dataset
visually from a chart. Rules, automatically discovered by
PolyAnalyst or
entered by the user, can be used to produce new fields. Data
can be split into
n-tile percentage intervals for any numerical variable.

Machine Learning:
PolyAnalyst PRO and Power provide a broad selection of
self-learning
algorithms for data analysis. With a new PolyNet Predictor
the system features
seven unique exploration engines for predicting and modeling.
As always, the
statistical significance of the results obtained by each engine
of PolyAnalyst
is rigorously checked.

Visualization:
PolyAnalyst has an object-oriented graphical user interface.
Data and
exploration results can be visualized in numerous formats:
histograms, line
and point plots with zoom and drill-through capabilities,
colored charts for
three dimensions, interactive Rule-Graphs with sliders for
effective
presentation of multidimensional relations. In addition, there
is a special
Frequencies function providing for a quick and thorough
visualization of the
distribution of categorical, integer, or yes/no variables.

Results Reporting:
Discovered relations are readily incorporated in existing DSS
or EIS systems.
The Print Form feature provides for the generation of an
advanced output
including a mixture of text, graphics, and system reports. A
project file
contains all the results of the performed data exploration.
Created datasets
and summary statistics can be exported to MS Excel.

Hands-on Evaluation:
An evaluation copy of PolyAnalyst supplemented by a series
of interactive
lessons in data mining from various application fields are
available for
downloading from 
http://www.megaputer.com   

Platforms: 
PolyAnalyst Power  -- MS Win 95 or NT  
PolyAnalyst PRO -- MS Win NT

Pricing (limited time web promotion):
PolyAnalyst Power: $987 (40% discount off regular price
$1,645); 
PolyAnalyst PRO: $3,740 (30% discount off regular price
$5,340);

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PolyAnalyst is a complete multi-strategy data mining
environment utilizing the
latest achievements in the automated knowledge discovery in
databases. A broad
selection of exploration engines allows the user to predict
values of
continuous variables, explicitly model complex phenomena,
determine the most
influential independent variables, and solve classification and
clustering
tasks. The ability of PolyAnalyst to present the discovered
relations in
explicit symbolic form has no world analogs. An
object-oriented design, point-
and-click GUI, versatile data manipulation, visualization, and
reporting
capabilities, minimum of statistics, and a simple interface to
various data
storage architectures make PolyAnalyst a very easy-to-use
system.
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Contact:
Sergei Ananyan
VP, Marketing
Megaputer Intelligence, USA
1518 E Fairwood Drive
Bloomington, IN 47408
tel: 812-325-3026
FAX: 812-339-1646
http://www.megaputer.com
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