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INFORMATICA LAUNCHES WEB-BASED DEVELOPER NETWORK
Informatica Developer Network will propel rapid development of
add-on solutions to Informatica data integration and analytics platform
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 10, 2001—Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA), the leading provider of eBusiness analytic solutions, today announced it has launch the Informatica Developer Network, a global, Web-assisted program designed to help developers expand the business value of the Informatica data integration and analytics platform through innovative and compelling third-party add-ons. Approximately 15,000 developers worldwide are experienced with Informatica products.
"The launch of the Informatica Developer Network is an important move to continue to broaden collaboration around the knowledge and capabilities of the Informatica data integration and analytics platform," said Mark Smith, Full Circle Strategies. "Informatica has developed a robust program that will significantly benefit its customers by delivering full potential of the company's products and technology."
Coinciding with the launch of the Informatica Developer Network is the debut of a Web site designed to foster a community of leading developers and Informatica business and technical experts. At http://devnet.informatica.com/, users will collaborate to accelerate the development and deployment of new-generation analytic solutions. The Web site’s features include 24x7 electronic access to the latest Informatica software development toolkits, as well as partner showcases, discussion forums, interactive technical support, and documentation.
“The Informatica Developer Network is a vibrant Web-enabled ecosystem designed to foster benefits to customers, third-party developers and Informatica,” said Girish Pancha, senior vice president and general manager of platform technologies at Informatica. “Our goal is to present an ongoing program to the developer community,
based on Informatica’s leading data integration platform, that encourages members to share and promote technologies that benefit our respective users.”
The Informatica Developer Network is supported by an advisory board comprised of leading analytic industry, software development and XML experts. Board members include Daniel Linstedt, chief technology officer of Core Integration and chairman of the Informatica Developer Network advisory board; Torstein Thorsen, chief technology officer of Component Software Norge AS; and Georg Hoevel, president and co-founder of Yaletown Technology Group.
“The formalization of the Informatica Developer Network will offer members a true 24x7 collaborative community, based on interactive information exchanges, resource sharing, and open feedback,” said Hoevel. “Plus it is an excellent developer pipeline back to Informatica to help the company further enhance its own core offerings.”
The Informatica Developer Network is open to commercial developers and corporate developers within large user organizations. Individual memberships are available at an annual fee of $500 with a sliding-scale cost for corporate members. The fee covers access to the Web site, as well as regular software updates, technical support and training on the Informatica APIs. To sign up, candidates must complete an online application located at http://devnet.informatica.com. All applications are subject to review. Candidates will be notified within two weeks.
About Informatica
Informatica provides eBusiness analytic solutions that enable companies to leverage business insight for competitive advantage. More than 1,100 global customers, including over half of the Fortune 100, leverage the Informatica Insight Network to integrate, analyze and personalize critical business information to improve business performance and responsiveness across the entire business value chain. Informatica products include a comprehensive family of analytic applications, the industry's most powerful data integration platform and a wide range of supporting services and partnerships. The company's list of leading customers includes 3Com, AMD, American Airlines, BMW, Boeing, Borders Group, Chevron, Cisco, CNET, Deutsche Bank, eBay, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, Merck, Merrill Lynch, MetLife, Motorola, Philips Semiconductor, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sprint and UBS. For more information, call 1.800.970.1179, or visit the Informatica Web site at http://www.informatica.com/.
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