Information Builders Inc, New York has released a SNAPpack data warehouse for creating warehouses combining SAP AG R/3 and non-R/3 data. SNAPpack includes Information Builders’ Focus Fusion multidimensional database. The whole thing comprises warehouse loading, on-line analytical processing servers, site analyzer, data administration tools and reporting tools. These SNAPpack tools, Power Reporter, Open Reporter and Audit work with Data Migrator, which builds interfaces from legacy systems to R/3. The migrator is in beta test now and will be available next quarter, costing from $6,500 for Windows NT up to $110,000 for MVS, with Unix pricing anywhere in between those numbers, with Santa Cruz Unix costing about the same as NT. The whole warehouse package costs $48,320 for Unix for a 16-user license and scales up from there. Focus Fusion is also now available on its own.
