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Case Study, PSQLEgide Informatique Case Study
Egide Informatique relies on Actian for its low maintenance, high performance database.
Datasheet, PSQLActian Zen Embedded Database – Data Sheet
Actian Zen Embedded database is the premiere, multiplatform, embeddable database for developers delivering applications to zero management, small footprint environments.
Datasheet, DataCloud, DataConnectDataConnect packaging options
You can consume DataConnect in several ways to best fit your needs. Find out the different options and what may make sense for you.
Datasheet, PointConnectFour Myths of ServiceNow Integration
Learn the common misconceptions about ServiceNow integration to avoid the usual pitfalls.
Video, PointConnect, DataConnectActian Integration: Jumpstart your integration
Learn how Actian DataConnect and PointConnect can help you achieve instant integration, whether it’s point-to-point or managing hundreds of connections.
Datasheet, PointConnectPointConnect Data Sheet
Actian PointConnect helps you achieve instant, point-to-point integration by providing pre-built workflow templates.
WhitepaperForrester Research Report
Create a Road Map for a Real-Time, Agile, Self-Service Data Platform
Download this complimentary report for creating an agile data platform
Case Study, Business XchangeSuperior Energy Hero Profile
Provides products and services to help oil and gas companies with their drilling, completion and production-related needs.
On-Demand Webinar, Actian X, Ingres, VectorActian X Overview – Register Now to View On Demand
Speaker: Alex Hanshaw, Director of Engineering, Actian
On-Demand Webinar, Actian X, Ingres, VectorActian X Analytics – Register Now to View On Demand
Speaker: Karl Schendel, Software Development Architect, Actian
On-Demand Webinar, Actian X, Ingres, VectorMonitoring with EMA – Register Now to View On Demand
Speaker: Daryl Monge, Senior Principal Consultant, Actian
On-Demand Webinar, Actian X, Ingres, VectorIntegration with DataConnect for Actian X – Register Now to View On Demand
Speaker: Vincent Vinot, Technical Account Manager, Actian
On-Demand Webinar, Actian X, Ingres, VectorDataCloud Backup for Actian X – Register Now to View On Demand
Speaker: Vishal Bagga, Senior Product Manager, Actian
Whitepaper, Actian X, Ingres, VectorActian hopes to show it has the ‘X factor’ with new hybrid data focus
451 Research discusses Actian’s move to combine Ingres and Vector as the new Actian X hybrid database for transactional and analytic workloads, as well as offering Vector as a standalone product.
Press Release, Actian X, DataConnect, IngresActian Introduces Actian X and DataConnect 11
Actian today announced a new vision and set of solutions designed to unify diverse data across the enterprise. Actian X is the first native, hybrid database that combines the power of the proven Actian Ingres OLTP database with Actian’s industry leading Vector analytics query engine to deliver break-through performance and scalability critical to powering the next generation digital enterprise.
On-Demand Webinar, Actian X, DataConnect, IngresFeaturing Forrester: The Future of Data Management, Integration and Analytics
Hear from Forrester analyst Michele Goetz and Actian executives on the impact of hybrid data.
On-Demand Webinar, DataConnectSpecial Event for Data Integrator 9 customers: Deep Dive into DataConnect 11
Designed for Data Integrator 9 customers, view this webinar to learn about all the exciting changes we’ve made in the latest release of DataConnect—and how to import your artifacts in just minutes.
Datasheet, DataConnectDataConnect Professional Services packages
With experience in hundreds of integration engagements, the Actian Professional Services can make a significant difference in the success of your DataConnect deployment. We have helped numerous organizations gain significant improvements in the performance, scalability, and integration capabilities enabled by DataConnect.
Datasheet, Vector-HVectorH Quickstart Professional Services
The Actian VectorH Implementation QuickStart Package is a pre-defined set of professional services, tailored to your requirements, that is designed to help you realize product value quickly and efficiently from the time of purchase.
Datasheet, VectorVector Quickstart Professional Services
The Actian Vector Implementation QuickStart Package offers a pre-defined set of professional services, tailored to your requirements, that is designed to help you realize product value quickly and efficiently from the time of purchase.
Video, Business XchangeBX Attachment
BXAttachment service provides BX customers the capability to send electronic support documents along with an electronic transaction as required by their trading partner. For example, a signed delivery ticket can be scanned and sent through BX attached a customer’s invoice. This will allow a supplier to fully automate processes while maintaining traditional supporting documentation.
VideoCustomer Portal Knowledge Base Search Tutorial
How to do a Knowledge Base search in the Actian customer support portal.
Video, IngresStreaming Flight Data into Ingres From a Raspberry Pi
This video highlights Ingres geospatial data capabilities and GIS functions, high volume streaming data capture and integration with third-party tools. Actian shows the development of an application that collects and decodes ADS-B flight data using a Raspberry Pi. Apache Kafka provides a message queue and loads the data into Ingres 10.2 where it can then be accessed to automatically update (every 20 seconds) an HTML web page with embedded SQL and the Google Maps API.
Video, IngresIngres Geospatial and Google Maps
A simple application demonstrating how to take data from Ingres and display it geospatially.
Video, OpenROADWhat’s New in OpenROAD 6.2
What’s new in OpenROAD 6.2. This first of three parts covers new features to meet new business requirements, reduce development costs, and improve the deployment experience.
Video, OpenROADActian OpenROAD 6.2 Loadnrun
The OpenROAD 6.2 Loadnrun tool manages client deployments and updates to OpenROAD applications from a central server. This deep dive into Loadnrun covers how to manage deployments and updates to any OpenROAD client machine and how to eliminate manual installation of OpenROAD applications.
Video, DataCloud, DataConnectSecrets to Simple Hybrid-Cloud Integrations
Ray Wang, Constellation Research, shares common pitfalls and challenges that often over complicate hybrid-cloud integrations and provides tips to help you simplify your integration strategy.
Video, DataCloud, DataConnectGetting Data to Deliver Value Like Your People Do
For most companies, people are one of the most valuable assets. Ray Wang, Constellation Research, shows the best practices that enable us to interact with data in a way that makes it just as valuable as interacting with our colleagues.
Video, DataCloud, DataConnectThe Path of Right Resistance
Ray Wang, Constellation Research, discusses the importance of a balanced signal to data ratio within a dataset to cut through the noise and help you find the answers to the questions that provide true business value.
Video, DataCloud, DataConnectThree Simple Steps to Avoid Integration Haze
The three key steps to planning a successful data integration. Watch the video from Ray Wang, Constellation Research, to see the questions you should be asking before you begin.
Video, DataCloud, DataConnectFive Winning Elements to Timely Data Onboarding
Ray Wang, Constellation Research, reveals the five elements that need your attention in order to achieve a timely data onboarding.
Video, DataCloud, DataConnectYour Future is Multimodal
Right now most companies have their data sitting in multiple locations requiring different point solutions. Ray Wang, Constellation Research, talks about the implications of multimodal and how this will change our use of the cloud.
Video, DataCloud, DataConnectTwo Things IT Should Stop Doing Right Now
Ray Wang, Constellation Research, shares two important steps that IT should take to move their organization in the right direction and make data matter.
Video, DataCloud, DataConnectRecognizing Your Integration Journey Before You Choose a Strategy
Before developing your integration strategy, Ray Wang, Constellation Research, says it is important to understand the desired end result and how it will scale in the future. See how to choose a strategy that solves complex problems in a simple manner.
Video, Business XchangeBX Manager
BX Manager is a web-based portal where users can track and manage documents and partner relationships. The Actian Business Xchange platform is a fully automated document exchange service.
Video, Business XchangeBX Transaction Tracking
Online feature for tracking the progress of documents and associated dollars
Video, Business XchangeBX Webform
Enter document information directly into BX Manager and send to any trading partner.
Video, Business XchangeBX Manager Document Flip
Auto-populate an outbound webform with information from inbound documents (ex. Invoice response to a purchase order).
Video, Business XchangeBX OperatorConnect
This managed Web-based data exchange service enables Operators to send and receive business information electronically in a seamless, timely and secure manner regardless of their enterprise system. It takes information from one company, translates it to their trading partner’s format, and then delivers that information precisely where it’s needed.
Video, Business XchangeBX SupplierConnect (Oil&Gas)
This managed web-based data exchange service enables Suppliers to send and receive business information electronically in a seamless, timely and secure manner regardless of the enterprise system. Information is taken from one company, translated into their trading partner’s format, and delivered precisely where it’s needed.
Video, Business XchangeBX PortalConnect
This managed Web-based data exchange service enables third party portals to send and receive their clients’ business information electronically in a seamless, timely and secure manner regardless of their enterprise system. BX PortalConnect is a cloud-based solution that also brings the added benefit of a 25 year legacy of integration technology and one of the most comprehensive lists of application and file adapters.
Video, Business XchangeBX Onboarding
The BXOnboarding team is a veteran group with more than a decade of B2B Integration services and B2B document exchange experience. Our average implementation time is well below typical on-boarding times thanks to our streamlined implementation process and deep experience.
Video, Business XchangeBX Validation
BX Validation allows you to check documents against custom business rules to reduce errors and rejects. Validations ensure that only correct data is sent from the Actian Business Xchange platform to the receiving party’s system.
Video, Business XchangeBX Archiving
BX Archiving allows users to store historical transactions for auditing, reporting, and other functions.
Datasheet, Actian X, Ingres, VectorActian X – X100 Data Sheet
The X100 engine, from Actian’s analytic database ‘Vector’, brings to your Actian X instance the power of column-based data-storage, x86 vector-processing with in-cache direct decompression, and other notable technical advances.
Solutions Brief, Vector, Vector-HSolution Brief: Healthcare Analytics
Using analytics, healthcare providers and payers are improving healthcare delivery, reducing re-admissions, promoting preventive care and accelerating research.
Solutions Brief, Vector, Vector-HSolution Brief: Retail Banking
Analyze all your customer data, not just a sampling, to gain deeper insights that can help attract and retain customers while abiding by all regulatory requirements.
Solutions Brief, Vector, Vector-HSolution Brief: Capital Markets
Learn how to overcome today’s challenges and stay competitive by applying analytics to achieve an appropriate level of risk to maximize profits and minimize loss.
Whitepaper, DataConnectDataConnect 11 Technical White Paper
Read this white paper to learn the features that were included with DataConnect 11 in technical depth.
Datasheet, DataConnectDataConnect 11 Data Sheet
Actian DataConnect is architected to handle today’s modern hybrid challenges, reducing mean time to implement, execute and repair integrations.
Datasheet, IngresEnterprise Monitoring Appliance Data Sheet
The Actian Enterprise Monitoring Appliance (EMA) is a single interface for monitoring your Actian X and Ingres environments.
Datasheet, DataConnect, IngresDataConnect for Actian X Data Sheet
DataConnect for Actian X provides an end-to-end solution for designing and deploying data integration with your Actian X and Ingres applications.
Datasheet, Actian X, Ingres, VectorActian X Data Sheet
Actian X Hybrid Database is the combination of the industry-leading Ingres transactional and Vector analytic databases, bundled with world class integration and enterprise monitoring.
Datasheet, PSQLPSQL Backup Agent Data Sheet
Actian PSQL Backup Agent works with third-party backup software to back up live databases and ensure accurate, reliable point-in-time recovery for partial or complete backups.
Documentation, PSQLWhat’s New in PSQL v12
The new features in PSQL v12 SP1 include online defragmentation, improved unicode support and updates to the ADO.NET, JDBC, JCL and PDAC SDKs.
Datasheet, IngresDataCloud Backup For Ingres Data Sheet
DataCloud Backup provides a scalable and secure managed cloud service for storing and managing Ingres backups.
Datasheet, Actian X, IngresEnterprise Monitoring Appliance Data Sheet
The Actian Enterprise Monitoring Appliance (EMA) is a single interface for monitoring your Actian X and Ingres environments.
Datasheet, Business XchangeBx PortalConnect Data Sheet
Bx PortalConnect is a fully managed onboarding service that enables Portal providers to more rapidly connect with Buyers and Supplier systems to facilitate transfer of P2P business documents such as orders, invoices, and remittance documents.
VideoCustomer Portal How to Register Create a login ID
How to register on the Actian customer support portal and create a new ID.
Whitepaper, DataCloudForrester Report: Address Today’s SaaS Integration Challenges to Increase Business Value
What is the dark side of moving to SaaS applications? Forrester describes common challenges for application development and delivery as you move to SaaS, and lists some best practices to maximize business value from integration across today’s solutions.
Datasheet, PSQLPSQL AuditMaster Data Sheet
Actian AuditMaster operates as part of the PSQL database to log database events and transaction-driven changes, tracking accidental errors and intentional fraud, and providing a path for recovery. AuditMaster requires no changes to application code or the database, so businesses can get data access security and accountability quickly, easily, and with very low maintenance overhead.
Datasheet, PSQLPSQL DataExchange Data Sheet
DataExchange for PSQL offers two types of data replication solution: real-time data backup of a single PSQL database and data synchronization between multiple applications. DataExchange provides a simple to use solution for securing and protecting your mission-critical data from application downtime and data loss.
Solutions Brief, DataConnectSolution Brief: Actian Health Care Overview
The Actian integration platform enables healthcare payers and providers, hospitals, administrators, and others to onboard new partners and customers, transform disparate data, and reduce costs while meeting compliance requirements.
Case Study, DataCloud, DataConnectHannover Life Reassurance Hero Profile
Integrates data from diverse clients to enable stakeholders to make more effective decisions, increasing business productivity, efficiency and revenue, while reducing cost.
Case Study, DataConnectADP Hero Profile
Integrates HR, payroll, talent, time, tax and benefits administration to deliver analytics and compliance services for FORTUNE 500® companies.
Datasheet, Business XchangeBx SupplierConnect Data Sheet
Bx SupplierConnect is a proven, fully managed and engineered web-based data exchange service to send and receive procure-to-pay business documents such as orders, invoices, and remittances, translating these documents into desired formats for ERP integration and better cash flow.
Case Study, DataConnectBloomberg BNA Hero Profile
Delivers critical legal, tax, regulatory and business information for professionals with a focus on expert analysis, news, practice tools, and guidance.
Datasheet, Business XchangeBx OperatorConnect Data Sheet
Bx OperatorConnect supports standards such as PIDX to speed up the processing of business transactions between oil & gas operators and their various suppliers. Connect to any trading partner electronically regardless of back-office technology or trading format to streamline the cash flow process.
Case Study, DataConnectBridgepoint Consulting Hero Profile
Uses data integration to reduce business and operational risks, bridge resource gaps and improve overall business performance for leadership teams.
Datasheet, Business XchangeBx BuyerConnect Data Sheet
Bx BuyerConnect is a fully managed, web-based data exchange service that translates business documents (PO’s, Invoices, Shipping Notices, Acknowledgements) from your suppliers into a format that can be read by your own systems, streamlining transactions to reduce transaction costs, earn discounts, and avoid fees.
Datasheet, Business XchangeBusiness Xchange Data Sheet
Business Xchange is a fully managed and engineered, web-based B2B data-exchange suite with services for both buyers and suppliers. Using Business Xchange accelerates invoicing and payments to reduce outstanding payments, increase accuracy, and improve cash flow.
Case Study, DataCloudNetwrix Hero Profile
Helps over 6,000 customers worldwide to handle IT infrastructure changes, pass compliance audits and increase the efficiency of IT operations.
Whitepaper, DataCloud, DataConnect451 Research Report: Actian acts on market trends, invests in data management and integration offerings
451 Research discusses Actian’s moves to strengthen its data integration offerings to capture a greater share of the hybrid multi-purpose integration platform as a service market (iPaaS), with a framework that will enable SaaS providers to build their own common patterns of integration on the Actian platform for their customers.
Whitepaper, Vector-HPerformance Troubleshooting Tips for Actian VectorH
This post lists the common areas that should be investigated when trying to improve query performance.
Documentation, OpenROADOpenROAD 6.2 – New Features from Client Perspective
This presentation provides an overview of the newest features in OpenROAD 6.2, and how they will positively impact users.
Documentation, OpenROADOpenROAD 6.2 – New Features Part 2
This presentation is second in a series of overviews on the newest features in OpenROAD 6.2
Documentation, OpenROADOpenROAD 6.2 – New Features Part 1
This presentation is first in a series of overviews on the newest features in OpenROAD 6.2
Documentation, OpenROADOpenROAD 6.2: New Client-Server and Multi-Tier Deployment Overview
This presentation contains more information on ways to deploy OpenROAD, and do so with richer and more robust support for management of OpenROAD Client-Server and OpenROAD Multitier architectures.
Whitepaper, VectorHActian Vector in Hadoop: A Technical Overview
Actian Vector in Hadoop continues the legacy of cutting edge innovation to bring record beating performance, unique update capabilities, YARN resource management and distributed SQL query processing to Hadoop.
Whitepaper, Vector, Vector-HActian Analytics Platform: Creating Transformational Value: A Business Overview
Beyond blazing speed and expansive functionality, learn what the Actian Analytics Platform can do for your organization and how it can be used to create transformational value in areas like customer delight and sustained competitive advantage.
Whitepaper, Vector, Vector-HThe Four Pillars of Analytics Technology: Redefining Analytical Speed
This white paper outlines the four key pillars of analytics speed that are essential to deliver transformational value with analytics: speed of development, speed of data processing, speed of deployment, and speed of response.
Whitepaper, Vector-HTurn Hadoop into an Analytics Platform
Read this whitepaper to learn how important it is to remove barriers to big data across your organization and turn your Hadoop data into a fully functional analytics platform.
Whitepaper, VectorActian Vector: A Technical Overview
Actian Vector is relational database software for data analytics that exploits performance features in today’s x86 CPUs that most other relational databases do not take advantage of. Learn how exactly it exploits the CPU, how it leverages industry standard best practices and how it has helped other companies.
Whitepaper, Vector-HSQL in Hadoop Buyer’s Guide
In this guide, you’ll learn about the top 10 key capabilities required for a true SQL in Hadoop solution as well as the decision criteria to support long term requirements.
Datasheet, Vector-HActian Vector in Hadoop Data Sheet
Actian Vector in Hadoop combines the most modern, scalable, high-performing database technology with the power of Hadoop, enabling users to directly query data stored in HDFS.
Datasheet, VectorActian Vector Data Sheet
Actian Vector™ is a revolutionary analytic database that delivers unmatched performance and price/performance-yet requires less hardware and virtually no database tuning.
Datasheet, DataConnectActian DataConnect Data Sheet
Actian DataConnect™ is the most powerful integration solution built to invisibly connect to any source. Whether you are managing an entire company or single project, DataConnect makes integration fast and easy.
Datasheet, IngresIngres 10.2 Data Sheet
Ingres is a leading enterprise-grade database management system designed to reduce IT costs and time-to-value. Ingres 10.2 adds enhancements for geospatial features, performance, system administration and internationalization. And with its new SQL capabilities, you can take your first steps into big data analytics.
Datasheet, NoSQL, VersantActian NoSQL 9 Data Sheet
Actian NoSQL offers all the transactional capabilities of a robust Enterprise database, including the support of ACID transactions, distributed two phase commit, interfaces to third party transaction monitoring systems such as Tivoli, optimistic and pessimistic locking schemes and more.
Datasheet, NoSQL, VersantActian NoSQL FastObjects .NET Data Sheet
FastObjects .NET consists of a core database server that provides the essential database functionality, and a set of client-side application libraries used by your application.
Datasheet, PSQLPSQL v12 Data Sheet
Actian PSQL is one of the most reliable, low maintenance, high-performance database management systems in the world. Actian PSQL v12 offers important additions: multi-core optimization, improved backup support with Actian Backup Agent and VSS, enhanced 64-bit support, updated license administration, IPv6 support and updated developer tools.
Datasheet, PSQLPSQL Online Defragmenter Data Sheet
Over time, a busy database becomes fragmented as records are created, updated, or deleted. File access time grows and transaction response slows. The PSQL Defragmenter utility solves these problems by finding data fragmentation and letting you correct it while the engine is running. It rebuilds indexes and removes unused space so that clients can access files efficiently again.
Datasheet, PSQLBtrieve 12 Data Sheet
Brieve 12 is an up-to-date, supported on Windows 10, ready to run your application, Btrieve 6.15 replacement. Btrieve 12 is file format and API compatible with Btrieve 6.15, allowing Btrieve 6.15 applications to run on the most current Windows OS platforms without a recompile.
Datasheet, OpenROADOpenROAD 6.2 Data Sheet
OpenROAD is a database-centric, object-oriented, 4GL application development tool that lets you develop and deploy mission-critical, n-tier business applications against databases such as Ingres, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and DB2 UDB. Developers using the newest release, OpenROAD 6.2, will find a much improved platform that can easily restyle existing applications, extend and customize business objects, field types and frame types and add new behaviors that either required a lot of code or simply weren’t possible before.
Datasheet, OpenROADOpenROAD 5.1 Data Sheet
OpenROAD has always provided features that enable rapid application development and deployment. OpenROAD version 5.1 takes this further, providing robust support for using XML in your OpenROAD applications. Now OpenROAD Workbench can import and export applications and components using XML.
Case Study, Business XchangeAcme Truck Line Inc Case Study
Reduces DSO and Streamlines Onboarding with fast, scalable and reliable e-invoicing service
Case Study, Ingres, OpenROADBucap Case Study
Bucap employs Ingres and OpenROAD for customized, flexible, and reliable document management services for 5,000 active users and almost 500M items.
Case Study, NoSQL, VersantEidosMedia Case Study
EidosMedia uses Actian NoSQL to power their editorial platform used by global publishers like the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.
Case Study, DataConnect, IngresHSS Hire Case Study
Upgrade to Ingres v10 database delivers encryption to support 100% secure credit card transactions
Case Study, Vector, Vector-HKiabi Case Study
Positions itself for growth by investing in a robust retail infrastructure
Case Study, IngresLechler GmbH Case Study
Ingres database enables 50% improvement in response time to customers.
Case Study, Ingres, OpenROADLufthansa Systems Case Study
Ingres database powers flight planning software to ensure optimal flight routes and safety.
Case Study, DataCloudNetwrix Case Study
Integration and automation saves time equal to hiring 2 people
Case Study, DataConnectPediatrix Medical Group Case Study
Pediatrix Medical claims reporting is 70% faster with data integration.
Case Study, Business XchangePinnergy Case Study
Data Integration and PIDX Standards Improve Orders-to-Cash Cycle
Case Study, DataConnectTE21 Case Study
Data integration supports growing education company, saving manual work, errors and delays.
Case Study, VectorTimoCom Case Study
Gains real time insight to provide transport services with more accuracy and security.
Case Study, VectorUnruly Media Case Study
Helps brands gain real time visibility into the social footprint of their videos as compared to competition.
Case Study, DataConnectXactly Case Study
Accelerates integration of data sources that are critical to incentive compensation services.
Case Study, VectorZoho Case Study
Offers customers fast and easy access to analytics and other productivity apps in the cloud.