WizSoft Inc. joins IBM Developer Programs

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January 25, 1996

WizSoft, Inc. manufacturer of WizRule for Windows, a database auditing and database mining tool, recently announced it has signed developer agreements with IBM. WizSoft is enrolled in IBM's Worldwide Developer Solutions Program, which includes Developer Assistance Programs and Solutions Guides for the OS/2 Warp and AIX platforms and the DB2 Database to which WizSoft is porting and interfacing its products. In addition to this relationship, WizSoft's WizRule for Windows has been tested and approved to carry the "Ready for OS/2 Warp - NSTL Tested" seal.

According to H.R. Satishchandra, WizSoft Inc. vice president of Operations, this relationship with IBM provides even greater exposure in the open client/server database market. "We are pleased to announce our participation in IBM's developer programs because it offers our database tools to a much larger market, and enables us to take advantage of IBM's strong developer marketing programs."

WizRule: is based on a patent-pending mathematical algorithm that uses rule induction to identify rules and rule exceptions in databases. Using ODBC drivers WizRule operates on all popular databases.

The value of rule induction algorithms is not simply in auditing the contents of databases. The algorithm also enables users to conduct data mining and find unique relationships among data fields that yield important decision support information.

WizSoft Inc. is the North American marketing, sales and sales support division of WizSoft Ltd., an Israeli software manufacturer and distributor. WizRule for Windows is the first of a line of database tools developed for the growing database mining and warehousing markets.

  • WizRule for Windows is a trademark of WizSoft Inc.
  • OS/2 Warp, DB2, and AIX are registered trademarks of IBM
  • IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines