DM: New advanced data mining solutions from Megaputer

[Megaputers]

July 23, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Megaputer Intelligence
Bloomington, IN, USA


PolyAnalyst Power '95 and PolyAnalyst PRO 'NT released!

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Megaputer announces a new release of its award-winning flagship data 
mining
solution PolyAnalyst. The two new systems -- PolyAnalyst PRO for 
Windows NT
and PolyAnalyst Power for Windows 95 -- represent comprehensive 
multi-strategy
data mining solutions. A broad arsenal of data processing tools has 
been
expanded with the latest  self-learning algorithm - PolyNet Predictor 
- a
hybrid between the GMDH and Neural Net approaches. PolyNet Predictor 
is very
efficient when processing large volumes of data. Both PolyAnalyst PRO 
and
Power feature the same improved graphical user interface. PolyAnalyst 
Power
incorporates all but one exploration engine of the most powerful 
PolyAnalyst
PRO system. In addition to utilizing enhanced data manipulation, 
visualization
and report generating capabilities, users of PolyAnalyst PRO and 
Power enjoy
the following machine learning algorithms:

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

*Available only in PolyAnalyst PRO.


PolyAnalyst PRO and Power provide the following capabilities for data
analysis:

Data Access
 
Both systems can directly access data held in Oracle, DB2, Informix, 
Sybase,
MS SQL Server, Ingres, 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. Rules, automatically 
discovered by
PolyAnalyst or entered by the user, can be used to produce new fields.
Exceptional records can be filtered out. The drill-through feature 
allows
selecting data points for a new dataset visually from a chart. 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 
engines
for data analysis. Out of seven unique exploration engines mentioned 
above, a
new PolyNet Predictor is a newly developed innovative tool. It 
combines the
power of Group Method Data Handling and Neural Net technologies to 
predict
values of numerical variables. As always, the statistical 
significance of the
results obtained by each engine of PolyAnalyst is rigorously checked.

Visualization
 
PolyAnalyst has an easy-to-use 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, allowing the user to "feel" the discovered
relation. 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 
PolyAnalyst
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 supported by a series of 
interactive lessons
in data mining from various application fields are available for 
downloading
from 
http://www.megaputer.ru
The user can follow the carefully documented examples step by step. 
This helps
determining the best way to apply PolyAnalyst in the investigated 
field.

Platforms:

PolyAnalyst Power  -- MS Windows 95 or NT
PolyAnalyst PRO -- MS Windows NT

Pricing:

PolyAnalyst Power: 
limited time web promotion -- $965 (35% discount); 
regular price -- $1,485.

PolyAnalyst PRO:
limited time web promotion - $3,740 (30% discount);
regular price  -- $5,340.   

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About PolyAnalyst

PolyAnalyst is an award winning complete multi-strategy data mining
environment based on the latest achievements in 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, Megaputer Intelligence USA
Tel: 812/325-3026;   Fax:  812/339-1646
megaputers@aol.com;   http://www.megaputer.ru
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