January 17, 2013 IIS Suite products/modules Information Server 9.1 comes with the following download packages: Information Server 9.1 Quick Start Guide Information Server 9.1 Server install. Information Server 9.1 Client install. The following bundled products: DB2 Enterprise Edition 10.1 (optional, can also use Oracle or SQL Server) WebSphere Application Server 8.5 (not optional, other application servers not supported) The following additional products with separate installers: InfoSphere Blueprint Director 2.2 Information Analyzer Exception Manager Information Server Product Documentation InfoSphere Change Data Delivery 6.5.1 for Sybase, Teradata, SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, DataStage InfoSphere Change Data Delivery 6.5.2 for DB2, Access Server, Management Console Information Server Pack for Salesforce 1.0.2 InfoSphere QualityStage Address Verification V10 Source: it.toolbox.com
December 22, 2012 Data Integration or ETL products Top picks out in the market –1. Informatica2. IBM DataStage3. Ab Initio4. Oracle5. SAP Business Objects Data Integrator6. Microsoft SSISTop Challengers–1. SAS/DataFlux2. iWay Software3. Talend4. Syncsort5. Pervasive Software6. Pitney Bowes InsightCompetitive price vendors –1. Informatica Cloud edition2. expressor-software (pricing based on channels i.e. multiple processing)Open Source vendors –1. Talend2. Apatar3. Pentaho Kettle4. SnapLogicCloud/SaaS Based vendors –1. Informatica2. SnapLogicBoth started by entrepreneur Gaurav Dhillon.Top Pipeline Partitioning vendors –1. IBM DataStage (process based)2. Informatica (multi thread based)3. expressor-software (hybrid based)Top Message oriented/Real-time processing vendors –1. IBM DataStage2. InformaticaBest salesforce.com Integration vendors – 1. Informatica (both Cloud edition based and adaptor based support)2. IBM DataStage (Adaptor/Pack based support)Top ELT architecture based vendors –1. Talend (excellent ELT based objects to drag and drop in the designer)2. IBM DataStage (provides options to create tables before loading)