Automated Resources Group, Inc. (ARGI, 201.391.1500) is integrating
Omnidex client-server and Web-enabled technology from DISC (303.444.4000) into its database
marketing, data warehousing and subscription fulfillment services for
the publishing industry. ARGI, formed in 1971, has been an HP Channel
Partner for 25 years.
ARGIs Database Marketing and Subscription
Fulfillment services in Montvale, N.J. provide Web-enabled,
real-time, online data query capabilities that are easy to use and
have flexible search abilities. By integrating a Web-enabled version
of Omnidex and its ODBC driver, ARGI can develop reports for clients
with the latest front-end PC tools such as Microsoft Access, Crystal
Reports and Brio. Clients can connect from desktops either by
high-speed frame relay communications lines or through the
Internet.
Hank Garcia, ARGI Executive Vice President, said,
Our clients need to track and analyze hundreds of marketing
attributes for each database record. Since marketing databases are
very difficult to tune because of the inherently unpredictable nature
of marketing queries, we turned to Omnidex.
Using the Omnidex database search engine, Garcia said,
We can now provide powerful, Web-enabled and real-time data
access by any combination of criteria, and deliver instant query
results. And HP servers deliver a proven architecture with
round-the-clock 24x7 reliability 365 days a year.
Clients enter search criteria directly into the system and
instantly receive a qualified count. They then have the ability to
further narrow or broaden the criteria in order to match a desired
count. The ARGI Subscription Fulfillment and Database Marketing
systems provide instant lookups by 320 different attributes on data
tables that contain millions of records for some clients. The search
engine now lets clients spot trends more quickly, identify new
marketing opportunities, and break out specific market segments for
special action using PC tools or the Web.