Composite Software, Inc., a supplier of high performance data virtualization, said that it has introduced the newest version of the Composite Information Server Data Virtualization Platform, to address the escalating demand by global enterprises with complex and disparate information systems for more data integration solutions.

Composite said its platform is a data virtualization offering, with capabilities from upfront data discovery and modeling to ongoing operations monitoring.

“A pioneer in data virtualization, Composite Software has proven itself the gold standard for high performance and flexibility,” said Shawn Rogers, vice president of Business Intelligence Research, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA). “These newest additions to its data virtualization platform will surely benefit global enterprises by filling the need for a more virtualized and agile approach to data integration as they concurrently extend Composite’s technology leadership position.” Composite Software noted its newest release features: -Composite Discovery 2.0-Second-generation enterprise data entity and relationship discovery tool used for preparing data models and performing intelligent queries that is now tightly integrated with Composite Information Server; -Composite Application Data Services for Oracle Essbase-New intelligent adapter that allows SQL developers access to MDX source data; -Composite Monitor-New management console with GUIs for monitoring activities across the Composite Data Virtualization Platform environments; and -Composite Information Server -Adds support of NTLM and Novell E-directory security authentication enhancements and a number of new optimization algorithms.

“We are looking forward to the next release of Composite Discovery, as the new features and capabilities will accelerate our data integration efforts across multiple complex sources and provide rapid access to information for decision making,” said Michael Linhares, Ph.D. and research fellow, business information systems, business operations, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pfizer Inc.

Composite Software, Inc. is a data virtualization performance provider, scaling from project to enterprise for data federation, data warehouse extension, enterprise data sharing, real-time and cloud computing data integration. Composite Software is a privately held, Silicon Valley-based corporation.