MIS AG

MIS AG was a German software company focused on business intelligence, corporate performance management, reporting, planning, consolidation, risk management, and related analytical applications. Founded in Darmstadt in 1988, the company initially operated as a consulting business and reseller of Applix products. It later developed its own software platform, positioned as a product comparable to TM/1, and built a portfolio around corporate performance management and multidimensional analysis. The company’s principal platform was MIS DecisionWare. Its components covered several layers of an enterprise analytics environment: MIS Alea served as a multidimensional online analytical processing application server; MIS onVision supported Web-based reporting; MIS Plain provided spreadsheet-oriented reporting connected with MIS Alea and with platforms including Microsoft Analysis Services and SAP Business Information Warehouse; and MIS Common Object Store handled shared storage for user rights and reports. The broader product portfolio also included CubeWare Import Master for extract, transform, and load processes and Bissantz DeltaMiner for data mining. MIS AG complemented these technical components with business applications intended for management and finance departments. The documented application range included enterprise planning, balanced scorecards, subsidiary management, financial consolidation, and risk management. This combination of platform software and packaged applications placed the company in the enterprise business-intelligence and corporate-performance-management market rather than in general-purpose consumer or office software. The company’s growth also brought legal and ownership changes. In 1997, MIS AG settled a dispute with Applix concerning intellectual property. In October 2003, it was acquired by the UK-based Systems Union Group. Systems Union Group, together with MIS AG, was subsequently acquired by Infor in August 2006. The available reference material does not document a continuing independent MIS AG corporate operation after those transactions; accordingly, MIS AG is treated here as a defunct or absorbed standalone company, while its software heritage is associated with the larger enterprise-software businesses that acquired it.

MIS AG was established in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1988. Its original business model combined consulting with the resale of Applix products, placing the company close to the emerging market for computer-assisted management reporting and analytical information systems. Rather than remaining solely a services and reseller organization, MIS AG developed proprietary software. The resulting products were described as being similar to TM/1, reflecting the company’s focus on multidimensional analysis and corporate management information. The company’s software portfolio evolved into MIS DecisionWare, a suite covering data storage, analytical processing, reporting, data movement, and management applications. MIS Alea functioned as a MOLAP application server. MIS onVision extended reporting to the Web, while MIS Plain connected spreadsheet-based reporting with MIS Alea and with external analytical environments such as Microsoft Analysis Services and SAP Business Information Warehouse. MIS Common Object Store provided a shared repository for reports and user rights. The portfolio also listed CubeWare Import Master for ETL and Bissantz DeltaMiner for data mining. MIS AG’s applications addressed business-management processes rather than only technical analytics. Its documented DecisionWare applications included enterprise planning, balanced scorecards, subsidiary management, financial consolidation, and risk management. Together, these products represented an integrated corporate-performance-management proposition for organizations seeking to connect operational data with planning, reporting, and executive oversight. A significant early corporate event occurred in 1997, when MIS AG settled a legal dispute with Applix over intellectual property. The reference material does not specify the claims, settlement terms, or effect on the companies’ products, so the event cannot be characterized more narrowly. In October 2003, Systems Union Group, a UK-based software group, acquired MIS AG. This transaction moved MIS AG from independent ownership into a broader enterprise-software organization. In August 2006, Infor acquired Systems Union Group together with MIS AG. The acquisition placed MIS AG’s business-intelligence and performance-management activities within Infor. The available reference material does not identify later standalone management, a separate successor brand strategy, or a current MIS AG corporate presence. On that basis, MIS AG is best documented as a historically independent German software company whose operations and intellectual property were absorbed through successive acquisitions.

• 2006

  Acquisition by Infor

  [1]MIS AGen.wikipedia.org

  Infor acquired Systems Union Group together with MIS AG in August 2006.

• 2003

  Acquisition by Systems Union Group

  [1]MIS AGen.wikipedia.org

  Systems Union Group acquired MIS AG in October 2003.

• 1997

  Intellectual-property dispute with Applix is settled

  [1]MIS AGen.wikipedia.org

  MIS AG settled a legal dispute with Applix concerning intellectual property.

• 1988

  MIS AG is founded in Darmstadt

  [1]MIS AGen.wikipedia.org

  MIS AG was founded in Darmstadt, Germany, initially operating as a consulting company and reseller of Applix products.

Enterprise business-intelligence and corporate-performance-management software provider serving analytical reporting, planning, consolidation, scorecarding, and risk-management needs.

• Business intelligence and corporate performance management suite

  MIS DecisionWare

  MIS DecisionWare was the company’s principal software suite for business intelligence and corporate performance management. It brought together analytical processing, reporting, data integration, shared report and permissions storage, and packaged management applications. The suite was intended to support planning, financial analysis, management reporting, and related performance processes across an organization.

• MOLAP application server

  MIS Alea

  MIS Alea was a multidimensional online analytical processing application server. It formed the analytical foundation of the DecisionWare environment, supporting multidimensional business analysis and serving as a data source for connected reporting tools such as MIS Plain.

• Web reporting

  MIS onVision

  MIS onVision was the Web-reporting component of the MIS portfolio. It extended access to management information through browser-based reporting, complementing the company’s spreadsheet-oriented reporting tools and broader DecisionWare platform.

• Spreadsheet reporting

  MIS Plain

  MIS Plain provided reporting through Microsoft Excel and could connect with MIS Alea, Microsoft Analysis Services, and SAP Business Information Warehouse. It addressed organizations that wanted analytical and management reports in a familiar spreadsheet environment.

• Repository and permissions management

  MIS Common Object Store

  MIS Common Object Store supplied shared storage for reports and user rights within the MIS environment. It supported the administrative and collaborative aspects of managing analytical content and access permissions.

• ETL and data integration

  CubeWare Import Master

  CubeWare Import Master was an extract, transform, and load tool in the MIS portfolio. It was intended to bring data from source systems into the company’s analytical and performance-management environment.

• Data mining

  Bissantz DeltaMiner

  Bissantz DeltaMiner was the portfolio’s data-mining product. It complemented reporting and multidimensional analysis with tools for discovering patterns in business data.

• Corporate performance management application

  MIS Enterprise Planning

  MIS Enterprise Planning was a DecisionWare application for organizational planning. The reference material identifies the product as part of the company’s packaged corporate-performance-management offering, but does not provide further detail on its modules or deployment model.

• Performance management application

  MIS Balanced Scorecard

  MIS Balanced Scorecard was an application for organizing and monitoring business performance through scorecard-based management. It was listed among the DecisionWare applications alongside planning, consolidation, and risk-management products.

• Management reporting application

  MIS Subsidiary Management

  MIS Subsidiary Management addressed the oversight and reporting of subsidiaries within a larger organization. The available source identifies it as a DecisionWare application but does not document its detailed workflows or implementation features.

• Financial management application

  MIS Financial Consolidation

  MIS Financial Consolidation was designed for consolidating financial information across entities or business units. It formed part of MIS AG’s finance-oriented corporate-performance-management application range.

• Risk management application

  MIS Risk Management

  MIS Risk Management was a DecisionWare application focused on enterprise risk-management processes. The source confirms its place in the product suite but does not provide additional information about its methodology or modules.

• 2006

  Infor acquires Systems Union Group together with MIS AGM&A

  Background

  Systems Union Group owned MIS AG and its business-intelligence software activities.

  Action taken

  Infor acquired Systems Union Group, including MIS AG, in August 2006.

  Aftermath

  MIS AG’s software business became part of Infor’s enterprise-software portfolio; the available source does not document a subsequent standalone MIS AG operation.

  Source

• 2003

  MIS AG is acquired by Systems Union GroupM&A

  Background

  MIS AG had developed from a consulting and Applix-reseller business into a provider of proprietary business-intelligence and corporate-performance-management software.

  Action taken

  Systems Union Group acquired MIS AG in October 2003.

  Aftermath

  MIS AG became part of Systems Union Group and ceased to operate as an independent company in the documented ownership structure.

  Source

1. 1MIS AGen.wikipedia.org