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| Finally, a simplified yet powerful solution has been found for complex district reporting needs. |
Excelsior Software's Pinnacle Analytics is a tool that allows schools and districts alike to quickly and easily customize and distribute parsed data at all levels. With Pinnacle Analytics, school districts now have the ability to become their own data reporting warehouse, eliminating the need for expensive, inefficient data warehouse systems. |
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| Data-Mining Made Simple |
| As a complementary application to the Pinnacle System, Pinnacle Analytics (formerly District Data Analyzer) allows both individual schools and entire districts to query data that has been collected across multiple years and across all campuses and classrooms. |
| Pinnacle Analytics not only allows users to connect to Pinnacle System data, but it will gather information from any additional ODBC compliant data source as well. Additional data sources may include the student information system, curriculum management system, state or district assessment data, or any other type of data that will help administrators see a clearer, broader picture of their school or district. |
Excelsior's Pinnacle Analytics does all of this without the cumbersome limitations of traditional datawarehousing solutions for a fraction of their cost. Instead, Pinnacle Analytics uses a state-of-the-art technology called Data Cloud ™, allowing multiple users to simultaneously connect to multiple data sources that may all reside in different locations. The tool then allows a user to, on the fly, point and click their way to the data that they would like to see in either a desktop or browser environment. |
| Traditional Methods |
| Traditional data warehouses limit the flexibility of your data. OLAP (On-Line Analytical Processing) cubes can only process information that exists within the cube --thus, schools are limited by a pre-defined set of data. Whenever new information and analysis is needed, the cube must be rebuilt -- demanding valuable time and costly resources. Once the cube is re-built and the data finally pulled, the data is often out-dated or the school has already taken an alternative route. The end result -- wasted time and money. |
| Many schools and districts, seeking to avoid the financial investment of pricey data warehousing solutions, gather the data from their various data sources and analyze it manually. Manual methods are not only time consuming and costly, but the margin of error increases drastically. |
| Pinnacle Analytics overcomes the traditional limitations of data warehousing and manual manipulation by utilizing Data Cloud™ technology. The cloud allows for immediate data parsing without limits, and the margin for computation error is near zero. |
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| System Requirements |
| If you are already using the Pinnacle System, Pinnacle Analytics can be added seamlessly — or it can be used as a stand-alone application — requiring only a moderate amount of hands-on training to start accessing the information you need when you need it. Most commands are intuitive and can be learned and applied easily. |
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Windows 2000 Server 2K3 |
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Pentium 4 or higher |
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2 GB or higher |
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10 GB or higher |
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| Contact Excelsior Software for Macintosh system requirements. |
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| To find out more about Pinnacle Analytics and the Pinnacle System, contact Excelsior Software, your local Excelsior representative, or click here to make an immediate request for information. |
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| On the fly Data Parsing |
| Traditional reports run in a matter of seconds. Modifications to those reports, however, can take hours or even days to refine. |
Data Cloud ™ technology allows users to improvise and quickly make changes to a report without making physical changes to the interface or the reporting process. Pinnacle Analytics provides a multitude of data parsing options that any user can customize without the need to modify the actual data structure. Pinnacle Analytics uses a patented technology—Associative Query Logic ™ (AQL ™)—enabling Pinnacle Analytics to work with millions of records and still respond to on the fly queries in less than a second. High-speed associations occur as the user clicks in the various chosen data objects, and the display is immediately updated. |
| District Needs |
| With the continued demands placed upon educators comes the ever-growing need to accurately report information to parents, school administrators, and government officials in a timely manner. Pinnacle Analytics maximizes the meaningfulness of a school's stored data with minimal time invested in the numbers search. |
| Because of the patented AQL™, your Pinnacle Analytics is a RAM resident application -- rarely exceeding your computer's existing RAM capabilities. Your entire Pinnacle Analytics will run online using only minimal bandwidth, or offline on your laptop. How many data warehouses can reside on a single laptop? |
| Maximize Necessary Information |
| Because Pinnacle Analytics processes only necessary information, your school or district will be able to maximize instruction. |
- Track student progression through grade levels
- Track proficiency levels in any dimension
- Customize instruction to fit state standards
- View standardized test results in a useful, readable format
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| The bottom line—your district will be able to swiftly and easily determine what its strengths and weaknesses are and ensure that no child is left behind. The 21st Century has brought with it the technology to turn our education system from simple schools into learning powerhouses. All you need is the vision to do so. |
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