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– Christopher Berry, co-founder and chief science officer of Authintic, in his article on recommendation engines in the current issue of Analytics.
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Lavastorm Analytics launches free software for business analysts
On May 16, Lavastorm Analytics announced the availability of Lavastorm Desktop Public, a free edition of the company's award-winning Lavastorm Desktop analytic software. Unrestricted availability of Lavastorm Desktop Public puts discovery-driven, audit analytic capabilities at the fingertips of any business analyst, data professional and IT worker in the world.
Lavastorm Desktop Public is an analytics tool for anyone combining and analyzing data. The product is based on the Lavastorm Analytics Engine that powers the Lavastorm Analytics Platform and the Lavastorm Desktop Professional software products, giving users the power of an enterprise-class analytics engine on their desktops.
Lavastorm Desktop Public provides users with the ability to manipulate file-based data, such as Microsoft Excel files and delimited files, and analytic controls for acquiring, aggregating, and publishing data. Similar to the Professional edition of Lavastorm Desktop, the Public edition offers a visual, discovery-driven environment that replaces lengthy code-based development efforts with rapid, interactive configuration. This provides a free and compelling alternative to existing analytics packages, delivering greater accuracy and faster results.
"Lavastorm Desktop Public solves a fundamental analytic problem – how can I bring together all of my data in a single analytic environment without waiting for months and spending a fortune," said Drew Rockwell, CEO, Lavastorm Analytics. "With this new version, we're helping to remove a barrier that has prevented enterprises from finding new insights and optimizing their business performance."
Users of Lavastorm Desktop Public can upgrade to Lavastorm Desktop Professional or the enterprise-caliber, server-based edition of the Lavastorm Analytics Engine software if their analytic needs grow more complex or require greater scale.
For a comparison of the Lavastorm Desktop editions, visit http://www.lavastorm.com/products/comparisontable.
To download a free copy of Lavastorm Desktop Public, visit www.lavastorm.com/products/lavastorm-desktop-public.