Further to announcements in 2006/07, Oniqua's legacy analytical products - Inventory Optimizer, Procurement Strategizer and Maintenance Analyzer will be reaching the end of their life on 31 July 2008. These products have been replaced by a new product called Oniqua Analytics Suite which was first released in August 2006.
Oniqua Analytics is an integrated suite comprising Maintenance, Inventory and Procurement analytics modules which has been re-architected as an enterprise-level application using mainstream technology including embedded, web-based business intelligence and reporting platforms. |
There is a migration path and clients are encouraged to contact Oniqua to start the migration as soon as possible.
End of Life Support arrangements for legacy products are as follows:-
Product |
Version |
Mainstream Support End Date |
Inventory Optimizer |
V5.1 and earlier |
31 July 2008 |
Procurement Strategizer |
V2.2 and earlier |
31 July 2008 |
Maintenance Analyzer |
V1.2 and earlier |
31 July 2008 |
After the Mainsteam Support End Date, Oniqua will provide Extended Support at additional cost above the Standard Mainstream Support Fees for 12 months up to 31 July 2009. Extended Support covers Helpdesk Support, Hotfix Patches but no new product features, enhancements or support for new versions of third-party software is not guaranteed (eg new version of Windows). After 31 July 2009 Oniqua will provide Sustaining Support (Helpdesk Support only) for a further period of time by negotiation.
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MarketIQ
Oniqua announce Onqiua Content Services to meet the increased demand for outsourced solutions for asset-intensive industries.
With global demand driving record commodities prices it is exciting times for asset-intensive industries, but sadly, many companies are struggling to meet ever-increasing production targets and bring on-line new capital projects.
With skilled staff hard to find and stretched in so many different directions, it has never been harder to find time for the proactive, but not urgent, tasks that improve the business. Paradoxically, these are the very activities that help companies become more efficient in the future.
Activities like catalogue maintenance and cleansing, bill-of-materials creation, spares optimization and supplier management, can help Supply organizations break-out of the cycle of fire-fighting and take a more strategic approach.
To help with these problems, we are proud to announce the launch of Oniqua Content Services – the outsourced services arm of Oniqua Enterprise Analytics. Since 1990, Oniqua has developed World-leading analytical solutions in the areas of maintenance, inventory and procurement optimization.
With the launch of Oniqua Content Services, the technology used by the World’s largest organizations is now available as an outsourced service together with the content expertise and standards provided through Oniqua’s acquisition of the Auslang cataloguing business.
Through our offlice locations and service centres in Brisbane, Melbourne and Denver and our near-shore content and analytics team in Bali, Oniqua Content Services has the skills, capacity and quality assurance processes to help you meet your business improvement challenges.
For more information on Oniqua Content Services email sales@oniqua.com or visit us on the web at www.oniqua.com - content services
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IQHighlights
ActewAGL is one of our most recent clients to undergo an upgrade from Inventory Optimizer to the new Oniqua Analytics Suite Inventory Module. ACTEW Corporation Limited (ACTEW) is a government owned company with assets and investments in water, wastewater, electricity, gas and telecommunications. ACTEW owns the water and wastewater assets and business in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). In conjunction with Singapore Power International and AGL Energy Limited, ACTEW is part-owner of ActewAGL and an investor in TransACT Communications Pty Limited.
ACTEW have been a client of Oniqua’s for over 10 years and are currently use Inventory Optimizer and Procurement Strategizer with an Oracle Business Suite ERP platform. The upgrade commenced in February 2008 and will provide ACTEW with improved functionality and an upgrade from our legacy system to the Oniqua Analytics Suite. The project is expected to be completed by August 2008.
Xcel Energy’s Energy Supply business unit has started a pilot project with Oniqua for the purpose of evaluating the concept of inventory optimization using the Oniqua Analytcs Suite Inventory Module over a six month period . The pilot is being done as a hosted service with two generation plants as the focal point of the evaluation. Should the pilot be successful, Xcel Energy will work towards a rollout of the inventory module across additional generating plants. Xcel Energy operates in eight Western and Midwestern states, with annual operating revenue of $10 billion and owns more than 34,500 miles of natural gas pipelines. Xcel Energy provides services to 3.3 million electricity customers and 1.8 million natural gas customers.
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Oniqua Analytics Suite - Workbench and Portal Release v6.2 Service Pack 1 was released last quarter.
Have you requested your Service Pack upgrade?
Service P ack 1 release delivers a comprehensive range of improvements in the Workbench display; File, Group and Tool functions and improved performance in Transaction calculations.
With many additional client product requests implemented within this Service Pack you can be assured that OAS is under continual improvement and enhancement to benefit your organizations' efficiencies and business performance.
Looking to the future t he majority of work done in OAS 6.2 S ervice P ack 2 has been related to the creation of a new Periodic Update automation facility which will allow periodic updates to be scheduled to run ahead of time. This facility will also seamlessly refresh data existing in any work-in-progress groups which exist at Periodic Update time. Oniqua is also pleased to announce support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
Further attention has been given to improving the performance of the periodic update and additional enhancements and issue resolutions have also been included. For example:
 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 compatibility for Oniqua Analytics Workbench |
| General OAS configuration |
 - Enhanced support for: multiple instances and change of logging mode
- Distinct values – improvements to descriptions and to the presentation of the data |
| Inventory |
| - Enhancements to the Demand Profiles Function including the ability to apply profiles to a single item or tagged items or all items |
| Procurement |
| - Forecast usage – data display issue resolved |
| Metrics |
| - Improved usability for metric definition window |
| Maintenance |
| - Various improvements to the presentation of data |
Full details will be available in the release notes in due course
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Oniqua Conference 2008
The details are out and interest is at an all time high - so do not miss out. Early Bird Registration for the 2008 Oniqua Conference is now available.
Email userconference@oniqua.com for further details.
Catalog Training Courses
The Oniqua Cataloging Course provides a detailed level of training in disciplined cataloging techniques. Participants will learn cataloging techniques to meet their individual organization’s needs for improving inventory information along with a better understanding of the functions of inventory information systems.
Dates: The next Cataloging Courses will be held on the following Dates. Please register your interest now.
Course Outline: For further details and Course outline please click here.
PLEASE NOTE: Catalog Training Courses and Analytical Training Courses can be run on request.
BP Ultimate/BRW Corporate Triatholon
Stunning weather greeted over 2,500 athletes on April 27. Team Oniqua competed in the BP Ultimate/BRW Corporate Triathlon at the Gold Coast in a time of 3 hour, 4 minutes. All three team members (Steve, Andy, Carlos) swam 400 meters, cycled 10km and ran 4 km. This was the first triathlon for Andy and Carlos.
Oniqua finished 9th in the IT & Communications industry category. WELL DONE BOYS!
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TEAM Oniqua - Steve Voykin (Integration Consultant), Andy Hill (CEO) and
Carlos Fairgray (Technical Consulting Manager) |
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