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402 Appendix dAtA Mining products And ApplicAtions Interface through MS SQL server's OLAP allows a cube view of data. There actually are three different products: DBMiner AX 2000 targets association rules, DBMiner SX 2000 performs sequential mining, and DBMiner GX 2000 targets OLAP mining. G ainSmarts · Developer: Urban Science · URL: www.urbanscience.com/main/gainpage.htm · Techniques Used: Bayesian classification, decision trees (AID, CHAID), genetic algorithms, K-means, neural networks, regression (linear, logistic) · Platforms: SAS, Windows · Domain: Any · Key Benefits: SAS, ACCESS, Collaborative filtering · Special Features: Classification, clustering, prediction · Overview: GainSmarts is a comprehensive product that supports all steps in the KDD process. It is flexible in the data sources that are supported, including any supported by SAS or ACCESS. Collaborative filtering and survival analysis are also supported. Intelligent Miner · Developer: IBM Corporation · URL: www.software.ibm.com/data/iminer · Techniques Used: Decision trees (modified CART), K-means, neural networks (MLP, back-propagation, RBF), regression (linear) · Platforms: Windows, Solaris, AIX, OS/390, OS/400 · Domain: Any · Key Benefits: DataJoiner,GUI Interface · Special Features: Association rules, clustering, classification, prediction, sequential pat-terns, time series · Overview: DB2 Intelligent Miner for Data performs mining functions against traditional DB2 databases or flat files. It also has capabilities to access data in other relational DBMSs using ODBC. However to do this IBM's DataJoiner must be used. It is implemented using a clientserver approach with a straightforward GUI interface provided to assist the user in choosing data mining functions. Several visualization techniques are