Applix
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Defunct | 2007 |
| Fate | Acquired by Cognos |
| Successor | Cognos |
| Headquarters | Westborough, Massachusetts , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Applix TM1, Applix Web, Applix Executive Viewer |
Applix Inc. was a software company established in 1983 and headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts. The company created Applix TM1, a multi-dimensional online analytical processing (MOLAP) database server, along with complementary presentation applications such as Applix Web and Applix Executive Viewer. These three offerings constituted the foundation of the Applix Business Analytics Platform, although Executive Viewer was eventually phased out by IBM.
On October 25, 2007, Cognos acquired Applix and subsequently rebranded its product lineup. Later, on January 31, 2008, IBM purchased Cognos.
Prior to the consolidation within the OLAP sector in 2007, Applix stood out as the foremost pure-play OLAP provider among publicly traded independent business intelligence firms, demonstrating the most rapid growth. The TM1 product remains available under the name IBM Cognos TM1, with version 10.2 released to the public on September 13, 2013.
Products and technology
Applix TM1 serves as enterprise planning software designed for collaborative budgeting, forecasting, planning, and reporting processes. It manages data in multidimensional cubes at the "leaf" node level, allowing for immediate calculations such as aggregations across hierarchical dimensions. IBM Cognos TM1 also incorporates a data orchestration framework to facilitate integration with external systems and data sources, alongside features tailored to business planning workflows including top-down adjustments and process management tools.