Knosys Attains Alliance Status Knosys Inc. announced its partner level membership in the Microsoft Data Warehousing Alliance 2000. Knosys surpassed alliance requirements by offering a powerful platform for developing custom analytical applications that leverage the Microsoft Data Warehousing Framework. The Microsoft Data Warehousing Alliance is a group of independent software vendors that offer Business Intelligence and analysis tools and applications based on the Microsoft Data Warehousing Framework 2000, an open architecture based on industry-standard technology. The framework allows customers to implement best-in-class data warehousing solutions from multiple vendors that optimize Microsoft technologies. The Knosys ProClarity Analytical Platform integrates and exploits Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Outlook/Digital Dashboard, OLE DB and OLE DB for OLAP, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, and Meta Data and Open Information Models.