Simba Technologies
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Key people | Amyn Rajan, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Products | SimbaEngine ODBC SDK, SimbaProvider OLAP SDK, RelationalCube, SimbaO2X |
| Website | www.simba.com |
Simba Technologies Inc. is a supplier of standards-based relational and multi-dimensional data connectivity products, solutions and services, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Simba specializes in connectivity solutions for ODBC, JDBC, OLE DB for OLAP (ODBO) and XML for Analysis (XMLA). The company licenses data connectivity technologies and provides software development services to many of the world's leading companies on various platforms, such as Windows, Linux, UNIX, Mac and many mobile device platforms. Simba Technologies was founded in Vancouver, BC and Seattle, Washington in 1991. Some of Simba's major customers include Microsoft, Oracle Corporation, MIS AG, SAP AG and Descisys.
Simba pioneered ODBC by co-developing the first standards based ODBC driver with Microsoft in 1992, - a technology which has been installed on over 30 million desktops worldwide. Digital and Oracle followed Microsoft's lead and partnered with Simba in 1993. In 1994, Attachmate and Liant joined with Simba to create legacy data solutions. This allowed Attachmate to use Simba's SDK products to build their original QuickDB server.
[edit] Products
Simba's products include a JDBC/ODBC SDK, an OLAP/ODBO/XMLA SDK, a SQL to MDX adaptor, an ODBO to XMLA bridge, and MDX Provider for Oracle OLAP, and other data connectivity products.
Primary Products Include:
- SimbaEngine ODBC SDK: An ODBC Driver, JDBC Driver, OLE DB Driver, or ADO.NET data Provider to any data source
- SimbaProvider OLAP SDK: An OLE DB for OLAP (ODBO) Provider or a XML for Analysis (XMLA) Provider to any multi-dimensional data source
- Relational Cube: ODBC/JDBC/SQL access for a MDX data cube
- SimbaO2X: Connects OLE DB for OLAP (ODBO) to a XML for Analysis Provider/Server
- MDX Provider for Oracle OLAP: Directly connects familiar MDX applications like Microsoft Excel to Oracle Database OLAP Option for ad hoc query and analysis
[edit] Simba history
- 1991 - Simba Technologies is founded in Vancouver, British Columbia and Seattle, Washington
- 1992 - Microsoft partners with Simba to develop ODBC
- 1993 - Microsoft puts Simba technology on 30 million desktops
- 1993 - Digital and Oracle partner with Simba
- 1993 - First to ship complete software development kits for ODBC drivers
- 1994 - Attachmate and Liant join with Simba to create legacy data solutions. Simba focuses on connectivity solutions
- 1995 - Pioneers server-based ODBC. ODBC solutions for the UNIX market are delivered to customers
- 1996 - 100th customer signed
- 1997 - The first "100% Pure Java" JDBC driver created
- 1998 - The first to deliver native OLE DB and OLE DB for OLAP (ODBO) toolkits
- 1999 - Host and sponsor of the first-ever industry event InterOperate '99 in which, 16 leading OLAP server and application vendors performed interoperability testing, technical and marketing brainshare
- 1999 - Appointed Chair of the MDX Conformance SIG of the Analytical Solutions Forum (ASF)
- 2000 - SimbaEngine SDK 5.5 and SimbaProvider for OLAP SDK 2.0 released
- 2000 - Simba and Orbital Technologies Inc. form an alliance
- 2001 - SimbaEngine SDK 6.0 and SimbaEngine SDK 6.1 released
- 2001 - SimbaLab is launched as a result of the success of InterOperate '99
- 2002 - SimbaEngine SDK 6.2 and SimbaProvider for OLAP SDK 2.5 released
- 2002 - Partners with Microsoft and Hyperion on XML for Analysis
- 2002 - XML for Analysis InterOperate Workshop hosted
- 2003 - SimbaEngine SDK 7.0 and SimbaProvider SDK 3.0 released
- 2003 - XML for Analysis InterOperate Workshop II hosted
- 2004 - SimbaEngine SDK 7.2, SimbaEngine SDK 7.3 and SimbaProvider SDK 3.1 released
- 2005 - SimbaEngine SDK 7.4 released
- 2006 - SimbaProvider SDK 3.5 and SimbaEngine SDK 7.5 released
- 2007 - SimbaEngine SDK 7.5.2, SimbaLib SDK 8.0, SimbaProvider SDK 4.0 and SimbaProvider SDK 4.1 released. SimbaProvider SDK 4.0 includes the only MDX 2005 language compliant engine and parser outside of Microsoft. Simba's MDX 2005 technology is licensable for connectivity to the newest generation of multi-dimensional products from companies like Microsoft.
- 2008 - SimbaEngine SDK 7.6 released
- 2009 - Simba releases MDX Provider for Oracle OLAP, SimbaEngine SDK 8.0, SimbaEngine SDK 7.7, SimbaProvider SDK 4.2 and Simba ODBC Driver for Microsoft HealthVault
- 2010 - Simba releases SimbaEngine SDK 8.0.2 and SimbaProvider SDK 4.3 and SimbaO2X 4.3. Simba's MDX Provider for Oracle OLAP product receives TIA Award for Excellence in Product Innovation. Simba releases MDX Provider for Oracle OLAP 2.0
- 2011 - Simba releases SimbaEngine SDK 8.1 and SimbaProvider SDK 4.4
