The Ab Initio software is a fourth generation data analysis, batch processing, data manipulation graphical user interface (GUI)-based parallel processing product which is commonly used to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data. The Ab Initio product also allows for processing of real-time data.
Ab Initio has a two-tier architecture with a Graphical Development Environment (GDE) and a 'Co>Operating System' coupled together to form a client-server ‘like’ architecture.
The Ab Initio software is a suite of products which together provide a platform for data processing applications. The Core Ab Initio products are:
- Graphical Development Environment
- Co>Operating System
- Enterprise Meta>Environment (EME)
- Conduct>It
- The Component Library
- Data Profiler
- BRE (Business Rules Environment)
Ab Initio Software Corporation was founded in the mid-1990s by the former CEO of Thinking Machines Corporation, Sheryl Handler, and several other former employees after the bankruptcy of that company.
Source: "Ab Initio Software" article on Wikipedia
