  We report the development of an open-sourced data warehouse builder,
InterBase Data Warehouse Builder (IB-DWB), based on Borland InterBase 6 Open
Edition Database Server. InterBase 6 is used for its low maintenance and small
footprint. IB-DWB is designed modularly and consists of 5 main components, Data
Plug Platform, Discoverer Platform, Multi-Dimensional Cube Builder, and Query
Supporter, bounded together by a Kernel. It is also an extensible system, made
possible by the Data Plug Platform and the Discoverer Platform. Currently,
extensions are only possible via dynamic linked-libraries (DLLs).
Multi-Dimensional Cube Builder represents a basal mean of data aggregation. The
architectural philosophy of IB-DWB centers around providing a base platform
that is extensible, which is functionally supported by expansion modules.
IB-DWB is currently being hosted by sourceforge.net (Project Unix Name:
ib-dwb), licensed under GNU General Public License, Version 2.
