The Ab Initio software is a Business Intelligence platform containing six data processing products: Co-Operating System, The Component Library, Graphical Development Environment, Enterprise Meta-Environment, Data Profiler, and Conduct-It. It is a powerful graphical user interface-based parallel processing tool for ETL data management and analysis.   Ab Initio maintains a high level of secrecy regarding their products. Some people working with their product, even those who work for organizations who use Ab Initio, operate under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) which prevents them from revealing Ab Initio technical information to the public.