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Five Key Business Intelligence Trends You Need to Know
Business intelligence is one of the top technology priorities for companies today. Here are five trends smart IT leaders are examining to get insight from their organization's avalanches of data.Feature
Who Wants to Buy Cognos?
Who will make business intelligence powerhouse Cognos an offer it can't refuse: HP, IBM, Microsoft, SAP or Oracle?News
Three Weaknesses in Business Intelligence Today
Business intelligence systems are providing historic rather than timely data, according to a commissioned study by SeeWhy Software.News
How SAP's Business Objects Purchase Affects You
Oracle bought Hyperion, and now SAP has made this bold BI move. Here's what analysts say CIOs should be asking.Feature
How Wal-Mart Lost Its Technology Edge
Two decades ago, the world's number-one retailer used IT to reinvent global supply chains. The world caught up and now Web 2.0 technologies are forcing retailers to pay more attention to customers. No longer a leader, Wal-Mart's IT is at a crossroads.News
How to Say Goodbye to Spreadsheets
More CIOs now view spreadsheets in the same light as floppy drives and dial-up modems: They're dumping these IT relics for powerful BI applications.News
Business Intelligence Merger: Cognos Acquires Applix
Deal meant to boost Cognos’ standing in mid-market financial analysis applications.News
How to Justify an IT Project With Uncertain Returns (And Still Make Your CFO Happy)
How to make the case for a business intelligence system, one data analysis at a time.Feature
Complex IT Will Kill Your Business
Your competitive edge is becoming dull under the weight of your business processes and the technology that underpins them. Here's some advice to help you sharpen up.nFeature
The Brain Behind The Big, Bad Burger And Other Tales Of Business Intelligence
Business intelligence systems have, for the most part, been dreary failures. But not in the restaurant industry. There, the payoffs have been significant. So what have you been doing wrong? And what are they doing right?Feature
How BI Uncovered Rip-offs
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The Value Of Plastic
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Top Enterprise BI Vendors
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Survey: Information Management a Priority for CIOs, But Elusive
In a new Accenture survey, CIOs say they are working to improve their strategic use of integrated business data for competitive advantage.News
Business Objects Buys Inxight, Upgrades EPM
Business Objects has agreed to buy Inxight, which provides technology for analyzing unstructured data.News
Master Data Management: Truth Behind the Hype
Master data management is sneaking up on SOA as the most overused IT buzzword.Feature
The Brain Behind the Big, Bad Burger and Other Tales of Business Intelligence
Business intelligence systems have, for the most part, been dreary failures. But not in the restaurant industry. There, the payoffs have been significant. So what have you been doing wrong? And what are they doing right?News
Tibco to Acquire Spotfire in BI Move
Tibco Software has agreed to acquire business intelligence software vendor Spotfire.News
Demystifying Master Data Management
Organizations must understand that improving their data—and building the foundation for MDM—requires them to address internal disagreements and broken processes.News
Data Point: Consumer Data Storage and Your Company
How important is storage and information management to your companyu0019s future? Check out these stats from IDC.News
Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence (BI)—that collection of technologies used to analyze data from different business systems in order to reveal meaningful insights about a company's operations—is among CIOs' top spending priorities, according to Merrill Lynch's CIO Spending Survey.News
Where Search and BI Blend
High-end search platforms are beginning to blur the lines with business intelligence systems.News
Business Objects Product Targets Midmarket
French software maker Business Objects released the first of three new versions of its business intelligence software tailored for small …News
Fast Offers Search Alternative to Data Warehouses
Fast Search & Transfer has developed an enterprise search system that it says improves on the benefits of data warehouses …News
Cognos Sets Sights on Mid-Market with Celequest Purchase
Business intelligence software vendor Cognos has purchased privately held Celequest, a business intelligence company with expertise in real-time operational dashboards, …News
HP Unifies BI and Info. Mgmt. Product Lines
In the midst of a companywide restructuring effort, Hewlett-Packard has taken the next step in an ongoing reorganization of its …How-To
How to Pick a Business Intelligence Platform
Before inviting the first BI vendor in to give a pitch, CIOs at a small- or mid-market company should ask themselves one question.News
Business Intelligence (BI) for the Mid-Market
Chris Boebel, the director of information technology at Delta Sonic Car Wash Systems, had a big sales job on his …News
BI Vendor QlikTech Fills Up With Holiday Spirit
Baffled about which wine to pick up en route to an important holiday party where you happen to know they’ll …News
Microsoft Unified Communications Hub–aka Office Commuications Server–Goes Beta
Microsoft’s goal to provide a unified communications infrastructure for the enterprise moved forward Tuesday with the release of a private …News
How to Minimize the Impact of Laptop Theft
Laptops have enabled us to work whenever and wherever we choose, greatly enhancing our productivity, but …News
Business Objects 'Not Up for Sale'
Despite evidence that Business Objects was once a takeover target of Oracle, the business intelligence specialist has clung to its …Feature
The Quest for Customer Data Integration
Smart CIOs are experimenting with new Web-based technologies to integrate their customer data applications without having to rip out their legacy systems. But before they plunge into the implementation, they need to craft a data management strategy.How-To
Storage: Which Technology Should You Choose
For a company whose bread and butter is producing crude oil, Newfield Exploration’s storage environment was fast running out of …News
Chip Co. Stats Chippac in China Joint Venture
Stats Chippac, a Singaporean chip-assembly company, has agreed to work on a joint venture with a Chinese partner to test …News
Microsoft Adds BI Product to Office Lineup
Microsoft plans to clarify its business intelligence (BI) strategy by launching a new product in its Office lineup on Tuesday.The …News
SAP Releases Analytical Engine at Sapphire
SAP officially released on Wednesday its business intelligence (BI) accelerator that it co-developed with Intel.The two companies first announced they were …News
Business Objects Helps Google Search BI Data
Business Objects plans to make it easier for users of Google’s search appliance and desktop search software to find and …News
Microsoft Buys ProClarity to Bolster BI Strategy
Microsoft Monday said it has agreed to acquire ProClarity as a way to continue to develop its portfolio of business …News
Oracle Adds 'New Leg' to Biz With BI
Oracle is making a major push into business intelligence (BI) software with three bundles of existing products, the vendor announced …News
Business Intelligence (BI): Who Should Get the Tools First?
In business intelligence (BI), as in life, it’s always a good idea to start at the top. Many of the …News
Business Intelligence: Not Just for Bosses Anymore
Jim Honerkamp, CIO of Hillman Group, is proud of his new business intelligence (BI) system. And why not? It’s much …News
Essential Technology: Open Source CRM and BI
The odds are good that the LAMP stack is running somewhere inside your company. The acronym refers to the foundational …Feature
Who's Mining the Store?
In the first of a series of "View from the Top" interviews, 7-Eleven President and CEO James Keyes says the role of IT is to help the company sell more stuff by creatively using point-of-sale data.News
Predictive Modeling – An Ounce of Prediction
Dr. Jack Mahoney was frustrated. In the fall of 2000, health-care claims at Pitney Bowes, where Mahoney is the global …Feature
Cooperation the Key to Clean Data
Cleaning dirty data is not just a matter of mastering the technical challenges. It requires making sure your staff is working closely with the business every step of the way.News
Election 2004 – IT on the Campaign Trail
Five months from now, President George Bush and Sen. John Kerry will wage their final battle for the White House. …News
Data Mining – Must-See TV Ads
Americans are rushing to purchase digital personal video recorders like TiVo so that they can zap pesky TV commercials right …News
Col. Kenneth Allard on Technology's Impact on the War in Iraq
Because the American military does not believe in re-fighting the last war in Iraq, it is proceeding with after-action reviews …-
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