DataMentors Selected by BAI to Provide Advanced Data Quality and Data Management Expertise for Its Customer Portfolio Nov 19, 2008
Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- DataMentors, the industry leader in the data integration and data management sector, announced today it has been selected by BAI, a leading provider of information management and business intelligence solutions to the financial community, to provide software solutions to further enhance the functionality of their service offerings. DataMentors will provide advanced data management software solutions to BAI. These robust solutions will help facilitate enhanced BAI... (PR Newswire)
Economic Bust, Cybercrime Boom Nov 19, 2008
More than a quarter of those companies, by contrast, planned to scale back spending on business intelligence software and collaboration software. Another report from Forrester Research (nasdaq: - - ) in September showed that IT spending would increase during the banking meltdown to account for 10% of total IT budgets. (Forbes -- Technology)
Invest in the bust Nov 18, 2008
And SAP Business intelligence director Ian Parker pitches a recession as a good time to analyse costs using appropriate software tools. "A lot of organisations are looking for business intelligence tools to analyse the effect that fuel costs and the exchange rate have on profitability; every tweak has an impact.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Better software smooths the road to managing KPIs Nov 15, 2008
Years of bitter experience have convinced Robin Tidd that much of the business intelligence software used to monitor key performance indicators is "garbage" - but he is beginning to see some improvements ... "Companies serving the SME sell stuff with reporting and business intelligence bolted on. They tell clients they can get management information out of it from any number of reports. But when the templates don't produce the information customers want, they'll turn around and charge hundreds... (Accounting Web, UK)
Fast Wi-Fi Chip, At A Lower Cost • Vendors Pitching Recession Survival Kits Nov 15, 2008
Information Builders, a privately held maker of business intelligence software, is getting out the word that more of its customers are using analytics software tools to target sales declines by region. Once the analytics identify those targets, the companies are creating new marketing programs to address the problems. (Investors Business Daily)
Bally Technologies Partners With Cisco Systems for the Networked Floor of the Future(TM) Nov 15, 2008
"We're thrilled to showcase at G2E how Cisco's network hardware, software, and consultation services complement Bally's full suite of networked gaming solutions, which include Download Configuration Manager(TM), iVIEW(TM) Display Manager(TM), and our Business Intelligence Solutions(TM)," said Walt Eisele, Bally's Vice President of Advanced Systems Development. "This Bally technology, combined with Cisco's powerful and highly secure network platform, gives gaming operators unprecedented command... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Internet thieves make big money stealing corporate info Nov 13, 2008
"They could be after business intelligence or military secrets. These are not your average attackers.". Microsoft did not know about the flaw until reports of ongoing intrusions reached the software giant. (USA Today -- News)
Infor world tour debuts new components and SaaS offerings Nov 12, 2008
Spearheading the new wave of SOA-compatible components were Infor's MyDay and Decisions modules, which were previously described as role-based home page and business intelligence tools ... Infor Decisions is a business intelligence application that draws on Infor's existing Performance Management (PM) products to provide a report writer, graphical analysis tools and an alerting mechanism ... Among Infor's acquisitions were a collection of business intelligence and performance management tools. (Accounting Web, UK)
Slowly, Apple iPhone Getting Geared Up For Enterprise Users Nov 11, 2008
Another company with an application already at the App Store launch was Oracle (NasdaqGS: - ), which developed iPhone versions of two of its Business Intelligence software suites ... Business Intelligence software suites. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Microsoft and PreEmptive Solutions to Provide Application Feature Monitoring, Usage Expiry and Tamper Defense in Visual Studio 2010 Nov 10, 2008
(Logo: ) "Instrumentation is an important component of good software development practices as part of an overall application lifecycle management (ALM) approach. Microsoft knows that extending the ability to modify an application's behavior to the time after compile is a valuable part of good ALM practices," said Norman Guadagno, the director of product management for Visual Studio Team System at Microsoft Corp. ".NET developers can now protect, manage and increase the value of their application... (PR Newswire)
Microsoft talks big on Windows and SQL Server Nov 7, 2008
Microsoft is "lighting up" new technologies with Kilimanjaro that will have a greater focus on business intelligence, he said ... "We are aligning it with more Office experience...to complete the last mile of business intelligence," Clark said ... There's also the potential for reference implementations of SQL Server tailored to more than just business intelligence. (Register)
Software Market: Hurray for More Regulation! Nov 7, 2008
Business intelligence which I consider a superset of GRC is finally reaching a level of domain specificity that allows it to contribute directly to solving the cost/complexity problems of the regulatory economy. Indeed, the verticalization of BI, once the exclusive purview of largely horizontal tools, is poised to play a significant role in driving regulatory compliance. (Datamation)
CDC Corporation Reports Record Adjusted EBITDA From Continuing Operations for the Third Quarter of 2008 Nov 7, 2008
New products: Respond DataMart, Respond Analytics, and Respond Report Packs, based on the Microsoft business intelligence platform, were added to CDC Responds complaint and feedback management suite of enterprise products. Ross Enterprise 6. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Neptune Orient Lines to Transform Its IT Platform With SAP and Business Objects Nov 5, 2008
NOL has also selected business intelligence (BI), enterprise performance management (EPM), and governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions from Business Objects ... In addition, Business Objects business intelligence solutions will provide NOL with a foundation of trustworthy data, enabling the company to more accurately analyze and report on data, easily prevent security and authorization risks, and quickly gain insight into cost drivers and their impact on profitability. (PR Newswire)
Excel-based Report-writers: Roundup by David Carter Nov 5, 2008
In the business intelligence (BI) world these customised reporting files are called "data marts", and they make the report-writer suitable for end-users. Without them the user is working within the raw database, and at this level you really have to be an IT specialist. (Accounting Web, UK)
Best practice for correcting your company budget. By William Soward Nov 5, 2008
As more analysts push business intelligence (BI) and dissatisfaction with spreadsheets grows, William Soward, CEO of Adaptive Planning, the Newcomer of the Year in the Software Satisfaction Awards 2008, offers a step-by-step guide to moving your company towards a better organised budget ... The dream of business intelligence is absent and spreadsheet sprain gets more painful. (Accounting Web, UK)
Oracle BI scores a win at the polls, signs Gallup Nov 5, 2008
Oracle's business intelligence unit scores a win at the polls, signs Gallup ... Oracle's business intelligence unit scores a win at the polls, signs Gallup ... Oracle's business intelligence unit scores a win at the polls, signs Gallup. (SearchOracle.com)
Tibco takes BPM and BI into 3-D Nov 1, 2008
High-powered 3-D visualization may take on a greater role in new-style business intelligence apps, if products like Tibco Spotfire 2 ... High-powered 3-D visualization may take on a greater role in new-style business intelligence apps, if products like Tibco Spotfire 2. (Search Webservices)
MicroStrategy Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results Oct 31, 2008
Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MicroStrategy(R) Incorporated (Nasdaq: ), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced financial results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2008 (the third quarter of its 2008 fiscal year) ... Product support and other services revenues for MicroStrategy's core business intelligence (BI) business in the third quarter of 2008 were $63 ... Examples of Customer Deals from Q3 2008: 24 Hour Fitness 24 Hour Fitness, the... (PR Newswire)
Geomagic gets $8M infusion, eyes growth Oct 30, 2008
And it will invest in things such as business intelligence software to help it determine the best ways to make money. There will be challenges, most notably the down economy, which is likely to cut into the company's rapid growth. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
All eyes on the Brewery for Software Satisfaction Awards 2008 Oct 30, 2008
com, business intelligence software house Adaptive Planning and a group of accounting software as a service developers that made strong claims for recognition this year: e-conomic, Liquid Accounts, Pearl Office and Xero ... Business intelligence/CPMBusiness Objects from SAP Cognos 8 People Analytics from COA Solutions. (Accounting Web, UK)
SMB’s Plan to Outspend Their Bigger Brethren in ‘08 Oct 30, 2008
Within that people appear to ramping up investments for more BI (business intelligence) or performance management focused investments ... But, according to the report, companies are planning to focus their strategic investments in business intelligence (BI) and performance management (PM) applications in 2010. (CIO Information Network)
MEDIA ALERT: Tableau Customer Cornell University to Discuss Use of Visual Analysis for Higher Education at EDUCAUSE 08 Oct 29, 2008
Who: Cindy Sedlacek, Cornell's director of data administration, College of Arts ces, is a recognized leader in promoting business intelligence adoption in higher education. She holds a B.A. from Cornell University and an M.A. from City University of New York at Brooklyn College. (PR Newswire)
SAP Announces 2008 Third Quarter and Nine Month Results Oct 28, 2008
-- On July 2, 2008, Business Objects announced that research analyst firm IDC ranked Business Objects as the number one vendor for business intelligence (BI) tools with a 14. 2 percent market share. (PR Newswire)
IBM to discuss 'Information Agenda' Oct 28, 2008
Since then, IBM has made a string of acquisitions to support IOD, including the large BI (business intelligence) vendor Cognos. Announcements at this year's conference are expected to include. (InfoWorld)
Oracle's Fusion Applications: Way behind or right on track? Oct 28, 2008
"Those principles are built on industry-standard middleware, and that's why we have been so aggressive about building out our Fusion Middleware stack, also integrating new user interface technology, new business intelligence technology. So literally, it's a new experience for you through a series of applications. We've started to deliver those over this past year." ... "Those principles are built on industry-standard middleware, and that's why we have been so aggressive about building out our... (SearchOracle.com)
Tableau Software and Vertica Join Forces to Deliver Data Visualization and Analytics on Super-Sized Databases in Cloud Architectures and in Internal Datacenters Oct 27, 2008
To register for the webinar visit: (Logo: ) As a result of this partnership, business people and their organizations can use the Vertica Analytic Database with Tableau's visual business intelligence and analytic capabilities to rapidly store, explore and analyze huge amounts of data ... 5 is the only analytic database built from scratch to handle today's heavy business intelligence workloads ... "Together, Vertica and Tableau are enabling a new kind of business intelligence solution that's not... (PR Newswire)
Microsoft issues emergency patch for giant security hole Oct 24, 2008
"Right now this looks like something very customized, targeting very specific people. They could be after business intelligence or military secrets. These is not your average attackers," says Sites. The major worry: Someone will take the self-replicating mechanism honed by MSBlast's author and create a new RPC worm that automatically finds and corrupts unpatched PCs. (USA Today -- Tech)
Palm Utilities Deploys Oracle(R) Utilities Customer Care and Billing to Support Expanding Business Operations Oct 21, 2008
Oracle Utilities integrates industry-specific customer care and billing, network management, work and asset management, mobile workforce management and meter data management applications with the capabilities of Oracle's industry-leading enterprise applications, business intelligence tools, middleware and database technologies. Oracle Utilities enables its customers to adapt more nimbly to market deregulation, meet ever-evolving customer demands, and deliver on commitments to environmental... (PR Newswire)
MediaBank Acquires Mediaplex Systems Oct 21, 2008
"This acquisition helps us elevate our current product suite, and further demonstrates our commitment to provide our current and future clients the best workflow, analytics and business intelligence tools in the industry." The AdVault suite of technology solutions will enhance and expand MediaBank's offering ... MediaBank's unique products provide marketers with unprecedented cross-media analytics and business intelligence capabilities through the use of planning, buying, accounting, workflow... (PR Newswire)
GrapeCity acquires Data Dynamics of Ohio Oct 21, 2008
And their outstanding suite of data analysis and reporting software will also help us expand our business intelligence and analytics offerings across a broader range of vertical markets, said Naoyuki Baba, GrapeCity president, in a statement. GrapeCity employs more than 800 worldwide. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Travelport GDS Achieves Key Milestone in Consolidation of Global Data Centre Operations to Atlanta Oct 20, 2008
And we've seen even bigger improvements in other areas. For example, the response time for NGGF (Next Generation Global Fares), the faring product on the Galileo system, was reduced by 50. (Canada Newswire)
Information for Business Decisions: Intelligence OnDemand Webinar Oct 20, 2008
"Today's decision makers need to leverage data to quickly perform marketing, sales, financial, and operational analyses. Manually collecting data from multiple sources is time-consuming, tedious, and error-prone. Our OnDemand Business Intelligence solution revolutionizes the way companies use data by making relevant information easily accessible," said David J. Rosenthal, President f Atidan. The webinar will highlight: The low cost and fast time to deployment of OnDemand Business Intelligence... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Microsoft, OpenLogic Further Open Source Efforts Oct 17, 2008
EWEEK RSS NEWS FEEDS contain a daily feed of our latest stories from over 30 different categories including Enterprise Apps, Business Intelligence, Security, VOIP and more. Subscribe to our RSS feeds today for free. (eWeek)
Ballmer slaps Google, Ogles Yahoo, Anoints Vista Oct 17, 2008
"Search is a fundamental thing, and we're out selling BI (business intelligence), selling search," he explained. Yahoo has repeatedly bids from Microsoft. (Datamation)
iGATE Reports 2008 Third-Quarter Results Oct 17, 2008
Services include consulting; IT services; data warehouse and business intelligence solutions; enterprise solutions; business process outsourcing and business service provisioning; contact center and infrastructure management services. The company services around 100 clients across the globe. (Primezone Releases)
IT and Telecoms jobs in NSW Oct 15, 2008
Microsoft Business Intelligence Consultant (Contractor) required for a Microsoft Partner in Sydney CBD. Must have over 5 years SQL Server experience. Sydney CBD, NSW 2000 | GEMTEQ Executive. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Maximizer Software Drives Mobile CRM 2.0 Market With Release of Version 10.5 Oct 15, 2008
- Greater visibility and better strategic planning capabilities with advanced business intelligence and visual workflow capabilities including on-the-fly trend analysis throughout the customer lifecycle and. - Extension of Web 2. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Oracle previews iPhone, social CRM applications Oct 15, 2008
Oracle views CRM as falling into three hierarchies: the transactional model that CRM vendors have traditionally followed, providing insight to managers, but providing little value to end users; an analytical model that relies on business intelligence and insight; and social CRM, expanding on Web 2 ... Oracle views CRM as falling into three hierarchies: the transactional model that CRM vendors have traditionally followed, providing insight to managers, but providing little value to end users; an... (SearchCRM.com)
Is The Smartphone Your Next Computer? Oct 11, 2008
It's true that full-fledged x86 computing excels at supporting deep views into business intelligence and CRM databases ... Specifically, GM is looking to provide more business intelligence and real-time dashboards and reporting on smartphones, including apps that drill down into vehicle sales information, financial performance, manufacturing metrics, and project management status. (InformationWeek)
Business Objects Announces Next Version of Industry's Most Complete and Unified Business Intelligence Platform Oct 8, 2008
1, the industry's first unified business intelligence (BI) platform delivering all information to all people on one platform ... "Our research into factors that lead to pervasive use of business intelligence suggests that providing self-service access to all available, relevant information, which can originate in different internal or external systems, is key to BI diffusion," said Dan Vesset, program vice president, IDC. "Organizations should include in their BI software evaluation processes... (PR Newswire)
Microsoft lays out SQL Server roadmap Oct 8, 2008
laid out on Monday its road map for and a complement of add-ons it hopes will eventually redefine business intelligence and data warehousing. The next version of the database server, code-named Kilimanjaro, is slated for release in the first half of 2010 with a focus on self-service and reporting capabilities for BI. Microsoft plans to have a "community technology preview" (CTP) available within the next 12 months. (InfoWorld)
Bull Continues Repositioning and Announces the Acquisition of its Medicaid Solutions Business in the United States by Ingenix Oct 7, 2008
These operations provide Medicaid and Human Services agencies with nationally recognized business intelligence and data warehousing solutions. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2008. (PR Newswire)
Microsoft lays out SQL Server road map Oct 7, 2008
Monday laid out its road map for SQL Server and a complement of add-ons it hopes will eventually redefine business intelligence and data warehousing. More news from IDG. (New York Times)
CallWave President & CEO Jeff Cavins to Participate on a Panel ... Oct 7, 2008
The world's largest enterprise software company, Oracle is a vendor that offers solutions for every tier of your business-database, middleware, business intelligence, business applications, and colla. Oct. 7, 2008 02:00 AM. (SYS-CON Media, NJ)
Splunk and Systex Sign Strategic Partnership With Major Resource Investment to Serve Growing Demand for Splunk in the Asian Market Oct 6, 2008
The lab will leverage Systex' extensive domain expertise in industries such as financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, healthcare, education and government as well as Systex competencies in IT operations, security, and business intelligence ... Systex provides 13 solution categories, including storage management, IT system administration, IT security, database and business intelligence, portal and collaboration, application server, consulting services, outsourcing, training,... (PR Newswire)
Tableau Software and AHIMA to Offer Visual Analytics Software to Healthcare Information Management Students in e-HIM(r) Virtual Lab Oct 6, 2008
As part of an agreement recognizing Tableau Software as a multi-year AHIMA "platinum partner", the award-winning Tableau Desktop will be available in the Virtual Lab to help HIM students gain hands-on experience with data visualization, analytics and business intelligence software. The e-HIM(R) Virtual Lab program provides educators and students in campus-based and distance learning colleges and universities with single site, virtual access to health information management technologies, through... (PR Newswire)
Photo Release -- Manhattan Associates Announces Latest Release of Supply Chain Intelligence Solution Oct 6, 2008
Manhattan SCI enables complete, consistent and integrated business intelligence for companies by providing at-a-glance insight into supply chain performance ... SCI gives our customers critical business intelligence as events happen anywhere in the network, anywhere in the world, to allow for informed decision-making in re-routing shipments, allocating inventory or recalculating an entire plan based on a single event ... g. Blackberrys, other Personal Digital Assistant Devices); * The world's... (Primezone Releases)
SAS Helps Drive Sustainable Business Strategies Oct 3, 2008
SAS for Sustainability Management Makes Being "Green" Easier HONG KONG, Oct. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- SAS, the leader in business intelligence and analytics, is helping organizations accurately measure and manage their environmental impact using SAS for Sustainability Management, the first decision-support software platform for proactively identifying innovative strategies that effectively address complex environmental, social, and economic situations while achieving stakeholder objectives.... (PR Newswire)
Site Credits Oct 3, 2008
About YellowBrix is a pioneer in real-time information delivery and a leading provider of targeted news and business intelligence services ... That's why leading Fortune 2,000 companies, government agencies, NGOs and middle-market companies turn to YellowBrix to support their critical information and business intelligence needs. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Small Business Server 2008 gets 'small' right Oct 3, 2008
Test Center review: Small Business Server 2008 gets "small" right. Microsoft's revamp of SBS takes the sting out of setup and admin for IT-challenged shops, without sacrificing the functionality that all businesses need. (InfoWorld)
Microsoft will float cloud OS this month Oct 3, 2008
The OS, code-named Red Dog, is Microsoft's answer to cloud-based app platforms like Google's App Engine or Amazon's EC2. By John Fontana, Network WorldOctober 02, 2008. (InfoWorld)
Cisco, Microsoft roll out server, networking appliance Oct 3, 2008
Windows Server on WAAS makes it possible for branch offices to host services locally. By Nancy Gohring, IDG News ServiceOctober 02, 2008. (InfoWorld)
IBD® Partners Oct 3, 2008
Business Intelligence By John Dayan, Senior Director, Handheld PC Business, Americas Region, Hewlett-Packard Company With secure mobility solutions and an array of wireless devices - including wireless notebooks, Tablet PCs, iPAQ Pocket PCs, printers and projectors - HP provides the best mobility solutions for your business. Enter Email Address. (Investors Business Daily)
Right time for local ICT industry to go big globally Oct 3, 2008
She added that the company was seeing increased demand for business intelligence tools and office streamlining solutions, especially in paperless operations (e-documentation) which she believes will be an area of growth in the next few years. Multimedia Development Corp Sdn Bhd industry development division business and market development head Rob Cayzer also opined that the recessionary pressures on the US might result in accelerating offshoring of services where MSC Malaysia would be an... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Oracle Introduces The HP Oracle Database Machine: Delivering 10x Faster Performance Than Current Oracle Data Warehouses Sep 25, 2008
-- No changes are required to existing queries or business intelligence applications to deliver extreme performance for large Oracle data warehouses ... o HP Oracle Database Machine is pre-configured for performance, pre-tuned, and certified for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition tools and Oracle Real Application Clusters. (PR Newswire)
EMC, Pillar offer options to boost Oracle performance of storage disk arrays Sep 25, 2008
Further QoS integration with common business intelligence, data warehousing and content management applications is planned ... Further QoS integration with common business intelligence, data warehousing and content management applications is planned. (Search Storage)
Intel to buy $20 million stake in Telligent Sep 24, 2008
Intel Capital, the global investment arm of , said Tuesday it agreed to acquire a $20 million stake in , a maker of social computing and business intelligence tools. Dallas-based Telligent will use the funds to expand its sales teams and territories, including growth in international markets, as well as increase its marketing and advertising initiatives and product development plans. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Saffron and Basis Technology Form Partnership to Integrate Natural Analytics and Multilingual Entity Extraction Sep 24, 2008
The company's Rosette Linguistics Platform is a widely adopted suite of interoperable components that delivers high-performance results to search, business intelligence, e-discovery, and many other enterprise applications. Basis Technology is on the forefront of applied natural language processing solutions using a combination of statistical modeling, expert rules and corpus-derived data. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
What Makes Large Scale Jatropha Projects Tick? Three Industry Experts Offer Insights Sep 24, 2008
JATROPHAWORLD is organized by the Centre for Management Technology whose mission is to provide access to the latest technology and business intelligence through high profile alternative energy conferences. . (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Intel takes stake in social media software firm Sep 24, 2008
SAN FRANCISO Intel Corp. has agreed to acquire a $20 million stake in a provider of social computing solutions and business intelligence tools through its venture capital arm, Intel Capital. Telligent Systems, which provides software for online communities and social networks, plans to use the $20 million to expand its sales teams and territories and increase marketing, advertising and product development plans. (EETimes)
SoftBrands, Europe & Africa, Reaches Milestone, Selling 200 Property Management System Licences to Date Sep 23, 2008
About SoftBrands Hospitality SoftBrands Hospitality provides central reservation, property management and business intelligence software that can be centrally managed to support many properties within a hotel chain, as well as less complex offerings that can be installed on site at an independent hotel. SoftBrands distribution service, Karyon, allows hotels to easily manage rates and inventory availability across all four Global Distribution Systems and many other online sources of demand. (PR Newswire)
Blogging boosts local businesses Sep 21, 2008
However, several companies whose traditional Web sites sold nothing are now finding leads, customers and business intelligence through blogs. Although social networking services, such as Facebook, have eclipsed blogging as web development's leading edge, businesses are now using blogs as a virtually free means of building communities through content and promoting their wares worldwide. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Oracle Announces Oracle OpenWorld(R) San Francisco 2008 Keynote Lineup Sep 19, 2008
0, business intelligence, content management, and enterprise portal technologies are revolutionizing the way we find and share information at work. Wednesday, September 24 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. PDT -- Ann Livermore, Executive Vice President of the Technology Solutions Group at HP, will address attendees on transforming business and technology through practical innovation to optimize business outcomes. (PR Newswire)
TATA Teleservices launches the BlackBerry Solution Sep 19, 2008
Published on Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 19:14 , Updated at Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 20:37 Source : Moneycontrol. Ltd, the youngest and one of the fastest-growing telecom service providers in India and Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, today announced the launch of the BlackBerry solution in India. (Moneycontrol.com)
