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Panorama Taps Google Apps For Collaboration In Reporting
by Antone Gonsalves
- December 2, 2008
Panaorma is using Google Apps' spreadsheets within NovaView SharedViews to make it possible for customers and partners to share reports by simply clicking on a button.
Nine Choices on the Road to BI Solution Centers
by Boris Evelson and James Kobielus, Forrester Research
- December 1, 2008
Forrester Research says BI Solution Centers offer a business-governed, solutions-focused edge over BI competency centers. Here are nine key considerations you'll face when building your BISC.
IBM Plunges Into 'Business Event Management,' Helping Define Field
by
Charles Babcock
- November 26, 2008
The fairly new field of complex event processing sets parameters around a software event and triggers alerts if the rules governing it are violated.
Three Ways to Link Execution to Strategy
by
Doug Henschen
- November 22, 2008
Performance management guru David Norton tackles the challenge of aligning day-to-day decisions with big-picture strategy.
How to Encourage Positive Behavior and Performance
by
Doug Henschen
- November 22, 2008
Frank Buytendijk, author of the new book "Performance Leadership" suggests ways to promote the right behavior with scorecards, goals and incentives.
Performance Management: Link Operational Decisions to Strategy
by
Doug Henschen
- November 22, 2008
Go beyond BI to give decisions makers at all levels the data they need to make the right business decisions.
JReport Upgrade Offers Dozens Of Improvements
by Antone Gonsalves
- November 17, 2008
JReport 9 offers enhancement in three areas, performance, usability and standards support.
Microsoft Offers 0% Financing On Business Software Purchases
by
Mary Hayes Weier
- November 13, 2008
Zero-percent financing could become a popular incentive from software companies looking to make sales during a tough economy.
IBM CEO Touts Smart Systems, Efficient Infrastructure
by
K.C. Jones
- November 11, 2008
Supply chain inefficiencies cost the consumer products and retail industries an estimated $40 billion annually, or 3.5% percent of sales, IBM's Sam Palmisano pointed out.
Actuate Intensifies Focus On Open Source
by
Mary Hayes Weier
- November 10, 2008
The next release of Actuate's business intelligence software includes more support for its Eclipse Foundation project started four years ago.
Cool BI: Rating the Latest Innovations
by
Cindi Howson
- November 10, 2008
Rich, interactive reporting interfaces, in-memory analytics and social networking may be cool, but how much value do they add to business intelligence. This article examines the maturity, value and mainstream appeal of leading innovations.
Actuate Upgrades Reporting Development Tools For Eclipse BIRT
by Antone Gonsalves
- November 10, 2008
Actuate 10 makes it possible to present structured data as rich Internet applications within the Eclipse Foundation's business intelligence and reporting tools.
SaaS-Based BI Vendor Offers State-by-State Election Dashboard
by
Doug Henschen
- November 3, 2008
Comparing past election results to Census data, Birst business intelligence environment looks inside state voting patterns.
SAS Offers Manufacturers Early-Warning Analytics
by Antone Gonsalves
- November 3, 2008
SAS Quality Lifecycle Analysis uses early-warning analytics to monitor thousands of parameters and send automated alerts to warn of product defects and potential failures in the manufacturing process before they become costly problems, the company said.
Tibco Unveils 'Network Analytics' For Spotfire
by Antone Gonsalves
- October 30, 2008
The add-on, which is sold separately, offers a whole new layer of interactive visual analysis on the business activity monitoring suite.
Five Steps to Optimizing BI and Data Warehouse Performance
by
David Stodder
- October 20, 2008
The pressure is on business intelligence and data warehousing professionals to handle ever-higher data volumes and ever-more-complex queries while reducing decision latency. Follow this five-step approach to identify key business drivers, optimize system performance, guide new technology deployments, improve responsiveness, and invest for future performance demands.
Teradata Bows Petabyte-Scale Appliance, Faster Database
by
Doug Henschen
- October 13, 2008
Extreme Data Appliance 1550 meets super-high-scale analysis, compliance and archival demands. Teradata 13 database virtualizes storage, speeds loading and boosts performance.
Business Objects Upgrade Looks Beyond SAP
by
Doug Henschen
- October 10, 2008
Business Objects XI 3.1 upgrade adds native integration to Microsoft, Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Siebel apps and myriad third-party data sources.
After Leading on Platform, Cognos Catches Up On Details
by
Doug Henschen
- October 2, 2008
IBM Cognos 8.4 upgrades include Flash-based dashboards, improved BI search, location-aware mobile delivery and new data lineage capabilities. Viewpoint interface lets business users manage hierarchies and dimensions.
Oracle To Buy Advanced Visual Technology
by
Charles Babcock
- October 1, 2008
The retail software maker's products help store owners decide how to arrange stores and manage retail space for best product placement.
Operational Performance: What Sets Best-In-Class Companies Apart?
by David Hatch, Aberdeen Group
- September 22, 2008
Are your daily decisions based on fact? A new report by Aberdeen Group finds that best-in-class companies succeed by finding the right key performance metrics and tying day-to-day decisions to larger corporate goals.
Tech Spending Will Be Weaker In 2009 Than Predicted
by
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
- September 16, 2008
The good news is that tech spending will be better than expected this year. The bad news is that next year things will be worse, said Forrester Research.
Panorama Adds Flash UI To Online Analytics
by Antone Gonsalves
- September 15, 2008
Panorama's latest technology uses Adobe Systems' Flash to add animation and graphics to the user interface to guide users through each step of the data analysis operations.
Q&A: Gartner's Roy Schulte on Choosing BI, BAM or CEP
by
Doug Henschen
- September 15, 2008
Event processing looks like the next big thing in IT, but Gartner analyst Roy Schulte says it comes in three varieties: low-latency BI dashboards, lower-latency Business Activity Monitoring (BAM), and ultra-low-latency complex event processing. Here's how to spot candidate apps, pick the right technology, and start with the right architecture.
Vitria Launches Business Performance Analytics App
by Antone Gonsalves
- September 11, 2008
The M3O Operations Book complements the company's M3O product, a business process management suite aimed at blending process management and event processing.
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