Performance Management News & Analysis Articles
Panorama Gets Help From Google In Upgrade Of Web-Enabled BI Apps
A new Google Apps client includes a Flash-based analysis application that uses Google Docs in presenting an intuitive user interface that allows casual information workers to navigate through large amounts of data to generate business insights.
IDC Offers Outlook, Vendor Evaluation In Latest BI Report
The IDC Competitive Analysis Report lists SAP BusinessObjects as the clear leader of the business intelligence tools market, and says SAP is "well positioned to fulfill the future needs of BI technology purchasers."
IBM Adds Industry-Specific Business Intelligence Offerings
Software helps clients analyze information fed from different sources and use what's learned to improve business performance, according to IBM. New analytics applications are available for financial services, health care, life sciences and the government sector.
SeeWhy Takes Complex Event Processing To Web Analytics
The company launches a free online service called Abandonment Tracker that helps companies reach out to Web site visitors who abandon shopping carts or start, but never complete, registration forms and other processes.
Government Seeks IT Help To Track Stimulus Funds
Getting IT and Web input from citizens for Recovery.gov is a way to "engage the American people in ingenuity and innovation," says federal CIO Vivek Kundra.
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Mary Hayes Weier
Lawson Refreshes Smart Office
Smart Office 9.0.3 enables greater personalization of employees' desktops, making them more specific to workers' daily tasks.
SaaS-Based Budgeting Helps Manufacturer Fight Downturn
With revenue and cash flow in flux, power equipment maker Vicor speeds and improves financial reporting and analysis.
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Doug Henschen
IBM Launches 'Analytics and Optimization' Practice
Consulting, software and research groups back 4,000-employee practice. Banks, public agencies, telcos, retailers and utilities are seen as best prospects.
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Doug Henschen
LucidEra Upgrades Online Sales Analytical Tool
Pipeline Insight 2.0 introduces new pre-built stage conversion metrics and best-practice reports that enable sales managers to analyze current and historical trends.
Panorama Unveils RC1 Of NovaView 6
The preview of the latest version of NovaView incorporates Google Apps to enable customers to use the online office productivity suite to share and collaborate on reports.
New York Library Looks To BI Software For Help
The massive library system, facing a $23 million budget cut, hopes business intelligence software will help it make the right decisions about staffing and hours.
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Mary Hayes Weier
Predictive Analytics: What Have You Done For Me Lately?
Make your future by taking action on insight in the "here and now."
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David Stodder
PivotLink Upgrades BI SaaS Offering
The new features within PivotLink 4.2 are aimed at organizations looking to share BI data with suppliers, customers or partners.
Getting The Most Out Of BI In A Tough Economy
The value of BI becomes more apparent in tough economic climates, when smart information and knowledge management professionals use the technology as a corporate asset to continue to survive, compete and thrive, according to a recent report by Forrester Research.
Datawatch Upgrades Reporting Tools
Datawatch ES, Version 4.6, boosts overall performance, improves Microsoft Excel integration and features compatibility with version 10 of Datawatch's Monarch business intelligence software.
Oracle BI Upgrade Focuses On Public Sector
The new functionality within Oracle BI Applications 7.9.5.1 provides public sector agencies with more operational details for better funds management and spending controls.
Cisco To Add BIRT To Network Access Control System
BIRT, which is Actuate's Eclipse Foundation project, will provide interactive data for network monitoring and planning within the Web-based interface of Cisco's Secure Access Control Server.
Teradata Tops Forrester Data Warehousing Report
Oracle and IBM are neck and neck while Microsoft is a distant fourth according to the Forrester Wave report. Netezza, Sybase and SAP get niche nod.
Microsoft Boosts BI, Backs Away from Performance Management
Dashboarding, scorecarding and analytics are bundled into SharePoint while PerformancePoint and its planning engine reach the end of the line.
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Doug Henschen
CIO Prescription: How IT Is Riding Out The Recession
Some companies are cutting their IT budgets in response to the recession, while others are focusing on smart spending to be ready for the recovery.
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Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
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