Business Intelligence


HyperRoll Now Enhances Relational Data Warehouse Performance

The latest release of HyperRoll also includes algorithms to boost OLAP performance

SAP and Research in Motion Partner for Mobile CRM

BlackBerry-toting sales professionals will soon be able to view and update MySAP CRM data

Applix Overhauls TM1

Updated OLAP engine outfitted with new enterprise planning, reporting features

Firstlogic Heeds Web Services Call

New development tool accelerates integration efforts

Beyond ETL: Ascential, Informatica Tout Data Integration Strategies

Companies reposition themselves as full-fledged data integration specialists

SAS, SPSS Deliver Revamped Marketing Tools

Vendors announce new tools for marketing automation, predictive marketing

Microsoft Adds ActiveViews to Free SQL Reporting Services Add-On

Microsoft may be setting its sights on business users with very little, if any, development expertise



Standard for Sharing Data Mining Models Falls Short

Predictive Model Markup Language gives applications a way to define statistical and data mining models and to share them with other PMML-compliant apps

IBM Database Update Sports BI-friendly Features

From advanced query performance to Cube Views, there's plenty for BI users to like in the "Stinger" release of IBM's DB2 database system

Q&A: A Closer Look at Enterprise Budgeting and Planning Tools

Enterprise planning needs to provide CFOs enough reaction time to respond to problems. Spreadsheets are cumbersome and don't provide a good corporate overview. So what tools should planners use?

Siebel and Teradata Form Analytics Alliance

Companies say users of Siebel’s analytical applications can more efficiently get at the massive amounts of data stored in a Teradata warehouse

Hyperion and Deloitte Tout Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Offering

New solution consolidates information from different sources—including financial applications and internal controls—into a single dashboard view.

Customer Data Integration Efforts Driving ETL Growth

Established ETL purveyors must increasingly compete against database vendors for market share, though no vendor consolidation is forecast.

Salesforce.com Unveils CRM Update

Highlights of the latest release include support for WebSphere and Lotus notes, improved sales lead management, and improved calendaring from the hosted CRM vendor.

Celequest: The Dashboard is Key

Company replaces Excel with a new dashboard in its Activity Suite, its business activity monitoring software.

Microsoft Reporting to Ship in Visual Studio Control

SQL Reporting Services will be available in 2005 version of Visual Studio

Case Study: Outsourcing Data Quality

By verifying names and addresses over the Web, Saab provides near-instant lead generation for its dealers

Business Objects Updates ETL Tool

New features for Oracle databases, data quality capabilities, and integration with Crystal Enterprise highlight new release

Microsoft: OLAP Market King?

A British market research firm reports that the software giant had the leading—but not dominant—OLAP market share last year, despite selling an old product

The Spreadsheet Is Dead—Long Live the Spreadsheet

Companies using spreadsheets alone can spend five months or more on budgeting and planning than those who use spreadsheets with other planning and budgeting tools, analyst says.