Informatica’s courtship of two leading data-quality players helps to burnish its patina of openness
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SPSS introduced a new version of its flagship data mining and statistical analysis product the company says is its most enterprise-ready tool to date
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    What organizations must do to transform BI from a departmental resource to an enterprise one.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The last fortnight has seen a flurry of activity in the once-sleepy text-mining space
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    RuffaloCODY turned to a packaged-BI solution from MicroStrategy. The result: 50 percent growth in the last year alone.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In the next-generation release of Oracle Warehouse Builder, due in January, Oracle officials promise a significant improvement
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Analysts give Big Blue a thumbs-up for both vision and execution
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
    
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    What organizations must do to transform BI from a departmental resource to an enterprise one.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Eclipse Foundation’s BI Reporting Tool is fast maturing into a viable Java reporting solution.  What does this mean for Actuate? 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Data on how organizations are trying to expand BI's use
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    DWL makes IBM an instant force to be reckoned with in customer data integration
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Although self-service BI is a hit with many adopters, some IT pros question the wisdom of putting too much power in the hands of users
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Tweaked product offers more control over querying and reporting
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cognos’ upcoming Series 8 release will be an important, perhaps pivotal, deliverable 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    DB2 OLAP Server licenses will transfer over to Hyperion Essbase, and Hyperion has pledged to offer maintenance, too
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    DATAllegro claims the new C25 appliance it announced last week is the lowest price-per-terabyte system on the market
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Acquisition could be a winner for all involved
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With SRC acquisition, Business Objects is more talkative about its performance management ambitions
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    BPM has long had an obscure relationship to BI
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Many enterprises still show a strong bias for Crystal Reports