Company will no longer sell analytic applications directly to customers; move signals a return to company's roots
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company says it's seizing the opportunity to take a leadership position in the BI market
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Information Builders VP says visualization is a technology that allows you to figure out what you want to ask.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Real-time requirements and faster performance are driving data warehousing changes.  Inmon and Kimball provided a solid foundation, but large data warehouses may lead data architects into uncharged territory.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Informatica's co-founder and ex-president calls business activity monitoring a global positioning system for business health
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Vendors enhance support for Microsoft Excel as a BI front-end tool in their latest products
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cognos says ReportNet can support hundreds of thousands of users
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
    
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Non-traditional acquisition methods will increasingly drive CRM adoption
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    BusinessObjects delivers on enterprise performance management; SAS joins Liberty Alliance Project; full-text sub-second searches of Pervasive.SQL databases
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Business activity monitoring pure-play Celequest says that it goes where conventional BI vendors fear to tread—into the heart of real-time BAM.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hummingbird Enterprise adds full query, analysis, and reporting capabilities; ClarifyCRM update designed for high-volume call centers
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company updates popular tool for creating custom analytic applications for SQL Server
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    HP/NetLedger online solution for small business management; Captiva updates its flagship input management software
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    New tools emphasize drive for near-real-time enterprise data access, include data quality components
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IQ designed to be economical, scalable for terabytes of storage
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Move signals that Xquery standard could be finalized by year's end
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    DataFlux enhances data management suite; Connotate revamps content management tool 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IBM and Oracle approach BI from two different perspectives
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    How privileges, roles, views, and row-level security are used to protect your data
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company's play for PeopleSoft has broader BI ramifications