Business Intelligence


Wake Up, Smell the Java Reporting Reality

BIRT and Crystal aren’t the only game in town. There’s also JReport, which—in its new version 7.2 release—incorporates a bevy of improvements.

Have Cognos 8, Will CPM?

As customers finish up with their Cognos 8 implementations, the company’s holistic performance management pitch might look even more appealing.

Gloves Come Off in Fractious Data Warehousing Appliance Space

Teradata, Netezza, and DATAllegro take aim at one another.

Teradata Nabs DecisionPoint for Performance Management

DPS gives Teradata a bona-fide financial performance management stack, but officials insist Teradata is not a BI or BPM contender

The ETL Market Reborn

The ETL market had a surprisingly successful 2004—and is poised for even more growth through 2009

Q&A: How Much Momentum Does SOA Have?

It’s a service-enabled world out there. Who’s along for the ride so far?

Steady Is the Course for ETL Pure Plays

DataMirror and SunOpsis continue to find their own way—a third way, so to speak—in a hotly contested ETL marketscape



Actuate Updates Financial Performance Management (FPM)

With its better-than-spreadsheet-spreadsheet marketing strategy, Actuate could find an eager audience for its FPM tool.

Firstlogic and Pitney Bowes: The Data Quality Dynamic Duo That Almost Was

What really happened—and where does Firstlogic go from here?

The SQL Server 2005 Coattail Effect

Will BPM and ETL ride to mainstream success on the coattails of Microsoft’s SQL Server 2005 juggernaut?

With Xcelsius, Business Objects Touts Better-Than-Excel Excel

Business Objects positions Xcelsius as a complement to, and extension of, Microsoft Excel

Big Blue’s Master Data Product Push

Don’t look for WebSphere DataStage this year...

Netezza and SPSS Strike an Accord

The data warehousing appliance arms race spills over into the partner arena.

In Search of…Smarter Information Analysis

The convergence of data mining and artificial intelligence technologies has some folks screaming Big Brother—perhaps with good reason.

Conference Kernels: BI Mega-Trends for 2006

Using the TDWI Business Intelligence Framework, research and services senior manager Philip Russom outlined four ‘mega-trends’ to watch in 2006.

SQL Server 2005: Are We There Yet?

Microsoft’s next-gen database still isn’t generally available.

Business Objects 'Opens' Crystal for Eclipse

The new Crystal Reports for Eclipse is billed as a completely Java-based reporting solution.

Data Quality on Display at TDWI Orlando; Acquisition of Firstlogic on Hold?

Similarity Systems and Firstlogic have a lot more riding on their new data quality products than first meets the eye.

Q&A with Hyperion CTO John Kopcke on SOA, Web Services and Marketing Strategy

As more pundits promote the power of SOA, TDWI asks Hyperion’s chief technical officer how his company is riding the wave.

Partners Revel in SQL Server 2005 Launch

Most of Microsoft’s BI partners have been champing at the bit for some time now. This week they got a chance to strut their stuff.