Business Intelligence


SymphonyRPM 4.5 Seeks The Nuclear Nexus: BI and BPM

If business intelligence provides the insight that business performance management needs, why not close the loop with one integrated platform? SymphonyRPM 4.5 does just that, say its makers.

SQL Server 2005 Goes Live

The Microsoft faithful are sure to like what’s in store—but does SQL Server 2005 give DB2 and Oracle users a reason to cross the aisle?

Siebel Showcases Revamped Business Analytics Suite

In spite of analytic aspirations past, Siebel has been an indifferent steward of its BI assets

TDWI Conference Kernels: Monday Keynote on Performance Dashboards

Poorly aimed bazookas notwithstanding, performance dashboards are remarkably powerful enterprise tools, as TDWI’s Fall 2005 keynote outlined.

Microsoft Fills in Missing BI Blanks

A first-ever BPM product introduction, along with Excel and SharePoint BI enhancements have Microsoft’s partners and competitors on edge.

Acquisition Activity Unabated: Embarcadero Buys Ambeo

Acquisition fever continues to shake things up in the business intelligence industry, as Embarcadero buys Ambeo.

Informatica Unveils Next-Gen ETL Suite

Officials call it the most important release in company history. But don’t look for PowerCenter 8 this week….



SAP's Bold BI Push

It’s hard to avoid the impression that SAP is making a big BI push.

All the BI World’s a Platform

While business intelligence vendors continue to tout the benefits of platforms, organizations should be as mindful of the minuses as the pluses.

Firstlogic’s Tough Sell

Firstlogic refreshes its IQ8 data quality suite with improved dashboarding and collaboration features, project monitoring and reporting capabilities.

Q&A: Straight Talk With Information Builders’ Straight Shooter

Information Builders CEO Gerry Cohen doesn’t mince words, and as our own Stephen Swoyer found it, the New York-based software player has a few cards up its sleeve.

The Axe at Acxiom? ValueAct Capital Sends Letter

Just as customer data integration (CDI) is getting hot, Acxiom Corporation finds itself preparing for a potential takeover.

Tableau Touts Its Data Visualization Chops

Tableau probably isn’t the first name that comes to mind when you think of data visualization software. Tableau on Monday announced version 1.5 of its data viz suite, touting usability and connectivity improvements—such as out-of-the-box support for Microsoft’s SQL Server 2005 database.

SAS’ Grid Gambit

Are computational grids still a technology solution in search of a market? Far from it, SAS officials claim.

Information Builders Touts Inroads Into SAP BW—and Beyond

IBI is more aggressively pushing its WebFOCUS suite and iWay connectivity adapters as a platform for enterprise-wide BI.

The Nuclear Nexus: Dashboards Connect BPM and BI

At $1.4 Billion, the business performance management (BPM) space is white hot. What’s that about dashboards?

It’s Gestalt: Hyperion Unveils System 9

Hyperion trumpets its new System 9 suite as the unprecedented combination of its financial performance management capabilities and core business intelligence assets.

Data Visualization: Giving Form and Content to the (Almost) Ineffable

In BI, a picture can be worth a thousand—and sometimes many more—words

Business Objects Preps Revamped BI Suite

Sure, Business Objects hopes to take some wind out of the sails of Hyperion’s System 9 release—but there’s more to XI R2 than meets the eye

Business Objects Acquires Medience

The folding of EII into BI continues as Business Objects grabs Medience