Newly updated suite bridges the gap, once and for all, between Crystal’s product line and the company’s own classic offerings
For Cognos, 2004 was a big year, but officials say customers haven’t seen anything yet
Increasingly, ETL is being tapped to support non-data warehousing activities, such as database consolidations and migrations
Organizations demand all-in-one reporting tools that address their operational, analytic, and financial reporting requirements
Could social networking emerge as an extension of bread-and-butter CRM functionality?
From PeopleSoft’s thriving CRM practice to partnerships with several BI giants, Oracle’s triumph could prove disruptive on several fronts
Actuate’s revamped e.Spreadsheet addresses two of Excel’s biggest shortcomings: Complexity and security
With a new branded BI suite and a Data Hub-centric view of information integration, Oracle is getting serious about business intelligence
BI giant announces new EII partnerships for ReportNet, revamped Cognos Planning tool, new Cognos Controller offering
At a user conference last month, company officials worked overtime to sell users on Business Objects’ upcoming XI release. Initial reaction from analysts: a thumb's up.
Users are already buzzing about the next version of SQL Server
The coming year should look a lot like 2004, although new several trends will loom large.
Some companies are tapping XML/A to expose OLAP services to Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and other unconventional clients
Company taps little-used APB-1 benchmark to best its own OLAP best result
Now that customers have had about a year to get a feel for what Hyperion and Business Objects have in store, what are their impressions?
As it grows its CRM services stack, Salesforce.com must grapple with a host of new challenges.
In a new survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the company found that data quality is still a serious issue to which executives still aren't paying enough attention.
Customers turn to data archiving to address data warehouse performance, availability woes
Cognos this week delivered a Linux-ready version of its ReportNet enterprise-reporting product
The company hopes that a $25,000 bet can buy a lot of good publicity—and perhaps even a few customer wins