Business Intelligence


SAS and Unisys Partner for BI on Linux

Companies ally to develop enterprise-ready Linux solutions running on top of Unisys hardware

Caveat Emptor: Put Performance Before Convenience in ERP

An all-in-one approach to performance management has its merits, but companies should look beyond their ERP stacks, too

IBM's BI Middleware Play: It's All About Integration, Partnerships

IBM has quietly stitched together a data-access portfolio that helps position it as a prominent player in the burgeoning EII and BPM segments

Evoke Partners for Data Quality

Data profiling stalwart taps Similarity Systems to provide much-needed data quality capabilities

Microsoft CRM: An Overnight Sensation

Microsoft’s CRM suite is less than two years old, but it’s already being used by 1,600 customers

XQuery Use Grows Despite Lack of Finalized Standard

After over five years in the making, the XML Query language standard is still missing in action

Business Objects 11 Beta Features Back-End Integration

With competitors claiming that the Crystal acquisition has been a dud, Business Objects preps the next major release of its BI suite



Teradata Revamps DW for SOA, BI

Warehouse 8.0 boasts much of the plumbing that organizations will need to support service-oriented architectures

DataBeacon Embraces .NET in Query/Analysis Solution

Company announces Smart Client, an end-user ad hoc query and analysis solution based on Microsoft’s .NET platform

Siebel Gets Serious About BI

After several fits and starts, is Siebel finally getting serious about business intelligence?

SQL Server 2005 Gets BI Infusion

Microsoft rebrands ETL facility, beefs up Analysis Services, and hints at plans for ActiveViews end-user query and authoring technology

ProClarity Expands Beyond SQL Server Data Sources

EII technology lets ProClarity use data from many more sources

Salesforce.com Tackles Customer Service and Support

Company expands focus from sales force automation to include customer service and support

Business Objects Introduces SOX Compliance Offering

With compliance deadlines looming, is it too little, too late?

Microsoft Ties CRM to Reporting Services

Users can now tap SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services to report against Microsoft CRM data

DataMirror Unveils Integration Suite

New offering supports relational and non-relational data stores, distributed and mainframe computing platforms

IBM-PeopleSoft Accord Has Strong BI Ramifications

By aligning with middleware-rich IBM, PeopleSoft can talk up a strategy of its own to counter SAP’s NetWeaver and Siebel’s UAN initiatives

The Balanced Scorecard: An Untested Hypothesis

There’s a problem with scorecarding, balanced or otherwise: No one knows if it actually works.

DataFlux Taps World-Check for Data Quality Compliance

For data quality vendors, it’s not enough anymore to do name and address validation

ETL: Vendors Pay Attention to the Mid-Sized Enterprise

The ETL mid-market is in play, and Ascential, Informatica, and other vendors are taking notice