Essbase gets its second coming-out party, and a new name, in nearly as many months
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Revamped DB2 boasts improved BI, query optimization, and data warehousing features
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The overall BI tools market grew by 5 percent in 2003—and should post healthy growth through 2008 and beyond
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SAS announces 64-bit Linux support; Sybase offers free Linux-ready version of its database 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Venetica’s technology will find its way into IBM’s DB2 Information Integrator family of products
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Pre-packaged hardware, software, and services bundle is designed for the small- to mid-sized enterprise market.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Database player notches strategic alliance with Applix, reseller agreement with Ascential
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
    
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cognos taps the services of a Swedish consolidation and financial reporting specialist to strengthen its BPM stack
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    New open-source reporting tool tempts Java developers by giving them a way to incorporate reporting functionality into their applications at no cost
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    CEO isn’t worried about Microsoft’s ascendant credibility in the BI space
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Budget increases don’t necessarily translate into increased BI spending—not, at least, in the form of new projects or other initiatives
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Oracle’s new CRM offering does little to address deficiencies in areas where the company trails its competitors
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    One analyst says Office has become a BI Trojan horse as Microsoft builds in more BI capabilities and more end users start to work with it.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Informatica, SAS, and Ascential control the high-end ETL market, but the mid-market is still largely up for grabs as the low-end market shrinks.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Oracle’s retooled Supply Chain Management offering reflects its ambitions as a rising star in the SCM space
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Users of Microsoft CRM who want to install the new Windows XP Service Pack 2 should expect to encounter a range of issues
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    BI on Linux picked up even more traction last week as Actuate, Cognos, and Siebel announced product support for the open source operating system
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    ETL market could post 10 percent annual growth through 2006
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Study says adopters would do it all over again
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Proponents say the new standard includes algorithms for classification, regression, association, clustering, and attribute importance, and is designed for both novice and expert-level users.