IBM Snags Netezza in $1.7B Business Intelligence Play
IBM (NYSE: IBM) on Monday said it had reached an agreement to acquire Netezza (NYSE: NZ), a publicly…
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Analytics and Environmental Tech: What’s the Connection?
At the recent IBM (NYSE:IBM) Start summit on sustainability, analytics turned out to be the star, according to…
Samsung SDS Develop Cloud for Advanced Analytics
Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC) has announced that Samsung SDS signed a ‘memorandum of understanding’ with it, Informatica Corporation…
Actuate Makes Open Source Business Intelligence Enterprise-Ready
Actuate (NASDAQ: ACTU) has added new features to its open source-based business intelligence software to make development and…
Options for Running Business Intelligence in the Cloud
Both well-known and and start-up software vendors have been announcing a number of hosted business intelligence (BI) solutions.…
V.i. Labs Announces CodeArmor Intelligence
Software intelligence solutions provider, V.i. Laboratories, Inc. has announced that CodeArmor Intelligence version 3.0 is available. Built on…
IBM Beefs Up Compliance Arsenal With OpenPages Buy
IBM announced it will acquire OpenPages, a privately held developer of enterprise compliance and risk management software, adding…
SAP Unveils Business Analytics for Industries
SAP (NYSE: SAP) today unveiled 10 business analytics applications aimed at key industries and verticals such as retail,…
Profitbase Announces Business Intelligence Solution For Retail
Profitbase AS has announced a partnership with Tectura deliver a new business intelligence (BI) solution to retail clients…
Predixion Offers Cloud-Based Predictive Analytics
Predixion Software has announced its new cloud-based predictive analytics solution that is fully integrated with Microsoft’s business intelligence…
TrueCar Chooses SAS Analytics
TrueCar.com has selected SAS Office Analytics for Midsized Business and SAS forecasting software to improve its marketing campaigns,…
MicroStrategy to Deploy 2,000 Apple iPads to Execs
MicroStrategy has announced its plan to deploy more than 2,000 iPads to its executives and sales team. According…
Finding Business Value in Business Intelligence
Business intelligence (BI) “business value” is an industry term used to mean the profitable revenue generated as a…
IBM Researchers take On Business Analytics
Driving a small but growing part of IBM’s research these days is analytics — a discipline that uses…
SaaS Analytics Startup Raises $1.15M Funding
Founded last year by Blaise Barrelet, San Diego-based Anametrix has raised $1.15 million of an intended $2.3 million…
Oracle Aims for Real-Time Business Intelligence
Oracle on Thursday took the wraps off two new releases in its Data Integration product line, the fruit…
New Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Trends
This Smart Data Collective report suggests that business intelligence decisions are moving from the boardroom to the front…
Research Report: Software-as-a-Service Business Intelligence
Recent research by Aberdeen Group on the use of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business intelligence indicated that organizations are 50…
MicroStrategy Mobile BI Makes the ‘What’s Hot’ List
According to MicroStrategy, its Mobile iPhone App was recently featured on Apple’s “What’s Hot” List on the iTunes…
Hurd Could Be Good for Oracle Business Intelligence Too
The appointment of Mark Hurd as co-president of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) has been lauded largely because of Hurd’s…
IBM to Acquire Unica Marketing Software Solutions
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Unica Corporation announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for IBM to…
Use Business Intelligence to Find Website Visitor Intent
Marketing Automation can help businesses utilize business intelligence and data mining to discover the intent of a website…
Business Intelligence Tips For Social Media
New methods for working with business information can help business analysts by enabling more time to be spent…
SAS Launches DIY Predictive Analytics
SAS has recently launched predictive analytics for business users. According to the company in this Business Wire news…
Cisco Adds Social Media to Call Centers
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is adding support for social media to its customer call center product portfolio. With…
TAP Portugal Deploys MicroStrategy Business Intelligence
MicroStrategy has recently announced that TAP Portugal, the leading Portuguese airline, has deployed MicroStrategy business intelligence (BI) dashboards…
From Mobile CRM to Mobile BI
Mobile CRM in some ways delivered with sales force automation (SFA) applications for mobile workers. This Tech Target…
Reduce Cost Considerations with Open Source BI Software
According to this report on KM World, cost considerations and performance are two of the primary reasons why…
Today’s Business Intelligence Scenarios
A new article on Inform IT by Mike Biere discusses Business Intelligence (BI) scenarios today, offering a look…
Fortune 1000 Firms Could Increase Revenue by Billions with Effective Data: Study
The median Fortune 1000 company could increase its revenue by $2.01 billion a year just by marginally improving…
Open Source BI Vendors to Gather at Think Tank
The Olliance Group and DLA Piper will host the 3rd Annual Open Source Think Tank on September 27th…
Research and Markets Offers Business Intelligence Advisory Service
Research and Markets has recently announced its new “Business Intelligence Advisory Service” subscription. According to the company in…
Business Intelligence Vendors Wrestle with Mergers, the Cloud and Open Source
The business intelligence (BI) market has been expanding at a rapid clip — 20 percent a year for…
Why Business Intelligence Will help Your Business
Business Intelligence (BI) refers to a broad range of computer software applications and tools used to gather, store,…
Open Source R Language Could Revolutionize Business Intelligence
The R programming language could be coming to a workplace near you — if it hasn’t arrived already.…
Stonefield Announces New Sage Business Intelligence Tool
Stonefield Software Inc. has recently added a new self-service Business Intelligence (BI) reporting solution in Stonefield Query Version…
Social CRM Success Depends on Metric Integration
Analytics and Social CRM evolve together. As mentioned in this CRM Buyer report, the success of Social CRM…
Enterprises May Be Missing Out on Business Analytics
According to new data from Deloitte, enterprises seem to be missing out on the benefits of business intelligence…
Viralheat Offers Free Social Media Analytics
Viralheat, a company that mines social networks says it plans to distribute some of its social media analytics…
MarketShare Acquires Data Analytics Company JovianDATA
According to this report on Tech Crunch, marketing analytics company MarketShare Partners has acquired JovianDATA, a marketing and…
Are Mobile Business Intelligence Solutions Viable?
Author: Peter Evans With the introduction of the latest round of Apple, Android and Windows Mobile devices, major…
Data Mining: Profits vs. Privacy
The secret of turning data in to profits, according to this CNBC report is analytics software. As mentioned…
SAS To Launch Application for Apple iPad
Business analytics software vendor, SAS, says it will launch an iPad version of its software to deliver business…
ClickTale Offers Customer Heatmaps, Form Analytics
Website analytics is an important tool for any small business or ecommerce business. ClickTale, a provider of Customer…
North Carolina State University’s Big Data Effort
North Carolina State University needed a new process to monetize its treasure trove of scientific advancements and university-invented…
San Antonio Spurs Turn to SAS for Sports Analytics
The San Antonio Spurs are using SAS Visual Data Discovery to gain an edge over their NBA competitors.…
iProfile Launches Sales Intelligence Application
iProfile has announced availability of iProfile SalesIQ, the first IT focused sales intelligence application for CRM systems. As…
SAP Mobile CRM for iPhones
According to this Ecommerce Times review, the Sybase for SAP CRM iPhone app offers a range of features…
The Need for Predictive Analytics in the Enterprise
According to SAS, to survive organizations must supplement their business intelligence activities with business analytics. Reseller News reports…
Alauras Software Adds CRM to Apple iPad
Alauras Software has unveiled the latest version of its CRM software, boosting sales force automation capabilities and adding…