Business intelligence tools

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Business intelligence tools

The business intelligence tool vendor landscape is continually in flux, with new applications being introduced and vendors merging at breakneck speed. This section of the BI tutorial provides not only up-to-date BI news but also market overviews, product purchasing advice and analysis of emerging trends such as open source BI.

Business intelligence market overview:

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  • TCO study awards BI bragging rights

    (presented by SearchCRM.com)

     | 23 Sep 2003

    Article -  Just about every business intelligence vendor has cause to issue a press release, because the Ventana Research report found that they virtually all excel in one area or another.

  • BI market leaders revealed, consolidation predicted by IDC report

    (presented by SearchCRM.com)

     | 27 Jul 2006

    Article -  Business Objects retains its hold as the market share leader for BI, but Microsoft and database providers are closing in, according to a recent IDC report.

  • HP gets into business intelligence with Neoview data warehouse

    24 Apr 2007

    Interview -  Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has officially entered the business intelligence market. Today marked the official launch of the HP Neoview data warehouse platform, an integrated hardware, software and services platform.

Business intelligence tool purchasing advice:

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  • Business intelligence applications: Secrets for success

    (presented by SearchBusinessAnalytics.com)

    Podcasts -  Learn three secrets to developing and optimizing successful business intelligence applications. Get best practices for structuring BI teams and managing business-IT communication.

Vendor news:

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  • Analyze this -- Siebel analytics extends beyond CRM

    (presented by SearchCRM.com)

     | 05 Oct 2004

    Article -  Siebel has added financials, workforce/employee performance and supply chain to its analytics arsenal.

  • Sage spices up CRM with BI buy

    (presented by SearchCRM.com)

     | 04 Nov 2004

    Article -  The U.K.-based company that acquired Best and ACCPAC in recent years, has now added a BI vendor as well.

  • Business Objects sweeps up Firstlogic

    08 Feb 2006

    Article -  Business Objects said today it will acquire Firstlogic, the latest move in a market that has seen the marrying of business intelligence to data quality.