BI This Week


Informatica Unveils Next-Gen ETL Suite

Officials call it the most important release in company history. But don’t look for PowerCenter 8 this week….

Siebel Showcases Revamped Business Analytics Suite

In spite of analytic aspirations past, Siebel has been an indifferent steward of its BI assets

Acquisition Activity Unabated: Embarcadero Buys Ambeo

Acquisition fever continues to shake things up in the business intelligence industry, as Embarcadero buys Ambeo.

TDWI Conference Kernels: Monday Keynote on Performance Dashboards

Poorly aimed bazookas notwithstanding, performance dashboards are remarkably powerful enterprise tools, as TDWI’s Fall 2005 keynote outlined.

Microsoft Fills in Missing Business Intelligence Blanks

A first-ever BPM product introduction, along with Excel and SharePoint BI enhancements have Microsoft’s partners and competitors on edge.

Question and Answer: Straight Talk With Information Builders’ Straight Shooter

Information Builders CEO Gerry Cohen doesn’t mince words, and as our own Stephen Swoyer found it, the New York-based software player has a few cards up its sleeve.

Firstlogic’s Tough Sell

Firstlogic refreshes its IQ8 data quality suite with improved dashboarding and collaboration features, project monitoring and reporting capabilities.

The Axe at Acxiom? ValueAct Capital Sends Letter

Just as customer data integration (CDI) is getting hot, Acxiom Corporation finds itself preparing for a potential takeover.

All the Business Intelligence World’s a Platform

While business intelligence vendors continue to tout the benefits of platforms, organizations should be as mindful of the minuses as the pluses.