The BI Top Five is essentially unchanged from last year. In fact, the top four BI players seem to have dug themselves in for the long haul.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- July 5, 2007
 
            
                
	                
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                    Even the mighty Microsoft now plays in the MDM space.
                    
			            - By Mike  Schiff
- July 5, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    What do Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP have going for them, and where do they need to improve if they’re to tackle the best-of-breeds? 
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- June 27, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Don’t look now, but Office and Excel are shaping up as PerformancePoint Server’s biggest competition.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- June 27, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    So much for SAP not being willing to spend, at least at a pace with rival Oracle Corp., to acquire talent and technology.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- June 20, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Keep your friends close and your partners closer, as it were.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- June 20, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    What qualities help separate best-of-breed data visualization offerings from their general purpose competitors?
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- June 13, 2007