SAS, SPSS, and others say they’re making the Gandalf-the-White world of data mining more accessible— call it data mining for the masses. 
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - January 11, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    It’s tempting to think of data quality as a soon-and-inevitably-to-be-commoditized technology segment. But think again.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - January 4, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    When it debuts, Mendocino will more tightly couple Office with SAP. But don’t look for it before this summer. 
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - January 4, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The revamped i/Lytics is a solid release on the whole—but analysts say Innovative shouldn’t rest on its laurels.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - December 21, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Some say dashboards; others master data management; still others tout the maturation of integrated business intelligence suites.  But beneath all that is a powerful undercurrent.
                    
			            - By Eric  Kavanagh
 - December 21, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Business Objects extends open arms to MySQL; but ‘coopertition’ must be carefully played. 
                    
			            - By Mike  Schiff
 - December 21, 2005
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    MySQL gives Business Objects a cost-effective alternative to IBM, Microsoft, and others. This isn’t an unalloyed good, however. 
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
 - December 21, 2005