Oracle positions OWB R2 as a full-blown competitor to enterprise ETL solutions from IBM, Informatica, and SAS Institute.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- July 26, 2006
When users speak, says Office BI guru Alex Payne, Microsoft listens.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- July 19, 2006
Ipedo last week announced a refresh of its EII suite that’s tweaked for service-ability, officials say.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- July 19, 2006
Business Objects hopes to do for data visualization what the former Crystal Decisions once did for reporting: make it ubiquitous.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- July 19, 2006
Cognos is no stranger to professional services, having collaborated with an ecosystem of partners for some time, but last week’s announcements marked its most ambitious foray into the services game yet. Some analysts say Cognos’ move has the makings of a proverbial double-edged sword.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- July 12, 2006
Last month, Celequest notched a deal with NEC to develop a compliance appliance for the financial services industry.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- July 12, 2006
Actuate 9 is a pivotal release for a company that continues to plot a best-of-breed course in a rapidly consolidating BI marketscape.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- July 12, 2006
Some folks tout an intriguing, if esoteric, use case for EII: as a tool to help prototype the design or expansion of a data warehouse.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- July 5, 2006