BI This Week


SAS’ Grid Gambit

Are computational grids still a technology solution in search of a market? Far from it, SAS officials claim.

Business Objects Preps Revamped Business Intelligence Suite

Sure, Business Objects hopes to take some wind out of the sails of Hyperion’s System 9 release—but there’s more to XI R2 than meets the eye

Data Visualization: Giving Form and Content to the (Almost) Ineffable

In BI, a picture can be worth a thousand—and sometimes many more—words

It’s Gestalt: Hyperion Unveils System 9

Hyperion trumpets its new System 9 suite as the unprecedented combination of its financial performance management capabilities and core business intelligence assets.

Business Objects Acquires Medience

The folding of EII into BI continues as Business Objects grabs Medience

Careers: For Business Intelligence Pros, the Work Is Often Its Own Reward

Expertise in BI doesn’t automatically translate into job security, practitioners say—although it certainly doesn’t hurt.

Reading the Oracle and Siebel Tea Leaves

Oracle could leverage its acquired analytic and performance management capabilities to become a formidable business intelligence power

Anti-Climax? Siebel and Teradata Expand Technology Partnership

In the wake of Oracle’s stunning Siebel gambit, is there a future for a Teradata-friendly Siebel Analytics suite? Teradata officials say so.

Case Study: PerkinElmer Eliminates Business Intelligence Babel

PerkinElmer tapped a BI solution from Business Objects SA to consolidate its disparate BI holdings