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A Closer Look: Oracle’s New Warehouse Builder R2

Is OWB R2—which Oracle bills as a “completely free” core ETL tool—really that?

• By Stephen Swoyer
• August 9, 2006

Microsoft’s Strong Gains Portend Business Intelligence Superpower Status

Don’t look now, IDC’s Dan Vesset cautions, but Microsoft has the potential to radically reshape the BI landscape.

• By Stephen Swoyer
• August 2, 2006

JasperSoft Flies the Coop

Organizers say JasperForge.org is the start of something big—but users grouse that the transition from the Sourceforge nest hasn’t been without a hiccup or two.

• By Stephen Swoyer
• August 2, 2006

Business Objects Unveils Data Quality XI

Before customers can adequately take stock of BO’s EIM push, it must deliver next-gen versions of its ETL and EII tools.

• By Stephen Swoyer
• August 2, 2006

Data Visualization Specialists Out in Front

Pure players Spotfire and Tableau have quite a head start on what Microsoft and others currently bring to the table visualization-wise.

• By Stephen Swoyer
• July 26, 2006

Informatica, Salesforce.com Plight Their Troth

It’s a big win for Informatica and an important milestone in the SaaS-ification of its data integration stack.

• By Stephen Swoyer
• July 26, 2006

Will Microsoft On-Demand Increase On-Demand Demand?

• By Mike Schiff
• July 26, 2006

Here at Last: Oracle Delivers Long-Awaited Extract Transform and Load Overhaul

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