News: June 2011
Industry and product news on CRM, Business Intelligence, ERP, supply chain management, and other enterprise applications. - Archive for June 2011
Business Intelligence Market Led by SAP, IBM and Oracle
June 30, 2011MicroStrategy, Panorama Software and QlikTech were other winners in a strong 2010 for business intelligence sales, according to IDC.
Microsoft Office 365 Is Also for the Enterprise
June 28, 2011Microsoft CEO Ballmer talked up SMBs at the Office 365 launch, but he knows which side his bread is buttered on.
Actuate Adds Hadoop to Open Source Business Intelligence
June 28, 2011Application developers can now use BIRT 3.7 from the Eclipse Foundation to access Hadoop using Hive Query Language (HQL).
Oracle's Software, Database Sales Drive Growth
June 24, 2011Apps and databases are strong, and CEO Larry Ellison slams rivals for having 'nothing' in key business segments.
Pentaho 4 Improves User-Driven Business Intelligence
June 23, 2011Business intelligence isn't just for an elite few anymore.
Oracle Acquires FatWire for Web Experience Management
June 22, 2011The acquisition will combine web experience management (WEM) with CRM and ecommerce.
SAP Releases HANA In-Memory Analytics, Refreshes Business One ERP
June 21, 2011SAP releases its in-memory analytics appliance software and overhauls its ERP system for small businesses.
BI Should Be BMOC -- Big Major on Campus -- in College
June 21, 2011The need for more BI education comes out strongly in a State of Business Intelligence survey conducted by the BeyeNETWORK and Saint …
HP Vertica 5.0 Accelerates Big Data Analytics
June 20, 2011The latest version of the HP Vertica Analytics Platform improves real-time performance for demanding business intelligence and analytic …
Pronto Combines ERP and Business Intelligence
June 17, 2011Pronto-Xi Dimensions combines enterprise resource planning (ERP) transactions and IBM Cognos business intelligence in a unified solution.
Oracle Exadata Certified for SAP Applications
June 16, 2011The Oracle Exadata Database Machine is now optimized for rival SAP customers.
SAS Fraud Management Boosts Detection and Prevention
June 15, 2011The latest SAS Fraud Management version provides faster and more accurate enterprise fraud detection.
SAP Unveils Business Intelligence Software for Small Businesses
June 14, 2011SAP Crystal Server 2011 and BusinessObjects Edge BI give small businesses entry-level and advanced business intelligence tools.
CIOs Invest in Business Analytics to Tackle Big Data: IBM Study
June 13, 2011A new IBM study finds that midmarket CIOs are investing in business analytics to address big data challenges.
NetSuite Adds Demand Planning Features to ERP
June 10, 2011Using real-time data, companies can align sales forecasts with inventory replenishment plans.
Oracle Targets Global Markets with Latest Oracle Insurance Release
June 9, 2011Oracle Insurance Insbridge Rating and Underwriting 4.5 extends rating and underwriting to international insurance markets.
Pegasystems Adds Analytics to BPM
June 7, 2011The latest version of Pega BPM offers predictive and adaptive decision-making components.
Informatica Overhauls Data Integration Platform for Big Data and Social Media
June 6, 2011New features in Informatica 9.1 support social media data and Hadoop.
Shared BI Responsibility Leads to Success
June 3, 2011I love a story about a successful deployment of business intelligence. (Who doesn't?) So I enjoyed reading about Station Casinos' …
VMware Acquires Socialcast for Collaboration
June 2, 2011The acquisition of Socialcast advances VMware's vision for a modern end-user computing model.