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Abstract:
What are predictive analytics, and how are they used within business intelligence applications and for business performance
management? (...)
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Using Predictive Analytics within Business Intelligence: A Primer. TEC
Analysts - September 11, 2009. Comments: 0. Read Comments Introduction. ...
Published:
2009-09-11
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Abstract:
The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) hosts quarterly World Conferences to help organizations involved in data warehousing,
business intelligence, and performance management. These conferences supply a wealth of information aimed at improving organizational
decision-making, optimizing performance, and ac (...)
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Published:
2006-10-25
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The core components of a retail information system are inventory management, inventory optimization, revenue management,
sales management, and reports and inquiries. Non-core components can include financial, supply chain management, enterprise
resource planning, customer relationship management, and war (...)
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The core components of a retail information system are inventory management, inventory optimization, revenue management, sales
management, and rep...
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2006-03-13
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Abstract:
Data loss can be damaging to a business—hurting short-term stock prices, impacting customer relationships, and reducing revenues.
As more companies conduct business via network communication, the need to protect their customer data and intellectual property
becomes greater. With a data protection solut (...)
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Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Customer data integration (CDI) involves consolidation of customer information for a centralized view of the customer experience.
Implementing CDI within a customer relationship management initiative can help provide organizations with a successful framework
to manage data on a continuous basis. (...)
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Customer data integration (CDI) involves consolidation of customer information for a centralized view of the customer experience.
Implementing CDI...
Published:
2009-09-11
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Abstract:
Informatica Corp. (Nasdaq: INFA) today announced the acquisition of Influence Software, a leading provider of analytic applications
for the e-business value chain. Informatica is acquiring Influence Software for roughly $80 million in a stock transaction
that will be treated as a pooling of interests. Th (...)
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... (Nasdaq: INFA), the company whose software provides the infrastructure powering some of the world's
most advanced business intelligence systems, today ...
Published:
2000-01-05
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Abstract:
Business performance management (BPM) includes setting key performance indicators, using data mining to discover data patterns
and using software to help drive business decisions and develop corporate strategy. For an organization, there are many benefits
to implementing a BPM solution. (...)
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... BPM represents the next generation of business intelligence (BI), and
is defined as the use of software to help organizations manage their processes and ...
Published:
2009-04-27
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Abstract:
Informix« (NASDAQ: IFMX) and Ardent Software (NASDAQ: ARDT) today announced that they have reached a definitive agreement
to combine their operations in a transaction valued, on a fully diluted basis, at approximately $880 million, based on the
closing price of Informix common stock on November 30, 1999 (...)
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Informix« (NASDAQ: IFMX) and Ardent Software (NASDAQ: ARDT) today announced that they have reached a definitive agreement
to combine their operati...
Published:
1999-12-08
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Abstract:
The Perfect Order measurement has proven to be a powerful measurement of a business. Should The Perfect Order be defined
from an internal point of view or from a customer point of view . . . inside-out or outside-in? (...)
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... Defining The Perfect Order. Key performance indicators (KPIs) give management a tool to judge the health
of the business. While the ...
Published:
2005-05-09
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Abstract:
Seagate Software has announced a new chapter in its corporate history by changing its name to Crystal Decisions. Crystal
Decisions is an information infrastructure company that is a market leader in business intelligence, specifically for query
and reporting tools. The new name reflects that of its flag (...)
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Seagate Software has announced a new chapter in its corporate history by changing its name to Crystal Decisions. Crystal Decisions
is an informati...
Published:
2001-04-10
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Abstract:
Find out how Jaspersoft is staying ahead of the game in the BI market in this comprehensive product note on Jaspersoft Enterprise
Edition. Entering the BI space for large companies is not a small challenge. Jaspersoft may be doing its homework to acquire
more recognition and make a smooth but sure entranc (...)
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... With their recent Enterprise edition, Jaspersoft looks at taking a big step forward for a competitive
business intelligence (BI) solution, but is open source ...
Published:
2010-03-31
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Abstract:
SAP's focus on delivering a portal as an overlaying personalized user interface may proved to be a crucial bet, as an intuitive
portal might prove to be a simple an effective way to integrate information from disparate systems. (...)
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... architecture roadmap that includes Web services, portals, exchanges and Web Application Server (WAS),
bundled with its knowledge of business processes bodes ...
Published:
2002-02-26
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Abstract:
In addition to products' rationalization, the integration at sales and cultural levels will be challenging. In general, existing
customers of involved merging vendors should be alert, but they should still look at these events as positive. (...)
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In addition to products' rationalization, the integration at sales and cultural levels will be challenging. In general,
existing customers of invo...
Published:
2003-08-18
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Abstract:
Recently, SAP announced solid results for Q4 2001, in contrast to the current soft market. Although not all troubles seem
to have been left behind, as can be seen from reduced license revenue, and while some may question SAP's justification of
merging its two subsidiaries, a positive sign is that SAP has (...)
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... On January 31, at its Conference on Business Intelligence and Enterprise
Portals in Leipzig, Germany, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), a leading provider of business ...
Published:
2002-02-25
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Abstract:
Outsourcing is a very diverse market, and there are many different outsourcing options and outsourcing service providers
to choose from. This part discusses recommendations for companies looking to outsource, and recommendations for outsourcing
providers. (...)
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IT infrastructure; Business process outsourcing (BPO); Manufacturing ...
Published:
2004-01-19
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Abstract:
Although the recent spate of acquisitions in the business intelligence market, especially marked with Business Object’s acquisition
of Crystal, Hyperion’s acquisition of Brio, and Actuate’s acquisition of Nimble, may bear resemblance to the raging consolidation
in the ERP market, the underlying rea (...)
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Although the recent spate of acquisitions in the business intelligence market, especially marked with Business Object’s acquisition
of Crystal, Hy...
Published:
2003-08-17
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Abstract:
This BI article looks at why and how in-memory technology transforms analytic applications. The primary bottleneck to high-performance
multidimensional analysis has been slow hard drive speed—the time it takes for data to be transferred from disk storage to
random access memory (RAM). With crashing RAM (...)
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... May 2010, The Economist featured a review of SAP’s announcement to purchase Sybase and introduce in-memory
technology in its next version of Business ByDesign ...
Published:
2010-09-01
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Abstract:
Exact has established a global infrastructure and a network of offices offering direct support, sales, and services with
the aim of providing customers a consistent level of service. It is also working toward the emergence of a new category of
software that tackles enterprise relationship management, gr (...)
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... based provider of integrated accounting, payroll, customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise
resource planning (ERP), and business process management ...
Published:
2004-03-01
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Abstract:
SAS Institute has announced the production availability of SAS/Warehouse Administrator software, Version 2.0. This new version
provides IT the ability to proactively publish data warehouse information and track its usage, plus aggressively manage the
process of change in the data warehouse. (...)
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... change management by providing information delivery through e-enabled viewers like MetaSpace Explorer
and integration with business intelligence and reporting ...
Published:
2000-03-13
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Abstract:
SAS Institute has announced the production availability of SAS/Warehouse Administrator software, Version 2.0. This new version
provides IT the ability to proactively publish data warehouse information and track its usage, plus aggressively manage the
process of change in the data warehouse. (...)
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... change management by providing information delivery through e-enabled viewers like MetaSpace Explorer
and integration with business intelligence and reporting ...
Published:
2000-03-13