Business Intelligence Articles

ARMO solutions, a young company dedicated to providing enterprise consulting, recently announced an eDiscovery Business Intelligence Document Management System and managed to catch the attention of global trading partners through secured funding. Go ARMO!

At the recent Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, Gartner analysts presented their insights into the top 10 technologies and trends to rule the world in 2009.

With emphasis on virtualization, organizations should also pay close attention to cloud computing, green IT, Business Intelligence (BI) and social software — among other strategic trends.

Semantra recently released v. 2.5 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The tool allows users to enter commands in a search box to quickly retrieve information from enterprise data bases, thereby improving communication between human and machine, and speeding up productivity.

As the need for mobile solutions becomes more and more apparent, companies like Webalo Inc. are scrambling to develop and offer the latest and greatest via your cell phone — and they’re not doing half bad.

Webalo Mobile Dashboard allows users of the Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) platform to access reports from any mobile device, making it the first time ever that content from SQL Server, PerformancePoint, SharePoint and Excel can easily transform into cohesive mobile displays without tedious custom programming.

IBM has announced that it is to acquire business intelligence and performance management provider Cognos in a US$ 5 bn deal. Big Blue will pay US$ 58 per share for the publicly listed Ottawa company, which will be integrated as a group within IBM’s Information Management Software division. The deal is expected to be ratified by Cognos’ shareholders within weeks.