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Business Intelligence and Insurance: Application of Business Intelligence Tools Like Datawarehousing, OLAP, and Data Mining in Insurance
White Papers This paper explains the application of business intelligence tools like dataware housing, OLAP, and data mining in insurance. A close look at the insurance value chain suggests that BI can play a crucial role in almost every aspect of the chain.
[September 25, 2009, 2:28]
Business intelligence tools up for the recession
News The economic downturn could speed up the deployment of business-intelligence tools to non-specialist staff. Some experts think the economic chill will boost sales of business-intelligence (BI) tools, as organisations re-evaluate operations to help...
[November 28, 2008, 11:22]
IT Specialist Enhances Analysis and Reporting With New Business Intelligence Tools
White Papers To maximize operational efficiency, it began working with business intelligence technologies in 1999 that published weekly reports on key business outcomes. In 2004, the company expanded its business intelligence functions using Microsoft SQL...
[January 1, 2007, 0:00]
The Benefits of Business Intelligence Standardization: Why Should You Standardize Your Business Intelligence Tools?
White Papers As Gartner notes, "At most companies, the problems of fragmentation and proliferation of disparate Business Intelligence (BI) tools have been exacerbated during the past two years. The standardization of BI tools is building momentum as companies...
[May 14, 2007, 12:33]
French Distributor Enhances Decision Making With Business Intelligence Tools
White Papers The resulting solution, which was the most cost-efficient available, integrates data from several applications, supporting enhanced management decision making and business intelligence across all operational areas.
[January 1, 2007, 0:00]
PriceMinister Makes Marketing Dynamic and Interactive With Oracle Business Intelligence Tools
White Papers The company wanted to replace an outdated and rigid decision-support tool with a more useful business intelligence solution. The company implemented a business intelligence strategy based on Oracle OLAP 10g and Oracle Warehouse Builder 10g.
[December 14, 2006, 0:00]
Reporting Tools Vs. Business Intelligence (BI)
White Papers However, Business Intelligence (BI) caters to strategic, tactical and operational needs; providing a platform for complete, comprehensive performance management for today's global, competitive businesses.
[May 16, 2009, 1:17]
Business intelligence goes open source
News On the heels of open-source databases come business-intelligence tools, with smaller companies betting on open-source practices to crack into that corner of the software market. Business intelligence software - a collection of products tools for...
[April 24, 2006, 8:55]
Business intelligence moves to the front lines
News Companies are broadening their use of business intelligence tools in an attempt to get more use out of the huge stores of data they're sitting on. Dan Vesset, IDC business analytics software research director, said a new phase of business...
[April 27, 2006, 15:45]
Hotel group cuts back on software tools
News Hotels group Carlson is cutting costs by reducing the number of business intelligence tools it is using. The group, which includes brands Radisson and Regent, had six different sets of business intelligence tools.
[April 27, 2006, 16:15]
Linux-based tools help out Amazon
News Amazon.com is to deploy Linux-based business intelligence tools to improve the efficiency of its financial budgeting, forecasting and reporting. Demand for tools that can provide real-time business analytics capability have led to something of a...
[April 1, 2005, 9:40]
Focus on SAS Enterprise BI Server
White Papers SAS Enterprise BI Server includes both a suite of powerful business intelligence tools and complete integrated business intelligence architecture to provide fast, simple access to consistent data for a more accurate picture of the enterprise.
[August 31, 2007, 1:00]
Microsoft Dynamics Webcast: Learn How Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Intelligence Can Enable Your Employees to Make Confident, Business-Critical Decisions (Level 100)
White Papers Enable people throughout the organization to make confident, business-critical decisions using a rich and flexible set of integrated business intelligence tools that transform data and analytics into meaningful business insight.
[December 31, 2008, 0:00]
Actuate adopts open-source approach to BI
News Actuate, the founder of the Eclipse Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools project, is stepping up its presence in the busy marketplace for business-intelligence software. Actuate initiated the Eclipse Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools...
[August 15, 2007, 11:45]
Microsoft plans to take BI to the masses
News As part of a self-proclaimed effort to "democratise" business intelligence, Microsoft will add XML tools to its Visual Studio .Net product that make it easier to create Web services with access to information in data warehouses based on SQL Server...
[January 31, 2002, 15:39]
Teaching an Applied Business Intelligence Course
White Papers The course provides students with working knowledge of the concepts, techniques, and tools to provide effective business intelligence. This paper reports on the development of an applied Business Intelligence (BI) course for a graduate program.
[October 1, 2008, 1:01]
Buy, buy, buy - IBM picks up analytics firm
News Big Blue intends to incorporate the Alphablox software into its existing business intelligence tools, a line of products for analysing corporate data. IBM has singled out business intelligence as one of its most promising areas for software sales...
[July 14, 2004, 16:40]
Business Intelligence Software: What It Is and Why It Is Necessary
White Papers Business Intelligence Software are applications that build on existing data warehouses and provide analytical processing tools that allow users to more effectively analyze such data. Business Intelligence Software also provides companies with...
[May 1, 2007, 1:00]
Who cares about business intelligence?
News Q: Why is there so much momentum around business intelligence tools at the moment - is it purely down to companies having to comply with stricter legislation around accounting and operations? Business intelligence, two words that together promote...
[March 9, 2005, 15:50]
Microsoft to bulk up Office business intelligence
News Business intelligence tools, which generate regular reports or allow people to analyse data sources, are typically standalone products supplied by specialised providers. Existing business-intelligence vendors, including Hyperion, Cognos, SAS and...
[June 6, 2006, 9:20]
