Tag: Business Objects

  • Economist Research: Decision-Making in Turbulent Times

    Economist Research: Decision-Making in Turbulent Times

    Technology is indeed the answer! Or at least, that’s what is suggested by a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit called “Staying the course? Technology decision-making in turbulent times”

  • Here Comes Web 3.0: Wolfram|Alpha Launches Today

    Here Comes Web 3.0: Wolfram|Alpha Launches Today

    Wikipedia defines Web 3.0 as the “semantic web”, “making it possible for the web to understand and satisfy the requests of people and machines to use the web content.” We’ll get a step closer to that vision when Wolfram|Alpha (or maybe just “WolframAlpha” – their web site uses both) launches later today.   Wolfram|Alpha is…

  • The Case for Independent Business Intelligence

    The Case for Independent Business Intelligence

    The time is ripe to discuss the future of independent BI, after the purchase of Hyperion by Oracle and continued speculation on the future of the remaining vendors. Will there be a “domino effect”? A commentary in Business Week sums up the “domino effect” opinion (more prevalent among financial analysts than industry analysts) that the deal…