SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand wins “Best of SaaS Showplace” Award
Explorer OnDemand for the iPhone (and soon the iPad)
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, Business Intelligence OnDemand, and the Explorer for iPad application come together to provide instant value — and the iPad version is in development
Microsoft’s Dallas Copies BusinessObjects Information OnDemand
Microsoft creates a new Information Services Business, a variation on BusinessObjects Information OnDemand store created two years ago.
SAP’s Position on On-Demand, Social Networking, and Cloud Computing
Here are some highlights of SAP’s directions in on-demand applications, social networking, and cloud computing, in the words of the leaders of these initiatives at SAP
SAP Business By Design Adds Third-Party Web Services
SAP today announced new collaboration agreements that allow SAP Business ByDesign users to more easily leverage web services from third-party providers
Social BI: Jive Chooses SAP’s On-Demand BI Platform
At the Enterprise 2.0 2009 event in Boston, Jive and SAP announced that Jive is going to be a reseller of SAP’s on-demand BI solutions, providing “social BI” to their customers. Here’s why BI is essential for Enterprise 2.0 initiatives.
End of a LucidEra?
On-demand BI vendor LucidEra was formed to “shake up the stagnant business intelligence industry”, but appears to be the latest victim of today’s difficulty economic climate.
eBay Information on Demand
External data and benchmarketing is an essential part of BI 2.0. Business Objects today announced the launch of their new information on demand store, where customers can purchase information from organizations as diverse as the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the eBay marketplace. Will Business Objects be able to transform the information market the same way Apple transformed the mp3 market: through revolutionary ease of use and a centralized platform? (more…)
The Top 6 On-Demand BI Confusions
I’m a big believer in the future of on-demand BI. But a lot of the articles promoting on-demand BI don’t always separate fact from self-interested fiction. Here’s my attempt to redress the balance. (more…)
How Am I Doing, Really? The Need for Information On Demand
Your business is up over 25% — great news! Or is it? If the economy is also growing at 25%, you’re just keeping pace. And if your nearest competitor is up 50%, you’re losing market share… Despite the millions invested in corporate information systems, what executives really care about isn’t the internal numbers, but how …
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