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Throw Away The Spreadsheets

Posted by Antone Gonsalves
Thursday, May 25, 2006
6:54 PM

While tossing all spreadsheets wouldn't be practical, it's good advice in the area of planning and budgeting. That's where stand-alone spreadsheets have become the biggest obstacle to making the business process a better management tool, according to Ventana Research.

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Posted by Antone Gonsalves
Thursday, May 18, 2006
1:17 PM

Search technology is expected to become the primary method for finding information in business intelligence repositories. Google pushed the trend into high gear last month when it added to its search appliance a new feature for tapping into data stores for business applications.

Posted by Antone Gonsalves
Thursday, May 11, 2006
1:26 PM

On paper, Oracle appears to have it all in business intelligence -- database, middleware, software tools, business applications and analytics. So what is the software giant missing? An enterprise-ready, integrated product, according to Ventana Research.

Posted by Antone Gonsalves
Thursday, May 4, 2006
9:23 PM

Technology used to build service-oriented architectures is showing signs of maturity. While vendors still have a ways to go in developing the necessary tools for building an enterprise-class SOA, they're starting to deliver products that have more substance than hype.

Posted by Antone Gonsalves
Wednesday, May 3, 2006
4:56 AM

Major supply chain disruptions have occurred every year for the last five years. Yet, only a third of companies surveyed by AMR Research are prepared for what could be the next disaster – the global flu epidemic.