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Cast Iron Launches Cloud Integration Platform
March 9, 2010
by
Doug Henschen
Combining data synchronization with process-support and mashup capabilities, OmniConnect addresses on-premise-to-cloud and cloud-to-cloud integration.
Jitterbit Bows Salesforce Data Migration Service
March 4, 2010
by
Doug Henschen
Combined software/service offering brings on-premise data into the cloud.
Cloud Security Alliance To Tackle Cloud Standards
March 2, 2010
by
Charles Babcock
Members of the standards body include Novell, Microsoft, Dell, Rackspace, Qualys, HP, Intel, Cisco, McAfee, Salesforce.com, and Symantec.
Kimball University: Three ETL Compromises to Avoid
March 1, 2010
by
Bob Becker
Why neglecting slowly changing dimensions, failing to capture metadata and overlooking scope creep can be the undoing of a dimensional data warehousing initiative.
SAS DataFlux Unit Bows Unified Data Management Platform
February 23, 2010
by
Doug Henschen
Integrated product combines data integration, data quality and master data management capabilities while adding tools and interfaces for business users.
IBM Acquires MDM Vendor Initiate Systems
February 3, 2010
by
Doug Henschen
Deal echoes Informatica's recent purchase of Siperian.
Competitors Weigh In on Oracle's Single-Stack Plan
February 1, 2010
by
Doug Henschen
SAP says it's a fantasy while IBM asks "what took you so long?"
Expert Analysis: The New Masters of Master Data
February 1, 2010
by
David Stodder
Can the MDM market overcome the governance problem? Data owners still need a clear business case.
Informatica Buys MDM Vendor, Reports Strong Growth
January 29, 2010
by
Doug Henschen
Siperian acquisition bolsters data quality offerings. Revenues surpass $500 million.
Insurance Database Connects Dots on Truck Theft
January 26, 2010
by
Doug Henschen
Integrating multiple sources, CargoNet will drive nationwide alerting and truck stop watch programs.
Talend Enters Master Data Managment Arena
January 26, 2010
by
Charles Babcock
The company's general purpose, open source MDM system steps into territory dominated by Oracle and IBM.
Oracle Acquires Data Quality Vendor
January 7, 2010
by
Doug Henschen
Silver Creek buy will bolster Oracle product data management capabilities and might trigger more vendor consolidation.
BI and Data Warehouse Vendors Chime in on Oracle's MySQL Commitments
December 16, 2009
by
Doug Henschen
Open source partners say promises are a positive development for popular data source and growing data warehousing alternative.
IBM Study Finds Top Firms Embrace Information-Driven Culture
December 15, 2009
by
Doug Henschen
Use of analytics, data governance practices and employee empowerment set successful companies apart.
Search, Compliance, Collaboration To Drive ECM 2010 Spending
December 14, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
Forrester Research also found in surveying 170 information and knowledge management professionals that Web content management and records management will be areas of investment next year.
Gartner Lists IBM, Informatica As Leading Data Integration Vendors
December 7, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
The companies' ability to meet the market's core requirement of bulk/batch-oriented data integration while providing high-quality service and support makes them the strongest leaders in Gartner's latest Magic Quadrant for data integration tools.
IBM Buys Database Security Company
November 30, 2009
by
Thomas Claburn
By purchasing Guardium, IBM is strengthening its ability to sell to healthcare and financial companies.
Informatica Releases Cloud 9 Data Integration Platform
November 23, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
Cloud 9's platform-as-a-service component enables developers to collaborate within IT teams to create reusable data integration and data quality mappings in the cloud or on premise.
IBM and Informatica Take Next Steps Toward Cloud Delivery
November 20, 2009
by
Doug Henschen
As the cloud model matures, new offerings pave the way for shared analytic insight and services-based data integration.
Data-Driven Crime Fighting
November 13, 2009
by John Soat
Law enforcement agencies adopt new tools in an effort to be more proactive in getting resources where they're most needed.
Informatica 9: Another Step Toward Next-Era Data Integration
November 11, 2009
by
Doug Henschen
Collaboration, data quality and data services functionality moves Informatica beyond its batch-oriented roots.
Composite Software Upgrades Information Server
November 9, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
Information Server 5.1 adds integration with SQL Server 2008, Hewlett-Packard Neoview and Oracle 11g. In addition, the server can access and deliver data to business applications that use REST services and other standard protocols.
SaaS Provider Oco Unveils Customer, Sales Analytics
November 6, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
Oco's new product integrates data from various sources into a single data warehouse to provide a 'comprehensive view of the customer' through interactive scorecards, what-if dashboards, multi-dimensional reports, and adhoc analysis tools.
Informatica Launches Healthcare Claims System
October 26, 2009
by
Paul McDougall
B2B Data Exchange designed to help insurance companies meet evolving HIPAA standards.
Global CIO: Informatica Joins Ranks Of Elite Enterprise Software Companies
October 23, 2009
by
Bob Evans
Informatica CEO Sohaib Abbasi says cloud computing presents an enormous opportunity for the data-integration specialist, whose latest financial results topped all analysts' predictions.
Jitterbit Expands Data Integration Tools
October 16, 2009
by
Charles Babcock
More management features have been added to Version 3.0 Enterprise MX, Jitterbit's open source data integration system.
Oracle Upgrades BI, Performance Management Suites
October 14, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
The business intelligence upgrade includes a new component called Oracle Spend Classification and prepackaged integration with the company's JD Edwards World business software. The new enterprise performance management release introduces an integrator module for Oracle's Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management software.
Sun Unveils 2 TB Flash Storage Array
October 12, 2009
by
Antone Gonsalves
The storage device's benchmarks may make it the highest-performing solid-state drive array on the market.
D&B, Kalido Unveil Data Management Products
October 12, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
Kalido adds new collaboration features between business users and IT in the latest version of Information Engine and D&B launches its first online data management application.
Kimball University: Six Key Decisions for ETL Architectures
October 9, 2009
by
Bob Becker
Best-practice advice on software vs. coding, where to integrate, how to capture changed data, when to stage data, where to correct data and what latency levels to shoot for.
Appian Upgrades BPM Suite
October 1, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
Among the ease-of-use features in Appian 6 is one-click import, export and publishing of models, rules, expressions, forms and all other components of a process application. In addition, the upgrade offers application-centric portal views for end users.
Datawatch Unveils BI Dashboards
September 28, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
The Datawatch Dashboards is meant to be used by employees across an organization to gain insight into operational performance. The software can be used alone or integrated with other software applications.
Edmonton Police Use BI To Fight Crime
September 28, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
The Canadian force, which polices a regional population of more than one million residents, uses IBM analytics technology to identify problems, associated trends and locations of crimes.
Google Sites API Opens SharePoint Escape Route
September 24, 2009
by
Thomas Claburn
Users of Google Sites now have access to an API to move data in and out of the service.
Sybase Offers Software For Amazon EC2
September 7, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
The latest products enable developers to take Sybase's SQL Anywhere, IQ or Adaptive Server Enterprise data-management products and use them to set up and allocate data and analytic servers in Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud.
Oco Unveils Supply Chain Analytics Suite
September 7, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
The software-as-a-service offering provides reports, analytics, dashboards and tools to address supply chain-specific issues, such as transportation and logistics, inventory, customer service and sourcing.
Cast Iron Offers Amazon EC2 Integration
September 1, 2009
by
Mary Hayes Weier
The service lets customers integrate and move data between apps in Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud and their own data centers.
Tibco Adds Matching Engine To MDM Platform
August 31, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
The addition of Netrics' technology to Collaboration Information Manager version 7.2.1 considerably improves the finding of duplicate records in very large data sets through advanced mathematical modeling of human similarity.
Tibco Acquires DataSynapse For $28 Million
August 28, 2009
by
Charles Babcock
The move is "an aggressive play," says one analyst, to move beyond its traditional middleware messaging role into cloud computing.
Texas Provider Improves Document Management, Cuts Costs
August 27, 2009
by
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Methodist Healthcare eliminates hundreds of paper forms, saving millions of dollars and freeing up space.
IBM Sharpens Rational Tools
August 26, 2009
by
Charles Babcock
The new standard is a bid to make IBM's Rational change management tools more interoperable with other vendors'.
Amazon Launches Private Cloud Service
August 26, 2009
by
Mary Hayes Weier
Customers will create a VPN to bridge Amazon to their existing IT infrastructures and use their existing security systems to protect data.
Four Vendors Join In Offering BI From The Cloud
August 15, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
The joint software-as-a-service stack includes Jaspersoft's and Talend's open source business intelligence and data integration technologies, respectively; Vertica's analytic database and RightScale's developer tools for setting up server clusters in a cloud computing environment.
Aberdeen Tells SMBs How To Get The Most Of BI
August 10, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
In achieving the highest level of performance, the best-run companies are three times more likely than other companies to have a formalized BI training program, nearly two times more likely to have the ability to monitor the usage level of the BI system, and 66% more likely to leverage data cleansing tools, Aberdeen says.
Informatica Takes PowerCenter to the Clouds
July 27, 2009
by
Doug Henschen
With data fast moving into the cloud, an integration independent delivers its software via Amazon EC2.
Open Text Launches iPhone App
July 27, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
The FirstClass Mobile client takes advantage of the iPhone's and iPod Touch's capabilities for playing and sharing sound and video files and displaying and sending photos. Users can play voicemail messages from their mailbox and access FirstClass calendars and contacts.
Mark Logic Upgrades XML Server
July 16, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
Key new features in MarkLogic Server 4.1 include expanded representational state transfer (REST) capabilities, schema validation and hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS)/secure sockets layer (SSL) support.
Microsoft Begins Detailing SharePoint 2010
July 15, 2009
by
J. Nicholas Hoover
The next version of the hot-selling collaboration and content management platform will add a host of user features as well as improved IT management capabilities.
Data Integration Project Helps Publishers Keep Newsstands Stocked
July 6, 2009
by
Doug Henschen
Comag taps Composite Software to deliver time-sensitive reporting on magazine stocking and merchandising trends.
SDL Expands Content Management Offerings With XyEnterprise Purchase
July 6, 2009
by Antone Gonsalves
XyEnterprise, which specializes in XML and content component management, will be merged with SDL's Trisoft unit, which will be renamed XySoft.
