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The distinction between business performance management and operational business intelligence is sometimes unclear. Many
vendor offerings overlap in terms of features and functionality, making it difficult to distinguish between the two. However,
there are some differences worth exploring. (...)
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The distinction between business performance management and operational business intelligence is sometimes unclear. Many vendor
offerings overlap ...
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2009-07-31
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A growing measure of business performance is financial performance management. Leveraging business intelligence (BI) to map
business performance goals requires integrating and consolidating information. Systems Union is embarking on a strategy to
triumph in this market. (...)
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A growing measure of business performance is financial performance management. Leveraging business intelligence (BI) to map
business performance g...
Published:
2005-07-18
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Because small to medium enterprises are limited in their resources, they must carefully consider which of the two major operating
systems available—Microsoft Windows or Linux—will better serve their needs and be more cost-efficient to implement. (...)
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Because small to medium enterprises are limited in their resources, they must carefully consider which of the two major operating
systems availabl...
Published:
2006-12-19
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Siperian's master data management and customer data integration (CDI) solutions allow organizations to consolidate, manage,
and customize customer-related data. The type of CDI hub implemented depends on the CDI environment's maturity, requirements,
and alignment with an organization's internal processes (...)
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Siperian's master data management and customer data integration (CDI) solutions allow organizations to consolidate, manage,
and customize customer...
Published:
2007-03-23
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Business process management (BPM), having evolved over the past fifteen years, has finally reached a level of maturity where
vendors are now abolishing functional silos to allow the enterprise-wide flow of business processes. It replaces the old,
manual system of coordinating activities in a company and (...)
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Business process management (BPM), having evolved over the past fifteen years, has finally reached a level of maturity where
vendors are now aboli...
Published:
2005-07-09
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Abstract:
The ability to market and sell to expanding markets can easily exceed a company's ability to fulfill the demand along with
the expectations that are generated. (...)
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The ability to market and sell to expanding markets can easily exceed a company's ability to fulfill the demand along
with the expectations that a...
Published:
2003-04-30
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SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Read TEC's analysis of this business process management (BPM) product's strengths
& challenges. SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Find out about this business process management (BPM) product's
strengths and challenges, and gain analyst insight (...)
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SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Read TEC's analysis of this business process management (BPM) product's
strengths & challenges. SAP...
Published:
2010-08-31
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Abstract:
RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, users want and need an inventory or check lists of the functions to understand if the business process
will work. One always has to start from somewhere, and t (...)
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RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, ...
Published:
2003-10-28
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The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) hosts quarterly World Conferences to help organizations involved in data warehousing,
business intelligence, and performance management. These conferences supply a wealth of information aimed at improving organizational
decision-making, optimizing performance, and ac (...)
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... technologies, and how to address issues that relate to how they conduct business. ...
TDWI can help drive industry trends by leveraging the needs of organizations ...
Published:
2006-10-25
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During September, two more data warehousing vendors announced product suites that they claim offer broader integration between
different data warehousing technologies. BI vendor Cognos announced "Cognos platform", a tool to build complete "BI-ready
data infrastructures". Data Movement vendor Ardent Softw (...)
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During September, two more data warehousing vendors announced product suites that they claim offer broader integration between
different data ware...
Published:
1999-09-29
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Microsoft Business Scorecard Manager 2005 has allowed Microsoft to enter the business intelligence (BI) market by using its
client base to expand its offering. Microsoft offers a complete solution with its SQL Server platform, OLAP, reporting analysis,
and scorecarding capabilities. (...)
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Microsoft Business Scorecard Manager 2005 has allowed Microsoft to enter the business intelligence (BI) market by using its
client base to expand ...
Published:
2006-06-30
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Business changes constantly in small ways and large. It is rare to find an application product that can change once it is
implemented. This gap is a reality leading to dissatisfaction and the application being a drag on the business. This gap,
the lack of the ability to change, costs the business dearly. (...)
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Business changes constantly in small ways and large. It is rare to find an application product that can change once it is
implemented. This gap is...
Published:
2004-05-31
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Chemical Company H.B. Fuller leveraged e-business to impact their procurement operations. This article discusses their objectives,
the solution and the results. (...)
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... real-time information is able to flow via the Internet, between the ERP ...
ERP systems, to ensure the solution is tailored to your specific business needs and is ...
Published:
2001-09-11
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Analog Devices was the first company to implement a balanced scorecard company-wide on an Executive Information System.
In fact, it has been running for 13 years. One of the major lessons that Analog learned was to trust the lead and lag relationship
between non-financial and financial measures. This (...)
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... indicator, and is guided by business strategy, and ... Satisfying these
two needs are related but measured ... completely severing the tie between
external financial ...
Published:
2000-04-25
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As the contest for the lower-end of the market intensifies, SAP is further honing a twofold strategy of promulgating its
mySAP All-in-One vertical offerings for the higher-end of the mid-market, while offering the SAP Business One product to appeal
to smaller enterprises with less complex processes. Soft (...)
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As the contest for the lower-end of the market intensifies, SAP is further honing a twofold strategy of promulgating its mySAP
All-in-One vertical...
Published:
2004-05-07
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Abstract:
There are two types of extract transform and load (ETL) vendors. Business intelligence (BI) vendors integrate ETL functionality
into their overall BI framework, while best-of-breed data integration vendors, who provide enhanced ETL functionality, have
an increased focus on data cleansing and integrity. (...)
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There are two types of extract transform and load (ETL) vendors. Business intelligence (BI) vendors integrate ETL functionality
into their overall...
Published:
2006-03-07
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In the larger schema of things, SOA would espouse general, more abstract concepts of software reusability and encapsulation
within certain boundaries (as to then provide access to that software via defined interfaces), Web services would then make
these SOA concepts vendor-independent due to their use of (...)
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In the larger schema of things, SOA would espouse general, more abstract concepts of software reusability and encapsulation
within certain boundar...
Published:
2004-12-22
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Supply chains are very complex, as is discrete manufacturing and the software that addresses its needs. To ease the complexities,
service level agreements are developed so that all parties involved remain on the same page and product delivery is facilitated. (...)
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Supply chains are very complex, as is discrete manufacturing and the software that addresses its needs. To ease the complexities,
service level ag...
Published:
2008-09-01
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Abstract:
When selecting a CRM vendor should you go with a one-source solution, reducing the need for integration with other corporate
data sources, or go with a best-of-breed approach, getting the best in each category but being left with standalone applications
that must be integrated? This article compares the (...)
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When selecting a CRM vendor should you go with a one-source solution, reducing the need for integration with other corporate
data sources, or go w...
Published:
2001-09-05
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The reality of today’s application environment is that no single application meets all of the needs of a business, or frequently
even the needs of a single business process, so multiple applications must work together to support business processes. (...)
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... enterprise application that meets all of their needs. ... ensure that
the context of the business process, the data, is properly passed between the applications
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Published:
2003-02-27