NEWTON, Mass., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Attivio today announced it has partnered with QlikTech to deliver a powerful approach to rapid deployment and development for customers seeking self-service BI and access to disparate structured and unstructured information sources throughout the enterprise. Through the combined power of the Attivio Active Intelligence Engine® (AIE®) and QlikTech‘s QlikView Business Discovery platform, this partnership provides critical business insight and empowers innovative decision making by giving users the ability to access, manage and interact with all relevant information, regardless of its source or format.

Additionally, Attivio has struck separate agreements with a number of leading QlikView solution providers, including Project Brokers and Visual Data Group. These agreements provide opportunities to expand reach across multiple shared markets, including banking and financial services, life sciences, manufacturing, technology and the energy sector, and drive adoption of unified information access (UIA) and self-service BI globally.

“This partnership with QlikTech and agreements with two premier solution providers offer our customers the opportunity to capitalize on Attivio’s ability to tap into the incredibly valuable sources of information that exist in unstructured content for critical business insight,” said Peter McQuade, vice president of Alliances and Partner Sales at QlikTech. “Business intelligence should empower business users, simplifying decision-making across the entirety of an organization. Accessing fully integrated data sources is a significant advantage in achieving self-serve efficiency, unencumbered by the complexity of legacy approaches.”

QlikTech’s powerful, accessible Business Discovery solution bridges the gap between traditional business intelligence (BI) solutions and standalone office productivity applications. Its QlikView Business Discovery platform enables intuitive user-driven analysis that can be implemented in days or weeks rather than months, years, or not at all. QlikView Business Discovery works with existing BI applications and adds new capabilities: insight for everyone, zero-wait analysis, mobility, an app–like model, remixability and reassembly and a social and collaborative experience. 

“Attivio’s value in quickly unifying and accessing the traditionally separate silos of enterprise data and content is resonating across an increasingly large group of customers and industries,” said Sid Probstein, CTO of Attivio. “This partnership combines QlikView’s strength of easy-to-use business intelligence with unified information access from Attivio. As a result, business users will more readily gain insight to their enterprise information that yields actionable insight and results.”

“We are seeing a growing and urgent demand among our customer base for a solution that supports the analysis of unstructured content and data sources such as news, social media, and sources from behind the corporate firewall like email and SharePoint,” said Daren Cox, CEO at Project Brokers. ”Attivio is the only UIA platform that can provide that analysis and integrate with QlikView to bring our users a fully integrated view into all of their information resources in intuitive, visually impressive dashboards.”

Attivio will be attending the QlikTech Qonnections Global Partner Summit, April 22-25 at the Fontainebleau, Miami Beach.  To arrange a meeting, please contact Jamie Kreppein at jkreppein@attivio.com or +1.781.771.6892.

Learn more about QlikView at http://www.qlikview.com.  

About Attivio
Attivio’s unified information access platform, the Active Intelligence Engine™ (AIE), redefines the business impact of our customers’ information assets, so they can quickly seize opportunities, solve critical challenges and fulfill their strategic vision.

Attivio correlates disparate silos of structured data and unstructured content in ways never before possible.  Offering both intuitive search capabilities and the power of SQL, AIE seamlessly integrates with existing BI and big data tools to reveal insight that matters, through the access method that best suits each user’s technical skills and priorities. Please visit us at www.attivio.com.

Attivio and Active Intelligence Engine are trademarks of Attivio, Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies.

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Article source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/qliktech-attivio-team-combine-unified-130500011.html

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

QlikTech,
(NASDAQ: QLIK)
a leader in Business Discovery – user-driven Business Intelligence (BI),
today announced 25% growth of its partner network at Qonnections 2012,
the company’s annual Global Partner Summit. More than 900 partners
attendees from around the world are gathered at the three-day event,
held at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, to share best
practices for sales and support of the QlikView Business Discovery
platform.

Article source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/qliktech-fuels-growth-global-partner-120000373.html

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire -04/23/12)- Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, today announced newly focused business intelligence offerings, which now consist of two distinct groups of solutions, each aimed at addressing specific business requirements. By targeting well-defined business needs, Infor’s business intelligence and performance management portfolio reflect the company’s emphasis on delivering the industry-specific solutions that are tailored to customer needs.

Components of the Infor BI Platform include:

• Infor10 Business Intelligence (BI) is a best-of-breed performance management solution that enhances and improves the tools managers already use every day. It simplifies complex choices and improves a company’s ability to make effective plans and communicate those plans to everyone who needs to be included.
• Infor10 ION Intelligence incorporates contextually relevant business intelligence features into the company’s innovative Infor10 ION Workspace user interface. Users of Infor10 products in all categories will gain the benefits of ION’s built-in business intelligence capabilities, without needing to know anything about business intelligence solutions — critical information will simply be presented when it’s relevant to the user’s current task.
• Advanced reporting and analytics will also be part of Infor10 ION Intelligence, which draws on all business systems connected to the ION network to deliver more complete, accurate, and timely reporting and analysis.

Infor10 ION Intelligence is available to customers who plan to run it in conjunction with other Infor10 applications, while Infor10 ION Business Intelligence (BI) is available as a stand-alone solution.

“Because of the complexity and velocity of today’s business environment, effective business intelligence tools are essential,” says Rod Radojevic, Director of Product and Industry Marketing for Infor’s business intelligence solutions. “That’s why we’ve made it our highest priority to deliver the most focused, industry specific capabilities to our business intelligence and corporate performance management customers.”

About Infor
Infor is the world’s third-largest supplier of enterprise applications and services, helping more than 70,000 large and mid-size companies improve operations and drive growth across numerous industry sectors. To learn more about Infor, please visit www.infor.com.

This announcement reflects the direction Infor may take with regard to the specific products and services described herein, all of which is subject to change by Infor in its sole discretion, with or without notice to you. This announcement is not a commitment to you in any way and you should not rely on this announcement or any of its content in making any decision. Infor is not committing to develop or deliver any specified enhancement, upgrade, product, service or functionality, even if such is described herein. This document, in whole or in part, may not be incorporated into any contractual agreement with Infor or its subsidiaries or affiliates. This announcement, in whole or in part, may not be incorporated into any contractual agreement with Infor or its subsidiaries or affiliates. Infor expressly disclaims any liability with respect to this announcement. The services described herein may not be available for all Infor products.

Article source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/infor-announces-focused-business-intelligence-140000811.html

Article source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/qliktech-and-attivio-team-to-combine-unified-information-access-with-self-service-business-intelligence-2012-04-23

To succeed in business, one needs to be smart—really smart—but business intelligence (BI) is not measured by college degrees.  BI is about quickly making sense of the vast amounts of data collected about all dimensions of the business and then making sound decisions that will generate value for the firm.  For business schools, it’s also a big opportunity, one that is, by and large, missed.

Given how much data is generated from information technology (think Big Data), it is easy to become overwhelmed by all that is collected about customers and employees, suppliers, competitors, and product inventory.  Data warehouses can become treasure chests of information leading to competitive advantage, but only if one knows how to properly mine the data.  Sophisticated technologies and skills are needed to process data, find patterns and relations, develop insights from past transactions, and make predictions.  Competitive advantage is determined by an organization’s decision-making abilities, from capturing new customers to sourcing raw materials.

Relatively few business schools offer coursework in business analytics, and fewer still have developed full-fledged degree programs, including DePaul, Fordham, and North Carolina State. To address the increased demands for qualified talent, more schools will need to create their own offerings.

The University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business recently re-tooled its master’s in business intelligence (MSBI) program in response to market trends, employer requests, and the needs of an information-based economy.  Employers asked for a multi-pronged, interdisciplinary approach, one that covers the business metrics used to measure performance, the use of BI tools to analyze data, the critical-thinking skills needed to identify patterns, and an ethical framework for making responsible use of data.

The resulting master’s program opens an impressive array of opportunities for students across a broad range of industry sectors and serves as a great complement to most undergraduate business majors.

What’s more, BI graduates are in high demand and earning impressive salaries; it’s a job seeker’s market. Graduates are a natural fit for consulting and analyst positions, as well as for internal audit, statistical and actuarial work, marketing, forensics, revenue management, and a host of other rewarding careers.  BI credentials are prized in every area of business, from accounting and finance, marketing and customer relationship management, and human resources to logistics and supply-chain management. Demand for graduates with BI skills is large and growing; McKinsey Co. projects a shortfall of 1.5 million BI analysts by 2018.

The analytical tools used so successfully by the Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane in the movie Moneyball to determine player values, negotiate trades, and build game rosters is a prime example of BI at work and exemplifies the importance of BI and the exciting opportunities that exist.  Educators have an obligation to develop knowledgeable, ethical business leaders who will make a positive global impact. The field of BI is a clear path to help our students achieve their greatest ambitions.

Join the discussion on the Bloomberg Businessweek Business School Forum, visit us on Facebook, and follow @BWbschools on Twitter.

Article source: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-04-23/why-b-schools-should-teach-business-intelligence

        --  Infor10 Business Intelligence (BI) is a best-of-breed performance
            management solution that enhances and improves the tools managers
            already use every day. It simplifies complex choices and improves a
            company's ability to make effective plans and communicate those plans
            to everyone who needs to be included.
        --  Infor10 ION Intelligence incorporates contextually relevant business
            intelligence features into the company's innovative Infor10 ION
            Workspace user interface. Users of Infor10 products in all categories
            will gain the benefits of ION's built-in business intelligence
            capabilities, without needing to know anything about business
            intelligence solutions -- critical information will simply be
            presented when it's relevant to the user's current task.
        --  Advanced reporting and analytics will also be part of Infor10 ION
            Intelligence, which draws on all business systems connected to the ION
            network to deliver more complete, accurate, and timely reporting and
            analysis.

Article source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/infor-announces-focused-business-intelligence-offerings-2012-04-23

We already miss you and wish you could be here. WAIT! Don’t cry in your office! There are so many ways to stay connected to the SAS Global Forum happenings this year. If you are not able to attend in person, here is a list of sites that you can use to watch even stay in contact with us.

1. SAS Global Forum Live
   Video stream sections of the conference live! How cool is technology?
2. #SASGF12 Twitter Stream
   You do not need a twitter account to be a twitter stalker, just follow along to get a feel for all of the wonderful content.
3. View pictures from Instagram! That’s right the amazing photo sharing social site has taken #SASGF12 by storm thanks to Kirsten’s recent post!
4. Papers
   Several weeks ago all of the final papers were uploaded to the glorious web, many of us have already used this site to determine what presentations we should check out in Orlando.
5. Take-Out Sessions
   Similar to 2011, after the conference there will be a location for select presentations. I’ll add that link here once they release it. You can check the main SASGF12 site for this update as well.
6. SAS Global Forum Blog
   This site will also highlight the above plus have consolidated blog posts, etc for everything going on at the conference!

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