Oracle rolled out the WebCenter Suite this morning an interactive suite that helps apply Web 2.0 practices to business intelligence. It delivers structured and unstructured data, business intelligence, enterprise search, business processes, communication and collaboration services. They are structuring the product on an open, standards based architecture that should enable users to grow this solution to suit their own needs. The part that really got my attention was how well they have embedded Web 2.0 technologies into the suite.

This type of integration really takes a solid step forward in helping knowledge workers make business intelligence information actionable. It utilizes AJAX, has Instant messaging, VoIP, mobile services, discussion forums, Wiki services and blogs all designed to enable users to take business intelligence to the next level as a team and to identify goals, tasks and deadlines. Congratulations to Oracle for addressing Web 2.0 in the business intelligence space.

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