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Blog: Shawn RogersJanuary 30, 2007LogiXML Launches Version 8I got a full briefing on the new Logi 8 product last week and I have to say that I am impressed. LogiXML is doing things a bit differently than the rest and it adds value for the customer. The LogiXML solution is completely web based can save a company upwards of 80% when compared against other providers in the space and with this launch offers a complete full featured integrated BI stacked solution. LogiXML has been in the market since 2000 and has a large user base. They tend to take the development cycle quite seriously and are almost always making improvements to the system. The new Version 8 brings together their 4 main products Logi 8 Ad Hoc Reporting, Logi 8 Info, Logi 8 Mart, Logi 8 OLAP Reporting into a fully featured BI architecture. I recommend that you include LogiXML on your short list when comparing vendors in this area. LogiXML is competitive feature for feature with the more prominent enterprise class names in the space. October 9, 2006Software as a Service - On Demand Dashboards
The second announcement is an alliance with Salesforce.com that will allow users of the popular hosted CRM tool to integrate the Celequest dashboards directly and easily with SalesForce data. Celequest will join the growing list of enterprise solutions offered through the AppExchange service at SalesForce.com December 27, 2005EII Survey - Stand up and be countedIpedo is getting ready to wrap up its 2nd annual EII survey. The goal of the study is to fill a void in the market with good, detailed information on the current state of the EII market, implementations and best practices. If you participate your entered into a drawing for a free iPod. Also, everyone who takes the survey will receive the compiled results so you can see how your organization compares to other companies. Tim Matthews of IPedo also hosts a great EII blog at the BeyeBLOGS.com site check it out! November 9, 2005Criminal PredictionsIn the movie Minority Report Tom Cruise plays a detective who uses the forecasting ability of three psychics to determine when and where crimes will be committed thus almost eliminating crime. It looks like the folks at SPSS thought it would be a great business intelligence application. They are launching a map-based application that forecasts the locations most likely to experience crime in a specified time period based on historic and current criminal statistics. The data to analyze where the local law enforcement agency should best deploy officers is pulled from records management systems and database repositories. I'll be interested to see what the reduction in crime is after the system has been in place for a year. August 19, 2005Changes in DW Appliance LandIt's been an interesting week in the world of data warehouse appliances and the solutions that power them. UK based Whitecross and Kognitio have announced a merger. I spoke with the new CEO of Kognitio Roger Llewellyn this morning and found that their new strategy will have a positive impact on the market going forward. They are financially strong and have a solid line up of customers that include GE Financial, British Airways and CNN. This market that already includes Datallegro, Netezza and GreenPlum should get pretty interesting in the coming months. While at TDWI World Conference this week it was announced that our friend Kim Stanick Vice President of Product Marketing for Datallegro has left the company for a new position with Jill Dyche's company Baseline Consulting. We wish her the very best and look forward to working with her in her new role. Have a great weekend! August 17, 2005Live from TDWIWell almost live anyway. We are at the TDWI San Diego show this week and if your not, you are really missing out. TDWI does an excellent job every show bringing a geat line up of education and access to solutions providers. The good news is that while I can't provide you with free access I can give you a bit of insight into the shows product and strategy highlights. Tune in this week to listen to quick podcast interviews hosted by Claudia Imhoff while she chats with executives and customers from TDWI, SAP, Qliktech, CSI, Microsoft, Trillium, IBM, Proclarity, Cognos, RightOrder, Firstlogic and Teradata. August 2, 2005DataFlux CTO Named - Innovator to Watch in 2006Quote from Scott Gidley: “Many companies today struggle with finding a single ‘truth’ from applications and data siloed within the organization,” Gidley says. “Our goal has always been to break down the walls among information sources.” August 1, 2005CSI is moving faster than a speeding locomotiveWow, Conversion Services International (CSI), is really on a roll. A couple weeks ago they sold Evoke to Similarity Systems then turned around and grabbed William McKnights company, Mcknight and Associates. This week they announced the acquisition of professional services firm Integrated Strategies. This is probably not a good week to ask any of the M&A folks at CSI out for a long lunch. July 22, 2005The best way to predict the future is to invent it.The title of this blog post is actually a quote by Alan Kay. According to a post on Slashdot It appears that HP has decided to stop inventing and Mr. Kay is looking for work. Slashdot is reporting that HP has disbanded its Advanced Software Research Team more than likely part of Mark Hurds recently announced restructure. I don't know what it says about HP's future but it doesn't look good on the surface. Here are a few of Mr. Kay's accomplishments
Can you imagine how many companies are going to be calling him today. More on this story at: alan kay July 15, 2005New Blogs you should check outIt great to see so many professionals in our space utilizing Blogs as a way to communicate. We are proud to announce that Colin White has joined forces with the Business Intelligence Network to host his Expert Channel as well as his Blog. Other notable additions to the blogoshpere include: Frank Dravis Firstlogic's vice president of information quality launched his Blog this past week and will be focusing on his favorite topics - Data Quality and Information Management Strategies. Ipedo has also jumped on the Blog-wagon and launched their Blog in June titled Integration Insider. They are covering all things EII. I'm not sure Blog-Wagon is a word but it's great to publish along side such wonderful company. Have a great weekend :) July 5, 2005Hey Students! Get Homework help from SASTed Conway's recent post at The Unoffical SAS Weblog suggests just that. A SAS backed initiative with NC State "SAS Mentors Program" calls on SAS employees around the world to help students develop the skills and knowledge they need to become tomorrow’s leaders. Its another great example of a unique company looking beyond the walls of its campus to work with the outside world. I've visited SAS several times over the years and have met Dr. Goodnight. He has a passion for education, technology and building culture. I'm not surprised by the announce and commend them on the program. June 29, 2005FirstLogic Ranked "Positive" by GartnerGartner's MarketScope report on Data Quality Technology Vendors was recently released and FirstLogic received a “positive” rating—the highest rating given. Art Petty, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at FirstLogic had the following to say: “Through education, consulting services and progressive technology, FirstLogic helps organizations understand the importance of data as a corporate asset, as well as the success that can be achieved with data quality initiatives,” “We believe this positive rating confirms the approach FirstLogic has taken with innovative and unique offerings for this industry, including our IQ Assurance collection of services and methodologies that jumpstart data quality initiatives.” Congratulations FirstLogic!! By the way someone send me the list of winners please so I can get ahead of the curve :) June 28, 2005The future looks "Positive" for DataFluxGartner released it's MarketScope report on data quality vendors and DataFlux received a "Positive" rating in the data quality market, which encompasses capabilities such as data parsing, standardization, cleansing/scrubbing, matching, de-duplication, geocoding, verification/validation, profiling/monitoring/auditing and enrichment. "DataFlux is working with companies worldwide to transform data quality - which was once a tactical, departmental solution - into a guiding principle that allows organizations to deliver a single, unified view of their enterprise." "We are pleased that DataFlux has received a 'Positive' rating in this analysis, as we believe it reflects our company's growing momentum in the data quality and data integration marketplaces." Congratulations DataFlux! June 27, 2005The Supreme Court Rules on Peer to Peer file sharingEarlier today the Supreme court handed down its ruling on Grokster v. M.G.M., which determined that file sharing networks and the makers of the software that enable them can be held financially liable for copyright infringement. Braden Cox, Technology Counsel at the Competitive Enterprise Institute had the following to say “The Court faced a difficult decision with Grokster, both because intellectual property law has again had to confront the advent of a new technology and because a case like this challenges our society’s definition of ownership and fair use,” said Cox. “The net result in the short term will likely be a new round of lawsuits against existing file sharing firms, with song swappers moving quickly to non-U.S. peer-to-peer software. Unfortunately, the verdict will likely also have a chilling effect on innovation and may stifle the next generation of digital multimedia technology.” If you are an active peer to peer participant you may want to start looking for an alternative. Get more on this story here. June 16, 2005Is HP Going to Sell its PC Division?Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd is starting to rock the HP boat and I'm not surprised. In what some analysts saw as a slap at Carly Fiorina he has re-separated the Printer and PC Divisions that Fiorina merged during her last days at the helm. June 15, 2005To Infinity and Beyond!You have to check out this highly interesting and out of the box case study. I read a lot of case study materials but this one is out of this world. Sybase customer European Southern Observatory received Computerworld Honors recently with a very unique solution. Because I really think its worth the read I won't give you the details so follow the link above for case study. 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Continue reading "To Infinity and Beyond!" » June 13, 2005Umbria Communications - Understanding the Blogoshere and beyondI was reading Blogspotting this afternoon and ran across a piece by Stephen Baker that he wrote about Umbria Communications. His discussion with Howard Kaushansky President of Umbria is worth the read. I also had the opportunity to meet Howard Kaushansky a couple months back. Howard and I met at Starbucks in Boulder and a great conversation about his technology. Umbria's ability to analyze the unstructured world of Blogs, chats and discussion forums on a massive scale provides companies and marketers a unique view into the world of consumers. I see Umbria as a great fit for any software firm looking to aggregate and analyze all of the various forums and website that cover, discuss or critique their solution. Stephen does a great job elaborating so check out his Blog. June 10, 2005Ab Initio - A to ZI'll be the first to admit that Ab Initio is a very interesting company largely because they choose to market and sell in ways that many find outside the norm. It appears that the folks at ITToolbox are definitely smitten. Over the past week or so they have covered Ab Initio in multiple ways. I enjoyed reading the blog posts and thought you might as well. June 7, 2005MicroStrategy Ranked Number 1Nigel Pendse of The OLAP Survey compiled findings from almost 1,000 customer sites. In the survey, companies using more than one BI product were asked which product they would choose to standardize on and why. |
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