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		Happy spring! Yes, despite what you may have learned in school, today is the first day of spring (in North America). Spring begins when the sun crosses directly over the equator – and that will happen at 1:26 p.m. ET. (For those of you in the southern hemisphere – autumn begins!) Did you know that during the last 100 years, the vernal equinox occurred on March 21 only 36 times? Until 2102, the first day of spring in North America will be no later than March 20.
		The point of that rather extended introduction is to remind you that it is always necessary to be receptive to new ideas. What you learned many years ago may no longer be accurate. As spring refreshes our land, be sure to refresh your mind too! Begin with the articles in today's newsletter. In the first article, The Role of Standards in Enterprise Content Management, Colin White discusses the introduction of industry standards for enterprise content management and explains why they are necessary. In the second article, The Nature of Connectivity, David Loshin discusses the various aspects of social network analysis and how it can be used in the information management community. Please continue to use the Business Intelligence Network as your premier source for information regarding business intelligence, performance management, information quality and data warehousing.

New Articles

The Role of Standards in Enterprise Content Management
by Colin White
Industry standards in enterprise content management promise to ease burden of integrating unstructured and semi-structured data into the business environment.

The Nature of Connectivity
by David Loshin
Social network analysis involves the capture, mapping and analysis of the relationships, interactions and flows between any number of different object classes.

Featured White Paper

The CIO's Guide to Taking Data Asset Metrics to the Boardroom
This free white paper, authored by Lowell Fryman of Enterprise Integration Solutions, explains how reports on data quality initiatives can help executives understand the impact of data quality – and what CIOs need to know to foster an environment of continual data improvement.
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Web Events

Extending SAP BW Business Intelligence Capabilities
March 23 at 2 p.m. ET
Get the most from SAP BW’s business intelligence capabilities! Can third-party tools enhance business intelligence? Join Colin White and Mike Garrett to learn the strengths of BW and of third-party tools.
Click here to register for this free event!

Master Data Management: An Introduction
March 28 at 2 p.m. ET
Everyone is talking about master data management (MDM) and its role in creating a unified view of customers and products. But, do you really understand the benefits and challenges of MDM? Join us for the answers – and even ask some questions of your own.
Free live Web seminar – register today!

What's Your IQ? A Step-By-Step Approach to Improved Information Quality
March 29 at 12 p.m. ET
Significant focus is being placed on ensuring federal regulatory compliance – requiring information to be of sound and acceptable quality. How does an enterprise improve its Information Quality (IQ)? This Web seminar will demonstrate how to implement an IQ program using IQ Assessment and Information Risk Models.
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Business Intelligence Analytics for IT Performance
April 5 at 2 p.m. ET
Claudia Imhoff discusses the value of developing a strategy and methodology for analyzing data and query utilization to improve performance, increase productivity and reduce support costs of business intelligence and data warehouse deployments.
Register now for this educational event.

Extending the Smart Business Toward Real-Time Business Intelligence
Available On Demand
Join Claudia Imhoff, Colin White and Judy Davis for a roundtable discussion on the latest research study on real-time business intelligence. Discover what real companies are doing to implement business intelligence platforms to support timely, effective business decisions.
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