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Business Intelligence Business Requirements and the BI Portfolio
by Steve Williams
A well-structured set of business-driven business intelligence requirements sets the stage for delivering successful business intelligence projects.

Sentiment Analysis: A Focus on Applications
by Seth Grimes
Text analytics can be applied to extract and analyze attitudinal information from sources as varied as articles, blog postings, e-mail, call-center notes and survey responses.

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