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February 21, 2006

Welcome Business Intelligence Newsletter Subscribers

Claudia Imhoff

Several key developments are affecting business intelligence and the business model for telecoms. In the first article, February Telecom Trend Undercurrents, John Myers presents these trends and provides his observations about their impact on the industry.

In the second article, Federated Databases in Bioinformatics and Translational Medical Research, Dr. Richard Casey discusses why the federation approach to bioinformatics data management has a bright future. He also provides examples of real-world federated databases and explains their benefits.

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In This Issue

February Telecom Trend Undercurrents
by John Myers
Managing expectations for internal customers, customer record privacy, taxation of services and the changing business model are issues currently impacting the telecom industry.

Federated Databases in Bioinformatics and Translational Medical Research
by Dr. Richard Casey
Numerous real-world examples of federated systems illustrate how federated databases can benefit the medical community.

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