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With this issue, we are pleased to announce the launch of another industry-specific channel on BeyeNETWORK.com – the BioPharma Channel. This channel is dedicated to sharing ideas and concepts pertaining to companies in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical (BioPharma) industry. The leader of this channel is Greg Nelson, and his goal is to help BioPharma companies apply business intelligence and its technologies to solve challenges in operations, manufacturing, finance, R&D, and sales and marketing.

Greg is the Founder and CEO of ThotWave Technologies, a firm specializing in helping companies get the most out of their information assets. Greg provides professional services to the BioPharma industry and has consulted with most of the large pharmas, biotechs, CROs and laboratories. We are grateful that Greg is willing to share his expertise. Please join me in welcoming him to the Business Intelligence Network.

Please continue to use the Business Intelligence Network as your premier source for information regarding business intelligence, performance management, information quality and data warehousing.

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Can Clinical Trials Research and Business Intelligence Coexist?
by Greg Nelson
What do modern approaches to reporting, querying, OLAP, business activity monitoring, dashboarding and scorecards have to do with clinical research? Can business intelligence really coexist with the stalwarts of clinical informatics?

Increasing Patient Satisfaction with Business Intelligence
by Scott Wanless
Increasing patient satisfaction is a critical goal for healthcare organizations of all types, especially in these times of increased competition, scrutiny and demand for services. Business intelligence based on satisfaction analytics can help you compete.

How We Did It: Secrets of a BI Best Practice
May 24 at 2 p.m. ET
Often wonder how to raise the bar of business intelligence (BI) at your company? Join Jill Dyché as she offers tips on how to take BI to the next level.
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Why BI Isn't Everything – Keys to Intuitive, Self-Service Analytics
June 5 at 11 a.m. ET
Mark Smith, CEO and EVP of Research, Ventana Research, will discuss steps companies can take to harvest existing and new information management architectures – without significant changes – to bring the next generation of analytic capabilities to LOB decision makers.
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Software, at Your Service: Introduction to OnDemand Applications by Business Objects
On-Demand Event
Attend this espresso briefing to learn how on-demand applications provide a new way to transform data into actionable information that will help you keep pace with trends like globalization, worker dispersion and Web 2.0. Complimentary coffee cards for attendees.
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Next Generation BI for the Mid-Market
On-Demand Event
The next generation of business intelligence (BI) could not have come at a better time. Although a relatively new concept for this market, mid-market companies are increasingly leveraging SaaS (software-as-a-service) BI to level the playing field with their large enterprise competitors. Join Bill Inmon as he outlines the benefits of adopting the next generation of BI.
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Using Operational Business Intelligence for Intra-Day Analysis and Decision Making
On-demand
Learn how operational business intelligence (BI) optimizes the business intelligence decision cycle. Join Claudia Imhoff, Colin White and Judith Davis as they discuss the technologies for implementing operational BI.
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Did you know that the wealth of content on the Business Intelligence Network is also presented in specific industry sectors, allowing you to navigate directly to the channel that represents your industry? Each channel features timely articles that represent best practices, news, events and other resources, and each channel leader is a seasoned practitioner, well-versed in the challenges and solutions for that industry. The featured channel this week is BioPharma, led by Greg Nelson. Greg is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ThotWave Technologies, a firm specializing in helping companies get the most out of their information assets. Greg provides professional services to the BioPharma industry and has consulted with most of the large pharmas, biotechs, CROs and laboratories.
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