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Welcome Business Intelligence Newsletter Subscribers.

With this issue, we are pleased to announce that Eric King has joined the Business Intelligence Network (BeyeNETWORK.com) as our expert on Data Mining and Predictive Analytics. Eric is founder and President of The Modeling Agency, a consultancy that focuses on providing guidance and results for those who are data-rich, yet information-poor. In his expert channel, Eric will regularly provide new content to guide business professionals in understanding how and when to get started in data mining, how to successfully maneuver a discovery process, interpret results, achieve actionable results and compare implementations across industries. We appreciate Eric's willingness to share his expertise with all of us. Please join me in welcoming him to the 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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In This Issue 

Analytics and Experiments for Business: An Interview with Super Crunchers Author Ian Ayres
by Steve Miller
In this interview, author Ian Ayres describes Super Crunching, the use of randomized experiments and data mining predictive modeling techniques to elevate the performance of business processes.

Data Mining the Financial Markets, Part 1
by Thomas A. Rathburn
With this article, the Business Intelligence Network is pleased to announce the launch our Data Mining and Predictive Analytics Channel featuring Eric King as the expert. One of Eric's colleagues, Thomas Rathburn, provides this article that discusses why successful mining of data in the financial market requires extensive effort and a diverse set of skills.


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Featured Expert Channel – Eric King  

This issue of the Business Intelligence Newsletter marks the launch of our newest Expert Channel – the Data Mining and Predictive Analytics Channel featuring Eric King. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor's degree in computer science in 1990, Eric joined NeuralWare, Incorporated, a neural network tools company, as a senior account executive. In 1994, he moved to American Heuristics Corporation (AHC): an advanced software technology consulting company specializing in artificial intelligence applications. At AHC, he performed as the director of business development for the commercial services division and the training division, The Gordian Institute. With the valued support of AHC, contractors, customers and family, Eric founded The Modeling Agency in the spirit of establishing long-term professional relationships. The Modeling Agency's focus is providing guidance and results for those who are data-rich, yet information-poor. Please join us in welcoming Eric to the Business Intelligence Network. Click here to visit this channel.
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