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• Crunching data on the cheap

  Data-warehousing software systems are expensive, but many enterprises have nonetheless been willing to dig deep, betting that analytics will provide new insights into their business and a competitive advantage.

• IBM showcases new analytics capabilities

  IBM will announce a range of additions to its already-burgeoning portfolio of BI (business intelligence) tools on Monday during its annual Information on Demand (IOD) conference in Las Vegas.

• Ellison: Fusion Applications in 2010

  Oracle plans to launch its long-awaited Fusion Applications in 2010, and they will be deployable both on-premises and as SaaS (software as a service), CEO Larry Ellison said Wednesday during a keynote address at the OpenWorld conference in San Francisco.

• SAP, HP to deepen ties around BI

  SAP and its long-time partner Hewlett-Packard will announce plans to more closely link their technologies for BI (business intelligence) and data warehousing.

• LucidEra's BI tech finds new home at Pentaho

  Open-source BI (business intelligence) vendor Pentaho has purchased technology from failed BI company LucidEra, it was announced Monday. Terms were not disclosed.

• IBM takes aim at midmarket with new BI tools

  IBM on Monday will announce a BI (business intelligence) and planning suite aimed at midsized companies that need more insight into their business than a spreadsheet can provide, but not the complexity of an enterprise-level product.

• Stock service's data warehouse now delivers in seconds, not hours

  Until a year ago, Pink OTC Markets Inc. had a problem. The company, which operates the Pink Sheets over-the-counter stock quotation service and the OTCQX service for foreign stocks to trade in the United States, couldn't deliver the reports its customers wanted.

• Open-source BI vendor Pentaho pushes migration deal

  Add open-source BI (business intelligence) vendor Pentaho to the list of vendors rolling out financial incentives to lure customers during the global recession.

• Simplot plants new business analytics software

  Food production company Simplot Australia will implement a new enterprise [[xref:http://www.techworld.com.au/section/software/business_intelligence|business intelligence|TechWorld :: Business Intelligence]] package from September 2009 in conjunction with a new ERP system.

• Sydney Water seeks new IT services pathfinder

  NSW government water supply utility Sydney Water is seeking program and project delivery services for two of its “pathfinder” programs, both of which are in IT.

• SAP expands business-intelligence strategy

  SAP on Monday unveiled software for business intelligence and analytics, areas that are becoming integral to the strategy of the German enterprise applications company.

• Oracle aims to differentiate with BI application releases

  Oracle on Wednesday announced Business Intelligence Applications Release 7.9.6, which includes improvements and integrations with other Oracle software, as well as a pair of new programs, Project Analytics and Loyalty Analytics.

• Ingres integrates Salesforce CRM with BI appliance

  Ingres has announced the latest release of its Icebreaker BI appliance is integrated with Salesforce CRM for improved access to sales data.

• Woolworths adds BI solution to department stores

  Retail giant Woolworths has implemented an enterprise data warehousing platform to improve efficiency and insight into its store operations.

• SAP adds Polestar search tool to midmarket BI suite

  SAP on Tuesday announced Business Objects Edge BI 3.1, an upgrade to its midmarket BI suite that includes Polestar, a tool that makes it easier for nontechnical workers to tap BI.