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Solution Beacon, LLC, Oracle Applications, consulting, database administration, oracle application implementation, implementation, upgrade, resource, resources 

Solution Beacon LLC is a leading provider of expert-level resources to Government Agencies and Fortune 1000 companies. Our resources are some of the most ... highly qualified and skilled in their respective industries. We specialize in the Oracle Applications marketplace, providing leading expertise in the following areas:   [More...] [Less...]

MIKE2.0 Methodology - MIKE2.0, the open source methodology for Information Development 

Welcome to MIKE2.0 MIKE2.0 (Method for an Integrated Knowledge Environment) is an Open Source methodology for that provides a framework for Information ... Development . The MIKE2.0 Methodology is part of the overall Open Methodology Framework . MIKE2.0 is a collaborative effort to help organisation who have invested heavily in applications and infrastructures, but haven't focused on the data and information needs of the business. We believe this has resulted in many of the business problems faced by organisations today around compliance, lack of customer insight, failed transformation programmes and the high cost of technology systems.   [More...] [Less...]

IBM acquires Cognos for $5bn - Times Online 

IBM, the IT giant, has agreed to buy Cognos, the last remaining independent business intelligence software group, for $5 billion. Business intelligence ... software is used to sift the vast amounts of data collected by companies in the digital age to glean insights — such as potential cost cuts or sales opportunities. The sector is seen as a key growth area for database companies facing maturing core markets. Last month, SAP, the German business software giant, announced the acquisition of Business Objects, the Franco-American rival to Cognos, for €4.8 billion in cash. Shares in Cognos had soared by more than a quarter in the wake of that deal, on speculation that the group would also fall to the wave of consolidation sweeping the software market. In March, Oracle, the most highly acquisitive group in the sector, snapped up Hyperion, a smaller business intelligence group, for $3.3 billion (£1.6 billion). IBM’s acquisition of Cognos comes as the group battles to safeguard its software divis   [More...] [Less...]

ITtoolbox - Professional IT Community 

Copyright © 1998-2008 Information Technology Toolbox, Inc. All product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Information Technology Toolbox, ... Inc. is not affiliated with or endorsed by any company listed at this site.   [More...] [Less...]

Microsoft SQL Server Data Mining Add-Ins for Office 2007 

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Data Mining Add-Ins for Office 2007 is a set of easy to use data mining capabilities that enable predictive analysis at every ... desktop. Being able to harness the highly sophisticated data mining algorithms of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services within the familiar environment of Office, business users can easily gain valuable insight into complex sets of data with just a few mouse clicks. Designed with the end users in mind, the Data Mining Add-Ins for Office 2007 empowers end users to perform advanced analysis directly in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Visio. Overview The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Data Mining Add-Ins for Microsoft Office 2007 contain three add-ins. Two for Microsoft Office Excel 2007 and one for Microsoft Office Visio 2007. Table Analysis Tools for Excel: Provides an easy-to-use add-in that leverage SQL Server 2005 Data Mining behind the scenes to perform powerful end user analysis on spreadsheet data. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Data Min   [More...] [Less...]

Gartner Highlights the Nine Most Contentious IT Issues for the Next Two Years 

ORLANDO, Fla.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--During the next two years, IT ’ s greatest opportunity to significantly improve overall enterprise operational performance ... will unfold from resolving the nine most contentious issues, according to Gartner, Inc. “ Growing global economic instability is putting increasing pressure on IT departments to support crucial business goals, ” said Ken McGee, vice president and Gartner Fellow. “ At a time when there is little in the way of additional budget available, CIOs need to know where and when to focus to best assist and improve enterprise performance. ” Gartner analysts outlined the most contentious IT issues at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2008, which is taking place here through October 16. The nine issues include: Issue 1 – Business Expectations for IT have outstripped IT ’ s Internal Capability to Deliver. In recent years, enterprises have wanted their IT departments to increase their external focus on customers, new products and services, new geographies   [More...] [Less...]

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