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Analysis & Commentary
- INTERVIEW WITH DATABEACON INC CEO, ANDREW COUTTS
by Tim Staub, managing editor
- Andrew Coutts of Databeacon discusses the transition from "Knowledge Economy" to "Idea Economy" then covers software support for his "Insight Economy". Mr. Coutts also confirms last year's wild ride for traditional software companies and explains that it is just the beginning, really, for e-commerce and the Internet.
- NUMERIC COMPONENTS AND DATA MINING: PART II
by NAG for DSstar
- This is second of a three-part series that discusses how numeric components underlie the success of emerging data mining and automated knowledge discovery tools. Part I, "Computer Arithmetic Driving Market for Numeric Components" presented the views of the world's pioneer in numeric components, the Numerical Algorithms Group. This article presents the view of a leading data mining software vendor as to why and how numeric components are changing their field.
- GOT DATA? SPSS WANTS TO HELP TURN IT INTO KNOWLEDGE
by Storme Street
- With all the fanfare surrounding applications such as customer relationship management in recent years, companies have at their fingertips more information about their businesses than ever before. But while a mountain of data is all well and good, it becomes truly useful only if you can use it to make forecasts and head off potential problems, according to David Blyer, president of SPSS Inc's relatively new Enabling Technologies Division (ETD).
- SUN BEEFS UP SIMULATION CENTERS
by Evan Koblentz
- Sun Microsystems Inc is adding a data warehousing component to its customer infrastructure simulation centers, officials said.
- TDWI BEST PRACTICES AWARD WINNERS NAMED
- The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) is the premier provider of in-depth, high quality education and training in the data warehousing and business intelligence industry. The competition provides thousands of practitioners with best practices they can follow as data warehousing and business intelligence continues to grow and expand.
- LINUX FORKLIFTS IN THE DATA WAREHOUSE
- At LinuxWorld Expo Tokyo last week, the biggest presence was not that of an American or European Linux vendor; heck, SuSE, Mandrake and Red Hat didn't even show up. Rather, the largest booth was shared by the Japanese branch of database vendor Oracle and distribution vendor Miracle Linux.
- SAS UNVEILS IntelliVisor - CRM SOLUTION FOR RETAIL VIA ASP
- SAS Institute, a market leader in analytical CRM and data warehousing, announced the release of IntelliVisor for Retail, an application service provider (ASP) solution designed for retailers who want advanced customer intelligence but lack the technology to analyze data internally.
- MANTAS INC ANNOUNCES FUNDING, AND MANAGEMENT TEAM
- Mantas Inc, a knowledge discovery company providing business intelligence solutions for exchanges and the financial services industry, announced its first round of funding and the formation of its management team.
- SAS ANNOUNCES HOSTED SERVICE FOR RETAILERS
- Chief among the announcements by the Cary, N.C., vendor of business intelligence and performance management software was the release of a hosted service for retailers, IntelliVisor for Retail.
- RareVision DEBUTS BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SERVICE
- RareVision Inc announced the debut of its Web-based, enterprise-level business intelligence service for fast-growing companies and their accountants, a cost-effective solution that converts accounting data into business information.
Action Items
Frost & Sullivan's Internet Marketing Strategies Conference
One of the features at Frost & Sullivan's Internet Marketing Strategies Conference taking place July 22-26, 2001 at the Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco, California is a series of in-depth industry case studies. Expert practitioners will present their success stories and teach the strategies proven to work.
Analycorp Offers XLSim with MS Office XP Inside Out
Analycorp Inc, a leading provider of practical risk modeling tools and seminars, announced that its Monte Carlo simulation add-in for Microsoft Excel, XLSim, will be featured on the companion CD to the Microsoft Press title Microsoft Office XP Inside Out.
CBI Announces its DW/DM Pharmaceutical Marketing Conference
Pharmaceutical companies spend a great deal of money and resources on data warehousing and mining systems and need to get valuable information in return. Unfortunately, many companies are not able to store and access data as easily as they hoped.
Growth in Web Mining Drives Clementine Revenue 250 Percent
Fueled by its rapidly expanding use as a Web mining tool, sales of the Clementine data mining workbench in the first quarter of 2001 were 250 percent of the same period last year, according to SPSS BI, a division of SPSS Inc.
Crystal Decisions Releases Crystal Analysis Professional
Crystal Decisions has released Crystal Analysis Professional, a front-end On-line Analytical Processing (OLAP) product that transforms powerful multidimensional analysis into easy-to-understand Web-based reports for interactive viewing.
CyberSource Enhances Internet Fraud Screen
CyberSource Corporation, a leading provider of risk management and real-time payment solutions, and a pioneer in Internet fraud detection, announced enhancements to the CyberSource Internet Fraud Screen enhanced by Visa (IFS).
Visa Desjardins Selects HNC's Falcon to Stem Card Fraud
HNC Software Inc, announced that Visa Desjardins, a subsidiary of the Mouvement des caisses Desjardins and the primary issuer of Visa cards in Quebec, will implement Falcon, HNC's industry-leading payment card fraud detection system.
KXEN Appoints J.D. de Haseth to president
KXEN, a global analytic software company, announced the appointment of J.D. de Haseth as president of its United States headquarters to spearhead initiatives in the U.S. and Canada.
SPSS ETD and Lucent Technologies Expand Partnership
Continuing to strengthen its partnership with Lucent Technologies, SPSS Inc's Enabling Technologies Division (SPSS ETD) announced that Lucent will have the rights to resell VentoMap for DCS, an advanced analytical solution designed to work with data from Lucent's Data Collection System (DCS).
Study Results Show Oracle Preferred CRM Vendor
Oracle Corp beat out its competitors to be named the leader in providing customer intelligence through a combination of customer relationship management (CRM) and data warehousing software in The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) survey on CRM.
PeopleSoft 8 CRM Sets Record Performance on Compaq
The results showed support for 30,000 concurrent users and performed CRM transactions at the rate of 162,900 per hour. These results were achieved on the new Compaq ProLiant servers and represent the first benchmarks completed on PeopleSoft 8 CRM.
Predictive Networks Invention Uses Biometrics
Predictive Networks announced the company has filed an application with the United States Patent Office to patent its method for uniquely differentiating individuals in households in which devices such as computers and interactive televisions are shared by multiple users.
SAS, Compaq, EDS Unveil Data Mining Initiative
SAS Institute Inc announced a major partnership with Compaq Computer Corp and Electronic Data Systems Corp to provide retail-industry customers with an array of services for analyzing online customer data.
Three International Banks Select Searchspace Solutions
To automatically identify potential money laundering, three international banks have enhanced their compliance monitoring systems with Searchspace's artificial intelligence software. The combined value of these new contracts is approximately $20 million.
Sun Chemical Expands Relationship with Sagent
Sagent, a leading provider of Business Intelligence solutions, announced that Sun Chemical, the world's largest manufacturer of printing inks, coatings and organic pigments, is extending the implementation of Sagent's data movement software for data warehousing, celebrating one of the first data warehouse tools to be deployed worldwide.
Sybase Launches Media Business Intelligence Solution
With the launch of Industry Warehouse Studio (IWS) for Media, Sybase is providing a solution that allows newspaper, magazine and cable companies to market more effectively to subscribers and advertisers.
Thazar Solutions Unveils INSsight BI Suite
Thazar Solutions announced the availability of its innovative new INSsight Business Intelligence Suite, the property and casualty insurance industry's first low-cost, low-risk integrated business intelligence environment.
LeadScope Announces ToxScope, Chem-tox Informatics Solution
In the interest of providing the best discovery-development platform for designing safer chemical products, LeadScope Inc, in collaboration with ddplatform LLC, introduces ToxScope, a series of toxicity databases.
New Technology Developments from Lanner WITNESS 2001
Lanner Group has announced a number of major technology developments for 2001: a new release of WITNESS, independently rated as the world's leading business simulation modelling product; new modules and upgrades for the WITNESS Toolset of products; plus a new platform for developing simulation-based applications.
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- Andrew Coutts, CEO, Databeacon Inc
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