IT Finance &amp; Reporting

Firms team up to deliver enhanced enterprise search solution

SolSearch Indexer combines federated search technology with an advanced indexing capability 27 Jun 2008

Applications

QlikTech and Kalido team up

Vendors are to combine their expertise to deliver a more responsive business intelligence platform 24 Jun 2008

Spotfire launches BI dashboard analytic capability

New business intelligence solution gives users greater tranparency and control over business process data 30 Apr 2008

Credit crunch puts Web 2.0 plans on back burner

As CIOs prepare for budget cuts, investment in leading-edge projects first to be hit 21 Apr 2008

BI vendors find positives in SAP-Business Objects deal

Information Builders, Cognos and Microsoft attempt to refocus attention on own platforms 19 Oct 2007

Business Objects shifts attention to mid-market

Hot on the heels of SAP deal, BI vendor announces move beyond traditional enterprise market 19 Oct 2007

Microsoft takes BI to the next level

Benefits of ease of integration and familiar interface highlighted at customer launch event 19 Oct 2007

Troux adds advanced BI to platform

Updated Enterprise Architecture platform features advanced reporting and BPM capabilities. 24 Sep 2007

Firms need to open up performance management tools

Benefits can be gained from allowing a wider group of employees to access business data 23 May 2007

Tibco makes BI move with Spotfire purchase

Middleware giant adds business intelligence to its mix 01 May 2007

New banking service needs payroll upgrades

UK bank transactions will be quicker from November, but firms may need to make software changes to benefit 10 Apr 2007

AMR predicts solid increase in IT budgets

2007 will see more cash being made available for IT purchases 09 Jan 2007

Real time reporting threatens IT overhaul

Firms may have to release financial and performance information, as it happens 13 Nov 2006

Forrester sees added value in regulatory compliance

Adopt ISO standards to gain business insights as well as better security, analyst says 20 Sep 2006

Slow financial reporting hampers European firms

US firms gain a business edge through better financial data, according to software firm Cartesis 18 Sep 2006

Hacking

Corporate ID theft to cost UK £700m a year

Fraudsters who steal a company’s identity can rack up huge debts 18 Sep 2006

Venture backers offer more than cash

Startup firms should seek business advice as well as funding 13 Sep 2006

I-flex to buy Mantas to gain anti-money-laundering technology

US-based compliance software specialist Mantas is to be bought by India-based I-flex Solutions 14 Aug 2006

Itil version 3 offers RoI details

Return on investment will play a key part in the updated IT Infrastructure Library 28 Jul 2006

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In depth

Microsoft to attack VMware from below

Uptake of the software giant’s Hyper-V hypervisor is expected to be strongest among smaller companies, where its affordability is most likely to give it an edge over more sophisticated rivals 04 Jul 2008

CRM gets more personal

Vendors such as HP and EMC are developing personalised communications platforms that aim to boost customer loyalty 04 Jul 2008

Mobility options set to grow

Moves to create a unified and royalty-free Symbian platform should result in a wider choice of handsets and applications 04 Jul 2008

E-business success is all in the testing

Firms that cut corners on testing are on a fast track to trouble, says Macro 4’s David Chalmers 04 Jul 2008

Comment

Broadband stakeholders must be more demanding

Enterprise IT managers have a crucial role to play in steering the UK into the broadband fast lane 03 Jul 2008