• Dassault Systèmes buys personal analytics site Netvibes

  3D design software company Dassault Systèmes has acquired Netvibes, a website that allows the creation of personalized dashboards combining social network updates, news alerts and RSS feeds, the companies announced Thursday.

• SAP's HANA in-memory database will gain ability to run ERP this year

  SAP plans to roll out support for the ERP module within its flagship Business Suite product family on the HANA in-memory database platform in the fourth quarter of this year, executive board member and technology chief Vishal Sikka said in an interview Wednesday.

• Net Optics acquires nMetric, targets network intelligence

  In a move to broaden its offerings for the growing network intelligence and diagnostics market, telecom equipment manufacturer Net Optics recently announced the acquisition of network analytics software provider nMetric.

• IT leaders continue to juggle multiple priorities in 2012

  Analytics and business intelligence has moved back to the top of the technology priority list for CIOs, according to the latest Gartner research into CIO priorities, followed by mobile technologies and Cloud computing — but the pressure is as IT leaders juggle multiple priorities.

• Survey: Business intelligence back on top of CIOs minds

  Business intelligence and analytics have again become the top technology priority for CIOs, replacing cloud computing, according to a survey of 2,335 CIOs conducted by Gartner.

• Analytics vendors show there's still innovation in BI

  Managing data isn't as glamorous as many of the glitzy Web 2.0 apps on display at the Demo Fall 2008 conference in San Diego, but it's what keeps businesses running. Enterprise applications to speed databases, manage unstructured data, and handle BI queries on a massive scale made their debut this week, and at first blush they look positive. Of course, all will have to stand the rigor of real-world use and testing.

Whitepapers about analytics

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  The Rise of Analytical Performance Management

  In research report, the concept of analytical performance management is described in theory and in practice. Research is drawn from interviews at 16 companies that have adopted APM, as well as a global online survey of almost 2,500 managers.

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  Business Analytics | Six Questions To Ask About Information And Competition

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  Computerworld Technology Briefing | Real Analytics for Real Business

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  Customer Story: The New Zealand Automobile Association increases response rates and savings with SAS