News

• Pepper Group rolling out data warehouse-in-a-box

  Financial services organisation Pepper Group is deploying what is claimed to be Australia’s first fully-integrated data warehouse-in-a-box, an appliance that doesn’t require IT support.

• Predictive analytics pays off for Australia Post

  Manual cash flow forecasts are a thing of the past for Australia Post with the implementation of two software packages which crunch data to produce accurate daily, monthly and annual forecasting reports.

• IBM IOD 2011: IBM launches analytics in the Cloud, on iPad

  IBM Corporation has launched a number of new software platforms in an attempt to address the multitude of issues companies have had managing 'big data'

• IBM building security into cloud fabric

  IBM executives said this week that the company is looking to many of its existing tools, from the Tivoli management system to Cognos business intelligence software, to secure private and IBM-hosted hybrid clouds as customers migrate to these new computing setups.

• Meyer Cookware signs Pronto in ERP deal

  The Australian division of global cookware manufacturer, Meyer Cookware, has signed a six-figure deal with ERP developer, Pronto Software, to implement Pronto-Xi across the enterprise.

• The state of BI tools

  Self-service tools are becoming a must-have for successful BI vendors.

• UTS to review reporting systems

  The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is moving to provide greater access to information for staff, academics and students through a review and revamp of its reporting systems.

• 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.

• Simplot plants new business analytics software

  Food production company Simplot Australia will implement a new enterprise business intelligence package from September 2009 in conjunction with a new ERP system.

• A year later, IBM's Cognos views merger as right move

  IBM officially closed its US$5 billion acquisition of business intelligence software maker Cognos at the end of January 2008.

• Cognos software gives big boost to fashion designer's sales

  Elie Tahari, a fashion designer and retailer, credits its IBM Cognos business intelligence software, particularly its business performance management (BPM) features, with helping it boost sales by tens of millions of dollars a year while saving several millions of dollars a year on shipping costs.

• IBM Cognos helps banks mitigate credit risk

  IBM last week released an analytical application to provide banks and financial institutions better visibility and management of credit risk across loan portfolios.