The demise of Microsoft PerformancePoint
An article by Nigel Pendse of the OLAP report on the history of this product
Microsoft announces the end of Performance Point
In a video update to their product roadmap, Microsoft have announced that Performance Point will be discontinued, specifically the Planning module, with the other BI components to be migrated into Sharepoint
The use of rolling forecasts in challenging times
This is an article from FSN descibing how one company has used rolling forecasts to help make clearer decisions
Microsoft's ambitions for Business Intelligence
Will the recent announcement of Project Kilimanjaro to bring BI to the masses though Excel have an impact on existing vendors
Research into Planning and Budgeting across Europe
This FSN article looks at the recent research by the Business Application Research Center (BARC) into performance management in medium and large firms
IBM to purchase Cognos
The last big acquisition? This application make senses, giving Cognos greater reach in the IBM stable with almost no product overlap unlike the other big mergers
SAP to acquire Business Objects
As the consolidation process sweeps across the industry SAP buys BI firm Business Objects - itself a recent acquirer of software firms
Cognos to acquire Applix
Cognos has announced its intention to acquire Applix to round out its financial analytics offerings
SAP to acquire Outlooksoft
Hot on the heels of Oracle as these two giants of the ERP worlds fight for mind share
Oracle to acquire Hyperion
Oracle has announced its intention to acquire Hyperion for $3.3b to create the first true Enterprise Performance Management company
Applix Releases 9.1
Applix releases v9.1 of its Performance Management suite
Consolidation in the BI industry
Nigel Pendse OLAP Report analyses the wave of consolidation taking place in the BI and financial applications industry
Cognos Positioned in Gartners "Leaders" Quadrant for CPM
The analyst firm Gartner has positioned Cognos in the leaders Quadrant for Corporate Performance Management (CPM)
