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whitepaper Embedding Open Source BI in Mission Critical Applications: Dos and Don'ts2006-12-14 15:03:17 JasperSoft
  If you're wondering if Open Source BI is ready for the enterprise, consider that savvy enterprises prefer Open Source BI for mission-critical business applications. But you need to evaluate carefully. Open Source BI provides great new opportunities, but there are still challenges and limitations.

Download this white paper for insider tips on how to evaluate Open Source BI solutions. The document includes advice on topics such as reporting and analysis capabilities, whether you need to write your own server, and the role that the eclipse IDE plays in modern Open Source BI solutions. It also touches on licensing issues, and offers advice on how to approach "commercial open source" vendors. 		  
whitepaper Oracle Case Study: Perstorp AB2006-12-14 01:00:24 Oracle
  With more than 120 years' experience in the chemicals industry, Perstorp is the market leader in the niche areas of specialty chemicals and materials technology. The company wanted to replace disparate, partially integrated financial systems with a single integrated system. The challenge was to reduce overhead and maintenance costs and decrease dependence on a small number of key IT personnel responsible for managing the various systems. Perstorp wanted to create a modern, enterprisewide IT platform that can be rolled out to include foreign subsidiaries. The company implemented Oracle Financials to consolidate its four financial systems into a totally integrated system for Perstorp and ten subsidiaries in Sweden. They enhanced the finance department's analytical toolbox by implementing Oracle Discoverer.   
whitepaper Banco Espirito Santo Finds a Powerful New Way to Generate Effective Business Intelligence2006-12-13 01:00:24 Hewlett-Packard
  Banco Espirito Santo (BES), one of Portugal's top three banks, found that its four year-old HP Superdome could not keep pace with the increased size and number of business critical, financial reports being requested by 3,000 users. BES decided to upgrade the HP Superdome from 32-bit PA-RISC to 64-bit Integrity. It migrated its MicroStrategy business intelligence platform from the traditional Windows environment to HP-UX on 64-bit. To streamline its credit scoring environment it has also successfully migrated to a new infrastructure that uses Superdome with IBM WebSphere MQ v6.0.   
whitepaper End-to-End Monitoring Is Critical to Meeting End User Expectations Today and Tomorrow2007-01-04 01:00:22 FireScope
  To function as Business Partners, IT must provide more than technology. They must fuel productivity by delivering critical services at expected levels. They also must contribute to enterprise strategy, planning for the capacity and services that enable growth. To know they are meeting expectations today and to plan for tomorrow, IT needs an end-to-end infrastructure view that reveals issues as they happen and tracks trends that predict future needs. But, IT groups can't drain resources just to create a unified view of the environment. FireScope provides a cost-effective solution that collects, analyzes, and reports data from all of IT's critical systems, delivering the essential business intelligence needed to achieve the Business Partner vision.   
whitepaper RIAS Turns Information Into Knowledge by Leveraging Data Assets2006-12-08 01:00:19 Oracle
  RIAS, a specialist insurer for clients in the over-50s age bracket, has a rapidly growing customer base of 840,000. The company wanted to enhance ability to analyze customer and product data to improve cross-selling and up-selling and increase market share. They wanted to extend the availability of actionable information from Business Intelligence (BI) professionals to a wider accountable audience. RIAS replaced SQL server and Cognos-based management information system with Oracle Database 10g and BI tools. The company used Oracle Warehouse Builder to design and deploy a BI solution using data from in house and third-party sources.   
whitepaper Oracle Case Study: Orkuveita Reykjavikur2006-12-08 01:00:19 Oracle
  Orkuveita Reykjavikur, also known as Reykjavik Energy, is an independent service company owned by the city of Reykjavik, the town of Akranes, and the local authorities of Borgarbyggo and Borgarfjaroarsveit. The company wanted to combine and synchronize various data sources using Oracle Warehouse Builder and Oracle Discoverer and find an IT-solution to manage various Human Resources (HR) initiatives, including appraisals, performance management, training, payroll, recruitment, as well as simplifying distribution of HR information to both employees and managers. The company uses Oracle products, including Oracle Human Resources, Oracle Discoverer, and Oracle Warehouse Builder, running main information systems on Oracle databases.   
whitepaper Simmons Foods Enables Continuous Improvement and Business Transformation With Integrated Infrastructure2006-12-08 01:00:19 Oracle
  Founded in 1949, Simmons Foods is a vertically integrated poultry producer with operations that span from the farm to retail and restaurant commercial distribution channels. The company wanted to upgrade their technology infrastructure to enhance manufacturing efficiency, purchasing controls, product quality, and maintenance operations. They wanted to create an infrastructure to support product line and market expansion and minimize resistance to change in IT systems. The challenge was to continue tradition of low total cost of ownership while delivering best in class information. Simmons Foods implemented Oracle E-Business Suite applications to create an IT infrastructure based on a single source of data that improves operational efficiency and enables fact-based decisions.   
whitepaper Stuart Maue Mitchell & James, Ltd. Improves Customer Service and Reduces Costs With Self-Service Reporting and Query Capabilities2006-12-07 01:00:20 Oracle
  A pioneer in the legal auditing field, Stuart Maue Mitchell & James, Ltd. (Stuart Maue) specializes in the review and auditing of legal bills resulting from complex litigation, national class actions, multi-district litigation, and fee applications filed in major bankruptcies. The company wanted to improve customer service and reduce costs by enabling automated customized-reporting and ad hoc-query capabilities. The challenge was to ensure the security and availability of client data. Stuart Maue deployed Oracle Business Intelligence modules, including Oracle Discoverer and Oracle Warehouse Builder, and Oracle Portal.   
whitepaper State Bank of Mauritius Improves Reporting Capabilities Using Oracle Technology2006-12-07 01:00:20 Oracle
  Founded in 1973, State Bank of Mauritius (SBM) is the country's second largest domestic bank in terms of assets. The bank wanted to expand use of technology to improve financial processes and effectively satisfy regulatory requirements, manage risk, and make forecasts. The challenge was to refine data extraction process to improve profitability reporting by portfolio, business unit, product, customer, and account. SBM implement Basel II Advanced IRB approach for capital adequacy and implemented Oracle applications to support financial processes; solution included Oracle Funds Transfer Pricing, Oracle Performance Analyzer, Oracle Risk Manager, and Oracle Enterprise Budgeting and Planning. The bank created a monthly, account-level data warehouse using Oracle Database and Oracle Warehouse Builder.   
whitepaper Spring Hills Assisted Living Centralizes IT Operations to Quickly Achieve ROI and Increase Quality of Care2006-12-07 01:00:20 Oracle
  Founded in 1999, Spring Hills Assisted Living is an assisted living community that provides spacious, cost-conscious accommodations for senior citizens and others in need of high quality healthcare in a safe environment. Spring Hills wanted to deploy an enterprise resource management system that could accommodate Spring Hills' rapid growth and ensure future scalability. The company wanted to ensure flexibility of the system to accommodate the unique needs of multiple locations and consolidate disparate facility data to increase quality of care and provide corporate oversight. Spring Hills implemented Oracle E-Business Suite Special Edition to create a highly scalable and feature-rich IT infrastructure that supports Spring Hill's rapid growth, streamlines business processes, and provides the visibility needed to drive more informed decisions.