Welcome to the Insights Newsletter, where you will be able to keep up with Information Builders' latest innovations in business intelligence and integration.

• BusinessWeek Believes BI's Time Is Now
• Gartner Places Information Builders in Leaders Quadrant
• Anti-Fraud Solution Wins Innovation Award
• White Paper: Fixing Enterprise Search
• White Paper: How Business Intelligence Should Work
• Upcoming Events

BusinessWeek Believes BI's Time Is Now

The struggling economy is pushing business intelligence (BI) software into the spotlight according to a recent BusinessWeek article. A recession is a natural time for companies to mine existing data looking for new cost-cutting measures and sales opportunities. CIOs are taking note and Brinker International, an Information Builders customer, is highlighted in the article for its strategic use of BI to effectively forecast revenue and manage expenses. Read the full article.

Gartner Places Information Builders in Leaders Quadrant

Gartner's 2009 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms report rated Information Builders as a Leader. In Gartner's view, the BI platform market consists of vendors that meet at least eight out of 12 unique capabilities relating to integration, information delivery, and analysis. To determine the strength of a vendor in these areas Gartner considers the completeness of a company's vision, its ability to execute, and its understanding of how to create value for its customers and opportunity for itself. Read the full report.

Antifraud Solution Wins Innovation Award

The Louisiana Department of Social Services, an Information Builders customer, won DM Review's 2008 Innovative Solution Award for its use of WebFOCUS and geographic information system (GIS) technology from ESRI to identify $26 million in yearly fraudulent activity in its Food Stamp Program. The awards recognize groundbreaking solutions that provide quantifiable business value. The solution is, "a precedent-setting example," according to DM Review Senior Editor Valerie Valentine. Read more.

White Paper: Fixing Enterprise Search

Search is a powerful, cost-effective, and productivity enabling technology for everyone in an organization, but Web search paradigms do not directly translate to searching an enterprise. This paper looks at how WebFOCUS Magnify addresses the enterprise's needs by providing real-time accuracy, low system overhead, resource integration, development flexibility, security, and built-in results filtering and reporting right out of the box. Read the white paper.

White Paper: How Business Intelligence Should Work

BI is used in three distinct ways – strategically, analytically, and operationally – that impact agility, productivity, cost-efficiency, and profitability. This paper investigates the various levels of business intelligence, discusses the challenges organizations face with BI deployments, and highlights how to make every initiative work seamlessly together to enhance performance and boost competitive advantage. Read the white paper.

Upcoming Events

• Executive Luncheons: Join the experts at Information Builders for free lunchtime seminars that cover our latest innovations
• Online Seminars: For anytime, anywhere discussions on BI and integration solutions, check out our live and on-demand Webcasts
• Conferences: If you're planning to attend any industry events in the coming months check out our list of conferences and stop by our booth

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