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One of the most common demands from brand managers and CMOs is the ability to access good quality traffic at scale. The problem is that all too often, it is hard to differentiate

Business intelligence (BI) software has existed for more than two decades. It mainly supports executive decision makers and a subset of strategic analysts. Traditional BI solutions have usually not been available to line-of-business managers and frontline employees or to external stakeholders like suppliers or customers.[1] The next horizon for BI involves deploying applications along with [...]

It’s hard to react quickly to the ever-changing business environment. That’s why the most successful companies are those that have intensified their focus on planning. Managers in these companies establish budgets and forecasts, rigorously measure performance against these plans, evaluate alternative scenarios, take quick action based on informed decisions and re-forecast accordingly. But most companies [...]

Aset of “mega trends” is reshaping the way businesses of all sizes must operate in order to succeed in a rapidly changing marketplace. These trends – including globalization, commoditization, worker dispersion, consumerism and the advent of Web 2.0 – are changing customer expectations and buying behaviors. They are changing sourcing and channel strategies. They are also changing the pace at which companies must make decisions and even shift directions.

CHALLENGE Central Maine Healthcare (CMHC) is a midsize integrated healthcare delivery organization serving approximately 400,000 residents in central and western Maine. CMHC’s acute care facilities include its flagship hospital Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital, Rumford Hospital, plus CMHC affiliates that provide various outpatient and clinical services and maintain residential care facilities. [...]

CHALLENGE RapidAdvance is a leading direct provider of cash advance services for small and midsize businesses. The company has a business-friendly model for merchants to convert their future credit card receivables into immediate cash quickly and easily. As a fast-growing business with 50 employees and more than 1,000 customers, RapidAdvance was starting to feel the [...]

The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO) ensures reliable operation of and equal access to 93,600 miles of interconnected, high-voltage power lines in 15 U.S. states and the Canadian province of Manitoba. Managing one of the world’s largest energy markets, the company clears more than $2 billion in energy transactions monthly. The Midwest [...]

In 2006, Lawson Software and Intentia International AB merged to form the new Lawson – a stronger, more stable company that offers greater international reach than ever before. The new Lawson is based in St. Paul, Minn., and delivers software and services to 4,000 customer sites in manufacturing, distribution and services industries across 40 countries. [...]

Business Objects, the makers of Crystal Reports, has been a pioneer in business intelligence (BI) since the dawn of the category. Today, as the world’s leading BI software company, Business Objects transforms the way the world works through intelligent information. The company helps illuminate understanding and decision making at more than 43,000 organizations, including over [...]