Jaspersoft intros cloud deployment suite
Firms with lots of data and sophisticated analysis needs - that's the target for an enterprise-grade suite introduced by open source business intelligence (BI) software vendor Jaspersoft, writes InformationWeek.
The suite also introduces multi-tenancy capabilities that will open up novel cloud deployment possibilities. "We're seeing more enterprise IT groups getting much savvier in deployment of software-as-a-service internally," says Brian Gentile, Jaspersoft's CEO.
"If you're in a big company with multiple departments, why not host the software and make it available to multiple departments through a single, multi-tenant server?" Benefits of this approach include lower deployment and administrative cost as well as firewall security between instances of the software.”
IBM to acquire intelligence firm
IBM will buy intelligence technology firm National Interest Security from private equity firm DC Capital Partners, states Reuters.
The purchase price was not disclosed, but DC Capital Partners will make nine times its original investment, realising $180 million in equity value, a source familiar with the transaction said. DC Capital Partners invested $19.6 million in June 2007, the source said.
International Business Machines says National Interest Security's expertise in biometrics and systems engineering would contribute to its analytics business.
BI drives corporate strategy
Oracle's second study of enterprise performance management has shown companies are making more use of business intelligence to help drive their strategy, says ComputerWeekly.
Conducted by analyst group, Quocirca, the Oracle EPM Index II study looked at the ability of businesses in Europe and North America to link management processes and information systems to form a consolidated view of business performance.
Mark Wilkinson, Oracle's vice-president for enterprise performance management, says companies were making more use of BI this year, compared to 2008. "A year ago business intelligence was seen as an expensive visualisation tool. It is now a key aspect of business performance management."
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