Dirty data hinders retail

Seventy-one percent of retailers already use or have plans to use business intelligence (BI), according to a study of 200 retailers, by research consultancy Aberdeen Group, reports Computer World.

Almost half say dirty data was or is a primary obstacle to implementing BI, and 44% have faced challenges dealing with data that was scattered throughout their organisations.

Also tough is getting the data itself. Thirty-six percent of respondents say they don`t now or didn`t have enough customer-specific information to generate valid results.

Trilogia Solutions has joined forces with Keyrus Canada to become the BI leader in the Canadian market, according to News Wire.

With this new acquisition, which follows two 2006 external growth operations in Canada, the Keyrus Group consolidates its management structure and strengthens its Montreal presence in the burgeoning BI and customer relationship management segments.

"With a strong capacity for organic growth and substantial financial resources, our Canadian initiative is expanding to incorporate specialised firms like Trilogia within our business vision," said Keyrus Canada`s president and COO Mario Leblanc.

SAS and Teradata will form a strategic partnership that will enable customers to exploit the best of both companies` core strengths, reports My Solution Info.com.

This will be accomplished through deeper technical integration of their respective products, as well as through co-ordinated marketing, sales and services activities.

"This partnership of two former competitors brings together the respective strengths of both companies in business analytics and enterprise data warehousing," said Dan Vesset, VP of business analytics for IDC.