Guardian, GreenWise partner for BI

GreenWise has teamed up with newly-formed Guardian Sustainable Business (GSB) to extend the range of information and support provided to businesses looking to improve their sustainability, writes GreenWise Business.

Under the agreement, GSB, part of Guardian News and Media, and GreenWise will share content, hoping to improve the range of news, views and advice UK businesses are increasingly looking for to 'green' their operations. The companies say this partnership approach recognises that, just as businesses need to collaborate to find solutions to a low carbon future, so too does the media.

"In just two years, GreenWise has become one of the leading online destinations for UK businesses looking to improve their sustainability and bottom line and the only one providing a dedicated service for small and medium enterprises," says GreenWise editor Louise Bateman.

Business intelligence (BI) software provider Qlik Technologies released QlikView 10, which the company says enables faster analytics and improved integration with customers' existing BI, CRM, and ERP systems, Managing Automation reveals.

According to Anthony Deighton, QlikTech's senior VP of products, the new release of the company's flagship BI offering “illustrates our continued commitment to simplicity; from a user perspective with search and speed, from a development perspective with extensions for customisation, and from an IT perspective in terms of manageability.”

QlikView 10 includes an associative search function that works similarly to Google's Instant Search, displaying query results as the user types. The search function also appears in list boxes on multiple dashboards, speeding answers to users' questions, the company says.

An online service that offers SMEs development, marketing and communications advice has been released in Ireland, reports Silicon Republic.

Irish Business Intelligence (IBI) aims to change business profiles through straight-forward development and communication in business.

According to Olwen Dawe, owner of IBI: “Many Irish SMEs are having great difficulty reaching their audience, pitching themselves correctly or packaging their business and services due to increased competition and difficult trading conditions.”