Sybase, QlikTech join forces

Sybase and QlikTech, a business intelligence (BI) software vendor, will deliver a powerful, easy-to-use analytics solution that enables user-driven dashboards, ad-hoc analysis and reporting, says Business Wire.

"Business intelligence is no longer just the domain of trained information professionals, but rather used every day by employees at all levels," said Dan Lahl, director of product marketing, Intelligent Enterprise Solutions, Sybase.

"Users love QlikView because it allows them to use their information the way they think, analysing complex data in an intuitive way," said Anthony Deighton, senior VP of marketing, QlikTech.

More small and medium enterprises (SMEs) - those companies with up to 999 employees - in the US are seriously considering using BI software tools, says Accounting Web.

There are about 6.3 million SMEs in the US, with about 98% of them being small businesses (with up to 99 staff).

These findings emerge from a recent survey on US SB & MB IT assessment trends by New York-based Access Markets International Partners.

IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence (BI) for Linux software on System z has been released, reports eChannelOnline.

"We saw an increasing demand for solutions on the mainframe," said Jennifer Hanniman, senior product marketing manager for the Cognos 8 platform. She also said that organisations look at IBM's System z as a platform for mission critical applications.

IBM Cognos 8 BI for Linux on System z is available now from Cognos' partners and is priced at $200 per user subject to volume discounts.