Briony Smith

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Microsoft aims ‘Katmai’ at unstructured data

The company says the next version of SQL Server will be launched next year, but executives are already touting its features. Can a database really be more than a database?

Financial apps have CFOs in the driver

Increasing adoption in the enterprise and continuing consolidation among vendors are making financial management software a hot commodity these days

They’ve got their eyes on you

The hateful things some people say online may eventually become enterprise data that IT has to manage. Time to start listening in

BI ‘on the fly’ with Active Dashboarding

At the annual Information Builders Summit User Conference in Las Vegas on Sunday, the New York City-based business intelligence vendor announced the next iteration of WebFOCUS, 7.6.1, which includes Active Dashboarding, process-based alerts and Excel plug-ins.

Saskatchewan plans free Wi-Fi nets

The Saskatchewan government says it plans to create the country

Canadian hardware and software industry thriving, surveys reveal

Two Canadian IT market surveys were released on Wednesday, revealing that both the hardware and software markets are doing very well.

IBM brings clients to Second Life

An online business centre will explore the potential of virtual worlds, including tech support and meeting facilities. Get ready to work in a "5D" environment.

BI firms welcome HP to data warehouse space

HP will be entering the data warehouse space with Neoview, a data warehouse platform that integrates hardware, software, and services

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