Heather Harreld

Comshare Inc. has teamed up with Microsoft Corp. in a partnership that will combine Comshare's CPM (corporate performance management) software with Microsoft's BI (business intelligence) platform to help companies bridge the gap between top-level strategy and operating budgets and forecasts.

Driven by enterprise demand for spending visibility, a host of BI (business intelligence) vendors are maneuvering to leverage existing platforms with strategic sourcing-analytics packages.

Sybase Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have teamed up on a system for data-intensive small and midsize businesses that need industrial-strength data processing power without the high-end price tag, the companies announced Wednesday

J.D. Edwards & Co. on Wednesday unveiled a new SRM (supplier relationship management) solution designed to support electronic collaboration between an enterprise and its suppliers and customers to streamline business processes.

Cognos is launching a suite of analytics applications for SAP

As online marketing continues to evolve into mainstream sales for many retailer operations, Web analytics companies are moving to add advanced features to provide business intelligence for retail and business-to-business Web channels.

Iona Technologies PLC will announce a new government subsidiary Monday to boost its marketing power for integration projects such as homeland defense that typically require cross-agency collaboration.

Tibco Software Inc. will announce this week its new business integration software product line designed to secure Web services transactions while easing integration challenges associated with linking partners to enterprise systems.