Information Builders has announced the appointment of Frank J. Vella as its new chief executive officer, who says he is focused on the bigger data challenges of today’s world.
This might come as a shock to fans of Flash Point or CSI, but few police departments in real life can search a database of potential suspects whenever a crime is committed - but business intelligence software developer Information Builders is helping York Regional Police, at least, change that.
The BI specialist's annual confab offers an opportunity to see Canadian companies such as the Mark Anthony Group and Ainsworth getting a better handle on their data. Catch up on all our Summit 2010 stories
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.