Open source BI hits Windows
JasperSoft has announced a new wide-ranging partnership with Microsoft to ensure that JasperSoft's business intelligence (BI) solutions work well on Windows platforms, says Internet News.
A key new initiative is JasperSoft ODBO Connect, which according to JasperSoft, enables Microsoft Excel to be used as a front-end for the JasperAnalysis data analysis server.
"We are pleased to deliver these tightly integrated products to our Community and Professional Edition customers," said Brian Gentile, CEO of JasperSoft. "Windows Server is a clear standard, Microsoft Excel is the most widely used desktop data analysis tool, and JasperSoft is the most widely deployed business intelligence software in the world."
Another BI acquisition
BI specialist SAS has acquired Teragram for its natural language processing and advanced linguistic technology, states ComputerWorld.
Through Teragram, SAS plans to enhance its own text mining and analytical BI offerings, as well as enterprise and mobile search capabilities.
Teragram, a 40-person firm headquartered in the US, will be run as a SAS company. Terms of the acquisition deal were not disclosed.
Oracle integrates, upgrades
Oracle has integrated Oracle BI Applications and the Oracle E-Business Suite R12, among others, says Edu Bourse.
It has also enhanced support across Hyperion Essbase and Oracle BI Suite Enterprise Edition Plus (Oracle BI Suite EE Plus).
The integrations enable customers to drive additional value from their existing Oracle BI and Oracle Applications investments.
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