Boulder, CO, April 16 -- BeyeNETWORK™ announces the release of its latest research study: Using Business Intelligence to Improve Business Performance and Reduce Costs. Conducted by industry expert Colin White, this research report looks at how companies are using business intelligence (BI) to improve business efficiency, reduce costs, gain competitive advantage and maximize the return on investment of BI solutions.

One of the goals of the study was to determine the types of BI solutions currently used by organizations. Not surprisingly, operational reporting has the highest number of users at 63%, but nearly half of the respondents were using BI for strategic and tactical analytics (48%), operational analytics (46%) and executive dashboards (45%).

Key highlights discussed in the study include:

* The current role of business intelligence in an organization

* Latest advances in BI technology

* Business intelligence benefits

* Best practices to address challenges

* Success factors

This research was sponsored by Oracle Corporation.

“The BeyeNETWORK is pleased to work with industry luminary Colin White to produce this business case for the implementation of BI solutions,” says Ron Powell, Cofounder and Editorial Director of the BeyeNETWORK. “It is obvious from this report that organizations are gaining business benefit from their investments in BI projects. In this economic downturn, it is important to focus on projects that reduce cost and improve operational efficiency.”

The report includes the results of a survey of 185 BeyeNETWORK.com visitors that examined current and planned uses for BI technologies across a wide range of industries and company sizes. The full report is available for immediate viewing at the BeyeNETWORK’s research site: http://www.beyeresearch.com/study/10157.

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