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What is an Interorganizational DSS?
by Dan Power
In his 1996 book The Road Ahead, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates argued the Internet "will carry us into a new world of low-friction, low-overhead capitalism, in which market information will be plentiful and transaction costs low." To exploit the plentiful market information and generate above average profits, companies will need to create and use sophisticated inter-organizational decision support systems (IODSS). Inter-organizational DSS serve a company's stockholders, bankers, customers and/or suppliers. IODSS will need to be available to both internal and external stakeholders. These systems will need to aggregate, analyze, process and disseminate decision relevant information quickly and on-demand.
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How to be a Data Superhero in your Organization: What We've Learned in 20 Years
December 3 at 2 p.m. ET

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How to be a Data Superhero in your Organization: What We've Learned in 20 Years
December 3 at 2 p.m. ET
How has the role of the data modeler changed to include integration, collaboration and the "softer" skills needed to work well with others? How has technology needed to adapt to integrate with the ever-changing data formats and tools? Attend this event to find out!

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MicroStrategy Reporting Suite provides seamless BI reporting for Microsoft Analysis Services.
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that its free reporting software package, MicroStrategy Reporting Suite, provides a seamless interface to Microsoft® Analysis Services. Microsoft SQL Server® Analysis Services (SSAS) provides online analytical processing and data mining functionality for business intelligence applications.

FlexTrade uses IBM Software to pinpoint best time to buy and sell securities.
IBM ( IBM) today announced that FlexTrade Systems Inc., the pioneer in broker-neutral, algorithmic trading platforms, is using IBM's software in the company's FlexPTS trading solution to help large financial institutions determine the best trading trajectory for their portfolios while minimizing market-impact cost and the risk of underperforming benchmarks.

Two thirds of companies uncertain of mobile data security.
A recent survey of more than 100 delegates at Mobile Enterprise 09 hosted by Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), an industry leader in delivering enterprise and mobile software, showed that more than two thirds of European organisations surveyed are not fully aware what sensitive data is stored within employees' mobile devices. Furthermore, 38% of those questioned are not aware of what applications are on employees' mobile devices, let alone what sensitive data is within the applications.

PivotLink gains momentum as more companies adopt sales analytics in the cloud.
PivotLink, the leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions delivered via Software as a Service (SaaS), today announced more customers have successfully rolled out PivotLink for salesforce.com via the AppExchange. Built using the Force.com platform, PivotLink's on-demand Sales Analysis and Reporting solution is secure, easy to use and quick to deploy, delivering actionable insights for every sales opportunity without the upfront cost and complexity of traditional on-premise solutions.

IBM Analytics to provide real-time analysis and delivery of tax information for Jackson Hewitt Tax Service.
IBM ( IBM) today announced that Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (NYSE: JTX), a leader in the tax preparation industry with franchised and company-owned locations across the country, has selected IBM business analytics software -- IBM Cognos 8 BI -- to provide its nationwide locations with software systems that provide greater efficiencies in accessing tax information and relevant business data.

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