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The Current State of Open Source Business Intelligence

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 17:00:00 EDT

Business Intelligence and Open Source sounds like an impossible combination. Over the last year, a number of niche vendors have started to probe this territory. The talk will discuss Open Source products that are available for reporting and data warehousing/data aggregation, and will make an attempt of answering the question: Is there such a thing as Open Source Business Intelligence?

The Current State of Open Source Business Intelligence

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 11:00:00 EDT

Business Intelligence and Open Source sounds like an impossible combination, but over the last year, a number of niche vendors have started to probe this territory.

Benefiting from Open Source Development

Sun, 05 Feb 2006 12:45:00 EST

In a market that is defined by today's tight IT budgets, saving on software licenses can mean the difference between financial failure and success for a software development project. While our corporate clients use commercial-grade application servers, we sometimes find ourselves in a situation where there are no funds for developer licenses of these commercial application servers. Out of necessity, we developed and implemented a process that allows for development on top of an open source stack, while production delivery relies on a commercial application server.

Benefiting From Open Source Development

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 11:00:00 EDT

Connecting Microsoft Mobile Devices to Java Infrastructures

Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:00:00 EST

If the task at hand is to connect a Pocket PC running the .NET Compact Framework to a Java back end, and if Web services are ruled out as an interoperability solution, there are not many viable options available. The one presented in this article may well be the only one.