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Industry Standards Can Help Pave the Road to Compliance
by Brian Sennett
Service-oriented architectures can aid in compliance.
http://www.dmreview.com/editorial/newsletter_article.cfm?articleId=1028543
The Ugly Truth about Data Quality
by Larry Burns
Just because an application functions perfectly well even when the data behind
it is bad, attempting to reuse that data for another purpose is when we discover
how inaccurate, outdated or irrelevant it is, and by then it is usually too
late.
http://www.dmreview.com/editorial/newsletter_article.cfm?articleId=1028545
Ventana Research: Operational BI Application Deployment Practices
by Eric Rogge
Cost and time reduction tactics can inadvertently conflict with strategic goals.
http://www.dmreview.com/editorial/newsletter_article.cfm?articleId=1028547
New Product News
by DMReview.com Web Editorial Staff
http://www.dmreview.com/editorial/newsletter_article.cfm?articleId=1028548
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RECENT ONLINE COLUMNS
Enterprise Architecture: The Holistic View
by JP Morgenthal
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by Jonathan Wu
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Volume Analytics: Analyze Your Interest Pipeline
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Information Visualization: The New Frontier of Business Intelligence
Date: On Demand
Information visualization skills and tools can effectively mine the value of
your data assets to a degree that finally achieves a BI return on investment
that doesn't require creative accounting. In this Web seminar, DM Review
columnist Stephen Few will introduce you to the emerging domain of information
visualization and then two innovative software vendors, Advizor Solutions and
Tableau Software, will demonstrate its potential through live demonstrations of
their products.
Click here to register: http://list.thomsonmedia.com/t/1858214/3262516/11969/0/
IDC Business Intelligence and Business Process Forum
Date: June 7, 2005
Place: Cambridge, MA
This forum is focused on linking business intelligence and operational processes
to identify levers that drive business and deliver strategic value. It is
designed to provide insight into how IT and business professionals have
collaborated to deliver BI solutions by supporting business processes in a
functional area or across functional areas.
Click here to register: http://list.thomsonmedia.com/t/1858214/3262516/9912/0/
Text Mining Summit 2005
Date: June 7, 2005
Place: Boston
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for Text Mining Summit 2005 today and save 20%</a>. This is a mind share
event for tech-savvy users and leading developers. Text Mining has
revolutionized key business processes such as BI and Search, allowing users to
mine the 85 percent of business-critical information which is locked in text.
Claim your discount with your priority code: DMu333.
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Is Your Data Modeling Strategy on Target?
Date: June 9, 2005
Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
In today's world of changing priorities, reduced resources and disparate IT
systems, aligning your data management strategy with the overall strategy of the
organization is key! Please join Graeme Simsion, data management expert and
author of <i>Data Modeling Essentials</i> (Morgan Kaufmann), and
David Dichmann, Sybase PowerDesigner Product Manager, as they present key
elements you need to make sure your organization is staying ahead of this
never-ending curve.
Click here to register: http://list.thomsonmedia.com/t/1858214/3262516/6903/0/
Greater Scale and Speed of Integration: Change Data Capture
Date: June 14, 2005
Time: 2 p.m. ET
The pace of business is increasing so your ability to make operational decisions
should increase too. Data volumes continue to grow while your integration
windows get shorter. You need access to today's data in order to stay
competitive. Find out how to solve these business data problems. Join industry
thought leaders from DataMirror and Forrester for an interactive Web seminar
about Change Data Capture technology for effective data integration.
Click here to register: http://list.thomsonmedia.com/t/1858214/3262516/11737/0/
Applebee's Evolution of Metrics
Date: June 23, 2005
Time: 11 a.m. ET
<i>Choosing the right metrics for the right business decisions</i>
Join DM Review and Teradata for this free Web seminar with experts from
Applebee's International and learn how to identify the metrics you
"should" be using to measure your business. You'll hear real-world
results on the challenges of maximizing the value of metrics to grow your
business and improve customer satisfaction.
Click here to register: http://list.thomsonmedia.com/t/1858214/3262516/11903/0/
Data Mining: Levels I, II & III
Date: June 20-24, 2005
Place: Washington, DC
If you are data-rich, yet information-poor, attend this vendor-neutral course
series and learn how to leverage valuable predictive insights hidden within your
data. Level I presents best practices, strategy and applications. Level II
illustrates data mining methods, tools and techniques. Level III is a hands-on
application workshop. Choose the orientation that's right for you, or attend
the full progression.
Click here to register: http://list.thomsonmedia.com/t/1858214/3262516/11483/0/
Business Intelligence for Sustainable Compliance and Risk Management
Date: June 21, 2005 - Dallas
June 23, 2005 - Boston
June 28 - London
This one-half day executive roundtable discussion is sponsored by DM Review,
Oracle and HP and features industry analysts: Henry Morris and Kathleen Wilhide
of IDC, Frank Buytendijk of Gartner and Nimitt Desai of BearingPoint. You will
hear a variety of perspectives on sustainable compliance management, robust
business continuity and rapid access to critical data. Get actionable ideas that
support your organization's compliance and risk management initiatives. For
more information and to register, call (888) 203-9868 or visit
www.dmreview.com/risk
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Brainstorm's Business Process Management Conference
Date: June 28-29, 2005
Place: San Francisco
Co-chaired by Janelle Hill of META Group and Brett Champlin of the Association
for Business Process Management Professionals (ABPMP), this conference will
provide guidance and insight to business and IT leaders looking to apply process
thinking to critical business processes for organizational effectiveness. DM
Review has secured as limited number of complimentary 1-day guest passes ($795
value). For details or to register, visit the site and enter Priority code:
DMRSFN.
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