The evaluation of 12 business intelligence   platforms by Forrester
found that IBM Cognos and SAP Business Objects maintain their leadership, while
Oracle and SAS Institute move into leadership positions thanks to the richness of their functionality, product vision and strategy: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms

Each year, MIT’s Technology Review magazine chooses 10 emerging technologies with the potential to change lives around the world. Some of this year’s choices, such as paper-based medical tests and intelligent software that acts as a personal assistant, could reach the market within a year. Others, like biological machines and nanopiezotronics, Continue reading →

Gartner, Inc. has highlighted the top 10 technologies and trends that will be strategic for most organizations in 2009. Gartner defines a strategic technology as one with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise in the next three years. Factors that denote significant impact include a high potential for disruption to IT or the business, the need for a major dollar investment, or the risk of being late to adopt. Continue reading →

The Intuit Future of Small Business Report authored by the Institute for the Future, is a three-part study that examines significant trends affecting small business over the next decade. Continue reading →

Singapore is the most future-oriented country in the world, new research from Thunderbird business school reveals, whereas Russia is the least. Yet people the world over aspire to plan for the future, a fact global managers can use to inspire workers in present-oriented cultures to look ahead. Continue reading →