Business Intelligence

On April 29, 2005, IBM acquired Ascential Software, a leading provider of data integration software. Ascential Software is joining the Information Management division within IBM Software group and will be part of the Information Integration Solutions unit. This acquisition extends information integration capabilities to enable the flexibility and insight critical to becoming an on demand business. IBM and Ascential are bringing together their resources to uniquely provide customers an open, flexible infrastructure for connecting to diverse data and content sources, enhancing information and preparing it for various uses, and delivering accurate, consistent, timely, and coherent information.

Ridgian started back in 1998 when we had a dream of running a software company to be proud of. Full of people with a passion for what they do. An environment where creativity and forward thinking is encouraged. Our belief is that technology should never compromise the focus on the business drivers, benefits and Return on Investment. We take a sensible approach to our solutions, where technology matches the people, process and business perfectly.

Founded in 2000, DataJungle Software develops Web-based enterprise-class business intelligence (BI) software solutions that leverage the Microsoft Business Intelligence Platform. These products help customers understand, manage, and improve corporate performance. DataJungle software is all about helping companies to extract maximum value from their critical data resources by allowing users to create and interact with highly visual displays of information in a fully collaborative environment, all without the need to rely on specialized report authors and programmers.

Hyperion Solutions Corporation is the global leader in Business Performance Management software. With Hyperion you can collect, organize and analyze data?then distribute it throughout your enterprise using a rich, unified workspace that makes business performance management easier and more powerful than ever before. Hyperion solutions can help you drive performance improvements by better aligning goals with metrics, increasing your operational efficiency and becoming more comfortable with the integrity of your numbers.