Xtivia, Sybase Partner on Business Intelligence and Analytics: Colorado Springs, CO, April 21, 2009 –(PR.com)– Xtivia, Inc, a successful national IT Business Solutions provider company based in Edison, NJ; has announced partnership with Sybase, Inc (NYSE: SY), a world-leading enterprise software company based in Dublin, CA. The foundation of this new partnership is Sybase IQ, a highly optimized analytics server designed specifically to deliver faster results for mission-critical business intelligence, data warehouse and reporting solutions, and which can be deployed on all standard hardware and operating systems & Xtivia’s experienced services including Virtual-DBA. Read More…

Aster Data Systems Selected as an InformationWeek Startup 50: SAN CARLOS, CA–(Marketwire - April 22, 2009) - Aster Data Systems, a proven leader in high-performance database systems for data warehousing and analytics, today announced that it has been named to the first annual listing of the InformationWeek Startup 50. InformationWeek’s Startup 50 is a list of the top 50 business technology startups selected by InformationWeek readers and editors, identified as young companies ready to address the critical challenges facing the enterprise. Read More…

Phase Forward Acquires Waban Software, Leading Provider of Platform Solutions: WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr. 22, 2009– Phase Forward (NASDAQ: PFWD), a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, today announced that it has acquired privately held Waban Software, a leading provider of platform solutions for the automation and compliance of clinical data analysis and reporting, for $14 million in cash. Waban, headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., and with operations in Mumbai, India, will become the Waban Software Group within Phase Forward. Read More…

The Cleveland Museum of Art Tracking Visitors with SPSS Predictive Analytics: CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Public institutions that rely on corporate sponsorships and renewed memberships know that steady attendance to ticketed exhibitions is also important to earned income. To better capture and understand feedback from its annual visitors, the Cleveland Museum of Art chose SPSS Inc. Predictive Analytics Software (PASW) to paint a better picture of their visitors’ overall experiences and improve marketing campaigns, heighten attendance and increase revenue. With any new opening, it’s vital that the Cleveland Museum of Art, one of the world’s most distinguished comprehensive art museums, understands how visitors hear about an exhibition, know the reasons visitors attend the exhibition, and measure overall impressions and opinions to gauge how the public is receiving the display. This information provides real-time insight into whether any modifications should be made before the exhibit closing date. Read More…

Innography Releases Next Generation Intellectual Property BI Application: AUSTIN, Texas - April 22, 2009 - Innography, the intellectual property business intelligence company, today announced it has released Innography Spring ‘09™, the next generation version of its intellectual property business intelligence application.  The new software release redefines online analytics with unparalleled speed, usability and collaboration, firmly establishing Innography’s market leadership position. Read More…

Survey: Despite Budget Cuts and Belt Tightening, Employees Remain Upbeat: TROY, MI–(Marketwire - April 22, 2009) - The economy may be tanking but employees across the country seem to be taking it in stride, trusting that their employers are making decisions that may hurt a bit today, but will prove critical to future success. This according to a March 2009 online survey of 214 public and private company employees conducted by Zoomerang, on behalf of iDashboards, the leader in Business Intelligence (BI) dashboard software. You can view the comprehensive survey results in dashboard form at http://live.idashboards.com/survey/?guestuser=employee. Companies eliminating bonus plans, reducing 401(k) contributions and freezing promotions is old news. Not surprisingly, almost everyone is feeling the impact of cost cutting. For example, a full 60 percent of respondents shared that they have experienced cuts, with layoffs being the number one cut at 54 percent, followed by travel restrictions at 38 percent and employee furloughs at 13 percent. Remarkably, 75 percent of the respondents felt the budget cuts were reasonable and would ensure the longevity of their companies. Read More…

Cernium Announces National Distribution for Archerfish Mobile Video Intelligence: RESTON, Va., April 21 /PRNewswire/ — Cernium Corporation, the leading developer of video analytics-enabled products, announced today the availability of Archerfish, the first and only mobile video intelligence (MVI) solution, through key regional distributors of consumer electronics specialty products. Beginning this month, Archerfish will be offered in the Mid-Atlantic, Florida, Arizona and Nevada markets through Audio Video Warehouse, Bay Distributing and Shifting Sands Stereo Distributing. These organizations comprise the initial phase of a program that will encompass the United States and the United Kingdom later this year. Read More…

Bango Offers Accurate Mobile Analytics Data in Real-Time: NEW YORK & CAMBRIDGE, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The latest version of Bango’s mobile analytics service, Bango Analytics v4, breaks new ground by providing mobile site owners with the most accurate mobile analytics in real-time. Importantly, it provides the same high degree of accuracy regardless of connection. It’s not unusual for smartphone users to swap between WiFi and operator networks as they move between home and the office. In a challenging economy, it’s more important than ever for businesses to assess how consumers are engaging with their brand on mobile and track mobile marketing campaigns to measure return on investment, said Bango CEO Ray Anderson. Read More…

Google Analytics Blog: Analytics API Launched: A Google Analytics API has long been one of our most widely anticipated features. Today we’re pleased to announce that the Google Analytics Data Export API beta is now publicly available to all Analytics users! What’s so exciting about an API? The API will allow developers to extend Google Analytics in new and creative ways that benefit developers, organizations and end users. Large organizations and agencies now have a standardized platform for integrating Analytics data with their own business data. Developers can integrate Google Analytics into their existing products and create standalone applications that they sell. Users could see snapshots of their Analytics data in developer created dashboards and gadgets. Individuals and business owners will have opportunities to access their Google Analytics information in a variety of new ways. Read More…

Taneja Group Finds Inference 4.0 Excels at Meeting Big eDiscovery Challenges: NEW YORK, April 21 /PRNewswire/ — Leading eDiscovery and analytics provider Inference Data announced that technology analyst firm Taneja Group has evaluated Inference 4.0’s advanced eDiscovery analytics and review capabilities, calling it “a powerful and highly scalable eDiscovery review platform.” Taneja Group’s findings, published in a product profile released today, were based on how well Inference 4.0’s core features and functionalities meet the most challenging and expensive components of the eDiscovery process in large-scale litigation. According to Taneja Group’s assessment, “Inference 4.0 meets these challenges and more.” Read More…

Jaspersoft Updates BI Suite for MySQL: SANTA CLARA, Calif. April 21 /PRNewswire/ — MySQL Conference & Expo 2009 — Jaspersoft, provider of the world’s most widely used business intelligence (BI) software, today announced the general availability of Jasper for MySQL(TM) v3.5. Jasper for MySQL is a high-performance interactive report server optimized for MySQL. The new Jasper for MySQL v3.5 incorporates all of the features and functions in Jaspersoft v3.5, which brings to market new, integrated analysis capabilities as well as the industry’s first software-as-a-service-enabling (SaaS) BI platform. The new Jasper for MySQL v3.5 is specifically certified and packaged for Sun Microsystems’ MySQL database and is available through MySQL’s OEM channel. Jasper for MySQLv3.5 includes new integrated database analysis and SaaS-enabling functionality. Read More…

Profound.com Adds Research From Mind Commerce: ROCKVILLE, MD–(Marketwire - April 21, 2009) - MarketResearch.com has announced that corporate market research service Profound.com (http://www.profound.com) has announced the addition of Mind Commerce to its business intelligence service. Research from Mind Commerce can now be found in Profound’s massive database of business intelligence which includes over 450,000 reports from over 120 advisory and consulting firms. Read More…

Lawson Software Introduces the Latest Version of Lawson Smart Office: SAN DIEGO - (Business Wire) Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) today announced the general availability of a new version of Lawson Smart Office. Lawson Smart Office is an innovative enterprise software user experience designed to help improve employee productivity by connecting business intelligence, applications, workflow, collaboration and Microsoft Office tools. The launch of the new version of Lawson Smart Office is a centerpiece of the 2009 Lawson Conference and User Exchange (CUE), which kicked off today in San Diego. More than 80 customers have licensed Lawson Smart Office since the first version was released during the 2008 Lawson CUE. Read More…

Sybase Named Top Enterprise Mobility Software Provider in China: DUBLIN, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), an industry leader in delivering enterprise and mobile software, has been named as the top enterprise mobility software provider in China by China’s Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) in its “2008-2009 Annual Report on China Enterprise Mobility Market Research.” Additionally, the leading official IT consultancy of China placed Sybase second in its list of top business intelligence software vendors in its “2008-2009 Annual Report on China Business Intelligence (BI) Software Market Research.” Read More…