Profile of Doug Henschen

Executive Editor, Enterprise Apps Member Since: 11/15/2013
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Doug Henschen is Executive Editor of InformationWeek, where he covers the intersection of enterprise applications with information management, business intelligence, big data and analytics. He previously served as editor in chief of Intelligent Enterprise, editor in chief of Transform Magazine, and Executive Editor at DM News. He has covered IT and data-driven marketing for more than 15 years.

SAP Revamps BusinessObject SaaS BI Suite

2/25/2010
The upgraded BI OnDemand service consolidates CrystalReports.com, adds workflows for business intelligence novices.
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SAP Revamps BusinessObject SaaS BI Suite

2/25/2010
Upgraded BI OnDemand service consolidates CrystalReports.com, adds workflows for business intelligence novices.
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SAP BusinessObjects Relaunches SaaS BI Suite

2/24/2010
It's more than an incremental upgrade but everything promised isn't all there -- just yet, anyway. That's my quick take on SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand, a major upgrade and consolidation of the vendor's software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings for business intelligence.
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Q&A: IBM's Top SPSS Exec On Predictive Analytics

2/24/2010
Marketing veteran Deepak Advani talks about business analytics, predictive models, and Big Blue's coming decision-management offerings.
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Q&A With IBM's New Top Executive at SPSS

2/24/2010
Marketing veteran Deepak Advani talks about predictive analytics and Big Blue's coming decision-management offerings.
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SAS's DataFlux Intros Management Platform

2/23/2010
The product is a unified suite combining data integration, data quality, and master data management (MDM) technologies.
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SAS DataFlux Unit Bows Unified Data Management Platform

2/23/2010
Integrated product combines data integration, data quality and master data management capabilities while adding tools and interfaces for business users.
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Upstart Vendors Keep Data Warehousing Competitive

2/22/2010
Announcements from Aster Data, Kognitio, ParAccel and Vertica highlight a healthy and growing market for data analysis alternatives.
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SAP's Schwarz Resigns; Analysts Question Growth Plans

2/12/2010
Executive board member John Schwarz is the latest to head for the door as observers of the software company weigh acquisitions vs. innovation.
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Tableau Aims To Socialcast Data Visualization

2/11/2010
Collaborators may illustrate and share data via social networking tools, by posting data to the software company's Web site.
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Free Site Aims to be YouTube of Data Visualization

2/11/2010
Tableaupublic.com lets users load data and publish interactive charts on blogs, Web sites and Twitter feeds.
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IBM Releases Cognos Analytics Upgrades

2/9/2010
TM1 in-memory engine supports dynamic scenario planning. Prebuilt blueprints tackle retail and insurance planning and profit analysis.
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SAP: Reorg Will Restore Trust, Speed Innovation

2/8/2010
In the wake of the sudden resignation of CEO Leo Apotheker, company co-founder Hasso Plattner vows that a new management style will drive technical innovation.
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SAP CEO Apotheker Resigns; Co-CEOs Named

2/7/2010
The enterprise software powerhouse has put the company in the hands of co-CEOs Bill McDermott, currently leader of its field organization, and Jim Hagemann Snabe, head of product development.
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Sybase To Acquire CEP Firm Aleri

2/5/2010
The deal for the complex event processing firm complements Sybase's IQ analytic database with real-time stream analysis technology.
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Sybase Acquires Event Processing Vendor Aleri

2/5/2010
Deal complements Sybase IQ analytic database with real-time stream analysis technology.
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IBM To Acquire Initiate Systems

2/4/2010
The deal brings yet more consolidation to the master data management software market dominated by IBM, Oracle, and SAP.
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IBM Acquires MDM Vendor Initiate Systems

2/3/2010
Deal echoes Informatica's recent purchase of Siperian.
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SAP Questions Gartner BI Magic Quadrant Ranking

2/3/2010
The report on business intelligence platforms places SAP behind Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, SAS, and Microstrategy on ability to execute.
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Gartner Business Intelligence Magic Quadrant Rankles SAP

2/3/2010
Vendor calls BusinessObjects "ability to execute" rating into question.
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Information Builders Upgrades RStat Analytics Module

2/3/2010
The RStat release 1.2 module for data mining and statistical analysis has been more tightly integrated with Information Builders' WebFocus BI suite.
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Information Builders Upgrades RStat Analytics Module

2/2/2010
Neural network and survival analysis algorithms bolster predictive scoring capabilities.
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Oracle's Single Stack Draws Reaction From Rivals

2/1/2010
Many observers say Oracle's integrated-stack push harkens back to the single-vendor solutions of the 1960s.
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Competitors Weigh In on Oracle's Single-Stack Plan

2/1/2010
SAP says it's a fantasy while IBM asks "what took you so long?"
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