Pentaho Corporation announced it was selected as the reporting standard for the music division of Aspiro, the largest media group in the Nordics.
“Our online music business, with its three million objects and a lot of metadata is very different to other services we offer, like ringtones. We needed an enterprise-level BI solution that allows us to see in detail whether a sales channel is performing or not, but our experience told us there was no advantage in traditional BI,” Aspiro Music CEO, Per Einar Dybvik said.” We like open source and Pentaho was the only BI solution of this kind which we felt comfortable could deliver enterprise-level reports to the standards we require.”
FirstCaribbean Introduces Regional Banking Service with Sybase
FirstCaribbean International Bank is partnering with Sybase to provide customers with mobile banking services.
“Our partnership with Sybase 365 allows us to deliver the best possible mobile banking products to our customers throughout the region,” said Mahes Wickramasinghe, chief administrative officer, FirstCaribbean International Bank. “FirstCaribbean is dedicated to offering cutting-edge solutions for our customers, and through our work with Sybase 365 we will be the first regional bank to launch such an innovative service.”
GrafTech Selects iWay EIM Suite
GrafTech International Ltd. selected the iWay Enterprise Information Management Suite to synthesize information among its global manufacturing, distribution and sales operation.
“Our overriding strategy is to reach into many repositories of information and create a global view so we can improve our decision-making capabilities,” said David Hilmer, director of IT at GrafTech. “iWay can access any type of data, transform it into a common format, cleanse the data to improve quality, as well as build interfaces among our key business applications. It’s the linchpin of our IT standardization process.”
AutoZone Shifts Into High Gear with Information Builders
AutoZone, a leading retailer of auto parts and accessories, selected Information Builders to create a user-friendly, scalable and flexible reporting system across thousands of retail locations.
“We had several ways of accessing operational data, but the numbers weren’t always matching up,” said David Glasscock, director of operation support at AutoZone. “With WebFOCUS, we have accurate, timely reports that users at multiple levels can both understand and easily create. We have established a Web-based BI environment that is a one-stop shop for creating reports.”
Virgin America Gains Insight with Nimsoft
Virgin America, a California-based airline, implemented the Nimsoft Monitoring Solution to monitor its entire infrastructure, as well as the end-user performance of critical applications.
“Virgin America has been growing since its founding, adding more airports and serving more guests,” said Ravi Simhambhatla, Virgin America chief information officer. “With a more diverse and extensive infrastructure, we outgrew our existing point solution, and were looking to upgrade to a fully supported, enterprise-class monitoring solution. NMS offers tremendous ease of use and a rich feature set that is ideal for our business requirements, without the high cost.”
British Airways Enhances Customer Engagement with Autonomy
British Airways is using Autonomy Optimost's Marketing Optimization Platform to boost customer engagement and drive up conversion rates on its website.
“It has provided the means and incentive to constantly improve the site by putting our customers in the driving seat. By taking the guesswork out of important content, layout and design decisions, Autonomy Optimost has ultimately enabled us to benefit from a dramatic increase in click-through-rates (CTR) and conversions,” Mike Tomlinson, evolution executive, BA.com and Mobile Delivery said.
Rancho California Water District Goes Live on Lawson
Rancho California Water District has successfully completed the district-wide deployment of a multisuite enterprise software system from Lawson Software.
“One of our goals was to have an integrated ERP system in place that will help us focus more of our time, energy and resources on serving our constituents and less time on task management,” said Jeff Armstrong, CFO at the Rancho California Water District. “With our successful implementation of the Lawson system, we are in a better position to continue to successfully plan for and meet the ever-changing water needs of our community.”
Russia’s Largest Cable Provider Uses SAP
National Cable Networks, Russia’s largest cable television provider, is using the SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) application for telecommunications from SAP AG to improve productivity and help provide better service to its 4.7 million cable television, Internet and telephone subscribers.
Operating in a dynamic and competitive market, NCN recognized the need to invest in technology in order to maintain market leadership and manage the rapidly growing demand for digital television, Internet and VoIP telephony services. To better serve existing customers and continue expansion, the company needed a solution to integrate customer information, billing, service activation and infrastructure management systems in one unified customer interaction center.
Utah Department of Transportation Makes History on Interstate-80 Project with Oracle
Utah Department of Transportation recently completed a historic reconstruction of a two-mile section of Interstate 80 (I-80) through the heart of Salt Lake City, using Oracle’s Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management 7.0 and two in-house systems developed on Oracle Database and Oracle SOA Suite.
“To provide the best highway system for the state, we look beyond just asphalt and concrete, and partner with local communities, transit agencies, environment advocates and others to ensure that we provide the best overall product. We also rely on Oracle’s Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management to control and manage our construction process in an environmentally friendly fashion,” said Larry Myers, State Project controls engineer, Construction Division, Utah Department of Transportation. “Primavera P6 gives us the power to quickly assess the impact of different construction techniques and methodologies on our projects. This enables us to choose the construction approach that minimizes the environment impact of our projects on the community.”
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