Business Intelligence Competency

Business Systems Group (BSG), the leading Business Intelligence Solution provider in the Middle East today announced that it has taken a strategic decision to launch a vendor independent Business Intelligence Center of Excellence (CoE) in the region. .

Cognos speaks out on BSG split

Software vendor Cognos has cast doubts over Business Systems Group's (BSG) ability to provide a truly vendor-independent business intelligence model after revealing to Channel Middle East that it formally terminated its relationship with BSG last week. BSG has acted as an authorised Cognos partner for the past 18 months, but yesterday announced a vendor-neutral strategy following the launch of a regional ‘Business Intelligence Centre of Excellence'. That move will allow it to offer products from other vendors such as Business Objects, Oracle and Informatica. .

AVIATION WEEK Addresses Green Aviation & Aerospace With Special Double Issue and Event

AVIATION WEEK, the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, today announced that its Summer Double Issue dated August 20/27 will feature a special editorial feature dedicated to green aviation and aerospace.

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Ideaca Becomes Member of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Excellence Program

Vancouver, BC, August 10, 2007--(T-Net)--Ideaca Knowledge Services, a leading Information Technology services company that provides business application solutions to the Canadian market, announced today that it has become a member of the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Excellence Program. The program recognizes Canadian Microsoft Gold Certified Partners who have achieved four or more solutions competencies in the Microsoft Partner Program.

“We are extremely pleased to be a part of the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Excellence Program. Our membership allows us to clearly promote our expertise and relationship with Microsoft to our customers," said Muneer Hirji, CEO, Ideaca. “The benefits provided through the program will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings we provide our customers and showcase our unique capabilities in Microsoft Competencies."

Ideaca had to achieve four or more solutions competencies within the Microsoft Partner Program in order to qualify for the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Excellence Program.

Independent Study Shows Cimatron Customers Deliver Tools Faster

Findings from the Aberdeen Group's 21st Century Mold and Die Shop Benchmark study show that Cimatron customers are able to provide significantly faster delivery times than those offered by the rest of the industry. On average, Cimatron customers deliver products one week earlier than shops classified by Aberdeen as industry Best-In-Class, and as much as four weeks earlier than shops classified as Laggards.

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Friday August 03, 2007 - 11:16 EST

SYDNEY, Australia, -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd ("Aristocrat"), today announced it has concluded negotiation and execution of a Software Development and Distribution Agreement with Tech Results, a Las Vegas, NV, USA-based company specialising in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Business Intelligence (BI) solutions for gaming companies. The Agreement provides Aristocrat with a worldwide exclusive right for distribution of Tech Results products and helps leapfrog Aristocrat's System 7000 PRIME(TM) solution over their competition. It also provides for combined development of some products to leverage Aristocrat's newest technologies as they become available to the market.

"We are extremely pleased to have executed this agreement with Tech Results.

Ruf Strategic Solutions to Manage & Measure Data for State of Georgia's 1st Loyalty Card Program

Ruf Strategic Solutions, a database marketing company, and Pyhex Ventures, Inc., a technology incubation business, will launch the first loyalty card program for the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD).

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