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REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (Map) - To support its growing business intelligence (BI) initiatives, Life Fitness, a division of Brunswick Corp. (NYSE: BC), has consolidated its BI and data warehousing platforms on Oracle. Life Fitness selected Oracle(R) Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition (EE) to replace its existing BI solution and is upgrading its data warehouse to Oracle Database 10g Release 2. Life Fitness is the global leader in designing and manufacturing a full line of reliable, high-quality fitness equipment for commercial and home use.

Several key factors motivated Life Fitness to reevaluate its BI platform strategy. Specifically, Life Fitness sought to take advantage of Oracle Business Intelligence Suite EE's architectural advantages, information delivery capabilities, and its integration with Oracle Database, Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Fusion Middleware products -- all of which Life Fitness relies upon.

Vocera Communications Taps SigmaQuest's On-Demand Product Performance Intelligence Software for Communications Products

SUNNYVALE, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- SigmaQuest (TM) Inc., a leading provider of business intelligence software solutions that help global manufacturers build higher-quality products, today announced that Vocera Communications, Inc., an industry leader in wireless communication, has selected SigmaQuest's on-demand solutions to manage product performance, outsource manufacturing, ensure process enforcement and facilitate regulatory compliance.

Vocera purchased a suite of SigmaQuest products including: Manufacturing and Test Insight, which continuously monitors manufacturing chain product quality; and RMA & Warranty Insight, to analyze product return data, track trends and get to the root cause of all issues, in real time. Through the suite of on-demand solutions, Vocera can easily collect, aggregate and analyze detailed production and test information from its own product test labs in the U.S., as well as at its global contract manufacturers.

B92 - News - Society - IDC Roadshow in Serbia in October

BELGRADE -- The global provider of market intelligence in IT, telecommunications and consumer technology will visit Belgrade in October.

IDC's Business Intelligence Roadshow CEE will expand from nine to thirteen strategic cities in 2007.

Kicking off September 14 in Sofia and running through November 15 in Athens, the roadshow will bring together analysts, BI gurus, and professionals to help new and experienced users get the most from BI solutions. This year, IDC CEMA is also launching executive workshops that focus on BI leadership within organizations. The roadshow will also feature IDC analysts and seasoned industry professionals. Together they will provide the pieces of a strategic roadmap that enable users to plan a route through analytic possibilities and set long-term goals while making the most of key tools like enterprise search, application integration and SOA, and real-time scorecards and dashboards along the way.

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Business Objects Launches New Authorized Consulting Partner Program

Vancouver, BC, July 31, 2007--(T-Net)--Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ; Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB), a leading provider of business intelligence solutions, today announced the launch of its new Authorized Consulting Partner Program. This program, designed for resellers and solution providers, provides a framework that develops and identifies consulting opportunities for partners to work together with Business Objects Global Services in enterprise accounts.

As Business Objects continues to grow its business, customer demand for consulting services has never been greater. To supplement its own Global Services organization, Business Objects has developed the Authorized Consulting Partner Program to provide a common, globally applied but locally implemented, consulting framework to ensure certain levels of customer satisfaction are met on a consistent basis.

Human capital risks major threat to firms

PETALING JAYA: International risk managers, including insurers and reinsurers, see human capital risks as being the most significant threat facing their global business operations.

This is according to Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) latest survey sponsored by the ACE group.

In revealing the findings to StarBiz, the group said human capital risks such as skills shortage, succession issues and the loss of key personnel were seen by respondents as being more challenging to manage than threats from risk of losing reputation as well as information technology, political and regulatory risks.

The Best Practice In Risk Management: a Function Comes of Age survey was conducted in February. It involved asking 218 executives worldwide about their approach to risk management and their perception of the key challenges and opportunities facing this function.

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Business Objects Launches New Authorized Consulting Partner Program to Meet Growing Customer Demand

SAN JOSE, Calif. & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ - News; Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced the launch of its new Authorized Consulting Partner (ACP) Program. This program, designed for resellers and solution providers, provides a framework that develops and identifies consulting opportunities for partners to work together with Business Objects Global Services in enterprise accounts.

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Orbitz Worldwide signs data reporting contract with TRX

The agreement enables both Orbitz for Business and Travelport for Business to provide corporate customers with the latest reporting technology and data through TRXs new TRAVELTRAX reporting tool.

Offering clients data consolidation, expense management, payment card data and other information through state-of-the-art dashboard functionality, TRXs reporting technology will give Orbitz Worldwide corporate clients access to consolidated global travel data as well as advanced business intelligence. Dean Sivley, COO and GM, Orbitz Worldwides Corporate Travel Solutions Group said this reporting tool along with the domain expertise of companys account managers will give customers insight into getting optimum value from their travel programmes.

TRX data reporting will enable travel administrators to effectively manage travel spending, negotiate contracts, track travelers and readily adjust travel policies as needed.