http://dssresources.com/ DSSResources.COM publishes appropriate DSS related news releases, our focus is on new product introductions and decision support product adoption announcements. We also publish relevant conference/meeting announcements. Please send your NEWS to news@dssresources.com. http://dssresources.com/news/3458.php SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SocialMatica, the innovative leader of social media analytics, today released compelling social media analysis of the most important political topics in the GOP primary race. Through its semantic data intelligence engine, SocialMatica identified the key subjects of influence segmented by each individual candidate. A dashboard showing up-to-the minute data on the race can be viewed on SocialMatica's website (www.socialmatica.com). "What is most interesting here is the discrepancy between what traditional media outlets are touting as campaign hot topics and the actual topics of conversations taking place online. Despite the media hype and political buzz surrounding immigration, candidate income and even religion, online users are most concerned about topics closer to home – such as taxes and the economy," said Gary Hermansen, CEO of ... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:07:58 GMT http://dssresources.com/news/3457.php Miami, FL, January 25, 2012 – MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today recognized six companies for achieving outstanding business performance with their MicroStrategy-based business intelligence applications. The “Best Practices in Business Intelligence” award recipients for 2012 are eBay, Edmunds.com, GUESS?, Optum Rx – a UnitedHealth Group Company, Sonic Automotive, and Staples. The awards were announced at MicroStrategy’s 15th annual user conference, MicroStrategy World 2012, in Miami, Florida. By deploying MicroStrategy for their BI applications, these organizations are sharing information across their enterprises to enhance corporate performance, improve efficiency and productivity, and strengthen customer relationships. “We congratulate these organizations for their achievements in using business intelligence ... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:01:08 GMT http://dssresources.com/news/3455.php London, UK, January 24, 2012 — Stephen Brobst, chief technology officer for Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), and Daniel Rodriguez-Sierra, director of business intelligence (BI) technology, Telefonica de Espana, will speak on “Fueling New Business Opportunities with Big Data Analytics” at the Gartner Business Intelligence Summit 2012. Stephen Brobst will also participate in a plenary panel discussion on “Analytic Excellence: Transforming Decision Making”. The Gartner conference will take place on 6 - 7 February, 2012 at Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge, London. Teradata, the world’s leading analytic data solutions company, is a premier sponsor of the conference. The presentation will describe Telefonica's journey to building a global BI capability. Within this capability, Big Data analytics is a core enabler for conceiving and delivering the right services to targeted subscriber segments. The ... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:45:42 GMT http://dssresources.com/news/3456.php Miami, FL, January 24, 2012 — MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, and Teradata, the leading analytic data solutions company, today announced the Teradata Integrated Data Warehouse (IDW) platform will be available via the MicroStrategy Cloud™. MicroStrategy Cloud will leverage Teradata’s family of Data Warehouse platforms to offer both multitenant and dedicated versions of Teradata technology as an optional service to MicroStrategy Cloud customers, delivered under the MicroStrategy Cloud brand name. MicroStrategy Cloud is a complete BI solution in the cloud, consisting of both the MicroStrategy BI platform and high-performance data hosting platforms. MicroStrategy Cloud customers can access enterprise data from their desktop or mobile device, improving insight and business decision making. Architected for large ... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:49:11 GMT http://dssresources.com/news/3452.php SLIEDRECHT, The Netherlands, January 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UNIT4, the world's leading provider of business software for Businesses Living IN Change (BLINC™), today announced plans to disrupt the performance management software market in 2012 with a completely new approach to delivering business analytics tools for the enterprise. UNIT4 Business Analytics Apps promise turnkey, rapidly deployed, business performance solutions available on a pay-as-you-use basis from a dedicated app store. UNIT4's new strategy addresses the three most challenging requirements of organizations attempting to improve their business performance via today's analytic solutions - cost, speed and measurement. While large enterprise software vendors SAP and Oracle have bolted heavy-weight business intelligence tools on top of their already complex enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, UNIT4 is reinventing ... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:44:49 GMT http://dssresources.com/news/3453.php WATERLOO, ON, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX) (TSX: OTC) today announced major enhancements to OpenText Web and Social Analytics with the release of version 2.0 that delivers deep Web usage and social interaction insights in real time so organizations can identify actionable trends and continually optimize all their online initiatives. Part of OpenText's online marketing solution set, the new offering allows marketing teams to set goals and generate reports that deliver an uninterrupted view of web activity, including activity on social networks like Facebook or Twitter, and show when anonymous visitors transition to recognized, valued customers. OpenText Web and Social Analytics is flexible, cost effective and helps ensure that proprietary usage data and competitive analysis remains in house and safely within corporate control. For any online marketing or internal ... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:16:10 GMT http://dssresources.com/news/3454.php OWSON, Maryland, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Lityx announces the release of LityxIQ 2.0, its hosted predictive analytics solution for marketing professionals. The cloud-based analytics platform is specifically designed to provide data analysis, predictive modeling and marketing optimization for business users. Unique to LityxIQ 2.0 is the ability to deploy sophisticated predictive models using everyday business and marketing language and logic. Models are built quickly with point-and-click automation without the need for complex programming or endless manual iterations. Once built, LityxIQ will automatically refresh and score models based upon a set schedule or as the user's data changes. The capacity for cradle-to-grave model management ensures that all work created on the hosted platform is available on demand and model history is not lost. "Our goal in building LityxIQ ... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:20:25 GMT http://dssresources.com/news/3451.php January 16, 2012 -- AMCIS 2012 began accepting manuscript submissions on January 3, 2012. The SIGDSS track (http://amcis2012.aisnet.org/index.php/program/tracks-and-minitracks/48) at this year's AMCIS (http://amcis2012.aisnet.org) is an exciting opportunity for showcasing novel research on many aspects of decision support, data management systems, knowledge management, and business intelligence. This year's mini-tracks are: Predictive Analytics - Theoretical Background, Models and Usage Business Process Optimization & Analytics Towards Agile Business Intelligence Architectures Collaboration Systems and Virtual Work Groups Business Intelligence for Non-profit Organizations and Social Enterprises Knowledge Management Value, Success and Performance Measurements Multi-Agent Systems and Semantic Technologies Business Intelligence for Organizational ... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:41:55 GMT