Stories about: Cognos

IBM's Cognos 8 BI (business intelligence) software is now generally available for System z mainframes running Linux, the company announced last week.

Just a few years ago, the world of open source packages for generating database reports was a quiet secret shared by programmers on a deadline. Anyone could spend a few minutes linking in a library to start generating relatively clean tables filled with data pulled from an SQL database. I've personally made a few clients happy by adding JasperReports to some projects with just a bit of XML and a JAR file.

Pentaho released an update to its open-source business intelligence software that makes it a more viable option for corporate users, industry analysts said.

EnterpriseDB has released a new distribution of the PostgreSQL open-source database, hoping to expand the use of the software and compete better with MySQL.

Have you spoken with a high-tech recruiter or professor of computer science lately? According to observers across the country, the technology skills shortage that pundits were talking about a year ago is real.

FileMaker has released version 9 of its namesake database software, FileMaker Pro, with new integration features that will simplify access to SQL data sources and Web publishing with PHP.

Open-source business intelligence software vendor Pentaho is hoping a new tie-up unveiled Thursday with the OpenOffice.org community and Sun Microsystems will bring its BI offerings to the attention of many more new users.

Google Tuesday upgraded the Mini version of its Search Appliance with new security, analytic and other features designed to bring corporate features to small businesses.

Open-source business intelligence software vendor JasperSoft is set to unveil the final piece in its BI suite, JasperETL, after signing its first full-blown original equipment manufacturer (OEM) deal with French vendor Talend. At the same time, the U.S. company will commit to complete internationalization of its entire BI suite.

With its latest purchase under its belt, open-source software start-up Pentaho will be able to offer a complete business intelligence (BI) suite, according to Richard Daley, the company's chief executive officer.

Open-source business models continue to permeate the enterprise applications market, with BPM (business performance management) the latest software to get a makeover, courtesy of formerly closed-source vendor Adaptive Planning.