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And in the Cage to Your Left Is 'Lonesome Cognos,' Last of the Great Business-Intelligence Software Vendors

“The business-intelligence space is undergoing massive changes. Oracle’s acquisition of Hyperion was the first domino to fall. SAP’s deal with Business Objects is the second one. Now the question is, which will be the next domino to fall,” Gartner VP Andreas Bitterer asked last month. Answer: Cognos. In a year during which Hyperion was bought [...]

And in the Cage to Your Left Is ‘Lonesome Cognos,’ Last of the Great Business-Intelligence Software Vendors

“The business-intelligence space is undergoing massive changes. Oracle’s acquisition of Hyperion was the first domino to fall. SAP’s deal with Business Objects is the second one. Now the question is, which will be the next domino to fall,” Gartner VP Andreas Bitterer asked last month. Answer: Cognos. In a year during which Hyperion was bought [...]