As the second annual Microsoft Business Intelligence Conference opens, Microsoft BI tools empower information workers and drive performance at pharmaceutical leader Merck & Co., Inc., highlighting market momentum.

Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC), a Certified Advantage Partner in the Oracle PartnerNetwork, today announced that it has launched an Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Solution Center to help clients reduce installation time for Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition Plus and accelerate use of the solution for business benefit.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Business Objects (NASDAQ: BOBJ) (Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB) today announced a new agreement to develop and distribute pre- integrated data warehousing and business intelligence solutions to help customers harness information and make better business decisions.

Open Source Model Provides Users with a Cost-Effective All-in-One Business Intelligence Solution to Gain a Competitive Edge

HP today announced that Rabobank, a full-range financial services provider, has selected a business intelligence solution from HP in a deal valued at $4.3 million.

As part of its commitment to providing industry-leading business intelligence solutions, Microsoft Corp. has launched Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint™ Server 2007, an application that enables companies to drive performance through monitoring, analyzing and planning their business using one integrated solution.

Naturally Fresh Inc., a maker of dips, sauces and dressings, recently rolled out a business intelligence (BI) solution based on Microsoft® software and has already saved $320,000 in the first year.

Microsoft Corp. announced key milestones achieved within the business intelligence (BI) marketplace, including IDC’s recognizing Microsoft as one of the fastest-growing BI vendors in 2006. In IDC’s report, “Worldwide Business Intelligence Tools 2006 Vendor Shares,” analysts found that Microsoft had a growth rate of 28 percent, the highest among the top 10 industry vendors.

HP today (1st August) announced that Wal-Mart has selected the HP Neoview data warehousing platform to power complex analysis of data collected across its 4,000 U.S. stores.