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Take part in The BI Survey by Nigel Pendse
We'd like to invite you to take part in The BI Survey, the world's largest strictly-independent study examining business intelligence (BI), performance management and OLAP implementations around the world.

In return for your participation, you will receive a 30-page summary of the research findings and will be entered into a prize draw to win one of ten $50 Amazon vouchers. The survey takes 15-20 minutes to complete, and all responses you give us will remain confidential.

To take part in the survey click here

Meanwhile the current edition, The BI Survey 7, is available for purchase. For more information, click here. You can also download a free chapter here

More new-style reviews now available
Since the last newsletter, our team of analysts has been busy completing three more product reviews exclusively available to OLAP Report subscribers. All focused on reporting tools, the reviews look at:

WebFOCUS 7.6, from Information Builders;
SQR Production Reporting 9.3 from Oracle Hyperion; and
Interactive Reporting 9.2 from Oracle Hyperion

For more information on our full list of product reviews, click here

OLAP Market Shares 2007
Somewhat unsurprisingly, the top five vendors increased their collective dominance of the market last year. However, it has now become much more difficult to produce accurate figures. Nigel Pendse explains the latest numbers and the intricacies of analyzing the OLAP market in this newly updated commentary, also available to non-subscribers

Analysis: Panorama meets Google
Nigel Pendse retraces the path Panorama has taken from its close relationship with Microsoft in the 1990s to the recent announcement that it is now working with Redmond's arch-rival, Google, to provide "advanced analytical, reporting and data visualization functions, all at no cost" to GoogleDocs users.

Click here to read the full analysis.

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The OLAP Report team

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