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Tech tool may identify disgruntled workers
The Air Force is developing a data-mining tool to root out disaffected insiders based on their email activity, according to an article in this month's International Journal of Security and Networks. Read more...
Business Intelligence blossoms
Business Intelligence, for companies large and small, is alive and kicking in the private sector. There are many companies offering BI tools, including SAS, SPSS, MicroStrategy and Actuate, and you Read more...
McAfee: Microsoft Visa a security risk
Are you worried about Microsoft Vista's security? You probably should be. Criticism of Microsoft's latest Windows operating system has been common, especially with regard to security. Now McAfee, an Read more...
Customer relationships are for people, not technologies
Next time someone tells you they are implementing a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to improve customer relationships, nod, smile politely and then change the subject. That, it seems, Read more...
In favor of probability models
Peter Fader, professor of marketing at University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School tells CIO Insight that he hates to see companies waste time and money collecting terabytes of customer Read more...
ALSO NOTED: IT hiring is still difficult; Technology for road warriors;
> IT managers face crunch in filling open positions. Article > Read more...
Intelligent business intelligence
Business intelligence tools have been steadily improving and they are closer than ever before to delivering what companies really need to help further their business. Over the past few years, many Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: The bond that ties CRM to business intelligence
Customer relationship management (CRM) used to be all about using data to boost the customer service point. But as some experts point out, CRM today is also a huge aspect in making business Read more...
Defining analytics key to gaining data insight
Depending on the vendor and the business intelligence tool they're trying to push onto your desk, the word analytics can mean anything from data analysis to measuring call center response or data Read more...




