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 QlikTech's powerful, accessible business intelligence solution enables organizations to make better and faster decisions. Its QlikView product delivers enterprise-class analytics and search with the simplicity and ease of use of office productivity software.  The in-memory associative search technology it pioneered makes calculations in real-time enabling business professionals to gain insight through intuitive data exploration. Unlike traditional business intelligence products, QlikView can deliver value in days or weeks rather than months, years, or not at all. It can be deployed on premise, in the cloud, or on a laptop or mobile device—from a single user to large global enterprises. QlikTech is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, with offices around the world and a network of over 1,100 partners to serve more than 13,000 customers in over 100 countries worldwide.

MicroStrategy, a global leader in business intelligence technology, provides reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that enables leading organizations to make better business decisions every day. MicroStrategy empowers business users to make informed decisions by providing timely, relevant, and accurate answers to their business questions.

Designed to support the most demanding business intelligence applications, MicroStrategy is ideal for enterprise-wide BI standardization. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its ease of use, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. Leading companies and government organizations worldwide have chosen MicroStrategy as their enterprise business intelligence standard.

MicroStrategy is built from a single architectural foundation, making it the most integrated and efficient BI architecture available.  With an intuitive Web interface, MicroStrategy enables business users to seamlessly access enterprise data for enhanced decision making.  MicroStrategy engineers its software for reliability, scalability, security, and ease of administration.

MicroStrategy's Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards™ combine advanced data visualization and animation with MicroStrategy's industrial-strength business intelligence platform to deliver highly intuitive information dashboards that yield greater business insight than traditional graphs and grids. Business users can intuitively flip through many perspectives of corporate performance, allowing them to quickly and easily identify problems and diagnose root causes.

MicroStrategy Mobile enables companies to easily extend graphs, grids, enterprise reports, and information dashboards to the iPhone, iPad, and BlackBerry smartphone. Many people prefer to consume business intelligence on their mobile devices rather than on their desktop computers, since mobile devices are more portable, always on, and always connected. Mobile business intelligence is a logical extension of traditional business intelligence, but requires even higher performance and the ability to serve even larger user populations. MicroStrategy's architecture is engineered to provide the speed and scalability to support the escalating demands of mobile BI applications.

MicroStrategy Mobile takes full advantage of the native capabilities of the iPhone and iPad to deliver an enhanced business intelligence experience to users. By leveraging the user-friendly features of the iPhone and iPad, MicroStrategy Mobile provides intuitive business intelligence that is optimized for the mobile user.

Learn more about MicroStrategy at www.microstrategy.com.

SAP BusinessObjects offers a broad portfolio of tools and applications designed to help you optimize business performance by connecting people, information and businesses across business networks. SAP BusinessObjects business intelligence (BI) solutions provide comprehensive business intelligence functionality that can empower your users to make effective, informed decisions based on solid data and analysis. All users, from the high-end analyst to the casual business user, have access to the information they need -with minimal dependence on IT resources and developers. With these powerful solutions, users throughout your enterprise can access, format, analyse, navigate and share information across the organisation. More information on http://www.sap.com/belux/sapbusinessobjects/

Greenplum is the pioneer of Enterprise Data Cloud™ solutions for large-scale data warehousing and analytics, providing customers with flexible access to all their structured and unstructured data for business intelligence and advanced analytics. Greenplum offers industry-leading performance at a low cost for companies managing terabytes to petabytes of data. Data-driven businesses around the world, including NASDAQ, NYSE Euronext, Silver Spring Networks and Zions Bancorporation, have adopted Greenplum Database-based products to support their mission-critical business functions.

Greenplum was acquired by EMC in July 2010, becoming the foundation of the new EMC Data Computing Division. Greenplum's software and appliance products deliver the big data analytics platform of the future, enabling actionable insight from vast and diverse datasets. As such, Greenplum continues to drive the future of data warehousing and analytics with breakthrough products including Greenplum Data Computing Appliance, Greenplum Database, Greenplum Chorus, and the new enterprise-ready Apache Hadoop: Greenplum HD product family. This product portfolio embodies the power of open systems, cloud computing, virtualization, and collaboration, enabling organizations to gain greater insight and value from their data than ever before.

Greenplum is led by pioneers in database systems, data warehousing, supercomputing, Internet performance acceleration and open source. With technical and business leaders from large-scale computing companies like Amazon and Yahoo!, and database companies including Oracle, Informix, Teradata, Netezza, Microsoft and Vertica, Greenplum is tapping the best minds in the business of big data to deliver the next-generation of data warehousing and analytics.

The CA ERwin® modeling family has been the name associated with data modeling for years. Today, we offer much more than just data modeling and we've expanded our offering to include data profiling, model validation, process modeling, ERP integration, metadata management, and model management. CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA), the world's leading independent information technology (IT) management software company, provides software to unify and simplify the management of complex computing environments. Today, we are working with the majority of the Forbes Global 2000, as well as government organizations and thousands of companies in diverse industries worldwide to transform IT management.

Founded in 1975, Aexis works closely with over 250 companies and organizations in the Benelux and France, to provide them with the strategic information at the speed and flexibility they require to assess the rapid changes in their market places. In order to meet these requirements, Aexis delivers software like analytic tools and solutions for Performance Management, Data Integration, Data Quality and Data Mining.Aexis has offices in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Sri Lanka to provide local assistance to international companies. Aexis is also part of a worldwide network of distributors and integrators, through their software developers' network of strategic alliance partners. Further information is available at www.aexis.com.

RealDolmen is an independent single source ICT solutions provider and knowledge company with over 1900 highly skilled IT professionals and more than 1000 customers in the Benelux and France.
The company offers innovative, effective and reliable ICT solutions and professional services designed to help its clients achieve their objectives by optimizing their business processes. RealDolmen covers both infrastructure and applications solutions, supporting their full lifecycle through a plan-build-operate approach. Its Software Factory allows them to work in fully scalable virtual organizational models, while adding the capability to "right shore" development projects.
RealDolmen provides both custom-made solutions and standardized applications in specific vertical markets such as logistics & distribution, financial services, public, general industry and life sciences.
More information: www.realdolmen.com

BC Square, active since 2006, is a growing ICT company which focuses on consulting in Performance Management and Business Intelligence. Our mission statement is "Get More out People and Data".

We thrive to keep our good reputation on the market by fulfilling the needs and wishes of our customers. We believe that quality and business minds are needed. Therefore we offer you the right people on the right place.

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Jaspersoft's open source business intelligence is the world's most widely used BI software, with more than 10 million product downloads worldwide and more than 12,000 commercial customers in 100 countries. Jaspersoft provides a web-based, open and modular approach to the evolving business intelligence needs of the enterprise and is the only BI vendor enabling true multi-tenancy while providing a common platform for on-premise, virtualized, SaaS and Cloud deployments. Jaspersoft's products span the continuum of core BI requirements, including reporting, analysis, dashboards and mash-ups, data analysis, and data integration. Its BI software is updated constantly by a development community of more than 120,000 registered members working on more than 350 projects. For more information visit: www.jaspersoft.com and www.jasperforge.org.

KXEN, The Data Mining Automation Company™, delivers next-generation Customer Lifecycle Analytics to enterprises that depend on analytics as a competitive advantage.KXEN's Data Mining Automation Solution drives significant improvements in customer acquisition, retention, cross-sell and risk applications. Our solution integrates predictive analytics into strategic business processes, allowing our customers to drive greater value into their business. Find out more by visiting www.kxen.com.

Informatica Corporation is the world's number one independent provider of data integration software. Organizations around the world gain a competitive advantage in today's global information economy with timely, relevant and trustworthy data for their top business imperatives. More than 4,000 enterprises worldwide rely on Informatica to access, integrate and trust their information assets held in the traditional enterprise, off premise and in the Cloud. For more information visit www.informatica.com

Audaxis is a technology and industry oriented Open Source enterprise applications integrator headquartered in Belgium with operations in Benelux, France and Switzerland. Audaxis has an outstanding experience in database management, data integration and more specifically in enterprise data assets management from back office up to e-business solutions ; Audaxis has a 20 years track record in CRM, ERP and reporting systems implementation. Audaxis helps in strategic management tools design and implementation, increasing customers competitiveness at a fraction of the current market prices.http://www.audaxis.com

Founded in March 2007, element61 is the thought-leading Performance Management and Business Intelligence consulting company in the Belgian marketplace. In 3 years, the company has grown to 25 senior consultants with -in average- 9 years of experience and in total more than 200 manyears of experience, serving over 25 blue chip customers. element61 acts as a Center of Excellence that has both the capacity and the quality large organizations require to successfully implement Performance Management. element61 has skills, competence centers and relationships with all leading vendors of Performance Management software including IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and SAS but puts the customer first in defining PM architectures that deliver business value across technology platforms.

Keyrus, previously known as SOLIDPartners, is a provider of performance management (PM), business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing (DWH) consulting, technology services and solutions.

For more than a decade, Keyrus has listened to its clients and brought the knowledge gained along the way into play. We continue to be the solid partner for corporate intelligence, performance progress and continuity. Leveraging our business, industry and technical expertise, Keyrus today rises to the forefront of the consultancy industry.

Headquartered in France, Keyrus Group currently employs over 1,200 employees in 10 countries. Since July 2000, Keyrus has been listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris stock exchange.

Crosspoint Solutions provides Business Intelligence and Customer Relationship Management solutions ranging from strategy advice to technical implementations, and end-to-end Custom Services. Better insights in your customers and in your data will result into better informed decisions enabling you to distinguish yourself in the marketplace.

Our BI organisation has three arms:

• Strategic Consulting and Training - where we provide onsite and remote assistace with program implementations, the building of data strategies and practices, and training/mentoring
• Vendor selection: we provide in-depth, vendor neutral information about - and assistance with - tools, techniques, models, and best practices for the governance/stewardship of data and information.
• Technical Implementation - our team of over 125 BI & CPM consultants is divided into solution and vendor focused dedicated workgroups. This way of structuring our organisation enables us to partner with our customers on all market leading BI & CPM technologies:

IntoDQ markets, implements and supports software solutions that enables companies to measure andimproves the company data assets that are valuable for their business. IntoDQ is a committed and reliable partner in solving difficult data quality issues. We use our expertise, experience and best practices, in a flexible way and offer effective support in handling diffi cult challenges in the area of data quality.

Technology has an important role in all our projects at customers. The advanced and versatile technology we use, forms the foundation of our success at customers and differentiates us against our competitors. We offer a broad range of different services. This includes the usual consultancy services and training. We always deliver tailor-made services based on the needs of the customers. Our approach is characterized by pragmatism and the methods we use are based on our extensive experience throughout the years.

WDM Belgium creates and uses data to help companies target, qualify, understand and interact with prospects and clients in the most valuable way. WDM Belgium, a Bisnode company, is your partner in BtoC and BtoB solutions.

Sybase delivers mission-critical enterprise software to manage, analyze and mobilize information.

Beat the time challenge
Time is a scarce resource in all data warehousing projects. timeXtender excels in short iterations, quick changes and a fast time to value.

Rapid data warehouse prototyping - fast deployment saves valuable time
timeXtender takes an agile approach to data warehousing. Build a prototype of your data warehouse and ETL project with timeXtender and turn it into a production ready application in a matter of days. You design the dataware house and the ETL process in metadata using drag and drop. No custom code writing is required because the underlying SQL code is autogenerated. Therefore your data can be cleansed and integrated faster, and your data warehouse can provide value immediately.

Data integration regardless of the source
An organization's data is stored in a variety of places, and the reliability of reports and dashboards depends on access to all data souces. With timeXtender you can consolidate data in a data warehouse regardless of where your data is stored. timeXtender handles data across platforms such as MS Excel, MS Dynamics, SAP R/3, Oracle and many more - also from customized systems.

A data warehouse that is easy to change
Easy changes are crucial for up-to-date information. timeXtender makes changing and maintaining your ETL process and data warehouse uncomplicated because you are not dependent on custom code.

Works with Microsoft SQL Server
timeXtender works with Microsoft SQL Server and provides a robust and stable base for your enterprise data warehouse. timeXtender utilizes and enhances the features of Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS).

Business-Insight is a new company dedicated to the creation of high-end statistical software for datamining and predictive analytics. We are active in Europe (Belgium-Brussels), UK (London), Russia (Moscow), United-States (Chicago), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur).

Our main product is the TIMi Suite, an integrated suite of datamining tools covering all predictive analytical needs.
The TIMi Suite produces reliable predictive analysis & segmentation analysis that give you the best business insight about your B2B or B2C market, your advertising campaigns and more.

The unique added values of the TIMi suite are accuracy (we are a recurrent top winner at KDD cups), user-friendly interface (3 user-interface levels adapted to the different degree of technicity of the users) and automation (1 click-modelization). The TIMi suite is also more scalable, faster and more accurate than all the statistical and datamining software currently commercially available.

i3 is a leading and specialized Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Warehousing consulting firm. Started in 2001, i3 now has offices in Diegem (Belgium) and Zeist (The Netherlands). Our 45 highly specialized Business Intelligence professionals deliver business intelligence solutions to our customers, enabling them to improve their business performance. i3 collaborates with the most leading software distributors (IBM Cognos, SAP BO, Oracle, Microsoft, Informatica, MicroStrategy and Qlik View), but we operate and advise completely independent. Our main industry focus is: Retail & Wholesale and Professional Services Firms.

Ab Initio Software is a general-purpose data processing platform for enterprise-scale, mission-critical applications, covering the complete range of data processing architectures from batch, to near real-time, through to request-response services.
Ab Initio solves the problems of scalability, development time, performance, business rules, metadata management, and integration.
Ab Initio is in production at the world's largest companies in banking, e-commerce, telecommunications, insurance, retail, government and healthcare; running applications as diverse as web message brokers, billing systems, data warehousing, risk and compliance, marketing analytics, and data integration hubs.
For more information visit us at www.abinitio.com

Pentaho is the open source business intelligence leader. Thousands of organizations globally depend on Pentaho to make faster and better business decisions that positively impact their bottom lines. Download the Pentaho BI Suite today if you want to speed your BI development, deploy on-premise or in the cloud or cut BI licensing costs by up to 90%.

The Trillium Software System is the only data quality platform purpose-built for business and IT collaboration. The business is now able to work side-by-side with IT to improve and manage the quality of information. Through an intuitive, easy-to-navigate environment, users can quantify data conditions, develop business rules, deploy data quality services, and support governance with dashboards and reporting that assesses the compliance of data to business policies and requirements. Our technology is data quality methodology-driven and leverages Trillium Software's 20 years of experience helping organizations apply the best practices that manage the quality of their data. The Trillium Software System delivers certainty to your customer, product, financial, and supplier information, creating the high value asset that your employees rely on to make business-critical decisions everyday.

Enqio helps get more value out of an organization. Employing software developed for in-depth analyses, the company distils useful insights from large amounts of company data. These insights allow management to calculate risks in a timely fashion and make informed, corporate decisions. Enqio therefore ensures a sustainable increase in turnover and profit. Enqio is an international company focused primarily on the telecom, financial, public and media sectors. Its customers include ArcelorMittal, ASR Verzekeringen, De Post, Dexia, Electrabel/GDF Suez, ING, KBC, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Mensura, Mercator Verzekeringen, Microsoft, Mobistar, Nuon, Orange/France Telecom, P&T Luxembourg, Rogers Wireless, Telenet, Test-Aankoop, Toyota, Turkcell, UCB and Zain.

IBM provides the broadest and most complete portfolio of data warehousing and analytic solutions to meet a wide variety of customer requirements. From the speed, simplicity and focus of IBM Netezza data warehouse appliances to the flexible foundation and modularity of the IBM Smart Analytics System, IBM delivers purpose-built, workload-optimized and pre-integrated software and hardware systems designed to minimize project time, cost and risk. In addition, IBM provides individual software products such as InfoSphere Warehouse and InfoSphere Warehouse Packs and a full portfolio of information management and business analytics software that helps companies maximize the value of their information assets and discover new insights to make better and faster decisions and optimize their business outcomes.

BIReady is the vendor of a unique software product that automatically designs, generates and populates Enterprise Data Warehouses and Data Marts, based on the organisation’s Business Model. This unique product, named after the company, replaces intensive manual labour. BIReady even generates and executes the ETL code! Besides the unparalleled time and cost savings the realisation phase and every maintenance project, this also enables companies to be agile by making Business Intelligence more responsive to business needs, at the speed the business requires. Finally organizations are able to align to business strategy in time. BIReady is a fast growing, highly innovative company, with a broad partner network across the world. By using BIReady, Business Intelligence is not only achievable for the fortune 1000 companies but also for SMB organisations.