Microsoft to bulk up Office business intelligence
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft will offer analysis and planning applications as an add-on to its Office suite, a move meant to steer corporate customers away from specialized business-intelligence providers.
The Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, due mid-2007, will provide a set of programs geared at helping knowledge workers to make more informed decisions.
The package, formerly code-named "Biz Sharp," will include a server and tools for analyzing data, creating "scorecards" for measuring corporate health, and planning applications.