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You can check out the list of Top 100 Most Influential Technology Vendors for 2008 as anounced by the Aberdeen Group.

My takeaway was that the Top 4 vendors [Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and IBM] of this list are already biggies in the Business Intelligence world. And that’s another evidence that BI is the way to go in the coming years.

Teradata is ranked in the top 10 list of business intelligence providers in the Annual Consumer Goods Technology Reader’s Choice. The ranking is based on customer experience as reported by consumer goods executives to an independent third party. An IDC study called “Taming Information Chaos,” issued in November, puts business decision-making throughout the world at a critical crossroads, with business intelligence technology now an important component in differentiating between leading and average companies.

Teradata was also listed in Food Logistics magazine’s FL100, an annual listing of the Top 100 technology suppliers to the food industry. The FL100 lists technology and solution providers that transform the food supply chain, including food, beverage and consumer packaged goods manufacturers, distributors, grocery wholesalers and third-party logistics providers.

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The Product of the Year awards were judged by SearchDataManagement.com’s editorial staff, in conjunction with a team of users, industry experts, analysts and consultants, who selected the “best of the best” products on the basis of their innovation, performance, ease of integration into the environment, ease of use and manageability, functionality and value. Informatica 8.5 was the sole Gold Winner for the category of data integration.

SearchDataManagement.com wrote, “Informatica Release 8.5 addresses enterprises’ growing need for multi-functional data integration platforms,” while observing that “a single platform architecture such as Release 8.5 promises to help enterprises better deliver data required by the business, by enabling data access on a timely basis, regardless of source or format.”

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PivotLink Corp., formerly SeaTab Software, today announced it was named a Top 10 business intelligence provider by readers of Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) magazine. This is the third consecutive year consumer goods executives have recognized PivotLink as one of the best solutions providers in the industry. PivotLink business intelligence solutions seamlessly integrate data from multiple sources across the retail enterprise, dynamically accommodate changes in business operations and provide superior performance for an affordable price.

“Clearly, being recognized for the third year in a row on our annual reader’s choice reinforces PivotLink’s commitment and continued opportunity in the consumer goods market,” said Lori Castle, publisher, Consumer Goods Technology. “In 2006, PivotLink was included on the strength of write-in votes, and last year we mentioned that PivotLink was emerging as a leading BI provider. This year, our readers again recognize PivotLink’s ongoing efforts in establishing its leadership position in the industry as they continue to climb the ladder in terms of footprint and customer experience.”

In the yearly, Americas Partner Excellence Award winners by Business Objects, it named Accenture as the Global Alliance Partner of the year.

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Global Alliance Partner of the Year: Honors the partner that provided outstanding expertise in strategy, design, implementation, and customization services for Business Objects BI solutions. The Business Objects Global Alliance Partner of the Year is Accenture. Accenture was recognized once again in this category for its notable customer successes, solution innovation, and partner support. With many years of experience and nearly 4,000 successful client projects, Accenture has carved out a reputation for its unique approach to delivering complex data management, integration and analysis solutions that are aligned to business needs.