On-demand Webcast

Business intelligence technology continues to advance, but is it keeping pace with the intelligence needs of today's businesses? Flexible query and reporting capabilities, easy-to-consume layouts and flashy graphics have become standard prerequisites for companies considering BI investments. But to avoid commoditization, what should you look for beneath the veneer of point-and-click report generation and pretty pie charts?

Join SAS and Computerworld for a provocative Webcast that explores the past, present and future of BI through the eyes of today's business decision makers. Our panel of BI experts will provide valuable insights on questions such as:

• What is the usual scope of BI technology, and what capabilities should you expect from it?
• What business objectives are companies trying to achieve with BI?
• Why do the vast majority of executives say they are unhappy with their BI solutions?
• How can a BI solution deliver true competitive advantage?

Register now to view this Webcast and discover the shortcuts to BI success from prominent industry analysts as well as from practitioners who are meeting the daily challenges of generating mission-critical BI for their organizations.

Brent Browning, vice president of network systems, Delta Technology Inc.
Browning is responsible for the network management portfolio at Delta Technology Inc., the wholly owned information technology subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. His role encompasses oversight of scheduling and network analysis systems, revenue management, revenue accounting and recognition, salesforce automation, and operations research.

Jim Davis, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, SAS
Davis heads SAS' worldwide marketing organization and oversees marketing and product strategy for all SAS products and solutions. He has been instrumental in transforming SAS from a tools provider to the customer-driven software solutions provider it is today. Davis has directed a dramatic increase in SAS' media profile through extensive relationship building among financial and industry analysts. His division enhances the company's record of sustained profitability by supporting a global sales and marketing force and by coordinating market-driven R&D.

Keith Gile, principal analyst, Forrester's Information Delivery research group
Keith is a principal analyst in Forrester's Information Delivery research group, covering information management, data management, and business intelligence (BI). Keith came to Forrester through its acquisition of Giga Information Group. Prior to joining Giga, he worked for a number of business intelligence-related companies including Vision Associates, Training Solutions, and Metaphor Computer Systems. As director of education at Vision Associates, Keith helped to develop the K-12 data warehousing product "eScholar," serving as the first brand manager through the initial launch of the product. As president and director of training for Training Solutions, he developed and delivered customized BI product training to a number of BI and non-BI firms including IBM, Valvoline, Sikorsky Aircraft, Colgate-Palmolive, Vision Associates, and others. He has developed BI product-specific training manuals for Metaphor Computer System, IBM, Sikorsky Aircraft, and AFRC Garmisch in Germany. Keith has a B.A. from the University of Lowell and has lived and worked in Germany.

George Hage, associate director of statistical programming, OSI Pharmaceuticals
A member of the Denver SAS Users Group, Hage has been using SAS since 1982 on a variety of platforms including VMS, UNIX and PC. At OSI, a large biotech company concentrating on the development of small-molecule targeted therapies for oncology, Hage leads a group of programmers who use SAS for analyzing, reporting, archiving and submitting clinical data to worldwide regulatory authorities.

Julia King, executive editor of events and national correspondent, Computerworld
King is responsible for the content of Computerworld's annual Premier 100 IT Leaders conference as well as IT executive summits and other IT executive programs held throughout the year. She also leads Computerworld's coverage of IT management issues. Her IT reporting has earned her several awards from the American Society of Business Press Editors; she is a frequent presenter and panel moderator at industry conferences. King is also the editor of Executives' Guide To The Wireless Workforce, published by John Wiley & Sons in July 2003.

David Pierce, associate partner, Accenture
A member of the leadership team for Accenture's Global Business Intelligence Practice, Pierce leads and serves as subject-matter expert on cross-industry client implementations that include data strategy and governance, data warehousing, performance management, business analytics, and BI competency centers.