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Jewel In Plain Sight
Oracle says Siebel's budding business intelligence functionality is a "hidden jewel" within the database maker's planned acquisition of the customer relationship management firm. But it's hard to call analytics a "hidden" jewel when such BI functionality is the very thing Oracle most wants to add to its enterprise software and database systems. "This is another area that's very strategic to us," Oracle president Charles Phillips told the crowd at Siebel Systems' recent CustomerWorld conference in Boston. He was talking about BI -- specifically, about providing faster views into customer-facing business processes. Strategic? You bet it is. The big three database makers -- IBM, Microsoft and Oracle -- all want to improve the BI capabilities that are ready-built into their database platforms. There are some, in fact, who see BI functionality as the central competitive differentiator between database makers. So no, Siebel Analytics isn't exactly a hidden jewel that Oracle will pull up out of the CRM vendor. It's more like a trophy in plain view, ready for the taking. And Oracle's on the take. Meanwhile, our readers remain almost evenly split on whether they believe Oracle will incorporate Siebel analytics into its own platforms. But you can help break the tie by voting in our newest Business Intelligence Pipeline Voting Booth poll.  E-MAIL | SLASHDOT | DIGG This is a public forum. CMP Technology and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. CMP Technology makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of CMP Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in CMP Technology's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business.
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