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IBM's $1.2 billion deal to acquire SPSS will immediately transform Big Blue into a contender in the high-end analytics and data mining business
The move follows major job cuts by the struggling data warehousing vendor, though assets like its Satori Server appliance could be attractive to buyers
The update is taking far too long to install, causing problems, according to reports
SAP's price increase for Enterprise Support is still on the mind of many customers
Having ERP and BI systems integrated instead of held apart can help companies make better use of their data
The announcement comes as competitor Netezza launches a would-be rival product
TwinFin will hold up to 1 PB of user data and cost less than $20,000 per TB
Big Blue continues its quest to grab a bigger share of the exploding analytics market
The underlying data point to a bigger focus on business intelligence for Big Blue
The new products will combine hardware, BI software, and services