Released on = February 9, 2007, 1:34 am

Press Release Author = Intellias

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = The dramatic changes in contemporary business and IT
landscape have been often associated with increased volume of information, diversity
of data sources and consequent complexity of knowledge-based decision making. Thus,
in order to achieve desired competitiveness and optimize decision-making process,
the companies turn to business intelligence solutions capable of comprising both
business expertise and technical know-how.

Press Release Body = The seminar \"Business Intelligence - Next Generation\", held by
Actinium Consulting GmbH and Microsoft Österreich on November 23, 2006 aimed to
provide its participants with most up-to-date information on current trends and
attractive product offerings in Business Intelligence sphere. The event embodied
three main sections and a round table discussion followed by networking agenda. The
first section opened by Dr.-Ing. Gregor Zeiler, CEO of actinium consulting GmbH,
provided valuable insights on actual tendencies and developments in business
intelligence field. In short, the speaker has emphasized the role of business
intelligence instruments in increasing the profitability, minimization of risks and
building competitive advantages. Also, Mr. Zeiler informed the audience on the
spectrum of actinium business intelligence products for analysis, reporting,
planning and data warehousing.


The second section featured the presentation by Manfred Gröber, Solution Sales
Microsoft Österreich GmbH, informing the seminar participants on Microsoft Business
Intelligence, in particular on Microsoft BI Tools: from SQL Server 2005 through
Office 2007 to Office Performance Point Server 2007. Throughout the presentation,
Mr.Gröber has pointed to the existent gap between perceived and factual capabilities
of SQL Server 2005 and has briefed the audience on selected functionality aspects of
Microsoft Business Intelligence Tools.


The third section opened by Mag. Alexander Gebath, introduced the highlight of the
seminar's program - live presentation of \"dot\" product by actinium, designed to
speed up data warehouse development. The speaker has singled out the core advantages
of the above mentioned Business Intelligence Lifecycle Tool, paying close attention
to its ability to considerably shorten the development time and decrease associated
costs as well as minimize dependence from know-how providers through integrated
intelligence.


For Intellias representatives, the seminar constituted genuine interest, since it
provided the opportunities to discover current tendencies on the Austrian business
intelligence market, to obtain more precise knowledge about actinium business
intelligence tools through engaging live-presentation and finally participate in the
collaborative discussions led by the representatives of Gallaher Group, Microsoft
Österreich and actinium consulting GmbH. The extra value to the event was added
through the fascinating networking section, involving experts from IT, Controlling,
Business Intelligence, Logistics and Trade spheres.


About actinium consulting GmbH
Actinium consulting is international consulting company, specializing in Business
Intelligence, Business Intelligence, Business Integration and Business Consulting,
which relies upon the concept of successful combination of business expertise and
technical know-how. The service offerings range from industry-oriented conceptions
to implementation of extra-class solutions. The actinium customers include
Tabak/Gallaher Group, Airest, Austrian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Mayr-Melnhof,
Merkur Versicherung, Nokia, OMV, ORF and XXXLutz.


http://www.actinium-consulting.at

About Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft products include operating systems for personal computers, server
applications for client/server environments, business and consumer productivity
applications, and interactive media programs, and Internet platform and development
tools. Microsoft also offers online services, sells personal computer books and
input devices as well as researches and develops advanced technology software
products. Microsoft products, available in more than 30 languages and sold in more
than 50 countries, are available for most PCs, including Intel microprocessor-based
computers and Apple computers.


http://www.microsoft.com/austria/


About Intellias Ltd.
Intellias is an ISO-certified software development company with its Development
Office in Lviv (Western Ukraine) and Sales & Marketing division in Zürich
(Switzerland). The company specializes in Internet/Intranet Applications,
Distributed Systems, MS Windows Applications as well as Embedded Systems.

From the outset of its market presence, Intellias has completed more than 160
projects worldwide, featured with excellence of technical expertise and reliability
of partnership models. Over the years, Intellias maintains its orientation towards
German-speaking market, tailoring region- and industry specific software services.

http://www.intellias.com

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