Microsoft intends to change the business intelligence (BI) market with PerformancePoint. The companies participating in the BI landscape started to change dramatically as Microsoft was announcing its planned new release. Oracle has taken over Hyperion, Business Objects purchased Cartesis and SAP acquired OutlookSoft, just to name a few of the changes. There is a sense of more changes to come, as the lines between business intelligence, performance management and process management continue to blur.
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