======================================================================== BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE REPORT http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Wednesday, September 22, 2004
TOP STORIES ======================================================================== * Study reveals decline in IT customer loyalty * Kerry's plan on outsourcing faces mixed reviews * Tech groups push for R&D credit, Internet tax ban * Verity, ClearForest add structure to data ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Cast Iron Systems Think software platforms or custom code are the only way to connect applications? Think again! A new whitepaper reveals how Fortune 500 companies are turning to a new breed of *appliances* to slash application integration time & costs by up to 55%. Read how in a new whitepaper: "How an Appliance-Based Approach Slashes the Cost of Data Integration." http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DCC2C:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- STUDY REVEALS DECLINE IN IT CUSTOMER LOYALTY ======================================================================== Posted September 20, 2004 3:00 PM Pacific Time WalkerInformation, a 65-year-old company that focuses on surveying customer brand loyalty, released its 2004 study of IT vendors this week, entitled, "Customer Loyalty Management for Information Technology." For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DCC29:2B910B2 KERRY'S PLAN ON OUTSOURCING FACES MIXED REVIEWS ======================================================================== Posted September 20, 2004 12:16 PM Pacific Time WASHINGTON - One of the central themes in U.S. Senator John Kerry's presidential campaign is ending tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas. But the IT community is split on whether Kerry's plan would actually keep jobs in the U.S. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DCC25:2B910B2 TECH GROUPS PUSH FOR R&D CREDIT, INTERNET TAX BAN ======================================================================== Posted September 20, 2004 9:13 AM Pacific Time WASHINGTON -- With the U.S. Congress winding down its work for 2004, technology lobbying groups are stepping up their push for lawmakers to pass several pieces of legislation, including extensions to a research and development (R&D) tax credit and an Internet access tax moratorium. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DCC26:2B910B2 VERITY, CLEARFOREST ADD STRUCTURE TO DATA ======================================================================== Posted September 20, 2004 6:00 AM Pacific Time Verity this week will unwrap a software add-on to its search system, designed to make unstructured content more usable in corporate applications. The announcement follows activity from ClearForest, which last month introduced Version 6.0 of its Text Analytics platform for systematically structuring unstructured data so it can be processed with enterprise data in business intelligence systems. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DCC28:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On In business, a seismic shift can rumble along under the surface -- then punch your lights out if you didn't see it coming. Get the latest every day with InfoWorld's Technology & Business Daily. With product and technology news, commentary and analysis, and regular sightings of hot sites and powerful people in the e-business landscape, the free Technology & Business newsletter follows the movers and shakers and what they're up to.Subscribe at http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DCC24:2B910B2 ADVERTISE ======================================================================== For information on advertising, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNSUBSCRIBE/MANAGE NEWSLETTERS ======================================================================== To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your e-mail address for any of InfoWorld's e-mail newsletters, go to: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DCC27:2B910B2 To subscribe to InfoWorld.com, or InfoWorld Print, or both, or to renew or correct a problem with any InfoWorld subscription, go to http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DCC2B:2B910B2 To view InfoWorld's privacy policy, visit: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DCC2A:2B910B2 Copyright (C) 2004 InfoWorld Media Group, 501 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94107 This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
