Business intelligence (BI) allows organizations to better understand, analyze, and even predict what's occurring in their company. 

Authored by database security expert Ron Ben Natan, Ph.D., "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g" (CRC Press) is the definitive 454-page guide for both security pros and DBAs. Chapter 2, presented here, covers topics central to hardening the database. 

Visual analytics is the process of analytical reasoning facilitated by interactive visual interfaces. Its becoming the fastest way for people to explore and understand Business Intelligence data of any size. This paper will introduce you to the seven essential elements of true visual analytics applications. 

Read the "Database Activity Monitoring (DAM)" chapter from "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g" (CRC Press, 2009) and learn how to leverage DAM to prevent SQL injection attacks, monitor privileged users and track access to sensitive data. 

This paper gives a brief overview of the SAP® solutions used by manufacturers of complex products and equipment to differentiate themselves from the competition through superior-value products and services against low-cost global providers. 

Read this case study to learn how IBM Global Business Services leveraged its electronics and automotive industry expertise to design, deploy and manage a solution based on SAP Business Suite for Alpine Electronics USA. 

J.J. Barnicke's sales people needed instant access to corporate property information to better serve clients and speed up sales cycles. They also needed wireless access to CRM data This case study explains how J.J. Barnicke is using BlackBerry and the sales force solution to access CRM information about clients. 

This white paper provides core principles companies can use to help them select a CRM system that each sales user feels was built just for them. 

Find out how 3,637 marketers responded to tough questions about their open, click and conversion rates. Also, find out which tests work best, what's not working, list growth strategies and how email budgets are changing for 2007. Invite your entire team to attend – attendance for this Webcast is free! 

Recent research by SiriusDecisions has shown that the average B2B organization actually utilizes only 6 % of the leads generated per year. If you're like many sales and marketing professionals, the time and money you will spend on online lead generation and management in 2004 will not yield the results you're looking for. 

View the slides presented in the "New Research: How to Improve Your B2B Email Marketing Results in 2007" Webcast and find out how 3,637 marketers responded to tough questions about their open, click and conversion rates. Also, find out which tests work best, what's not working, list growth strategies and how email budgets are changing for 2007. 

Find out what 1,900 B2B marketers in software, hardware and technology services industries revealed about what works for lead generation. Supplement this report with the webinar titled "KnowledgeStorm Webinars: Business Technology Marketing Benchmarks: 2006-2007 Data and Trends" and learn about B2B e-mail and search engine marketing strategies. 

This podcast will focus on the content of a new KnowledgeStorm research report, the second in a series of studies looking at the impact emerging online applications have on B2B technology marketing. The research finds that blogs and Real Simple Syndication (RSS) are catching on more quickly than previously thought.