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Entries from October 2008

Wanted: Product Liability for Financial Products

October 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments

Of course, there is no point locking the barn door now, since the horse has bolted. I’m talking about those billions of dollars and euros being spent to save banks. In a nutshell, what caused the market meltdown were banks selling products and approving loans that came with an enormous risk, and unfortunately, that risk [...]

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Tags: Current Events · Finance · Market · Politics

Same Old Business Intelligence

October 21st, 2008 · 11 Comments

I must have attended a few dozen BI vendor conferences large and small over the years and sat through many hundred BI briefings. And I have to admit, that my expectations have largely decreased over time. Maybe it’s because the market is considered mature, maybe because I have heard every possible marketing claim, maybe I’ve [...]

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Tags: Business Intelligence · Gartner · Market