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Decision Support Systems

ALSO CALLED: DSS (Decision Support Systems) and Decision Support
DEFINITION: A decision support system (DSS) is a computer program application that analyzes business data and presents it so that users can make business decisions more easily. It is an "informational application" (to distinguish it from an "operational application" that collects the data in the course of normal  … 
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Visibility and Control to Monitor and Measure Project Performance
sponsored by Telelogic, An IBM Company
SOFTWARE LISTING: Telelogic Dashboard™ is a robust and flexible dashboard tool that automates the collection, analysis, and reporting of data from Telelogic Change™.
Posted: 11 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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Telelogic Focal Point: Product Portfolio Management Solution
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SOFTWARE LISTING: Telelogic Focal Point™ is the configurable decision support platform designed to help you maximize the business value of your development efforts by evaluating requirements and products according to market demand, resources and cost.
Posted: 11 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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Maximizing ROI of Consumer-Driven Health Plans and Decision Support Tools
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WHITE PAPER: Companies that implement a good communications program realize a faster ROI on their CDHPs and decision support tools.
Posted: 09 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
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How to Define Detailed Requirements for Your Enterprise CMDB Project
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WHITE PAPER: A key challenge for those starting a CMDB project is how to define and document detailed requirements that are both appropriate and achievable. This white paper provides expert tips and a template for crafting detailed CMDB project requirements.
Posted: 19 May 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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E-Guide The CIO's Guide to Business Intelligence: Leading the Charge for Innovation
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WHITE PAPER: Learn how the direction of the right executive within a company leads to the creation of a business intelligence (BI) system, enabling you to increase revenue and gain access to the information to make better business decisions.
Posted: 10 May 2008 | Published: 10 May 2008
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Benefits of Automating Data Warehousing
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WHITE PAPER: Data warehousing can be defined as a copy of data specifically structured for querying and reporting.
Posted: 02 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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EDM: A Systematic Approach to Smarter Decisions
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WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the benefits associated with Enterprise Decision Management (EDM). Discover how to automate, improve and connect critical decisions for enhanced business performance.
Posted: 04 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2007
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The Business Value of Business Intelligence
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WHITE PAPER: Business intelligence (BI) is the key to leveraging the wealth of data that accumulates in an enterprise. Learn how BI can help you lower costs, increase revenue, and improve customer satisfaction.
Posted: 05 Sep 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2004
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Real-time Data Warehousing: Enabling Operational and Active Data Warehouses for Improved BI
sponsored by GoldenGate Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Data warehouses are no longer just for reporting, analytics, or forecasting. Learn how you can provide continuous, real-time capture and delivery of the most recent changed data between OLTP systems and your data warehouse.
Posted: 30 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2008
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Gain Visibility to Business Performance with Duet Software for SAP and Microsoft Office
sponsored by Duet for Microsoft Office and SAP
WEBCAST: Attend this Webcast to discover how Duet reporting and BI, can take you through 4 distinct lifecycle stages, with each stage providing increased sophistication of features and analysis capabilities.
Posted: 11 Jun 2007 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEFINITION (continued): …  business operation).Typical information that a decision support application might gather and present would be:
  • Comparative sales figures between one week and the next
  • Projected revenue figures based on new product sales assumptions
  • The consequences of different decision alternatives, given past experience in a context that is described

A decision support system may present information graphically and may include an expert system or artificial intelligence … 
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