Information Builders, a vendor of operational business intelligence products, has announced partnerships with six firms in software as a service (SaaS (News - Alert)), fraud protection, and case management products.

 

MegaMation, Accertify, iovation (News - Alert), 41st Parameter, Creative Data Solutions, and ScottTech have co-developed specialized products using WebFOCUS and iWay Software.

 

“Companies do not just want technology. They look for products that solve problems,” said Gerald Cohen, CEO of Information Builders (News - Alert). “Web-based access to report sharing and distribution has been available only to organizations with the IT infrastructure required to support such products. For small and mid-sized organizations with limited resources, the alternative has been static reports via e-mail or hard copy, which is time-consuming and leads to conflicting data.”

 

In June TMC had the news that the Erlanger Kentucky Police Department adopted Information Builders technology to create what Information Builders officials characterized as “the first operational BI system with integrated search capabilities for local law enforcement applications.”

 

The information system combined current crime data from 19 government agencies to link formerly unrelated information about suspects, incidents, arrests, and crimes.

 

By encouraging and promoting the integration of Information Builders technologies and applications into third-party software, Information Builders officials say they want to be included in products that “maximize technology investments.” To that end the firm has “sought out and collaborated” with product partners to improve its business intelligence and integration products.

 

With new partners in SaaS, fraud protection, and vertical management products for logistics and the public sector, Information Builders hopes to be able to expand their market presence.