• What does the industry consolidation mean to you - the customer?
• Business Intelligence Spans from Business to Everyday Life
• Upcoming Courses - Crystal Reports XI R2 Boot Camp, BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R2 Boot Camp, Migrating BusinessObjects 5.x & 6.x to BusinessObjects XI R2, Web Intelligence- Report Design
• Trainer's Talk - Error: 'Cannot create query on Repository...' when attempting to refresh a metric or group of metrics
• White Paper - Business Intelligence Within Reach
• White Paper - The Business Value of Business Intelligence
• Web Seminar - Reporting out of Great Plains® just got Easier - September 10 and 12, 2007
• Web Seminar - Converting your Annual Budget Models into Rolling Forecasts - September 20, 2007
• Reporting & Analytics 2007 Conference - Orlando, FL, October 15-17
• Executive Seminar - Developing Financial Models to Better Manage an Organization's Future - August 23, 2007

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• Oracle acquires Hyperion; Business Objects acquires Cartesis
• Community
• Components of a Successful Enterprise Performance Management Strategy
• Upcoming Courses - Crystal Reports XI R2 Boot Camp, BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R2 Boot Camp, Migrating BusinessObjects 5.x & 6.x to BusinessObjects XI R2, Web Intelligence- Report Design
• Trainer's Talk - Unable to Select a Corporate Dashboard as the Initial View in InfoView
• White Paper - Implementing Profitability Analytics
• White Paper - Better Margin Management with Cost-to-Serve
• Web Seminar - Creating an EPM Strategy
• 2007 COMTO National Meeting and Training Conference - Miami, FL, June 22-27
• Reporting & Analytics 2007 Conference - Orlando, FL, October 15-17

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• SAP Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Business Intelligence in the Commodity Era
• Upcoming Courses - Crystal Reports XI R2 Boot Camp, BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R2 Boot Camp, Migrating BusinessObjects 5.x & 6.x to BusinessObjects XI R2, Web Intelligence- Report Design
• Trainer's Talk - Some Performance Manager Analytic Folders or Documents are not Published to the CMS
• Trainer's Talk - How to Create a Filter Prompt in Query Studio
• White Paper - Business Intelligence for Mid-Size Organizations
• White Paper - Implementing a Business Intelligence Strategy
• Data Management Group Partners with Business Objects for Launch of Open Appliance Initiative
• Data Management Group Earns Platinum Status for Business Objects Partner Program
• Web Seminar - Selecting the Right Tool for the Right Job
• Web Seminar - Open Source Business Intelligence
• VGFOA Conference - Virginia Beach, VA, May 23-25

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• The Perfect Imperfection
• Google Transit Trip Planning Service
• Upcoming Courses - Crystal Reports XI R2 Boot Camp, BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R2 Boot Camp, Migrating BusinessObjects 5.x & 6.x to BusinessObjects XI R2, Web Intelligence- Report Design
• Trainer's Talk - How to Display a Dashboard in a URL in BusinessObjects Performance Manager XI
• Trainer's Talk - How to Customize the Default Welcome Page in Cognos 8
• White Paper - The Global Advancement of Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)
• White Paper - Enterprise Performance Management Business Paper
• Data Management Group Expands Executive Team with New Hires and Promotion
• Data Management Continues to Grow...
• Web Seminar - Selecting the Right Too for the Right Job
• Executive Seminar - See the Newest Microsoft Technology at use in the Real World
• FOSE 2007 Conference - Washington DC, March 20-22

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• Web 2.0
• Microsoft is Coming!
• Business Objects and Daylight Savings Time
• The Long and Winding Road to SAP® Master Data Management
• Upcoming Courses - Crystal Reports XI R2 Boot Camp, BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R2 Boot Camp, Migrating BusinessObjects 5.x & 6.x to BusinessObjects XI R2, Web Intelligence- Report Design
• Trainer's Talk - Unable to Overwrite a Dashboard when Migrating Dashboards using Import Wizard
• Trainer's Talk- Configure Cognos ReportNet to Create a Folder Containing Target Drill-Through Reports
• White Paper - Implementing A Business Intelligence Strategy
• White Paper - Business Objects Rapid Marts for SAP® R/3®
• Conference - Business Objects Insight Performance Management 2007 User Conference - Orlando, FL, March 11-14
• Web Seminar - Meet BusinessObjects XI Release 2
• Web Seminar - Strategy to Execution with Performance Management Tools

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• A Portal Based Approach to Business Performance and Management
• SAP Scoop - Optimizing Strategies for Standard SAP® R/3 Reports
• Upcoming Courses - Crystal Reports XI R2 Boot Camp, Business Objects Enterprise XI R2 Boot Camp, Migrating BusinessObjects 5.x & 6.x to BusinessObjects XI R2, Web Intelligence-Report Design
• Trainer's Talk - Not Able to Create Set Analyzer Metrics, the Object Icons are not Set Icons
• Trainers Talk- Configuring Cognos 8 to Use More System Memory
• White Papers - Data Quality First
• White Papers - Linking Strategic Plans to Operational Goals: A Practical Guide for CFOs
• Conference - DMG COO Keith Boyer speaking at APTA TransITech Conference-New Orleans, LA, February 13-15

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• Your Budget App: In-House or Outsourced?
• SAP Scoop - Learn the concepts behind SAP R/3 Security and understand their history.
• Upcoming Courses - Crystal Reports XI Boot Camp, Customized SAP/Crystal for BW, Customized SAP/Crystal for R/3.
• Trainer's Talk - How to Display Max and Min Date Range Values in Web Intelligence XI.
• White Papers - Extending Excel
• White Papers - BusinessObjects Rapid Marts for R/3
• Conference - APTA TransITech Conference, New Orleans ,LA, February 13-15

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• Budgeting the Easy Way
• SAP Scoop - Are You Fully Utilizing Your SAP Investment?
• Upcoming Courses - Crystal Reports XI Boot Camp, BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Boot Camp, Migrating BusinessObjects 5.x & 6.x to XI R2
• Trainer's Talk - Boolean order of precedence in Crystal Reports
• White Papers - Enterprise Information Management
• White Papers - Corporate Performance Management Exposed
• Conference - 2006 Business Objects Insight Americas Conference - San Francisco, CA - November 5-8

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• Location! Location! Location!
• SAP Scoop - Counting Your ROI Chickens
• Upcoming Courses - Crystal Reports XI Boot Camp, BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Boot Camp, Migrating BusinessObjects 5.x & 6.x to XI R2
• Trainer's Talk - Creating a variable similar to an IF-THEN-ELSE statement in Web Intelligence
• White Papers - Linking Strategic Plans to Operation Goals: A Practical Guide for CFOs
• White Papers - Enterprise Performance Management Business Paper
• Web Seminar - How Much is Bad Data Costing Your Organization? - Enterprise Information Management
• Seminar - How Much is Bad Data Costing Your Organization? - A Live, In-depth Look at Enterprise Information Management
• Conference - 2006 Business Objects Insight Americas Conference - San Francisco, CA - November 5-8

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• Insight into Business Process Visibility
• SAP Scoop - Information Brokers: The Missing Link?
• Upcoming Courses - Crystal Reports XI Boot Camp, BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Boot Camp, Migrating BusinessObjects 5.x & 6.x to XI R2
• Trainer's Talk - Setup a Default Folder for All Users
• White Papers - Enterprise Information Management
• White Papers - Capital Expense Planning
• Web Seminar - Empowered State and Local Government
• Web Seminar - How Much is Bad Data Costing Your Organization? - Enterprise Information Management
• Web Seminar - Ten Tips to Take Your Organization to the Next Level - Business Performance Management
• Seminar - How Much is Bad Data Costing Your Organization? - A Live, In-depth Look at Enterprise Information Management
• Conference - 2006 Business Objects Insight Americas Conference - San Francisco, CA - November 5-8

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• Staying Competitive in Today's Information Flooded Market
• SAP Scoop - The BEx Web Application
• Upcoming Courses - Crystal Reports XI Boot Camp, BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Boot Camp, Migrating BusinessObjects 5.x & 6.x to XI R2
• Trainer's Talk - How to Display Max and Min Date Range Values in Web Intelligence XI
• Trainer's Talk - Sort, Group and Chart Dates by Month in Cognos ReportNet
• White Papers - Enterprise Information Management
• White Papers - Capital Expense Planning
• Web Seminar - Realizing the Value of Business Performance Management
• Conference - 2006 Business Objects Insight Americas Conference - San Francisco, CA - November 5-8
• Executive Seminar - Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting Lunch & Learn

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• Enterprise Performance Management
• SAP Scoop - ROI in a TCO World
• Upcoming Courses - Crystal Reports XI Boot Camp, BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Boot Camp, Migrating BusinessObjects 5.x & 6.x to XI R2
• Trainer's Talk - Error: "Null value (INF)" when refreshing metric analytics
• Trainer's Talk - Working with Bookmarks in Cognos ReportNet
• White Papers - Extending Excel
• White Papers - Capital Expense Planning
• White Papers - Business Intelligence Within Reach
• White Papers - The Financial Impact of Business Analytics
• Web Seminar - Investing in Efficiency
• Conference - TechNet International 2006 - Washington DC
• Conference - 2006 COMTO National Meeting and Training Conference - Austin, TX

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• Using Technology for Competitive Advantage
• SAP Scoop - SAP BI and the Conservation of Complexity
• Upcoming Courses - Crystal Reports XI Boot Camp, BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Boot Camp, Migrating BusinessObjects 5.x & 6.x to XI R2
• Trainer's Talk - Images do not appear or are corrupted when saved from Webi to Excel
• White Papers - Seven Steps to Flawless Business Intelligence
• White Papers - The Financial Impact of Business Analytics
• DMG In The News - Naval Medical Information Management Center awards $2M contract to Data Management Group
• Web Seminar - Investing in Efficiency
• Conference - Alliance 2006 Geac User Group Conference - Las Vegas, Nevada
• Conference - TechNet International 2006 - Washington DC

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• What You Need to Know BEFORE Investing in a Business Intelligence Solution
• Steps to Ensure Successful e-Government Implementations
• SAP Scoop - The ABC's of BEx
• Upcoming Courses - Crystal Reports XI Boot Camp, BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Boot Camp
• Trainer's Talk - Desktop Intelligence XI Release 2 compared to BusinessObjects 5.x and 6.x
• Trainer's Talk - Is it possible to hide the toolbar in report viewer using a URL parameter?
• White Papers - Implementing a Business Intelligence Strategy
• White Papers - Strategy Management in the Public Sector
• DMG In The News - Naval Medical Information Management Center awards $2M contract to Data Management Group
• Web Seminar - BI and Actionable Information
• Conference - OSDBU Procurement Conference - Upper Marlboro, MD
• Conference - Alliance 2006 Geac User Group Conference - Las Vegas, Nevada
• Conference - TechNet International 2006 - Washington DC

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• Unifying Data Assets for Increases Efficiency and Productivity - To ensure success, companies need to evaluate their needs and examine their options.
• How to Choose a Tool for Performance Management
• Four Key Elements of e-Government - "E-Government is the use of information technology to support government operations, engage citizens and provide government services."
• SAP Scoop - Total Cost of Ownership - Designed to Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Check out Data Management Group's new Blog - The SAP BW Report - authored by Mike Garrett.
• Trainer's Talk - Migrating report and user security from BusinessObjects 6.5.x to Enterprise XI
• Trainer's Talk - Viewing the Report Studio link in ReportNet
• User Groups - Southeast Crystal User Group
• White Papers - Best Practices in Enterprise Planning
• White Papers - Reduced Costs Through Business Intelligence Standardization
• Web Seminar - Linking Strategic Planning to Operations
• Web Seminar - Extending SAP BW Business Intelligence Capabilities
• Executive Seminar - Wake Up Your Budgeting, Planning and Strategy Processes!
• Conference - OSDBU Procurement Conference - Upper Marlboro, MD
• Conference - Alliance 2006 Geac User Group Conference - Las Vegas, Nevada
• Conference - TechNet International 2006 - Washington DC

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• Business Intelligence and the Government Performance and Results Act - Steps to ensure the agency's resources are aligned with the mission
• Monitor, Manage and Improve Objectives with Dashboards - Visual Analysis Providing Strategic Answers
• SAP Scoop - Don't Shoot the Report Writer
• Check out Data Management Group's new Blog - The SAP BW Report - authored by Mike Garrett.
• Trainer's Talk - No 'Print Settings' option when scheduling Reporter document or Crystal report
• Trainer's Talk - How do you incorporate login information into a url?
• User Groups - DC Area Business Objects Crystal User Group Meeting
• User Groups - Southeast Crystal User Group
• White Papers - Implementing A Business Intelligence Strategy
• White Papers - Seven Steps to Flawless Business Intelligence
• White Papers - The Business Value of Business Intelligence
• Web Seminar - Linking Strategic Planning to Operations
• Executive Seminar - Wake Up Your Budgeting, Planning and Strategy Processes!
• Conference - OSDBU Procurement Conference - Upper Marlboro, MD
• Conference - Alliance 2006 Geac User Group
• Conference - Las Vegas, Nevada
• Conference - TechNet International 2006 - Washington DC

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• Corporate Performance Management Exposed - Guidelines for defining strategies quickly and identifying opportunities early
• Making Company Strategy Everyone's Priority - "If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else."
• SAP Scoop - ABAP/4 - Data Dictionary - Tables in Review
• Trainer's Talk - Error: "(Error: INF)" opening or refreshing Desk Intelligence document
• Trainer's Talk - Adding A Hidden HTML Item To Your Report
• User Groups - Southeast Crystal User Group Meeting
• White Papers - Linking Strategic Plans to Operational Goals
• White Papers - Spreadsheet-based Planning: Rough Road Ahead
• White Papers - Best Practices in Enterprise Planning
• Data Management Group Gains National Recognition
• Web Seminar - Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting EFFECTIVELY
• Conference - ASAE Technology Strategies and Solutions Conference - Washington DC
• Conference - TechNet International 2006 - Washington DC

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