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Board International S.A.
Company typePrivate
IndustryBusiness intelligence and corporate performance management software
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Headquarters
ProductsBoard 12
Websitewww.board.com

Board International S.A. is a business intelligence (BI) and Corporate Performance Management (CPM) software vendor known for its Board toolkit. The company was based in Chiasso, Switzerland, where it was founded in 1994, and Boston, Massachusetts.

Board International now operates in 19 countries, with around 3,000 customers from a variety of industries.

Products

The firm offers one product, the Board toolkit. It combines various business intelligence (BI) and corporate performance management (CPM) functions within a single graphical software environment. The BI capabilities include multi-dimensional analysis, ad hoc querying, dashboarding and reporting, while the CPM capabilities include budgeting, planning and forecasting as well as "other finance-related activities." It does not require any programming skills to build applications.

Technology

As of version 7, the toolkit featured a service-oriented architecture that relied heavily on Microsoft technology, especially the .NET Framework with its Windows Communication Foundation. This allowed for a tight integration with other Microsoft products, such as Microsoft Office, but required Windows in order to run the full client, a limitation which has been identified by Gartner as a possible factor for preventing a deeper market penetration.

In 2012, the company introduced an update of its proprietary multidimensional database. This new technology was labelled as HBMP (Hybrid Bitwise Memory Pattern). It introduced a new compression method and combines disk-based and in-memory database approaches. It supports both relational and multidimensional data models.

Offices

The firm has a total of twenty-seven offices spread across five continents and nineteen countries, with headquarters in Chiasso, Switzerland, and Boston, USA. The company opened three new offices in 2011 (China, Japan and Mexico). Board has fourteen offices in Europe, three offices in Australia, five in Asia, four in North America, and one in South America.

References

  1. ^ "Benefits of BOARD International". Nucleus Research. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  2. ^ Hagerty, John; Sallam, Rita L.; Richardson, James (2012-02-06). "Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms". Gartner. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  3. ^ "Office Locations". Board International. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  4. "Reference". BOARD. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  5. "'BOARD - All In One'". BOARD International. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved Oct 19, 2012.
  6. "'BOARD - Architecture'". BOARD International. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved Oct 22, 2012.
  7. "'BOARD - Architecture: Office Integration'". BOARD International. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved Oct 22, 2012.
  8. Van Decker, John E.; Chandler, Neil; Iervolino, Christopher (Mar 19, 2012). "Magic Quadrant for Corporate Performance Management Suites" (PDF). Gartner. Retrieved Oct 22, 2012.
  9. "'BOARD International Releases BOARD 7 - BeyeNetwork'". Retrieved Oct 22, 2012.
  10. "'BOARD - Toolkit'". BOARD International. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved Oct 22, 2012.
  11. "'HBMP: The New Frontier of In-Memory Business Intelligence and CPM -- TDWI -The Data Warehousing Institute'". TDWI. Retrieved Oct 22, 2012.

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