Refocus: Where Business Intelligence & Social Media Collide, Superseding Canned Reports
REDMOND, Wash. – Extended Results, one of the fastest growing business intelligence companies in the Northwest with over 1500% growth since 2006 in a down economy has quickly become a recognized thought-leader working closely with Microsoft pioneering a very unique set of Business Intelligence solutions across the internet, desktop and for mobile phones – with the latest addition of the World Cup Business Intelligence solution. And also, most recently with a Microsoft contest where World Cup developer fans can win prizes based on their analytical expertise here utilizing the Extended Results social media analytics server can be seen discussed in this video.
With the recent business intelligence and social media trends we ask ourselves is canned reporting a good software investment for companies looking to monitor social media and provide actionable insights quickly and cost effectively. Who is really doing a great job combining the needs business objectives while keeping an actionable eye on social media trends and how they affect retail inventory or store sales projections? Extended Results and Microsoft have a keen eye on what matters most when it comes to setting the stage for simplifying social media analytics and creating real-time insights.
“The World Cup contest is just one example, but our goal is to help fans build their own analytical views of the game, across historical data but also social media data as the world cup is evolving,” says Bruno Aziza, Worldwide Strategy Lead for Business Intelligence at Microsoft. This is the opportunity to produce much more than just canned reports, but rather solutions across the desktop, the internet and the phone that provide fans with the data and applications they need to analyze the game.”
The analysis tools and videos that Microsoft and Extended Results are releasing highlight historical trends about the world cup and social media analytics as the world cup is progressing. Here are some of the questions fans can answer with these applications:
What day will feature the largest number of goals?
Which player or team is the most popular?
Who are the biggest fans across twitter, facebook and other social media sites?
“Leveraging the Microsoft Business Intelligence platform to push the performance management opportunities for companies of all sizes continues to be our primary focus. The fact that we have earned the ability to provide first-class business intelligence solutions for Microsoft is something we are very proud of – and especially that it has grown to a level where we have a holistic approach to the internet, desktop and now the mobile phone is something everyone should enjoy embracing,” says Patrick Husting, President and founder of Extended Results.
To download social stats for your mobile phone, iPad, iPod Touch visit here. For additional information, please visit: http://www.extendedresults.com/worldcup or email Trina Bergquist at: [email protected].
About Extended Results
Extended Results delivers end-to-end Technology and Business Intelligence solutions using a proven methodology that combines business knowledge, technical expertise, and an in-depth application experience. We help our customers and partners discover and implement high value Microsoft solutions that generate rapid, meaningful, and measureable results. Extended Results enables the successful adoption, deployment and use of Microsoft solutions and technologies for all customers, from the individual to the enterprise. Extended Results is the leader in delivering enterprise products PushBI Mobile/Desktop Gadget solutions, Extended Outlook and Extended Excel for Office 2010.
