Business Intelligence solves the data integration and access problems that corporations face in the fast-paced, global marketplace. It shortens the decision-making cycle by eliminating the time it takes to assemble disparate data for review. Today's decision-makers exhaust their attention trying to gather, coordinate and rationalize the data they use to make decisions. With Business Intelligence, they have a complete set of trusted data at their fingertips.

Several years ago, corporations invested huge sums of money upgrading their enterprise applications in anticipation of Y2K. Since then, new opportunities to automate CRM, Procurement, and on-line sales have presented themselves as companies apply eBusiness technologies to extend their networks to partners and suppliers. Since different vendors typically develop these systems, the data is not consistent from one system to the next, challenging analysis at the enterprise level. Thus, new systems must include analysis capabilities so business users, from workers to executives, can discern enterprise performance and adjust operations accordingly. A complete business intelligence solution integrates disparate data within an enterprise warehouse architecture, making information available in a consistent and standardized manner.

Cipher's business intelligence offerings are specially designed to meet the challenges of global businesses. Our expertise turns corporate-wide data into information and then into collective intelligence. Intelligent decisions drive enhanced revenue, reduced risk, cost containment and a better operational understanding of your business.

Cipher helps organizations define key performance indicators (KPIs) to manage their processes and optimize performance and thus help drive corporate strategy. It also designs and develops visualization features such as dashboards, which give organizations the opportunity to view summarized data and to drill down to operational data stores for relevant details.

Our offerings include:

• BI solution scoping, selection and implementation
• Data warehouse strategy, design and implementation
• Business Intelligence Portals
• Enterprise Reporting Strategy & Implementation
• Balanced Scorecard/KPI Dashboards