How do you stay on budget while keeping ahead of the competition? Are those new products and services really going to deliver a strong ROI? Of the many new developments in technology, which are the ones to bank on? These are just some of the daily challenges that being in business today demands. To help you face these issues head on, we've compiled some of our best examples of how smart companies are moving forward.

BUSINESS CHALLENGES

The Big Score

How HP Wins Big Projects
It was a $3 billion race that Hewlett-Packard simply couldn't afford to lose. Winning would justify its grand strategy -- and prove that it could run with the big dogs. An inside look at an upset, and an upstart's guide to competition.

People and Technology

The Power of Personal Intelligence
How Microstrategy is investing in immediate, interactive, business intelligence to make better decisions -- faster.

Digital Rx

Technology in a Turnaround
When leaders of the Detroit Medical Center launched a major financial turnaround two years ago, they saw that they had a big money problem. Here's how the DMC is using digital remedies to treat its fiscal condition.

Thought + Intelligence

Improve Your Thinking with Real-Time Intelligence
Instead of just being used for strategic decision-making, business intelligence systems are used to make daily tactical decisions about how to better streamline business operations.

Sticking to It

Schooling Suppliers
How Henkel Consumer Adhesives teaches Wal-Mart what you can do with a little duct tape and a lot of data.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Oracle Business Intelligence

Gain timely and accurate insight into internal business operations, customers, and suppliers for greater business profitability with Oracle Business Intelligence solutions.

The Center for Business Intelligence

CBI is a world-class conference company that focuses on producing high-level programs for executive decision-makers who face strategic issues in domestic and international markets.