
Microsoft is set to launch a portion of its business intelligence technology platform, <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2174309,00.asp?kc=EWKNLNAV082307STR4">PerformancePoint Server 2007,</A> at an event in New York on Sept. 20.
The second piece to Microsoft's BI technology triad, SQL Server 2008 (code-named Katmai), is scheduled to ship in the second quarter of 2008. The company's third major tech component, Office 2007, is available now--and will be integrated with PerformancePoint Server 2007.
But with the company's BI strategy spread over three major components with a remaining year-long release cycle, will businesses have the luxury to wait?