Platon is cited in a new article in Version2.dk

Read article at computerworld.dk and get three good advices about Business Intelligence on mobile

How important is the cloud for BI? Do we still struggle with poor data quality? And what to do with your feature-zombie? Hear what the Danish BI industry thinks about trends and solutions in a new article in Computerworld.

Platon wishes all our clients and partners a merry Christmas.

We are very proud to announce that Platon has been awarded MICROSOFT BI PARTNER OF THE YEAR 2011 in Denmark

Once again Platon is Silver Sponsor at the Gartner BI Summit on 6-7th February 2012 in London, and you have the opportunity to travel with us to an extraordinary good package price.

Platon teams up with Qlikview

New version of www.platon.net

We are proud to announce that Platon’s Information Management blog has reached 2000 visitors.

BI is undergoing a dramatic change, and to stay on the front edge Platon has established the New Technology Lab, which aims to promote the adoption of new technologies both in Platon and at our customers.

Read about the IM2011 Conference on Platon’s blog

Master Data Management projects can benefit from lessons learned from other change projects

If your goal is to optimize processes and increase business productivity, there is one critical condition - fast and complete insight into your data, so you and your colleagues can make the right decisions on the right foundation.

Since the start of august, more than 700 people have visited Platon’s Information Management blog.

We are very proud to announce that Platon has been awarded MICROSOFT BI PARTNER OF THE YEAR 2011 in Norway.

We have just released a new and exciting initiative – Platon’s IM blog

In 2011 Platon Infrastructure hosts a series of free Tech Briefings in Aarhus and Copenhagen.

The employees shall now have the opportunity to actively exploit the numerous data in the right situation - and soon the system will make the decisions itself.

The local operations of Platon and DataFlux are teaming to promote data quality initiatives in Australia.

Platon highlighted as successful company by Microsoft.

Many projects fail because their goals are unclear or their course is diverted during execution. A concise vision statement can prevent this.

Platon is rated as leading Consulting Partner within SAP Business Analytics in the Danish Market.

Platon Infrastructure adds a Microsoft Gold competency to the Platon Group.

As of February 1st 2011, Platon Finland (Platonfi) will be operating under the name Rongo as an associated company in the Platon Group.

Platon has developed a wide range of client cases that in a simple way describes some of the projects Platon has been involved in.

As some of the first SAP-clients, Energinet.dk switched to SAP's business analytics product and integrated with the Business Warehouse. But it was not without problems being 'first mover'.

Have you ever had the feeling that the high-profile, well-paid consultants developing information-related strategies for your organization were a waste of time and money?

Platon's package gives you the best opportunity to meet like-minded individuals, share impressions, exchange your experiences and thus expand your network.

In this new client case you can read how Energinet.dk now has Denmark’s most sophisticated HR reporting solution based on SAP Business Warehouse and SAP Business Objects.

If the need to care for data and manage it as an asset is so obvious, then why isn’t it happening?

Business Intelligence is common in many companies, but there is still much to accomplish, before an adequate amount of people have access to BI. Maybe companies should “iPhonize” their BI solutions.

The knowledge worker of the future is born with an iPhone in the hand and will provide Business Intelligence with much more cooperation.

It’s true that many MDM projects fail due to bad project management, but many others have good project managers and good methodologies and still fail. Why is that? More importantly, how do you avoid the same fate?

Platon is one of the companies featured in the “Vendors We’re Watching in 2010”-list from www.information-management.com.

In a new article in Information Management, the due time for BI to engage in true master data management has come. - The strategy to reach a single version of the truth.

In a new article in Information Management Thomas Ravn, Practice Director at Platon, describes how the classic approach to project and scope management brings with it the unfortunate side effect of new information silos.

Platon are introducing a new concept to share our thoughts and ideas on different relevant market subjects. We have so far produced 3 short papers called “Platon recommends” and there will be many more to come in the near future.

A new article in Information Management gives you 4 recommendations on how to divide the responsibilities, when introducing a data governance model in a company where a strong system owner culture exists.

In this new product sheet Platon introduces our view on smart metering and the need to manage information.

Platon would like to invite you to join our online Business Intelligence (BI) and Master Data Management (MDM) maturity surveys.

In continuation of last year’s great success, Platon is proud to present the program for the Platon Business Briefings, spring 2010. Participation is free!

Platon has once again been asked to provide an instructor for a two day MDM seminar hosted by Marcus Evans. This time the seminar will be held on February 22rd -23rd 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the seminar will, like last time, be held by Practice Director Thomas Ravn from Platon US.

Dear visitor. Thank you for stopping by the Platon website. We wishes all our customers and friends a Happy Holiday and a Prosperous New Year and look forward to see you again at www.platon.net in the new year.

From the 2th – 4th of November Platon is proud sponsor of Europe’s most interesting BI & DW conferences, held in London. At the conference Jørgen Steines, Practice Director from Platon and Kasper Damsøe, System Manager from Novo Nordisk will be presenting the Novo Nordisk Case Study, Local BI Strategy – Does it Make Sense?

Microsoft has created a video detailing one of the biggest and most interesting projects in Platons history.

A new article on version2.dk tells the story about Platon’s newly established subsidiary company that provides infrastructure consulting. Frank Dannacher, Managing Director in Platon Infrastructure, thought that independent consultancy was in short supply, which is why Platon Infrastructure was established.

3 co-located conferences (DAMA International Europe Conference, the Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence Conference Europe and the Information Quality Conference Europe) are held in London on the 2-4 November 2009 at Park Plaza Victoria Hotel in London.

Do you also want to have a good night’s sleep, every night? Attend our seminars in Aarhus, Copenhagen or Stockholm and we will tell you how.

Platon is proud to announce that we are media sponsor at the 4th Annual TDWI Amsterdam Event. Attend the event with reference to Platon and gain 15% discount.

Platon is a proud sponsor of one of this year’s most interesting conference, Business Intelligence – Strengthen your business in times of crises, 1st of October 2009.

Far too often MDM initiatives are driven by IT people with limited understanding of how to provide optimal business process support. A very typical scenario is the problem where Master Data process is not integrated in the business process but rather considered as a separate process that comes after.

Establishments in new markets, several new and experienced employees as well as increased profit characterized the 2008 result which again set new standards for Platon.

Data quality in our IT systems is the fuel of the business processes and therefore important to control. The quality of master data can only be managed properly if it is measured and monitored correctly and the article “How to Measure and Monitor the Quality of Master Data” on Information-management.com gives you some important models. The article is based on the approach and principles in Platon Insight®, the industry leading Information Management methodology.

Platons website is from April 2009 CO2-neutral. This means that Platon buys certified CO2-quotes that cover the discharge of CO2 from all of Platons severs and from visitor’s computers, monitors etc. This way Platon will achieve a CO2-neutralisation and green climate friendly surfing.

The largest independent conference in the Nordic region is back the 16-17 June 2009 in Copenhagen. IM2009 – Information as an Asset Conference – features inspiring speakers from a multitude of countries/industries and with more than 20 companies presenting their real-life cases.

With the establishment of Platon Infrastructure, the fast growing Information Management (IM) consultancy, Platon, strengthens its technical profile. Platon Infrastructure focuses on advisory and implementation services around IT infrastructure. Platon Infrastructure supplements the Platon Group’s core business of Business Intelligence and Data Management with a strong technical arm, in order to solve clients’ general challenges in administering, optimizing and operating systems hardware and software, primarily on Windows platforms.

Platon is participating in the annual CFO ANZ Summit 2009 on the 15 – 17 March 2009 at the RACV Royal Pines Resort, Queensland Australia.

With the merger between Business Objects and SAP NetWeaver BI, Business Objects is introduced to the world of SAP. This new technology and business merger makes perfect sense within an IM context and brings several interesting opportunities.

Platon and Platon Insight have been very positively referenced in the online magazine called IT-Director.com because of the involvement and depth in many MDM projects.

It is with great pleasure that we can announce that Platon has been awarded Microsoft's Business Intelligence Partner of the year award 2008 in Denmark.

Platon has been selected based on our understanding of the GS1 System and how the system integrates with our services.

It is with great pleasure that we can announce the opening of Platon US Inc. per October 1st 2008.

The company now has the overview of what happens in the organization which was previously missing, and this has led to several additional bonuses. However, the process has not been without problems.

It is with great pleasure that we can announce the opening of Platon (UK) Ltd, Platon’s UK subsidiary as per July 1st 2008.

This year IM2008 conference in Copenhagen proved to be the biggest yet.

Michael Borges, CEO of Platon, recently participated in an exclusive interview with Ron Powell and the Business Intelligence Network.

Platon – no longer “just” a Nordic business…

Platon is pleased to announce that we now have consultants certified in Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.

Platon has launched a completely new website.

Platon proudly present the largest and most ambitious Information Management Conference ever in the Nordic Region with a focus on Business Intelligence, Data Management, Information Strategy and Performance Management.

Platon are sponsoring the “Analytic Software to Business Intelligence 2008”, which presents inspirational speakers from among others Platon, IDC Europe, Danske Bank, COOP and McDonalds.

Come join us for "Application Lifecycle Management for Business Intelligence using Visual Studio Team System Workshop".

With the acquisition of the consultant company Aplaton, Platon ventures into the market for unstructured information. The purchase adds competences within Platon for Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), including legal competences, and now enables Platon to cover the whole Information Management business area.

Stig Hallvard Jenssen, Chief Executive Officer, and Thomas Brørs, Vice President - Business Consulting, give their comments on the topics “Strategic effort is key” and “Business Intelligence in the Organization” to Dagen Næringliv, a technical journal published by MediaPlanet.

Platon proudly presented the largest and most ambitious Information Management Conference with focus on Business Intelligence and Data Management ever in the Nordic Region at Hotel Scandic Copenhagen 22-23 May 2007.

Platon are sponsoring the Data Warehouse conference 2007 which presents Peter Hidas from Gartner Norway AS and Frank Buytendijk from Hyperion as Keynotes. The conference takes place the 19th and 20th of April 2007 at Thon Hotel Opera in Oslo.

Jørgen Steines, VP Consultant in Platon, and Jeanette Møller, Senior Master Data Program Manager in Nordea, speaks about the success behind the Customer Master Data in Nordea.

Platon has now over the last few months been building the foundation for the international expansion strategy announced in Q4 2006. The international team at Platon has been working hard traveling to conferences and meeting with potential partners and customers broadcasting the Information Management message of Platon.

As part of Platons increased focus on the CPM market a new partner agreement with Hyperion has been signed