Dimensional Insight
Encyclopedia
Dimensional Insight is a software company specializing in the development and marketing of business intelligence
software. Their flagship product, The Diver Solution, delivers information in the form of reports, charts, and analytical applications.
Founded in 1989 by Frederick A. Powers and Stanley R. Zanarotti, DI serves more than 1,500 customers throughout the Americas
, Europe
, Asia
, Africa
, and the Middle East
, and has an 18-year history of steady, uninterrupted growth and profitability. DI has subsidiaries in the People's Republic of China
, Hong Kong
, and the Netherlands
, and over 50 partners and distributors around the world.
In 1993, DI was the first company to offer a Business Intelligence
interface
via a Web browser
(Data Fountain, now called WebDiver). That year, it also announced CrossTarget, multidimensional data analysis and reporting software.
In 2005, DI was awarded the U.S. Small Business Administration Massachusetts Small Business Exporter of the Year award. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Nov_9/ai_n15786104 http://www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/ma_boston/ma_sbw05winners.pdf
In December 2009, DI was recognized as the Category Leader in Business Intelligence and Reporting in the 2009 Best in KLAS Software and Services Report (KLAS is an independent research firm that monitors vendor performance within the health care
IT
marketplace). http://www.dimins.com/pr030910.html
In April 2010, DI was ranked as the #1 Business Intelligence Emerging Vendor in Howard Dresner's "Wisdom of Crowds" Business Intelligence Market Study. A close look at Dresner's report shows that, while DI received top ranking for the "Emerging Vendor" category, its scores also outperformed all other vendors (SAP
/BO
, IBM
/Cognos
, MicroStrategy
, IBI
, etc.) in the other categories ("Titan" and "Pure-Play BI") included in the report. This makes DI the best performing Business Intelligence vendor as rated by end-users in the study. http://www.dimins.com/pr042610.html
In December 2010, DI's integrated business intelligence suite, The Diver Solution, was named Best in KLAS for Business Intelligence/Reporting in the 2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services. This was the second consecutive year that DI was named the leader in this market segment based on research by KLAS. http://www.dimins.com/pr121510.html
Business intelligence
Business intelligence mainly refers to computer-based techniques used in identifying, extracting, and analyzing business data, such as sales revenue by products and/or departments, or by associated costs and incomes....
software. Their flagship product, The Diver Solution, delivers information in the form of reports, charts, and analytical applications.
Founded in 1989 by Frederick A. Powers and Stanley R. Zanarotti, DI serves more than 1,500 customers throughout the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, and has an 18-year history of steady, uninterrupted growth and profitability. DI has subsidiaries in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, and the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and over 50 partners and distributors around the world.
In 1993, DI was the first company to offer a Business Intelligence
Business intelligence
Business intelligence mainly refers to computer-based techniques used in identifying, extracting, and analyzing business data, such as sales revenue by products and/or departments, or by associated costs and incomes....
interface
User interface
The user interface, in the industrial design field of human–machine interaction, is the space where interaction between humans and machines occurs. The goal of interaction between a human and a machine at the user interface is effective operation and control of the machine, and feedback from the...
via a Web browser
Web browser
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...
(Data Fountain, now called WebDiver). That year, it also announced CrossTarget, multidimensional data analysis and reporting software.
In 2005, DI was awarded the U.S. Small Business Administration Massachusetts Small Business Exporter of the Year award. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Nov_9/ai_n15786104 http://www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/ma_boston/ma_sbw05winners.pdf
In December 2009, DI was recognized as the Category Leader in Business Intelligence and Reporting in the 2009 Best in KLAS Software and Services Report (KLAS is an independent research firm that monitors vendor performance within the health care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
marketplace). http://www.dimins.com/pr030910.html
In April 2010, DI was ranked as the #1 Business Intelligence Emerging Vendor in Howard Dresner's "Wisdom of Crowds" Business Intelligence Market Study. A close look at Dresner's report shows that, while DI received top ranking for the "Emerging Vendor" category, its scores also outperformed all other vendors (SAP
SAP AG
SAP AG is a German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software...
/BO
Business Objects (company)
SAP Business Objects is a French enterprise software company, specializing in business intelligence . Since 2007, it has been a part of SAP AG. The company claimed more than 46,000 customers worldwide in its final earnings release...
, IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
/Cognos
Cognos
Cognos was an Ottawa, Ontario-based company making business intelligence and performance management software. Founded in 1969, at its peak Cognos employed almost 3,500 people and served more than 23,000 customers in over 135 countries.Originally Quasar Systems Limited, it adopted the Cognos...
, MicroStrategy
MicroStrategy
MicroStrategy, Inc. , is a business intelligence software vendor. MicroStrategy's software enables leading organizations worldwide to analyze the vast amounts of data stored across their enterprises to make more strategic business decisions...
, IBI
Information Builders
Information Builders is a privately held software company, with its headquarters in New York City. The company was founded in 1975 by Gerald D. Cohen, Peter Mittelman, and Martin B. Slagowitz. Information Builders is known for their business intelligence tools FOCUS and...
, etc.) in the other categories ("Titan" and "Pure-Play BI") included in the report. This makes DI the best performing Business Intelligence vendor as rated by end-users in the study. http://www.dimins.com/pr042610.html
In December 2010, DI's integrated business intelligence suite, The Diver Solution, was named Best in KLAS for Business Intelligence/Reporting in the 2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services. This was the second consecutive year that DI was named the leader in this market segment based on research by KLAS. http://www.dimins.com/pr121510.html
Products
- The Diver Solution — a suite of business intelligence applications
- DivePort — DI's portal interface
- NetDiver — DI's zero-footprint, browser-based analysis client
- InterReport — DI's secure, Internet-hosted business intelligence solution
Types of customers
- Health Care
- Wholesale/Distribution
- Manufacturing
- Publishing
- Sales and Marketing
DI in the News
- Fred Powers, "It’s Not about TCO; Focus on Business Value," Information Management Special Reports, September 15, 2009. http://www.information-management.com/specialreports/2009_162/total_cost_of_ownership_business_value_intelligence-10016079-1.html
- Jeff Byers, "Driving with the Digital Dashboard Lights On," Health Imaging and IT Magazine, February 2, 2010. http://www.healthimaging.com/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=20469:driving-with-the-digital-dashboard-lights-on&division=hiit.html
- Frank Smietana, "Enhancing Supply Chain Visibility with Pervasive BI," BI Journal, Spring 2010. http://www.dimins.marketbright.com/pages/start/business-intelligence-journal-article/index.html?Campaign_Id=521&Activity_Id=502
- Fred Powers, "Take Action Toward Meaningful Use," Advance for Health Information Professionals, July 21, 2010. http://health-information.advanceweb.com/Web-Extras/Online-Extras/Take-Action-Toward-Meaningful-Use.aspx
External links
- Company webpage
- DBI - UK & Ireland Distributor
- Chartwell IT - UK Reseller
- "River Valley Health adopts Hospital Analysis platform", Computer Business Review, May 31, 2005
- Mike McBride, "Diving for data: a southwest Florida hospital deploys clinical and financial analysis tools to eliminate losses and empower decision makers", Health Management Technology, March 2006
- "Sarasota Memorial Hospital Dives to Clinical and Financial Success - Review of: The Diver Solution from Dimensional Insight, Inc.", DM Review Magazine, July 2006
- Dimensional Insight Netherlands
- iXias Software / Dimensional Insight France