3M Implements New Platform for Global Business Intelligence
3M, a $22.9-billion diversified technology company, purchases the HP Neoview data warehousing platform to enhance its global business intelligence capabilities. Neoview will enable integration and analysis of 3M's financial data, including the company's general ledger, so that 3M can react in near real time to everyday opportunities and threats. "We are looking for a new level of price/performance to help grow our business through enhanced business intelligence solutions," says Peter Godfrey, director, global information technology infrastructure, 3M. "As a long-time data warehouse user, we are excited to get the new Neoview platform in house and to prove its capabilities."