Mobile BI Doubles Enterprise BI Adoption and Cuts "Time-to-Decision" by 70%

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - January 11, 2011) - Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), today announced that according to its latest study Mobile BI: Actionable Intelligence for the Agile Enterprise, companies that use Mobile Business Intelligence (BI) make critical management decisions in one-sixth the time required for companies that do not use mobile business intelligence -- 26 hours compared to 165 hours. The study also found that top-performing Mobile BI-using organizations achieved a "Time-to-Decision" of 3.8 hours, 3-times faster than all other Mobile BI users.

"Top-performing companies are intent on using mobile BI to provide front-line employees with the information they need," said David White, senior research analyst, business intelligence, Aberdeen. "Starting from the foundation of mobile BI for executives, they are pursuing competitive advantage by providing access to information anywhere at any time."

"By extending the reach and usage of their existing BI infrastructure to mobile devices used by front-line employees, organizations respond more rapidly to market changes and the needs of their customers," said Andrew Borg, senior research analyst, wireless and mobility, Aberdeen. "This accelerates time-to-information for critical business decisions, while improving the satisfaction and retention of customers."

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