Information collected by an organization on customers, competitors, products or services, and processes. Business intelligence provides organizational data in such a way that the organizational knowle dge filters can easily associate with this data and turn it into information for the organization. Persons involved in business intelligence processes may use application software and other technologi es to gather, store, analyze, and provide access to data, and to present that data in a simple, useful manner. The software aids in business performance management and aims to help consumers make bett...