Yellowfin and Elastic Intelligence to Host SaaS Data Integration and BI Event Global Business Intelligence (BI) software

vendor, Yellowfin, will cohost a seri es of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) data access and integration best practice for BI Webinars with partners Elastic Intelligence, creators of the Connection Clou d a Platform-as-a-Service (Paas) technology enabling easy access to SaaS data in the Cloud in real-time. Melbourne, VIC, January 30, 2013 -- The Webinars are scheduled to run throughout Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 February. Register for a Webinar time HERE > www.yellowfinbi.com/YFCommunityNews-Webinar-E vent-SaaS-data-access-integration-best-practices-for-BI-124718 According to recent research by Dimensional Research, over two-thirds of IT execu tives are concerned that their SaaS data is trapped in silos, unable to be acces sed and integrated to provide business users with the unified and timely analyti cs they need to make crucial business decisions, said Yellowfin CEO, Glen Rabie. T his best practice Webinar will outline how to easily acess SaaS data in the Clou d for advanced reporting, from any source, in real-time. Rabie said that attendees would learn how to: Combine data from separate SaaS-based data sources to create BI reports in realtime Save time and money previously spent on complex data integration or ETL processe s Achieve deeper, timelier insight across their entire organization Rabie said the Webinar series was ideal for organizations that: Analyze, or plan on analyzing, critical business data across common SaaS applica tions such as Salesforce, NetSuite, Zuora, ZenDesk, Eloqua and Intacct Find the resource requirements of data migration and integration prohibitive, an d wish there was a better way Are struggling to deliver actionable insights from SaaS-based data to the right business decision-makers when required If you think the ability to efficiently and effectively analyze critical SaaS dat a to provide people in your organization with the insights they need to make bet ter, faster decisions is important, then this Webinar is a must, said Elastic Int elligence VP for Business Development, Murray Dunn. Attendees will learn how to p rovide business users with the right insights, at the right time, via a self-ser vice BI environment minus the complex, lengthy and expensive data migration and integration processes. There are two concise forty minute Webinars scheduled throughout Wednesday 13 an d Thursday 14 February. Following the Webinar, attendees will receive a recording of the presentation fo r on-demand viewing. To register for a session, click HERE > www.yellowfinbi.com/YFCommunityNews-Webi nar-Event-SaaS-data-access-integration-best-practices-for-BI-124718 About Connection Cloud: The Connection Cloud, developed and marketed by Elastic Intelligence, is the fir st and only real-time SQL-based Platform-as-a-Service for connecting to SaaS dat a for reporting, business intelligence (BI) and application development. Using C onnection Cloud, business users and application developers can access their data

from where it resides, eliminating the need for a data warehouse, or additional IT support. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Menlo Park, Ca lifornia. For more information, visit www.connectioncloud.com/ About Yellowfin: Yellowfin is a global Business Intelligence (BI) software vendor passionate abou t making BI easy. Yellowfin is headquartered and developed in Melbourne, Austral ia, offering a highly intuitive 100 percent Web-based reporting and analytics so lution. Founded in 2003 in response to the complexity and costs associated with implementing and using traditional BI tools, Yellowfin is a leader in mobile, co llaborative and embeddable BI as well as Location Intelligence and data visualiz ation. For more information, visit www.yellowfinbi.com What is Business Intelligence software? Business Intelligence (BI) refers to a broad range of computer software applicat ions and tools used to report, analyze and present data in a range of formats, t o help businesses identify trends and opportunities, and support fundamental dec ision-making. For further media information, interviews, images or product demonstration, plea se contact: Lachlan James, Communications Manager on +61 03 9090 0454, 0431 835 658 or lachl an.james@yellowfin.bi Sherry Ramm, Strategic Marketing Manager on +1 925 998 1347 or sherry.ramm@elast icintelligence.com For regular updates and news, follow Yellowfin on Twitter (@YellowfinBI), Linked In (Yellowfin Business Intelligence) or email pr@yellowfin.bi to subscribe to Ye llowfins free e-newsletter. Contact: Lachlan James Yellowfin Level 46, 360 Elizabeth Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 +61 0 3 9090 0454 lachlan.james@yellowfin.bi http://www.yellowfinbi.com