BOSTON, MA, June 29, 2009 - eThority, a company delivering powerful business intelligence through a user-obvious interface, hosted a successful “Budget Crunch BI Executive Forum” for Higher Education business officers on Saturday, June 27th. This session, attended by University finance and business executives, provided attendees with an opportunity to learn from an expert in the Business Intelligence industry and hear how two universities are using BI to address the uncertainties in our turbulent financial climate. More specifically, the Forum focused on the tough challenges surrounding data transparency, security, compliance, and reporting.

Set to coincide with the NACUBO annual meeting in Boston, the Forum featured several expert presenters:

• Dave Wells – consultant, mentor, teacher and author in the Business Intelligence industry. Dave was previously the Enterprise Systems Manager at the University of Washington.
• Bob Duniway – Director of Institutional Research at Seattle University
• Fred Friedrich – Associate VP and Controller at the University of Texas, Austin

eThority sponsored this session to provide attendees with a window into how colleges and universities are using Business Intelligence to thrive in a contracting economy. “Amidst budget cuts and added scrutiny from governing bodies, BI and reporting becomes critically instrumental as a key strategy for Higher Education institutions to gain economies of scale in maximizing the efficiency of their operations,” said eThority Operating Chairman Lou Pugliese.

The sponsoring company’s own user-obvious solution, eThority Enterprise Edition, is being heralded as “recession-proof BI.” This is in part due to eThority’s pay-as-you-go Solution Server, which offers organizations a way to discover the value of compelling Business Intelligence, reporting and analytics with a low-risk solution and no long-term contracts. Loaded with eThority Enterprise Edition to deliver easy, powerful reporting and analysis, the Solution Server speeds time to Return on Investment.

About eThority
eThority has a 18-year history in software development, support services and data reporting. The company developed its radically new BI platform to allow customers to synergize their existing investments in information that remains idle in their legacy information systems. eThority’s solutions are in use around the globe at major research universities and leading corporations. If you are interested in attending upcoming forums, please contact Whitney Hutchinson at info@eThority.com. For more information please visit www.eThority.com or NACUBO booth #1412.