So here we have some news about Business Intelligence with SharePoint 2009 or SharePoint 14. PerformancePoint Server 2007 which was released in September 2007 will be consolidated into the next version of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Enterprise.
Exactly the scorecard, dashboard and analytical capabilities will be consolidated.
On January 27th 2009 Kurt DelBene, senior vice president of the Office Business Platform Group, gave an interview were he speaks about the reason and the support for Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 customers.
Sure interesting toi read the interview...
What is PerformancePoint Server 2007?
“Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 is an integrated performance management application that enables you to monitor and analyze your business.” :) Well this is business stuff and if you want to know more you can read:
Why is it integrated with SharePoint 2009 / SharePoint 14?
Microsoft wants to bring Business Intelligence tools to the masses and based on customer feedback (using Business Intelligence tools through the tools which are used in daily work) they decided to put it together with the next version of SharePoint.
You can read the whole interview at Microsoft Brings Business Intelligence to the Masses With SharePoint.