SYSTEM, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND PEER ANALYSIS

摘要

A system, computer-implemented method, and computer program for enhancing business intelligence and peer analysis by improving access to and analysis of data and generation and presentation of results for a remote user. Data is assembled from different sources, normalized, stored in a database, and periodically or continuously updated. The data may include public, semi-private, private, and/or internal data. Various data and analysis measures, research and report templates, and output formats (e.g., charts, maps, and tables) are presented to the user for selection, and the selections are employed by the application to generate a report and communicate it to the user. The data may include metadata for the data, and the metadata may be used to limit the user's selections, and prior selections may be used to limit the user to compatible subsequent selections. The report may be automatically customized based on a user profile, user preferences, and/or default settings.