Comments on: Disputed history of the term Business Intelligence http://www.softwarememories.com/2007/12/02/disputed-history-of-the-term-business-intelligence/ History of software, by somebody who lived it Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:36:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The phrase “business intelligence” was COINED for text analytics | Text Technologies http://www.softwarememories.com/2007/12/02/disputed-history-of-the-term-business-intelligence/#comment-28501 The phrase “business intelligence” was COINED for text analytics | Text Technologies Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:31:03 +0000 http://www.softwarememories.com/2007/12/02/disputed-history-of-the-term-business-intelligence/#comment-28501 [...] last year, there was a little flap about who invented the phrase business intelligence. Credit turns out to go to an IBM researcher named H. P. Luhn, as per this 1958 paper. Well, I [...] [...] last year, there was a little flap about who invented the phrase business intelligence. Credit turns out to go to an IBM researcher named H. P. Luhn, as per this 1958 paper. Well, I [...]

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.softwarememories.com/2007/12/02/disputed-history-of-the-term-business-intelligence/#comment-20240 Curt Monash Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:38:15 +0000 http://www.softwarememories.com/2007/12/02/disputed-history-of-the-term-business-intelligence/#comment-20240 Hi Rob! You might have been able to save yourself a bit of trouble with a web search. But no problem from my end -- I'm glad to share the name "Monash" with you guys down under, given that Sir John is the most distinguished member of my family and all. (One small grumble -- he really shouldn't have taken to pronouncing the name with a short "o". A long one is more in keeping with his, and my, ancestry. :) ) I do get a few email intended for monash.edu from time to time, of course ... As for re-invention or whatever -- where any of those articles particularly well-circulated and/or recent to the late 1980s? Best, CAM Hi Rob!

You might have been able to save yourself a bit of trouble with a web search. But no problem from my end — I’m glad to share the name “Monash” with you guys down under, given that Sir John is the most distinguished member of my family and all. (One small grumble — he really shouldn’t have taken to pronouncing the name with a short “o”. A long one is more in keeping with his, and my, ancestry. :) ) I do get a few email intended for monash.edu from time to time, of course …

As for re-invention or whatever — where any of those articles particularly well-circulated and/or recent to the late 1980s?

Best,

CAM

]]> By: Rob Meredith http://www.softwarememories.com/2007/12/02/disputed-history-of-the-term-business-intelligence/#comment-20142 Rob Meredith Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:15:53 +0000 http://www.softwarememories.com/2007/12/02/disputed-history-of-the-term-business-intelligence/#comment-20142 Hi Curt, Yes, the whole 'Monash' thing is confusing! It took me a while to work out why people were referring to me as Curt. Hopefully it hasn't caused you too much grief! If I'd known at the time, I'd have called the blog something else. According to one of my colleagues here at Monash University, the term was kicking around especially in the 1980s. There was a moderately well known, mid-tier consulting company, I think in the UK, that called themselves Business Intelligence, for example. In fact, in a follow up comment to the post you linked to, there's some stats showing the term being used in at least 162 indexed articles prior to 1989 when Howard Dresner claims he came up with the term. Obviously it's exploded since then, so I can comfortably accept a claim of popularising the term, but actually (re-)inventing it is a bit of a stretch. Maybe it was a subliminal thing? Hi Curt,

Yes, the whole ‘Monash’ thing is confusing! It took me a while to work out why people were referring to me as Curt. Hopefully it hasn’t caused you too much grief! If I’d known at the time, I’d have called the blog something else.

According to one of my colleagues here at Monash University, the term was kicking around especially in the 1980s. There was a moderately well known, mid-tier consulting company, I think in the UK, that called themselves Business Intelligence, for example. In fact, in a follow up comment to the post you linked to, there’s some stats showing the term being used in at least 162 indexed articles prior to 1989 when Howard Dresner claims he came up with the term.

Obviously it’s exploded since then, so I can comfortably accept a claim of popularising the term, but actually (re-)inventing it is a bit of a stretch. Maybe it was a subliminal thing?

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