1. Prepare a report on the topic of data management and the intranet. Specifically, pay attention to the role of the data warehouse, the use of browsers for query, and data mining. Each group will visit one or two vendors’ sites, read the white papers, and examine products (Oracle, Red Bricks, Brio, Siemens Mixdorf IS, NCR, SAS, and Information Advantage). Also, visit the Web site of the Data Warehouse Institute

(tdwi.org).