@article {290, title = {BIRT: Building Next Generation BI Using Open Source}, journal = {Open Source Business Resource}, year = {2009}, month = {09/2009}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, type = {Articles}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {The Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools Project is a highly successful open source business intelligence (BI) project developed and released as part of the Eclipse ecosystem. In this article, we look at the genesis of the BIRT project, why Actuate chose the open source development model, and the benefits that this project brings to the BI user community. }, issn = {1913-6102}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/290}, author = {Tom Bondur and Jason Weathersby} }