Today's knowledge-intensive decision support tools can make organizations dramatically more intelligent. These tools utilize the information organizations already possess, as well as taking advantage of todays increasingly widespread data mining and warehousing systems, and leveraging mature and powerful artificial intelligence technologies. Transforming Corporate Data Into Business Intelligence is the first book to cover these new approaches in depth, for both the business decision maker and the technologist. Authors Vasant Dhar and Roger Stein, leading practitioners of Al in the financial services industry, present detailed, up-to-date coverage of all major Al techniques. They cover genetic algorithms, neural networks, rule-based systems, fuzzy logic, case-based systems, machine learning algorithms, and more. They discuss OLAP and data warehousing systems, and show how to select the most appropriate tool for each business challenge. The book includes detailed checklists of key organizational and technical issues to consider, seven detailed case studies, a common methodology, and powerful new analysis techniques.