Jargon Alert’Decision support’ matures into ‘business intelligence’

The gradual evolution of a perfect buzz phrase; it’s now ready for corporate executives and editors to use.

The gradual evolution of a perfect buzz phrase; it’s now ready for corporate executives and editors to use

The stepchild of military jargon and business ignorance, the innocuous term “decision support,” has come of age and wants to be known in the future as “business intelligence.” So sayeth the Wall Street Journal.

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