Pilot software
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Pilot Software, Inc. is a long-time United States business intelligence
vendor that now focuses on operational performance management
. Pilot, headquartered in Mountain View, California
and Cambridge, Massachusetts
, became an independent company in 2002. The company has more than 300 customers, including GSA
, Sears
, Health Net
, and Sarasota County, Florida
.
SAP AG acquired Pilot Software in February 2007 and Pilot Software's product, PilotWorks, has been rebranded SAP Strategy Management.
system. The next year, the company's technologies were adapted by Analog Devices
to form the first “Balanced scorecard
” implementation.
Pilot has garnered the largest deployments of performance management in both commercial organizations and in the United States federal market.
On February 20, 2007, Pilot announced that it was being acquired by SAP AG. The deal price was not disclosed.
magazine as a 2006 Company to Watch. The company has also been praised by Ventana Research.
Business intelligence
Business intelligence mainly refers to computer-based techniques used in identifying, extracting, and analyzing business data, such as sales revenue by products and/or departments, or by associated costs and incomes....
vendor that now focuses on operational performance management
Performance management
Performance management includes activities that ensure that goals are consistently being met in an effective and efficient manner. Performance management can focus on the performance of an organization, a department, employee, or even the processes to build a product or service, as well as many...
. Pilot, headquartered in Mountain View, California
Mountain View, California
-Downtown:Mountain View has a pedestrian-friendly downtown centered on Castro Street. The downtown area consists of the seven blocks of Castro Street from the Downtown Mountain View Station transit center in the north to the intersection with El Camino Real in the south...
and Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
, became an independent company in 2002. The company has more than 300 customers, including GSA
General Services Administration
The General Services Administration is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products and communications for U.S...
, Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
, Health Net
Health Net
Health Net, Inc. is among the United States of America's largest publicly traded health insurers. The company’s HMO, POS, insured PPO and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to approximately 6.6 million individuals in all 50 states and the District of Columbia through group,...
, and Sarasota County, Florida
Sarasota County, Florida
Sarasota County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The U.S. Census Bureau 2008 estimate for the county was 372,057. Its county seat is Sarasota, Florida....
.
SAP AG acquired Pilot Software in February 2007 and Pilot Software's product, PilotWorks, has been rebranded SAP Strategy Management.
History
In 1986, Pilot built the first client/server EISExecutive information system
An executive information system is a type of management information system intended to facilitate and support the information and decision-making needs of senior executives by providing easy access to both internal and external information relevant to meeting the strategic goals of the organization...
system. The next year, the company's technologies were adapted by Analog Devices
Analog Devices
Analog Devices, Inc. , known as ADI, is an American multinational semiconductor company specializing in data conversion and signal conditioning technology, headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts...
to form the first “Balanced scorecard
Balanced scorecard
The Balanced Scorecard is a strategic performance management tool - a semi-standard structured report, supported by proven design methods and automation tools, that can be used by managers to keep track of the execution of activities by the staff within their control and to monitor the...
” implementation.
Pilot has garnered the largest deployments of performance management in both commercial organizations and in the United States federal market.
On February 20, 2007, Pilot announced that it was being acquired by SAP AG. The deal price was not disclosed.
Awards
Pilot was recognized by Intelligent EnterpriseIntelligent Enterprise (magazine)
Intelligent Enterprise was the title of a magazine for business and IT executives who develop and manage their companies' strategic enterprise systems. This magazine expanded on earlier intelligent enterprise concepts, focusing on analytical software tools and underlying technologies for...
magazine as a 2006 Company to Watch. The company has also been praised by Ventana Research.