January, 2008
In This Issue:
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 We're
happy to announce that the 4th quarter of calendar year 2007 was the best
quarter ever for worldwide sales of APOS BI Tools!
"On behalf of the whole APOS
team, thank you to all of
our customers for their ongoing support. Global interest in the APOS solutions suite has never been higher,
and I'm particularly encouraged by the
strong growth of our European customer base. We're planning for
much more activity in EMEA in 2008!" . . . Allan Pym, VP
Sales - NA East and EMEA.
“I would like to add my
thank you to our loyal customers for their
commitment to the APOS BI Tools suite. We continue
to reach out to new customers all over the world,
including Asia Pacific, to highlight the key
benefits of our tools. I am particularly pleased by
the growth we have seen in the Asia Pacific Region
and look forward to a great year in 2008.” . . .
Warren Kobbeltvedt, VP Sales – NA West, Asia Pacific
& Japan.
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WebINAR
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Thursday, January 17
Connect
to BusinessObjects XI from Microsoft Outlook, with
on-line and off-line report viewing, scheduling and
more!
Join us for a webinar covering an overview of the
exciting new Integration Kit for Microsoft Outlook,
the latest member of the APOS BI Tools suite for the BusinessObjects XI platform.
Date: Thursday, January 17, 2008
Time: 8am PDT, 11am EDT, 4pm BST
From Microsoft Outlook as their Business Objects XI
portal, users can:
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access and view all authorized Business Objects
folders and reports
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schedule reports while connected on-line to
BusinessObjects XI
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schedule reports even while not connected to
BusinessObjects XI
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view and analyze reports off-line - take reports
with you for off-line analysis
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Webi, Deski, CR, Office, Xcelsius report formats as
supported
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schedule or reschedule reports (with parameters)
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choose report output format
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request notification of scheduling success or
failure
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request an email with the report instance
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automatically ‘refresh’ their local Outlook BI data
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download instances and export in multiple formats
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choose to zip downloaded files – separately or
together in one zip file – password protected
Please
visit here
for a full feature list and a web demo of the
Integration Kit for Microsoft Outlook for BusinessObjects XI Release 2.
To check out for yourself how integrating with
Microsoft Outlook can help your
organization, please
visit here to
request evaluation software download instructions and current pricing
information.
 Now
you can include XI report packages in your bursting
activities!
Bursting
Manager
continues to add to its reputation
as the most popular tool for bursting reports within
BusinessObjects XI!
Here are just a few Bursting Manager feature
highlights . . .
• impersonation bursting exports the report slice and distributes it
- bursting with integrity
• burst reports to crystalreports.com
• create one set of business rules for bursting Web Intelligence,
Desktop Intelligence & Crystal Reports
• schedule automatic bursting and distribution, following your own
business rules
• bursting is not limited to Business Objects users – you can burst
to external destinations as well
• burst reports to password protect PDF files
• burst reports to a zip file and password protect it
And now for some cool new features recently added . . .
• support for new //Datafield-// syntax to allow the insertion
of text from a database field throughout various locations of a
bursting definition - for example, email subject, message etc.
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dynamic report
parameters now support an unlimited number of parameters. It also
supports dynamically set multiple values as well as range values for
each parameter.
Integration with APOS Report Package Booster - New Feature
• burst report packages while controlling which reports in
the report package should be included
• use multi-pass bursting to create individualized
consolidated reports within burst report packages
• burst to reports packages in PDF format with an index,
bookmarks and page re-numbering
• burst to XLS spreadsheet with a tab for each report in a
report package
• burst all the reports in a report package as independent
documents but in one email message
Integration with APOS Distribution Server - New Feature
• use the full power of the APOS distribution server to
extend bursting
• burst reports to multiple destinations in multiple formats
Please
visit here
for a full feature list and a web demo of Bursting Manager.
To check out how Bursting Manager can help your
organization, please
visit here
to request evaluation software download instructions
and our current price list.
KPI
extracts metadata about virtually all aspects
of your BusinessObjects XI operational activity, refreshing an external database with a
wealth of information for subsequent analysis.
KPI now extends BOE Auditor further than ever before.
Here are just a few KPI feature highlights . . .
• system status
snapshots - current load and activity levels of all
BusinessObjects XI components
• system structure snapshots - current
information about servers, users, user groups, folders, reports
• report design snapshots - current information
about the report design content of all your reports
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Universe provided to merge BOE Auditor data with KPI data for the
ultimate in activity analysis
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track schedule, view on demand and historical instance viewing
activity
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track instances/schedules for List Of Values objects as well as the
LOV Objects themselves
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track report fields that are not actually on the report (i.e. fields
in formulas, summary fields etc.)
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track extended report information
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track the relationships between Universes and Reports
And now for some cool new 'capture for analysis' features
recently added . . .
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capture extended details of universes - Class Object, Class
Conditions and Columns in a Universe
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capture extended details of DeskTop Intelligence reports - Data
Providers, Document Variables and Variables
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capture BOE Applications that are in the BOE environment as well as
their assigned security
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capture extended Universe structure information
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capture BOE Application security
Visit here
to view a short
web demo
and learn more information about KPI.
To check out how KPI can help your organization,
please
visit here
to request demo download instructions and
our current price list.
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 WebINAR
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Thursday, January 24
Join us for a webinar covering an overview of the
APOS BI Tools suite for the BusinessObjects XI platform.
The
main purpose of this webinar is to provide high level
information to help you better assess the range of current
solutions available. Learn how APOS BI Tools can help
you leverage and extend the value of your business intelligence
investment.
Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008
Time: 8am PDT, 11am EDT, 4pm BST
Speakers:
Allan Pym, VP Sales - Eastern Region, APOS
Systems Inc.
Warren Kobbeltvedt, VP Sales - Western Region, APOS
Systems Inc.
April 28-30, 2008
Business Objects EMEA Insight User Conference, Barcelona, Spain
Oct 28-30, 2008 Business Objects APJ Insight User
Conference, Asia
Nov 3-6, 2008 Business
Objects North America User Conference
If you'd like a
specific appointment to meet with members of our development,
sales or management teams at either of these events
let us know.
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One of our challenges is keeping our customers and colleagues current
on the APOS BI Tools suite as it grows.
Visit here to request
evaluation software download instructions and our current price list.
Instance Administration and Scheduling . . .
Archive Manager - report instance
archiving, with restore capability!
InfoScheduler
- power batch scheduling from Microsoft Excel
Instance Manager
- administrator power tool for managing instances
Instance Monitor
- email notification of failed instances
System Management and Monitoring . . .
Object Manager - report promotion, object & security management
RealTime Monitor - powerful
SNMP monitoring & control of servers, with alerts
KPI - metadata for analysis, who's viewing which
reports, license analysis, server activity
monitoring
RunTime Manager
- set availability time windows for Job Servers,
Page Servers, etc.
Enhanced
Report Distribution . . .
Bursting Manager
- burst a large instance into small ones, burst one
report to many
Distribution Server
- powerful post processing
capabilities, zip support, password security and more
Report Package Booster
- consolidate reports
to password protected pdf/xls and distribute
Application Integration
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AddressBook Gateway
- integrate Outlook/Exchange with ePortfolio/InfoView
'schedule to email'
Integration
Kit for crystalreports.com
- schedule Webi, Deski, Crystal Reports to crystalreports.com
Integration
Kit for ESRI GIS - two-way integration between
Business Objects and ESRI GIS
Integration
Kit for Microsoft Outlook - connect to BusinessObjects
XI from Outlook, offline report viewing
Miscellaneous
Tools . . .
Dynamic Parameters
- SQL-based, user-specific
pick lists, cascading parameters
*CE10 and prior
Subscription Manager
- allow users to manage their own report subscription
*CE10 and prior
View Time Security
- row level
data security without C++ development
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If you have a unique reporting
system requirement,
let us know. We love to work on special projects
and regularly save our customers a lot of time and money
by using APOS BI Tools as a fast-track foundation for
a specific customized solution.
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