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August, 2007
In This
Issue:
Integration Kit for ESRI GIS - New
Developments
Archive Manager for BusinessObjects R2 - New
Features and New Web Demo
Instance Manager for BusinessObjects R2 - New
Features and New Web Demo
KPI
for BusinessObjects R2 - New Features and New Web Demo
APOS BI Tools
for Mid-Market Companies - Case Studies
Webinar - APOS BI Tools
Overview
Business
Objects Insight User Conferences Participation
APOS BI Tools Suite
Custom Development
for Unique Requirements
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Integration Kit for ESRI
GIS
*New
developments
A Bridge to More Powerful Data Visualization
- Recorded Business Objects Webinar
Play time: 49 minutes
View at your leisure
this recently recorded webinar that was sponsored by Business Objects.
You'll learn how to integrate GIS applications from ESRI and
business intelligence solutions from Business Objects. The
focus is bridging from ESRI ArcGIS
Server or ArcIMS to BusinessObjects XI R2 or vice versa to:
• Integrate ESRI GIS
into reports, dashboards, or portals 
• Expose the full
power of BusinessObjects XI to an ESRI ArcIMS or ArcGIS Server user
• Request a Crystal
Report, Web Intelligence, Desktop Intelligence, PDF, XLS, or Doc
while passing feature selection to the report
• Dynamically embed
images from ArcIMS or ArcGIS Server in a report and include report
or map data in an acetate layer
Visit here to view this informative
recorded webinar.
Xcelsius Integration
-
NEW WEB DEMO
Check out this
new web demo - learn
more about
how to extend the
visualization power of Xcelsius with GIS integration.
View a demo
of our recently released ArcGIS
9.2 integration.
Visit here
to view more information about the
Integration Kit for ESRI GIS.
To request a demo download version, please
visit here.
Archive
Manager for BusinessObjects XI
Release 2
*New
features and
NEW WEB DEMO
Archive Manager allows historical
successful report instances to be archived, and restored later if
desired, using a comprehensive set of business rules. These powerful
business rule settings provide the administrator with the ultimate
in archiving flexibility and may be assigned at the folder/subfolder
levels or even at the report object level itself.
Archive Manager is more comprehensive
than ever, recently added new features include . . .
•
Web Intelligence instances - archive to
pdf or Excel format
•
Desktop Intelligence instances -
archive to pdf or Excel format
Visit here
to view our
new web demo and learn more
information about Archive
Manager.
To check out how Archive Manager can help your organization,
please
visit here
to request demo download instructions and
our current price list.
Instance
Manager for BusinessObjects XI
Release 2
*New
features and
NEW WEB DEMO
C urrently
our second most popular APOS BI Tool, Instance Manager provides the
administrator with enhanced capability to analyze the entire report
instance environment at once, search for specific instance
processing states within specific time periods and then optionally
apply action commands to one or more report instances
simultaneously.
Instance Manager has more power than
ever before, recently added new features include . . .
•
Desktop
Intelligence reports - expanded printing support
•
expanded
event log activity tracking
•
export
to InfoScheduler - select multiple instances, create a file for
InfoScheduler batch scheduling
•
query
based on instance owners - search for all instances owned by a list
of multiple owners
•
Reschedule
with Edit - now supports scheduling to server groups
•
new formatting options for PDF, CSV, RTE, RTF,
DOC, TXT, PXT
Visit here
to view our
new web demo and learn more
information about Instance
Manager.
To check out how Instance Manager can help your organization,
please
visit here
to request demo download instructions and
our current price list.
KPI for BusinessObjects XI
Release 2
*New
features and
NEW WEB DEMO
Currently
our third most popular APOS BI Tool,
KPI
provides the capability to create extracted metadata about virtually
all aspects of your system’s operational activity. This metadata is
then available for extensive reporting analysis. Included in this
solution are two server components that query your system as
frequently as you wish, refreshing an external database with a
wealth of information for subsequent analysis.
KPI now extends BOE Auditor further than ever before,
recently added new features include . .
.
•
Universe provided to merge BOE Auditor data with KPI data for the
ultimate in activity analysis
•
track schedule, view on demand, and historical instance viewing
activity
•
track instances/schedules for List Of Values objects as well as the
LOV Objects themselves
•
track report fields that are not actually on the report (i.e. fields
in formulas, summary fields, etc.)
•
more comprehensive event log control
•
track extended report information
•
track the relationships between Universes and Reports
Visit here
to view our
new 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.
APOS BI Tools
for Mid-Market Companies - Case Studies *New
White Paper
Check out this new
white paper - for examples of how these small and medium size
clients are utilizing APOS BI Tools to address their specific
Business Intelligence needs . . .
•
Alto Dairy
•
Christian Children’s Fund
•
Columbia Gas Transmission
•
Cover-More Insurance Services
•
Crescent/Stonco Genlyte Group
•
Imerys
•
J&L Fiber Services
•
Knife River Corp
•
Medical Group Insurance Services
•
Movado
•
Outsourcing Solutions
•
PolyOne
•
Retirement Residences
•
Software Spectrum
•
Stoncor Group
•
Thomson Learning
To download this new
whitepaper full of interesting information, please
visit here.
For more
examples of how our clients utilize APOS
BI Tools to address specific needs, please review more of our
Case Studies.
For an overview of all
our APOS BI Tools solutions for the Mid-Market,
visit here.
If you are an existing
customer and would like to be featured in one of our case studies
contact
Bev Cutone for more information.
APOS BI
Tools Overview Webinar
*Learn more about current APOS solutions
Webcast - Wednesday, Aug 22 or Thursday
Sept
20
Join us
for one of these
webcasts 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: Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Time: 8am PDT, 11am EDT, 4pm BST
Date: Thursday,
September 20, 2007
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.
Business Objects Insight User Conferences
Participation *Getting the message out
If you plan to be in
Orlando or Sydney, please be sure to come by our booth to see us . .
.
• October 15-18 -
Orlando,
Florida, North America Business
Objects User Conference
• October
29-30 -
Sydney, Australia, AsiaPac Business
Objects User Conference
APOS BI Tools Suite *Extend BusinessObjects XI
and Crystal Enterprise
One of our challenges is keeping
our customers and colleagues current on the APOS BI Tools suite as
it grows.
Visit here to request demo download
instructions and our current price list.
Instance Administration
and Scheduling . . .
InfoScheduler - power
batch scheduling from Microsoft Excel
Instance
Manager -
administrator power tool for managing instances
Archive Manager -
report
instance archiving, with restore
capability!
Instance
Monitor - email
notification of failed instances
System Management and Monitoring . . .
Object
Manager - report
promotion, object management, security
maintenance
RealTime Monitor -
powerful SNMP
monitoring & control of servers, with alerts
KPI - metadata for
analysis - who's viewing which reports, license analysis,
server activity monitoring, etc
RunTime Manager - set availability time windows for
Job Servers, Page Servers, etc.
Extending
the Platform . . .
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
AddressBook
Gateway -
integrate Outlook/Exchange with ePortfolio/InfoView 'schedule to
email'
View Time
Security - row level data security without
C++ development
Processing Extension
RAD - fast
track processing extension development
Integration
Kits
. . .
Integration Kit for ESRI -
two-way integration between Business Objects and
ESRI GIS
Crystal Reports BI Tools . .
.
Add-In Wrapper for
BusinessObjects XI Release 2
- Crystal Reports Add-In menu fast track
integration
Solutions supported only
for Crystal Enterprise v.10 and prior . .
.
Dynamic
Parameters -
SQL-based, user-specific pick lists, cascading
parameters
Subscription Manager
- allow users to
manage their own report subscription
Custom Development for
Unique Requirements
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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