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Dan Clements
APOS Systems Inc.
Ph: (519)894-2767
www.apos.com

APOS SYSTEMS INC. LAUNCHES NEW INTEGRATION SOLUTION BETWEEN MICROSOFT OUTLOOK AND BUSINESSOBJECTS™ XI

Orlando, Fla., USA – May 5, 2008 - APOS Systems Inc., a leading SAP BusinessObjects Technology Partner, announced the release of a new member of the APOS Solutions product suite that allows users to connect to the BusinessObjects™ XI platform from Microsoft Outlook, with on-line and off-line report viewing as well as scheduling support. Today’s announcement was made at the SAPPHIRE® 2008 Orlando conference, where APOS Systems is exhibiting in booth #1587.

The APOS Integration Kit was born of the need for BI (Business Intelligence) consumers to have access to reporting data they require – when and where they want it – whether in their office, the boardroom in New York City, or traveling in an airplane. Being out of the office shouldn’t have to mean being out of touch with the latest data. The APOS Integration Kit for Microsoft Outlook gives BI users a familiar, unified interface to stay connected with their BI analysis information while they’re managing their busy schedule – in the office or on the road. This style of ambient BI reduces training efforts and helps bring BI closer to all users throughout the organization. With Outlook integration, users are able to view reports, office documents, Xcelsius® documents, and dashboards from a familiar and readily accessible interface. But beyond viewing, Outlook users can also schedule reports and export report instances from a simple, familiar interface. There’s no need to get to know a different interface just to get at the required BI information. The Integration Kit provides a simple, clean interface, utilizing the same right-click menus that are familiar in Outlook.

Some of the features that users have access to right from Microsoft Outlook at their SAP BusinessObjects XI-based portal are:

access and view all authorized SAP BusinessObjects folders and reports
schedule reports while connected on-line to SAP BusinessObjects XI
schedule reports even while not connected to SAP BusinessObjects XI
view and analyze reports off-line - take reports with you for off-line analysis
view and analyze data and create reports using Web Intelligence, Desktop Intelligence, Crystal Reports, Office and Xcelsius report formats
schedule or reschedule reports (with parameters)
choose report output format
request notification of scheduling success or failure
request an email with the report instance
automatically ‘refresh’ their local Outlook BI data
download instances and export in multiple formats
choose to zip downloaded files – separately or together in one zip file – password protected

"We're excited about this unique new product, enabling our customers to utilize Microsoft Outlook, the most popular user interface in the world today, as their business intelligence portal,” said Allan Pym, Vice President Sales – East and EMEA for APOS Systems Inc. “One particularly empowering feature is the new ability to retrieve and store business intelligence documents for viewing from Microsoft Outlook even while disconnected from SAP BusinessObjects XI. It’s even possible, while disconnected from SAP BusinessObjects XI, to schedule a report and automatically receive the result for local analysis."

About APOS Systems Inc.
As a leading SAP BusinessObjects Technology Partner, APOS Systems Inc. offers incomparable knowledge and expertise in extending the SAP BusinessObjects platform. Today, APOS Solutions are helping over 700 SAP BusinessObjects customers in over 28 countries world-wide further maximize their investments in the SAP BusinessObjects XI platform.

The company was named Technology Partner of the Year for 2007 by SAP BusinessObjects for delivering the most compelling stand-alone application leveraging SAP BusinessObjects technology. APOS was recognized as having perfected applications that have extended and supported the SAP BusinessObjects platform for more than 12 years.

APOS Solutions for SAP BusinessObjects XI provide customers with powerful solutions to extend their business intelligence system. APOS Solutions fill the demand for those special functions you always wanted without the need for custom development. APOS development services often use APOS Solutions as the foundation to fast track custom development projects. APOS Solutions include telephone, email and web-based technical support plus a maintenance program that provides new versions going forward to support new releases or upgrades of SAP BusinessObjects XI.

APOS Systems Inc. is headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada with sales offices in Vancouver, BC, Canada and in London, UK. More information about APOS Systems Inc. can be found at www.apos.com.

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