Value EXTENDED SAP

Extending The Value of SAP NetWeaver withSAP BusinessObjects Intelligence PlatformProduct Integration Roadmaps

Solution Management SAP NetWeaver BISolution Marketing SAP BI

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1. SAP and Business Objects – A Perfect Match2. Product Integration Roadmaps

I. Visualization and ReportingII. Query, Reporting, and AnalysisIII. Data Warehousing and Information ManagementIV. Super Charged Business Intelligence with BI AcceleratorV. Business Content Embedded Within Business Processes

3. Conclusion and Recommendation

Agenda

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EPM & GRC

Data Warehouse

BusinessIntelligence

EnterpriseApplications

BW, BIA

Business Suite

Legacy

Applications

NetWeaverBusiness ProcessPlatform

Business Objects+ SAP

Business Objects+ SAP

SAP and Business ObjectsComplete Stack – Open and Agnostic

Open &Agnostic

Open &Agnosticto underlyingtechnology

CompleteStack

Most complete,integrated stack

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SAP customers benefit from an open and agnostic BI platform – withaccess and information management across all corporate databases andapplications

SAP acquired Business Objects to provide for all customers a full suite ofbusiness intelligence (BI) and information management (IM) solutionsavailable on one BI platform with deep integration to SAP Business Suiteand SAP NetWeaver

SAP customers have immediate access to a premium suite of reporting,analytical, and dashboards capabilities optimized for their SAP applicationsall running on the SAP BusinessObjects Intelligence Platform

SAP customers gain access to a broader set of Enterprise PerformanceManagement solutions that includes the leading planning, budgeting,consolidation, profitability, operational analytics, and compliance reporting

SAP BusinessObjects PortfolioImmediate Value for SAP Customers

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OpennessSAP-Application Centric Source Agnostic

User-Centricity

BusinessUser

ITAnalysts

SAP NetWeaver BI

Data Warehouse

SAP NetWeaver BI

Data Warehouse

BI AcceleratorBI AcceleratorBusiness Objects

InformationManagement

Solutions

Business ObjectsInformation

ManagementSolutions

Business ObjectsBusiness Intelligence Solutions

Business ObjectsBusiness Intelligence Solutions

MD

M

SAP NetWeaver BI

Business ready

Integrated

Best for SAP applicationcentric environment

Extended Value withBusiness Objects

All people

All information

Open business intelligenceplatform

TaskWorkers

SAP NetWeaver + Business ObjectsLeader in Business Intelligence

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Knowledge Workers &Business Users

Knowledge Workers &Business Users

Semantic LayerSemantic Layer

Data Integration

Open to any Data Source

Data Integration

Open to any Data Source

SAP NetWeaver Business Objects

Text AnalysisText Analysis

Data QualityData Quality

Ad-hoc Query, Analysis &Reporting

Ad-hoc Query, Analysis &Reporting

Enterprise Reporting,Dashboards

Enterprise Reporting,Dashboards

Task WorkersTask WorkersAnalystsAnalysts

PortalPortal

Master Data ManagementMaster Data Management

Analytic Engine & In-MemoryAnalytic Engine & In-Memory

Data WarehouseData Warehouse

Composition EnvironmentComposition Environment

Best connectivity to SAPBest connectivity to SAP

All EmployeesAll Employees

All Views onInformation

All Views onInformation

Open - Any SourceOpen - Any Source

Data Accuracy andConsistency

Data Accuracy andConsistency

ScalableInformation

Delivery

ScalableInformation

Delivery

TrustedInformationFoundation

TrustedInformationFoundation

Structured andunstructured

Structured andunstructured

SAP NetWeaver + Business ObjectsA Perfect Match

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SAP NetWeaver PortalSAP NetWeaver Portal

SAP NetWeaver BIData Warehouse

SAP NetWeaver BIData Warehouse

SAP NetWeaverMDM

SAP NetWeaverMDM

ERPFinancialsOperations

Human ResourcesCorporate Services

ERPFinancialsOperations

Human ResourcesCorporate Services

CRMCRM SCMSCM

SRMSRM PLMPLM

Any Portal, Any DestinationAny Portal, Any Destination

BusinessObjects EnterpriseBusinessObjects Enterprise

CrystalReportsCrystalReports

Web IntelligencePolestar

Web IntelligencePolestar XcelsiusXcelsius

SAP NetWeaverBI AcceleratorSAP NetWeaverBI Accelerator

BusinessObjects Data ServicesBusinessObjects Data Services

Data QualityData QualityData IntegratorData Integrator

BExBEx

VisualComposer

VisualComposer

Dat

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tion

Info

rmat

ion

Acce

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The New Intelligence PlatformValue Added Within an SAP Landscape

SAP Business Suite3rd-Party Databases and Applications3rd-Party Databases and Applications

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Product Directions for BI SolutionsRichest Offering for All Business Users

AdvancedAnalysis

EnterpriseReporting

Dashboards,Visualization

Ad-hocQuery &

Reporting

BEx AnalyzerBEx Analyzer VoyagerVoyager

Web App DesignerWeb App Designer

PredictivePredictive

Report DesignerReport Designer

Web IntelligenceWeb Intelligence

Crystal ReportsCrystal Reports

XcelsiusXcelsius

Enterprise DataWarehousing& BI Platform

BusinessObjects EnterpriseBusinessObjects EnterpriseSAP NetWeaver BI and BIASAP NetWeaver BI and BIA

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Product Directions for BI SolutionsRichest Offering for All Business Users

BEx AnalyzerBEx Analyzer VoyagerVoyager

Web App DesignerWeb App Designer





XcelsiusXcelsius

BI WidgetsBI Widgets

Web ServicesWeb Services

And MuchMore…

PolestarPolestar

Mobile BIMobile BI


AdvancedAnalysis

EnterpriseReporting


Ad-hocQuery &

Reporting


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Product Directions for BI SolutionsSAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions




XcelsiusXcelsiusWeb App DesignerWeb App Designer


Pioneer (OLAP Analysis)Pioneer (OLAP Analysis)

BI WidgetsBI Widgets

Web ServicesWeb Services

And MuchMore…

PolestarPolestar

Mobile BIMobile BI


AdvancedAnalysis

EnterpriseReporting


Ad-hocQuery &

Reporting


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Agenda

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XcelsiusEnterprise Dashboarding and Data Visualization

Xcelsius is a tool forrapid development of visualizations and highly interactive BI dashboards through a flexible

and easy to use point and click interface. Xcelsius supports deployment to avariety of destinations

including Web, Desktop and SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Applications

Leverage investment in BOE and SAPplatforms with specific dataconnectivity options

Open connectivity options throughweb service and XML connectors

Enable real-time dashboard updatesthrough leveraging of Adobe Livecycle Data Services connectivity

Extensible connectors

Variety of Destinations

leverage Flex to develop customcomponents and controls

Flexibility

Through flexible and easy to use, dragand drop interface

Free form layering of visual controls

Highly customizable visualizations tomatch look and feel to any corporatedesign standard

Build Dashboards within weeks notmonths

Easy to use

Deploy to a variety of formats includingPortals, Business User desktopapplications and development IDEframeworks

Dashboards and Visualizations arecompiled into flash format which ishighly portable and widely supported

Deploy within minutes

Rapid Development

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Dashboards

Dashboarding and Data VisualizationProduct Integration Roadmap

Xcelsius becomes the flagship product for dashboarding and data visualizationBEx Web Application Designer will not be enhanced further. It will be available based oncurrent SAP maintenance policySAP NetWeaver Composition Environment including SAP NetWeaver Visual Composercontinues to be the go-to product for creating composite applications

Interactive Dashboardsand Data Visualization

PREM

IUM

STAN

DAR

D

2008 2010

XcelsiusXcelsius

2009

XcelsiusXcelsius XcelsiusXcelsius

Web Application DesignerWeb Application Designer Web Application DesignerWeb Application Designer Web Application DesignerWeb Application Designer

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Dashboarding and Data Visualizationfor SAP NetWeaver BI with Xcelsius

BEx/Pioneer Queries and Views

BusinessObjects Enterprise

Xcelsius

BI Consumer Services

Enterprise-wide deployments enabled today off SAP NetWeaver BILeverage existing Crystal and/or Web Intelligence reportsLeverage existing UniversesBuilt upon Business Objects Web Services

Integration to BI Consumer ServicesDirect data access to SAP NetWeaver BIConsume BEx/Pioneer Queries and ViewsDeliver high performance data accessEnable low TCO with simple architectureCurrently planned availability in 2009

SAP Apps SAPNetWeaver

BI

Non-SAPrelational

Non-SAPOLAP

SAP NetWeaverComposition Environment

VisualComposer

BI ConsumerServices

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Dashboarding and Data Visualizationwith Xcelsius Within Composite Apps

SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment / Visual ComposerStrategic solution for building Composite AppsCombine BI and transactional/operational dataVC apps model light business processes

VC apps can embed Xcelsius visualizationsEmbed BI parts within Composite AppsInteractive BI visualization parts

Built-in Adobe Flash Island integrationXcelsius integration made easyCurrently planned availability in 2009

Xcelsius dashboards as jump targetsXcelsius dashboards launched from VC appsCurrently planned availability in 2010

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Composite Applicationwith embedded XcelsiusComposite Application

with embedded Xcelsius

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Crystal ReportsEnterprise Reporting

Connectivity

End User EmpowermentSort and filter without querying thedatabase

Embed Flash for powerfulvisualization and what-if scenarios

Interoperability with other clients likePioneer

The Standard in Reporting

The SAP standard reporting toolfor all products from SAP BusinessOne to the SAP Business Suite

Easy access to Crystal Reportsskills in the market

Enterprise Deployment

Multiple broadcasting and fileformat options for enterprise-widedeployments

Consume reports offline with thefree Crystal Reports viewer

Report Formatting

Precise object layout andpositioning

Complete control over font, layout,pagination

High fidelity rendering in all clientsand in print

Crystal Reportsis the market leading standard in reporting and formatting tool, that provides

connectivity to any type of data,Empowers end-users,and delivers a simple and scalable deployment model.

Access SAP NetWeaver BI Queriesand Views

Additional 35 data drivers withBusinessObjects Enterprise

Open Connectivity

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Enterprise ReportingProduct Integration Roadmap

BEx Report Designer will not be enhanced further. It will be available based on current SAPmaintenance policyBEx Report Designer customers transition to Crystal Reports

Enterprise classformatted reporting

EnterpriseReporting

20092008 2010

BEx Report DesignerBEx Report Designer

Crystal ReportsCrystal Reports Crystal ReportsCrystal Reports Crystal ReportsCrystal Reports

Crystal Reportsfor SAP NetWeaver BI

Crystal Reportsfor SAP NetWeaver BI

BEx Report DesignerBEx Report Designer BEx Report DesignerBEx Report Designer

PREM

IUM

STAN

DAR

D

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SAP NetWeaver Portal

Crystal Reports for SAP NetWeaver BITransition Strategy Toward Enterprise Reporting

Transition strategy for BEx Report DesignerOpportunities for building up skill set and resourcesPlan transition to SAP BusinessObjects solutionsEasy move from Crystal Reports for SAP NetWeaverBI to Crystal Reports for BusinessObjects Enterprise

Ship with SAP NetWeaverAll standard report formatting capabilitiesIn-depth integration with SAP NetWeaver platform

Subset of enterprise deployment capabilitiesAccess to SAP NetWeaver BI data onlyLimited number of reports in SAP NetWeaver BINo integration with BEx Broadcaster

Currently planned availability in 2010

SAP NetWeaver BI

BEx/PioneerQueries and Views

Crystal Reportsfor

SAP NetWeaver BI

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Agenda

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Pioneeris a high-performance, componentized, next generation OLAP analysis

client for SAP & Non-SAP environments.It is adaptable to the needs of business analysts, embeddable into SAP

business processes and designed to extend the reach of advancedanalytics.

Optimized direct OLAP data accessand built-in support for SAPNetWeaver BI Accelerator

High Performance

Key OLAP engines: SAP NetWeaverBI, MS Analysis Server, Essbase

Best TCO for SAP and Non SAPplatforms

SAP & Non-SAPenvironments

Embedded into core businessprocesses of the SAP Business Suite,SAP CRM & SAP Business byDesign aswell as SAP EPM applications

Embeddable

Highly interoperable with toolssuch as WebIntelligence, Xcelsius,Crystal Reports, Polestar, LiveOffice

Extend the Reach

Available in a web 2.0 based and MSOffice based flavor

Adaptable

Pioneer ProjectAdvanced OLAP Analysis Client

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Advanced OLAP AnalysisProduct Integration Roadmap

Pioneer (code name for 2010 releases) provides a superset of capabilities from BExAnalyzer (Excel), BEx Analyzer (Web), and BusinessObjects VoyagerBEx Analyzer (Excel & Web) will not be enhanced further. It will be available based oncurrent SAP maintenance policySeamless transition for Voyager customers to Pioneer. BEx Analyzer & BEx Web Analyzercustomers transition to Pioneer

OLAPAnalysis

2008 2009 2010

PioneerPioneerVoyagerVoyager

BEx Web AnalyzerBEx Web Analyzer

BEx Analyzer (Excel)BEx Analyzer (Excel) BEx Analyzer (Excel)BEx Analyzer (Excel)


BEx Analyzer (Excel)BEx Analyzer (Excel)


VoyagerVoyager

PREM

IUM

STAN

DAR

D

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Pioneer ProjectMerge the Best of Both Worlds

Tailored support for multiple user rolesFocus on the Business Analysts (Excel/Web) but also extend the footprint of advanced analysisthrough ease-of-use & tool interoperabilityEasy migration for existing BEx Analyzer & Voyager customersAbility to fully leverage SAP in-memory analytic engine capabilitiesBest TCO for SAP on Non-SAP platformsSingle architecture for both SAP NetWeaver and Business Objects customersRuns with BusinessObjects Enterprise side-by-side with SAP NetWeaver or with tighterintegration with SAP NetWeaver for TCO reductionCurrently planned availability in 2010

Multiple OLAPSources

VoyagerAdvanced OLAP

Leading Visualization

SAP NetWeaver BI /BI Accelerator

BEx (Web) Analyzer

Native Excel Integration

SAP Business Objects SAP NetWeaver BI

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Web IntelligenceIs the market-leading query, ad-hoc analysis and reporting tool enabling

business users to askiterative questions, on any data, so they can make decisions,

communicate and share information with consumers no matter wherethey are

Out-of-the box ad-hoc capabilities: End-

users can analyzedata and answer theirquestions in a single

environment

Easy to use applicationempowering end-usersto get the information

they need

Intuitive free-formlayout withextensive

formatting andprinting capabilities

Same product, online orOffline, embeddable and

customizableWeb Intelligence reports canbe viewed online, offline, on

mobile devices, indashboards, in MSFT Office,

and on the desktop

Combine data from SAPNetWeaver BI and non-SAP data, including MSExcel, in a single report

Web IntelligenceAd-hoc Query, Reporting, and Analysis Client

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Ad-hoc Query, Reporting, & AnalysisProduct Integration Roadmap

SAP customers can invest in Web Intelligence today to empower business users with self-service BIThe strategy going forward is to strengthen the integration with SAP solutions and to expandthe reach of the product to a broader user baseWeb Intelligence will continue to take full advantage of the semantic layer, enabling a simpleand consistent user experience over any data

Web Intelligence is theleading ad-hoc query,

reporting, and analysistool on the market

PREM

IUM Ad-hoc

Query,Reporting, &

Analysis

20092008 2010

Web IntelligenceWeb Intelligence Web IntelligenceWeb Intelligence Web IntelligenceWeb Intelligence

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Ad-hoc Query, Reporting, & Analysisfor SAP NetWeaver BI

OLAP Universe access improvementsLeverage rich OLAP metadata with existing BEx QueriesOLAP universe TCO reductionMDX query performance improvements

Additional scenariosStrengthen SAP NetWeaver BI data warehouse– Leverage Data Federator SQL query federation– Direct access to Cubes, DSO, and any InfoProviders– High performance for large WebI queries/reportsData federation across the organization– Combine InfoProviders with non-SAP data– Combine multiple InfoProviders– Supports SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator


Database

SAPNetWeaver

BI

OLAPaccess

Data Federator

Web Intelligence

Universe

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Agenda

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EDW with SAP NetWeaver BI provides an integrated, scalable DW platformdelivering best practice DW processes that comprisebusiness oriented modeling, reliable data acquisition,

streamlined operations and life cycle management.This powers information consumption at the speed of thought.

Reliable Data Acquisition

Openness and data quality through

• Out-of-the box ETL capabilities

• Integrated BusinessObjects Data Services(Data Integrator and Data Quality)

Streamlined Operations

Efficient data management through:• Management of data consistencySecurity:• Authorization handling• High availability

Enable sophisticated lifecyclemanagement at different levels:

• System• Meta Data• Data (Nearline storage, archiving)

Lifecycle Management Information Consumptionat the Speed of Thought

Business Oriented Modeling

Fast, sustainable implementation through

• Modeling Patterns

• Business Content

Support scalable business-orientedanalytics

• Analytic engine

• SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator

SAP NetWeaver BI Data WarehouseEnterprise Data Warehousing

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HybridProviderCombines real-time information with historic data storedBI AcceleratorOptionally bypassing InfoCube database persistencyAutomated transfer with closing of RDA request

Semantic partitioningReduces TCO to define scalable data modelsPartitioning of InfoProviders along criteria such ascalendar week or region in order to manage high volumedata on a semantic levelEasy and consistent management of semanticallypartitioned DataStore objects and InfoCubes

Administration CockpitEnhanced data base statisticsIntegration with NetWeaver Administrator


EDW with SAP NetWeaver BIProtected Investments and Continuous Innovation

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OLTP

TransactionalDelta

InfoCubew/ BI Accelerator

99%1% Real-Time Data

Real-Time Data Acquisition

Transfer

Real-Time Query

HybridProvider

Deliver Trusted Data for SAP NetWeaverBI with BusinessObjects Data Services

Tighter integration to SAP NetWeaver BIGenerate BI metadata objects from Data Services’ workplaceExtended support for data staging BAPI in SAP NetWeaver BILaunch SAP NetWeaver BI jobs through Data ServicesUse Data Services to easily distribute data out of SAP NetWeaver BI using Open Hub ServiceAccess to Data Quality features (e.g. address cleansing, auditing…)


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BusinessObjects DataServices is the market-

leading* single platform forenterprise-class data

integration and data quality

*Source: SAP Business Objects Positioned as Market Leader in 2008 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Integration and Data Quality

Access SAP and Non-SAP Data withBusinessObjects Data Services

Additional option to use Data Services for loading data into SAP NetWeaver BILoad SAP Business suite data via the SAP Standard ExtractorsIntegrate with any 3rd-party data sourcesNo disruption of existing extraction scenarios

Unique offering for enterprise data services on one platform for all sourcesLeverage Data Quality capabilities for profiling, cleansing, and enriching any dataEnrich SAP Business Content and streamline data loading process for 3rd-party dataOpportunity to replace 3rd-party data integration tools and consolidate to one platform


SAPNetWeaver BI

SAPBusiness Suite

All 3rd-PartyData Sources

BusinessObjects Data Services

SAP Extractors

SAP NetWeaver BI

DataWarehouse

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Data Lineage and Change ImpactAnalysis for SAP NetWeaver BI

New integration between BusinessObjects Metadata Management and SAPNetWeaver BI

End-user access to data lineage information for trusted SAP NetWeaver BI deploymentChange impact analysis between SAP NetWeaver BI objects such as DataStore Objects,InfoSets, BEx Queries, and InfoCubesEnd-to-end capabilities for all data sources through Data Services


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Agenda

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SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator is ahighly scalable in-memory solution to improve

query performance by orders of magnitude while keeping the cost of operationat a minimum. It also cuts

down time for development of new BI scenarios and facilitates shorterdata latency. The power and flexibility even enables

new business scenariosthat have not been possible before.

Get more detailed insight into yourbusiness

New BusinessScenarios

Extremely shortened roll-up andchange run timesOpportunity for more frequent dataalignmentsCompression not always needed

Data Latency

Cost of Operation

Save time to build and maintainaggregatesSave disk spaceTake load off BI hardwareConsolidate BI landscape

Query Performance

Ready for high data volumes (retail,utilities, banking etc.)

Challenging response time SLAAd-Hoc reporting / stable response

timesScalable blade server platform

Less focus on performance aspects(aggregates, caching strategies, DBtuning etc.) Faster development ofnew models and queries

Time for Development

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SAP NetWeaver BI AcceleratorHigh Performance and Low TCO BI

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Information Search and Explorationfor SAP NetWeaver BI

The most simple, fast, and low TCO, information search & exploration solution forSAP NetWeaver BI users with Polestar and SAP NetWeaver BI AcceleratorSimple to use for all casual business users – no training needed, no need tounderstand the data, where it's located, or how it's structuredRely on proven performance and scalability of SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator

Fast search across all SAP and non-SAP data sources (based on TREX)Fast exploration of very large information sets in BI AcceleratorScale to hundreds of concurrent usersLow TCO for IT

Currently planned availability in 2009Classicaccess

New PolestarSearch & Exploration

BIAccelerator

SAPNetWeaver

BI

Business Objects BI Platform

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Business Objects BI Platform

Stand-Alone Open BI AcceleratorNewton Project

SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator / Newton

Calculation Engine

Aggregation EngineIndex

SAP NetWeaver BI

Data Warehouse

Xcelsius WebIntelligence PolestarCrystal

Reports

(Inbound)Universe

DataIntegrator

Stand-alone analytical engineHigh performance, low TCOAgile BI for business users to easilybuild in-memory data marts

Source-agnosticDI to load non-SAP data sourcesEnd-to-end universe integration

Built-in analytical capabilitiesRanking, top N / bottom N analysisException aggregationMultiProvider aggregation

Advanced capabilitiesAccess to DataStore ObjectsWrite-back and planning services(beyond 2009)


Universe (Outbound)

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Agenda

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Business ProcessesIntegration

Pervasive BI

Close the GapSmart Decisions

Add relevant context tobusiness processes

BI adopted by allBusiness Suite users

Moving From SAP NetWeaver BI tothe SAP Business Suite

Actionable BI

User Empowerment

Insight to informationlike never before

Strategy

Execution

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Business Objects Business ContentsComplementing Existing Business Content

Pre-defined and delivered Crystal reports and Xcelsius dashboardsBusiness Suite customers will have access to new Business ContentEmbedded within the standard business processes of the Business SuiteAcross all SAP Business Suite applications: ERP, CRM, SCM, PLM, and SRM

Low TCO with deep integration to Business Process PlatformDirect access to transaction data in the SAP Business SuiteLeverage standard SAP Business Suite metadataUnified life cycle management to deploy reports and dashboards

Integrated design-time to build/embed within custom business processesXcelsius Designer integrated to Web Dynpro and SAP NetWeaver VisualComposerBusiness Objects customers can re-use pre-defined reports and dashboardsBusiness Objects customers can design new reports and dashboards

Currently planned availability with SAP Business Suite EhP 5 in 2009

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I. Visualization and ReportingII. Query, Reporting, and AnalysisIII. Data Warehousing and Information ManagementIV. SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence AcceleratorV. Business Content Embedded Within Business Processes


Agenda

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Conclusion and Recommendation

All innovation and development in the BI front-ends is now focusedon the SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions while the BI front-end toolswithin SAP NetWeaver BI will no longer be the strategic direction

SAP will continue to protect your investments in SAP NetWeaver BIfront-end tools (BEx Suite) through a long term maintenance agreement

However, SAP recommends that customers adopt the new SAPBusinessObjects Intelligence Platform for enhanced and strategic BIneeds

The SAP BusinessObjects Intelligence Platform fully leverages the SAPNetWeaver BI data warehouse (BW) and SAP NetWeaver BIAccelerator meaning there is no reason to disrupt current SAP datawarehouse projects

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Thank you for your investment in SAP products, we remain committed to yoursuccess and will protect that investment.

With Business Objects, SAP adds best-in-class, open, end-to-end businessintelligence and information management capabilities to the industry-leadingbusiness software portfolio.

For more Information:

Please visit: sap.com/businessobjects/ or businessobjects.com/solutions/sap/

Please visit: https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/nw-bi

Thank You

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