COMP-03Business Objects’ Crystal Reports Server for Progress Customers and Partners
Jason McCafferty, Business Objects Consultant
Jim Lundy, ProgressSr. Product Manager
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Crystal Reports Server
Crystal Products Quick Update Crystal Reports Server XI Summary Questions & Answers
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Crystal V10
Crystal Reports– Professional– Developer– Advanced
Scaling Add-ons– WebFarm / WebGarden– 6CPL Add-on– RDC/RAS CPU Licenses
Crystal Enterprise– Professional– Auditing / SmartReporting Add-on– Premium
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Crystal XI
Crystal Reports– Professional– Developer– Advanced
Scaling Add-ons– WebFarm / WebGarden– 6CPL Add-on– RDC/RAS CPU Licenses
Crystal Enterprise– Professional– Auditing / SmartReporting Add-on– Premium
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Crystal XI
Crystal Reports– Professional– Developer
Crystal Reports Server– CR Developer– Web engine for 5 Concurrent users– 1-Year telephone support
Business Objects Enterprise– Professional– Auditing / Explorer / LiveOffice Add-on– Premium
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D I S C L A I M E R
Under Development
This talk includes information about potential future products and/or product enhancements.
What I am going to say reflects our current thinking, but the information contained herein is preliminary and subject to change. Any future products we ultimately deliver may be materially different from what is described here.
D I S C L A I M E R
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Crystal Timeline
Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov JanJan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan
2004 2005 2006
Crystal V10 Crystal XI
Business Objects
BO Acquisition of Crystal Decisions
Crystal / BOE XI V2
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Crystal Reports Server
Crystal Products Quick Update Crystal Reports Server Summary Questions & Answers
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Crystal Reports XI
Access and present any data– Flexible and unconstrained
database connectivity– Automated wizards and reusable
templates speed report production Info when and where people need it
– Real-time and scheduled reports– Embeddable in MS Office
Universal integration– SDKs to view, print, export, and modify
reports within an application A proven market standard
– The choice of over 500 independent software vendors
Richly formatted, interactive information delivered to every user
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Crystal Reports Server for the Mid-Market
Create, manage, and deliver Crystal reports over the web– Windows client report designer – world’s best!– Web-based report management and delivery– Based on a proven platform!
Drive your business with proven technology– Leverage existing investments in Crystal Reports assets – Embedded within Microsoft, SAP, Borland, BEA, and IBM– Extend anytime to BusinessObjects Enterprise
Complete mid-market reporting solution
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Crystal Reports Server
Access and present any data the way you want Deliver the right information to the right people
at the right time– Report publishing wizard– Report scheduling– Security– Report processing server (Windows and Linux)
Universal integration with applications and portals– Software development kits (Java, .NET, and COM)– Portal integration kits
Everything you need to create, manage, and deliver reports
Plus, support & maintenance included for quick deployment and assured success!
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Business Objects Enterprise XI
Robust infrastructure features
Fault Tolerance Load Balancing Failover Increased Platform Support
Auditing CR Explorer MS Live Office add-in
Add-On Features
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Demo: Crystal Reports Server / Crystal Reports XI
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Crystal Reports Server
Crystal Products Quick Update Crystal Reports Server Summary Questions & Answers
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In Summary
Crystal Reports Server: Ideal solution for web-based reporting in the mid-market
High-end features like scheduling and security to the mid-tier
Everything you need to create, manage, and deliver reports
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BI Sessions Monday
– 3:15pm BO CR Server; Room A1– 4:30pm Expo
Tuesday– 7:00am BOF: Security/Regulatory– 11:45pm Lunch/Expo– 2:15pm Better Decisions; Room A3– 6:00pm BOF: Corporate Performance Management
Wednesday– 8:00am BOF: BO “Classic” Products– 10:15am BI Info Exchange; Room A4– 1:00pm Integrating CR/Progress; Room A4– 2:15pm Running Your Business; Room A3
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Questions?
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Thank you for your time!
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