Business Objects Crystal Reports

Business Objects [also referred to as BO, BOBJ] is part of SAP AG. At the time of the most recent release there were over 46,000 customers worldwide for BusinessObjects XI. For more on Business Objects BI Solutions.

In spite of some marketing claims as being interactive, Crystal Reports is a relatively static reporting tool that provides some of the more advanced development features, such as on screen filtering and Mash Ups. It is not an analytics tool; this capability is provided in the Business Objects suite by Xcelcius.

Crystal Reports main capability is as software that connects to most data sources, allowing end users to use on-report sorting and filtering to help reduce information to that required to execute decisions more quickly.

Crystal Reports Visual Advantage

Crystal Reports Visual Advantage is a bundled product suite that includes Crystal Reports and Xcelsius Engage. Xcelsius provides greater formating capability and adds functionality to support what-if scenario models and interactive charts delivered via the Web, e-mail, Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF, or embedded in enterprise applications.

Key Features & Benefits

Crystal Reports enables:

• On-report sorting and parameters
• Data Mashups
• Embedded reports in Java and .NET applications

The full range of Crystal Report products includes:

• Crystal Reports Developer Advantage
• Crystal Reports Server
• Crystal Reports Viewer

Find out more at crystalreports.com

Other products in the Business Objects Product Range include:

The Business Objects range includes:

• BusinessObjects XI R2
• BusinessObjects XI 3.1
• Crystal Reports
• Xcelsius
• Dashboard Builder

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