In a recent survey of IT managers, Business Intelligence rated as either their first or second priority, only following behind security as a priority. And in the mid-market space, Crystal Vision Server does much to deliver the framework to deliver BI throughout the organisation in a secure, consistent manner.
End-users and IT professionals should both be impressed with the ability to create pixel-perfect, presentation quality reports along with rich data visualisations and interactive dashboards. In the mid-market long ignored by BI vendors, Crystal Vision Server definitely hits the sweet spot.
| Product | Crystal Vision Server |
|---|---|
| Price | Around AU$17,000 for five users including support and maintenance, upgrades available from Crystal Reports Server or Crystal Xcelsius Workgroup. Note: A desktop version of the product, Crystal Vision, is available for AU$1,130 for the full product or AU$710 for the upgrade from Crystal Reports or Crystal Xcelsius |
| Vendor | Business Objects Australia |
| Contact | 1 800 647 006 |
| URL | www.businessobjects.com.au |
| Interoperability |  |
|---|---|
| Web-based portal for report and dashboard delivery, SOA architecture | |
| Futureproofing |  |
| Web-based framework for delivering reports and dashboards, .NET, JSP, DHTML and Flash are core technologies used and should be around awhile | |
| ROI | |
| Both end-users and IT professionals can start delivering content within a few hours of installing the product | |
| Service | |
| E-mail, Web and telephone | |
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