Introducing Crystal Reports Server 2008
You’ve Never Shared a Report like This Before
Julie Ingram, Product Manager George Hriscu, Product Marketing Manager Market Launch – July 15th
Agenda
Report management The need to manage reports Crystal Reports Server 2008
Demo Competitive Information Pricing and Licensing How to Win in the Market Q&A
Report Management
A look at Reporting today…
CURRENT REPORTS…
BUSINESS IMPACT
•Are generated manually
•Report backlog delays decision making
•Are distributed via email
•Sensitive information may leak to unintended audiences
•Only provide “one view” and are static
•Lack of interactivity makes answering questions challenging
•Contain outdated information
•IT staff is overwhelmed with requests for updated reports
Reporting Today
The A New Opportunity Challenge ––
Business Users can use Interactive reports are accessible only –– –– –
Interactive parameters Via developer applications What-is models 2008 desktop designer With the scenario Crystal Reports Operational reporting
End Users have limitedusers options to explore and share interactive reports Empower to get more business insights
What are the Implications?
You spend more time working
You need more people to run and distribute reports
You face increasing IT costs
Solve These Issues Now
Centrally manage reports created in Crystal Reports 2008 to easily deliver compelling information to end users
Distribute, schedule, and secure reports
Interactive Reports Anywhere
Publish Reports to the Web
Accessible anywhere
Secure
Refreshable
Share Reports within Portals
Leverage existing information repositories
Consistent view for all users
Deliver Reports in Virtually Any Format
Email
Microsoft Office -- refreshable
PDF
Crystal Reports (.rpt)
XML
And more…
Easily distribute interactive reports
Simplify Report Management by Scheduling Reports Information changes—access to current data drives better decisions Schedule reports at any frequency Variety of delivery options
Web (InfoView)
Email
FTP server
File system
Reduce IT costs
Secure Reports
Easily control access to information in an automated way Set report security at the user, group, object, and folder levels
Custom Access Levels make this even easier
Secure information sharing is a requirement of many compliance regulations (Sarbanes-Oxley)
Get the right information to the right people
Grow with Your Customers
Easy migration to more comprehensive business intelligence solutions An easy upsell as your customer’s needs grow Natural migration to Business Objects Edge 3.0 or BusinessObjects Enterprise Designed on the same platform as Business Objects XI 3.0
What’s New in This Release
Deliver the Most Compelling Reports Available Centrally Manage Reports with the interactivity of Crystal Reports 2008 Share stunning reports
Embed Adobe Flash, Flex, and Xcelsius models
Make Better Decisions
What-if scenarios
Be More Productive
Take action with operational reports
Maintain Fewer Reports
Interactivity lets one report satisfy information many needs
Get More Relevant Information
Use interactive parameters and on-report sorting
Simplified Report Management
Completely redesigned Central Management Console (CMC) Improved Usability
Navigation, workflows, and menu structure
Execute actions on multiple selected objects with Bulk Action support Easier security management with custom access levels Integration of Instance Manager into the CMC
Manage job scheduling
Reduce the burden on IT by making report management easy!
More Flexible Licensing
Accommodate both casual and dedicated users
Purchase the number of report designers (Crystal Reports 2008) that meets your specific needs The designer is no longer included with Crystal Reports Server
Flexibility to meet your customer’s needs Combine named user and concurrent access license
Accessible price point with named user licenses
Demo
Competing Against Microsoft Reporting Services Overcoming Microsoft Reporting Service’s Strengths I get a “free” reporting solution with my database
You need to buy another SQL license to run SQL Server Reporting Services on a separate server.
The free solution or Excel is “good enough”
Crystal Reports 2008 can be used for any type of reporting (even financial)—and has been focused on business intelligence for 15 years.
Reporting Service’s Weaknesses No offline report viewing and no ondemand report viewing solution.
Crystal Reports Viewer XI is available for free, which enables viewing of reports even when you’re disconnected from your server. CrystalReports.com allows you to share your reports online, and we host your files for you—so there’s no need to deploy anything or to depend on IT.
Static export to Excel and PDF
Crystal Reports Server lets you embed refreshable reports into Microsoft Office documents.
Less flexible licensing
Crystal Reports Server 2008 more cost effective because it’s the only solution that lets you cater to your customer’s specific needs, accommodating casual and dedicated users, and any number of report designers
No Adobe Flex or Flash integration
Reporting Services reports are still static and dull, their commitment to Silverlight makes Flash integration unlikely
What this means for YOU
Win in the Market!
Increase your average order value Use the new 5 named user license solution to get into price-sensitive accounts Add Crystal Reports Server 2008 to new and existing Crystal Reports 2008 deals
Upgrade customers on older versions for complete management Works for Crystal Reports and Crystal Reports Server Sell Crystal Reports 2008 with your database opportunities (including SQL Server)
Meet any customers need with our flexible licensing
Seed your market for adoption of BusinessObjects Edge and Enterprise solutions!
Your Sales Support Resources Partner Information Resources
partner.businessobjects.com
Americas channel sales and support
Channel hotline: 1-888-866-2366, available from 6AM to 5PM PST
Deal registration, buddy calls/upsell
Email:
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partner.businessobjects.com
EMEA channel sales and support
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Your Sales Support Resources
APJ channel sales and support
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Product materials and regional contact information can be found on the resource centre: http://reseller.businessobjects.com/
Thank You & Questions
