BusinessObjects What’s New Acquisitions & XI Release 2 Migration Issues

BusinessObjectsWhat’s New

Acquisitions & XI Release 2Migration Issues

BusinessObjectsWhat’s New

Acquisitions & XI Release 2Migration Issues

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Business Objects Delivers

My Questions. My Insight. One BI Platform


Business Objects Product Line

Core Business Intelligence

EPM/FinancialApplications

Industry AnalyticApplications

Enterprise Information Management








Performance Management Planning

Rich product functionality Embraced by the user community Leverages the power of Excel

The “safe choice” for the CFO Successful implementation track

record Consistent high customer

satisfaction Low total cost of ownership

Vertical and domain expertise Customized vertical products Sales, service, and support

Acquired SRC in 2005

Highly flexible, easy-to-use products


Web and LAN Accessibility

Enterprise SecurityHierarchy Management

Real Time Consolidations

Scheduler Services

Workflow Management

Process Control

“We wrap a virtual shell around Excel and industry-

standard databases, preserving strengths,

eliminates weaknesses, extending functionality.”

Business Objects Planning unique product design








DataQuality Data Quality Firewall


Source Data

Business Intelligence

Semantic Layer

DataIntegration

ETL EII

Profiling and Design

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EIM enabling technology



Deliver accurate and trusted informationProvide a comprehensive view of the businessDeliver the right information at the right timeEIM Products Data Integrator Data Federator (Medience) Data Cleansing (Firstlogic) Metadata Manager Composer Rapid Marts

Deliver BI you can trust








Accelerating Adoption in 2005

All roads lead to BusinessObjects XIAll roads lead to BusinessObjects XI


BusinessObjects XI Release 1 and 2 Overview

Business Objects XI Release 1 (January 05) Innovation and enhancement throughout the

platform Product integration was key focus area

• CE and BOE combined to one platform (BOE XI)• BI Interface support includes Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence,

OLAP Intelligence (aka:Crystal Analysis) and Enterprise Performance Management

Business Objects Full Client not supported Upgrade Release for Crystal 8, 8.5, 9 and 10 users Possible upgrade Release for Business Objects 6.x

users (With no full client requirement)

BusinessObjects XI Release 2 (November 05) Innovation and enhancements throughout the

platform Major improvements to Web Intelligence BusinessObjects Full Client support (Renamed

Desktop Intelligence) Upgrade for Crystal 8.5, 9 and 10 users AND for

BusinessObjects 5.1.4, 6.X, or XI users


BusinessObjects Enterprise XI (Infrastructure)

New features Single BI Platform for entire product line (based on Crystal

Enterprise) Support for Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence, Desktop Intelligence,

OLAP Intelligence, Dashboard Manager, Performance Manager, Live Office and Crystal Reports Explorer (all document types have same capabilities)

Single repository, security, system management and publishing Web-based Administration


BusinessObjects Enterprise XI (Infrastructure)

New features Out of the box portal, called Infoview Integrated scheduling based on user input, events, & calendars Universe, Business Views, and native data access Threaded Discussion capability Business Encyclopedia Intelligent Questions Improved information distribution capabilities Enhanced system auditing BI lifecycle management support


BusinessObjects Live Office XI R2

Live Data Access to Business Objects Reports Through Excel, Powerpoint or Word Connection to Crystal Reports

or Business Views Connect to data through Web

Intelligence documents


BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence XI

BusinessObjects XI platform integrationProtect existing investment in full client deploymentsEnhanced end user platform capabilities for end usersSupport for all deployment options

Formerly known as the BusinessObjects full client


Web Intelligence XI

Key features BusinessObjects XI platform integration (threaded discussions) Platform scheduling capabilities (calendars, instances, etc.) Updated Interactive Viewing Increased query power including subqueries, combined queries such as

union, minus and intersection and ranking Increased reporting power including synchronized multiple data providers,

enhanced formula functions, color pallettes, cell enhancements Live Office utilization

Web-based ad hoc query & analysis


Introducing BusinessObjects Intelligent Question

Structured questioning for non-traditional BI users

A new way to deliver extreme insight BI to new users in new ways Focusing on “the other 85%”

Patent-pending innovation based on the semantic layer

A simple interface allowing users to easily ask business questions


Performance Management Tools

Align actions with strategy

Monitor what matters

Act with confidence

Integration with Platform

New Analytics Thermometer Barometer

Support for Flash

Goal values via Universe

Convert high-level objectives into metrics users can track


Crystal Xcelsius

What is Crystal Xcelsius? Point and click development

environment to create interactive visual analytics against a range of data sources

Output visual analytics to be hosted in office documents or through the web

What is it used for? Develop personal dashboards from

your spreadsheet data What-if analysis against highly

interactive visual analytics Thought leadership – “steal the show”

element – in communicating information to colleagues and customers

Documents

BusinessObjects What’s New Acquisitions & XI Release 2 Migration Issues