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In This Issue:
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InfoSol Announces Dynamic Distributed Dashboards
IBIS 2006 Educates and Excites Enthusiastic Attendees
Knowledge Accelerator Provides Customized, Low-Cost, Self-Learning for Beginner Users
Ask the Expert - Your Business Intelligence Questions Answered
Special Offers for July 2006
Up and Coming Events: Seminars and User Group Meetings
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InfoSol Announces Dynamic Distributed Dashboards
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Imagine taking an interactive Xcelsius dashboard and automatically scheduling and distributing it to a network share, a web site, or by e-mail as an attachment or even embedded in the text of the e-mail itself. Further, imagine having the choice to view this distributed dashboard locally with the captured data at the time of refresh or connecting to Xcelsius Workgroup live and having the data refreshed dynamically.
Imagine no longer, because all of this and more is now a reality with InfoBurst 2.5. By combining the amazing dynamic dashboard capabilities of Crystal Xcelsius for Workgroup with the powerful and innovative distribution and publishing capabilities of InfoBurst, InfoSol has created the ultimate solution for delivering effective data visualization solutions to everyone. The new distributed dashboard solution was demonstrated in the keynote address at the start of IBIS 2006 in Palm Springs, California, and received an overwhelming positive response.
"Visualization of data through the amazing capabilities of Xcelsius, combined with distributing and publishing them with both dynamic and live connectivity options is the next generation of Business Intelligence," commented Paul Grill, President and CEO of InfoSol. "This solution can be used by everyone. It does not matter if you are using BusinessObjects, Crystal, Cognos or Microsoft BI products, the Xcelsius/InfoBurst distributed dashboard solution can fit right in."
InfoSol is offering free web casts of the new distributed dashboard solution. To schedule a demonstration, e-mail infosol@infosol.com. |
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Crystal Xcelsius Workgroup dashboards may be
distributed to network servers or via e-mail and
viewed with data at time of initial refresh or
can be connected live to the Workgroup
application and refreshed dynamically. |
Dashboards may be embedded in commodity products
like PPT, Word or PDF and distributed through InfoBurst.
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IBIS 2006 Educates and Excites Enthusiastic Attendees
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The combination of five hands-on BusinessObjects certified training tracks and three information packed seminars proved to be a winning formula at this year's InfoSol Business Intelligence Seminar (IBIS). Attendees from as far away as Switzerland and Australia left the Palm Springs venue of IBIS 2006 both excited and informed from three days of concentrated education. There were plenty of opportunities for the 120 attendees to interact and exchange information at meals, breaks, and evening social events in between the training. Platinum sponsor, Business Objects, jointly hosted the Monday night event and showcased Crystal Xcelsius.
Other highlights included the new BusinessObjects Best Practices track, which was very well attended and the customer XI R2 Migration Case Studies presented by Honeywell and J.F. Shea.
The latest BusinessObjects XI R2 education offerings were also discussed, along with new XI R2 add-on solutions for version management, report publishing, and distributing dashboards.
The Best Part about IBIS was...
"Roundtable discussions were very informative. The open forum was very conducive to networking with other BusinessObjects customers/users. The InfoSol team did a wonderful job!!" - Deborah DeCorrevont / Choice Hotels
"The constant availability of instructors during outside-of-the-classroom time (breaks, evening events), to go deeper on classroom topics or discuss topics not covered." - Rick Rogers / Ball Aerospace
"...the size. The ratio of instructors to attendees was small enough so that it was very easy to meet and talk with the instructors outside of the session." - Ted Manier / University of Notre Dame
"Having people that have experience doing an actual upgrade to XI. Interacting with other BusinessObjects customers. Meeting and getting to know InfoSol employees." - Kayla Battistelli / Ball Aerospace
"The interactions of different organizations - the give and take of ideas - the tapping into someone else's real life experience with the products."
"InfoSol focuses on the client and helping us learn to use BusinessObjects in better and more powerful ways." - Joseph Gow / Huron Consulting Group
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| Knowledge Accelerator Provides Customized, Low-Cost, Self-Learning for Beginner Users |
As more businesses look to extend the use of BusinessObjects to more users throughout the enterprise, they are faced with the challenge of finding an effective, flexible, and low cost training solution for these new users. Knowledge Accelerator (KA) provides a great alternative to traditional classroom training with a computer based offering that allows users to learn in their own time and at their own pace. KA has a variety of modes that allow the user to learn by watching, interacting, and doing a series of exercises to learn InfoView, BusinessObjects, Web Intelligence, Crystal Reports, and Crystal Xcelsius. KA also has a customization feature allowing the course and exercises to be modified to use your own universes, reports, and specific requirements.
InfoSol offers the entire range of Knowledge Accelerator courses and course customization services. For more information or a free demonstration contact infosol@infosol.com or call Lisa Rafferty at 623-707-7600 ext. 120.
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Knowledge Accelerator Courses
Available:
- InfoView
- Web Intelligence
- Desktop Intelligence (XI R2 only)
- Crystal Reports Explorer
- Web Intelligence and Crystal Reports Explorer
- Crystal Reports
- Live Office
- OLAP Intelligence
- Performance Management
- Crystal Xcelsius 4 Essentials |
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Ask the Expert - Your Business Intelligence Questions Answered
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QUESTION:
How do I add a second block to a drillable report for slicing in full client?
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In version 6, Business Objects introduced options for synchronized drilling across multiple blocks in Web Intelligence documents. This allows a drill down and slicing effect from drilling on one block to effect another block in the same report.
In the full client tool, however, we are forced to choose to drill on one block at a time. This tip reveals how you can, at least, set up a drillable report to appear with multiple blocks, allowing you to slice across the data for all blocks in the report.
As mentioned previously, when multiple blocks exist on a report, entering drilling mode requires first choosing one of the blocks on which to drill. To drill on multiple blocks, the second block must be created after entering drill mode. But before we create the second block, we will first drill on something to open the drill toolbar.
Click here to view full tech tip...
Submit your questions to the InfoSol expert by e-mailing infosol@infosol.com. Also, check out our BusinessObjects technical tips by visiting our web site.
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Special Offers for July 2006
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Web Intelligence XI R2 Pre-Order Book Special
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Web Intelligence 6.5 Beginning End User Book Topics Include:
- Introduction to Queries, Reporting and Analysis
- Getting Started with Web Intelligence
- Report Panel
- Document Formatting
- Blocks, Crosstabs and Charts
- Sorting, Filters, Alerters
- Simple Calculations and Formulas
- Slice and Dice Tools
- Query Conditions
- Sharing Reports
Book includes a CD
NEW! XI R2 Web Intelligence!
Web Intelligence XI R2 New Topics Include:
- XI and XI R2 InfoView Default Interface
- Subqueries and Object Operand
- Union, Intersect and Minus Queries
- Merging Multiple Data Providers
- Using Alerters
- Custom Sorts
- Variable Syntax and Functions
Pre-Order at Special Discounted Rate of just $40.00
Click here to Pre-Order
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Distributed Dashboards
- 10% off any InfoBurst + Crystal Xcelsius Package
- First Dashboard FREE - Up to 5 hours development time from InfoSol with the purchase of any InfoBurst + Crystal Xcelsius Package.
Contact infosol@infosol.com
Knowledge Accelerator
- 10% off any Knowledge Accelerator offering purchased through InfoSol.
Contact infosol@infosol.com
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| Up and Coming Events: Seminars and User Group Meetings |
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Lunch Time Seminar - Thursday, August 3, 2006
Distributed Dashboards
See the next generation of Business Intelligence in action with the amazing combination of animated, dynamic dashboards automatically distributed based on timed or other events.
Better still, no existing Business Intelligence software is required. This is a session not to be missed and a FREE LUNCH is also included.
Sign up online at www.infosol.com or call InfoSol at 623.707.7600 ext. 120.
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Phoenix, Arizona 85027
623.707.7600
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