Business Intelligence Solutions Guide 2007

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Applix TM1
Business Objects
Infor Performance Management
Jetreports
ProClarity
Q4bis
QlikView
SAS New Zealand
Targit

Solution

aApplix TM1

bBusiness Objects

cInfor Performance Management

User Rev. P.a. (min)

$10m+

$5m+

$50m+

Key Client Sites
Case studies highlighted in Orange can be found on www.istart.co.nz

New Zealand Post, ASB Bank, New Zealand Defence Force, Telecom New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Palmerston North District Council, Tatua Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd, Waikato Institute of Technology, Hella New Zealand Ltd, Device Technologies New Zealand Ltd, Ports of Auckland, Canterbury DHB

Sky City, Placemakers, Noel Leeming Group, Vero, Ministry of Health, New Zealand Police, Telecom, Meridian Energy, Metrowater, BNZ, Southern Cross, Vodafone, AMP

Huhtamaki, Rayonier, Shiseido, Lion Nathan, Glaxo Smith Klein, Sony Asia Pacific, Macquarie Bank

Multidimensional Analysis

Y

Y

Y

Flat file Reporting

Y

Y

Y

Enterprise Performance Management

Budgeting

Y

Y

Y

Forecast Planning

Y

Y

Y

Predictive Analysis

Y

Y

Y

Key Performance Indicators

Y

Y

Y

Scorecarding

Y

Y

Y

Dashboards

Y

Y

Y

Advanced Visualisation Techniques

Y

Y

Y

Ready build reports

Y

Y

Y

Customised reports

Y

Y

Y

Web Enabled

Web based read/write

Y

Y

Y

Web based reporting

Y

Y

Y

Mobile Enabled

Y

Y

Y

Database independent

Y

Y

Y

Databases Supported

Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, DB2, Sybase

Oracle, MS SQL Server, IBM DB2, Sybase, Access

SQL, Oracle, SQL Analysis Services, Other ODBC compliant

Applications Supported

Navision, SAP R3 & BW, Oracle Financials, Axapta, JDEdwards, PeopleSoft, ACCPAC, MYOB, Greentree, Quanta, AS400, Baan

SAP , Oracle, PeopleSoft, J D Edwards, Siebel, AS 400

Infor Open SOA provides integration to any backend system

Operating Systems Supported

Windows, UNIX, Linux

AIX, Solaris, Windows (XP, 200X), Linux, HP-UX

Windows

Metadata Management

Y

Y

Y

Data integration/ETL

Y

Y

Y

Microsoft Data Centre Certified

A

Y, BusinessObjects is the only BI tool to have received the MS Data Centre Certification of 99.9% reliability

Microsoft Gold Certified

Connectivity

ASCII

Y

Y

Y

ODBC

Y

Y

Y

OLEDB

Y

Y

Y

JDBC

Y

Y

Y

Other?

sss

XML, MDX, TXT, CSV, XLS etc.

AAA

Supported Integrated Security Models

Active Directory, LDAP, and can inherit security from other applications such as SAP and Oracle

NT Authentication, LDAP, Active Directory, BusinessObjects Enterprise Security

Active directory, NT Authentication, LDAP

NZ Contacts

Cortel Group
Matthew Hill
AsiaPac Sales & Marketing Director
+64 21 48 0087
www.cortellgroup.com

Eagle Technology
Carl Harris
Manager Business Applications
(09) 6390639
021 283 0053

Integral Consulting Ltd
Daniel Vidal & Rene Pascual
Level 3 Vulcan Building
118-124 Queen
St, Auckland
(09) 377 3919
www.ic.co.nz

Solution

dJetreports

eProClarity

fQ4bis

User Rev. P.a. (min)

$5m+

$1m+

$50m to $500m

Key Client Sites
Case studies highlighted in Orange can be found on www.istart.co.nz

Gough Gough & Hammer, Transpacific AllBrite Limited, Royal New Zealand Plunket Society (inc), Turners Auctions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, NZCorrespondence School, Taylor Preston Faber Blinds, Scooterbug

Benjamin Moore, Leading Edge Communications Ltd, Barkers Menswear Ltd, West Auckland Trusts Ltd, Liquor King, Burnsco Marine and Leisure Ltd

Whitcoulls, McDonalds, Bell Tea, Frucor, Burger King, Konica Minolta, Mitre 10, Winstone Aggregates, Golden Bay Cement, Merck Sharpe & Dohme, Express Data, Charles Parsons

Multidimensional Analysis

Y

Y

Y

Flat file Reporting

Y

Y

Y

Enterprise Performance Management

Budgeting

Y

Y

N

Forecast Planning

Y

Y

N

Predictive Analysis

Y

Y

N

Key Performance Indicators

Y

Y

Y

Scorecarding

Y

Y

Y

Dashboards

Y

Y

Y

Advanced Visualisation Techniques

Y

Y

N

Ready build reports

Y

Y

Y

Customised reports

Y

Y

Y

Web Enabled

Web based read/write

N

Y

Y

Web based reporting

Y

Y

Y

Mobile Enabled

N

N

N

Database independent

Y

Y

Y

Databases Supported

C/side, SQL, Access, any ODBC/OLE Compliant database

MS SQL Server 2000/2005, Oracle, Informix, Sybase, AS/400

SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, DB2, Oracle, Any ODBC or OLEDB Compliant RDBMS

Applications Supported

Specific functionality for Microsoft Dynamics NAV & GP, Application independent

Any ODBC or OLE DB complient application databases are supported

Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NA, SAP, JDE, IBM AS400, DB2, Peoplesoft, IScala, Syspro

Operating Systems Supported

Windows

Windows

Windows

Metadata Management

N

Y

Y

Data integration/ETL

Y

Y

Y

Microsoft Data Centre Certified

Jetreports International is Microsoft Gold Certified Partner

Y, ProClarity is owned by Microsoft

Y

Connectivity

ASCII

N

Y

Y

ODBC

Y

Y

Y

OLEDB

N

Y

Y

JDBC

Y

AAA

N

Other?

C/Side

AAA

AAA

Supported Integrated Security Models

C/Side, SQL, Active directory

Windows and SQL integrated security

Active Directory, NT Authentication

NZ Contacts

Tim Turner
Director
Jetreports Australia New Zealand Ltd
(04) 473 7137
021 493 458
www.jetreports.co.nz

BiPredict Ltd
Dr Sergei Dumnov
(09) 379 5407

Steve Corbett
(09) 379-5407

Q4bis Software (NZ) Ltd
Sunesh Samarasinghe
General Manager
09 529 3767
0274102694

Solution

gQlikView

hSAS New Zealand

iTargit

User Rev. P.a. (min)

$1m+

$10m+

$10m to $50m

Key Client Sites
Case studies highlighted in Orange can be found on www.istart.co.nz

Applico Group, Ivoclar Vivadent, Hafele, Sandvik

Housing NZ Corp, Statistics New Zealand, Vodafone Australia

Northpower, Wise Management Services, Lumley Insurance, Paint Aids Limited, Downer Connect, Hitachi Power Tools (Australia), Victorian Catchment Authority, Placemakers, REM Systems, Primo Smallgoods Pty Ltd

Multidimensional Analysis

Y

Y

Y

Flat file Reporting

Y

Y

Y

Enterprise Performance Management

Budgeting

Y

Y

Y

Forecast Planning

Y

Y

Y

Predictive Analysis

Y

Y

Y

Key Performance Indicators

Y

Y

Y

Scorecarding

Y

Y

Y

Dashboards

Y

Y

Y

Advanced Visualisation Techniques

Y

Y

Y

Ready build reports

Y

Y

Y

Customised reports

Y

Y

Y

Web Enabled

Web based read/write

Y

Y

Read only

Web based reporting

Y

Y

Y

Mobile Enabled

Y

Y

Y

Database independent

Y

Y

Y

Databases Supported

All

SAS, DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata, SAP, ODBC

Microsoft SQL server, Oracle, DB2

Applications Supported

Application independant. Off the shelf templates available for JDE, SAP, Greentree, Navision, AccPac, Jiwa, SalesLogix,Movex,BPCS and more

Peoplesoft, SAP (R3 & BW), Oracle Apps, Siebel

Pre-built business analytics for Microsoft Dynamics AX and Dynamics NAV, SAP Business One

Operating Systems Supported

Windows (Web clients - Windows,Unix,Linux)

UNIX, LUNIX, Windows, Mainframe

Windows

Metadata Management

Y

Y

N

Data integration/ETL

Y

Y

Y

Microsoft Data Centre Certified

Y

N

Y

Connectivity

ASCII

Y

Y

Y

ODBC

Y

Y

Y

OLEDB

Y

Y

N

JDBC

N

Y

N

Other?

QlikView SAP Connector, XML, XLS, CSV, HTML, TXT

XML, CSU, TXT

AAA

Supported Integrated Security Models

Multilevel role based internal security, Active directory, NT authentication

LDAP, HOST LDAP, Active Directory

Windows authentication

NZ Contacts

Raul Schleier
Visual Intelligence Ltd
(09) 419 4300

SAS Wellington Office
(04) 917 6800
info@nz.sas.com

Targit (NZ) Limited
Chris Mitchell
(09) 415 7432


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