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* So to meet the first key need to unleash the power of information, creating reports, we approach this at Business Objects through our enterprise reporting capabilities based on the industry-leading Crystal Reports. Crystal Reports can access just about any data. Not just from databases, but from log files, Outlook, or just about anywhere data resides. It’s designed to give people the information they need, when and where they need it. Even if they need it in Microsoft Office, Crystal reports can embedded directly inside Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, while keeping a live, secure link back to the original data. Crystal Reports id also the market standard of course, whether measured in direct sales or through ISVs. SSP * To meet the second requirement to unleash information, you need one tool which allows user-led interactions with the data. Rather than start with a pre-determined answer to a question, you get to ask a question, receive an answer, and ask more questions based on the results. Users want this power in one tool (again, anti-Cognos, as they need 2 tools to do this) – more agenda setting. Easy to use – want to focus on the fact that end users do not need IT to run queries and get answers to their business questions Strong analytical power – the key differentiator vs. Cognos – the same tool for query AND analysis; the ability to drill anywhere from WITHIN this same tool, with connectivity to both OLAP and relational sources Also want to focus on reporting here – different from report creation and authoring for a broad audience; here we’re talking about specialized end-user reports that utilize the query capabilities within this part of the tool set – again, different from how Cognos is approaching it SSP * The third thing you need to do to unleash the power of information is to have the ability to use a single tool to begin to take a look forward vs. backward as to where your business is heading – we do that at Business Objects through our performance mana