22 articles in this selection

2010/06/30

Here’s an example of “augmented corporate reality” based on the Layar platform and the SAP BusinessObjects ondemand.com platform, running on a Google Nexus One Android phone.

2009/12/15

List of new features and improvements in BusinessObjects Xcelsius 2008 SP3.

2009/09/30

Technical Material on BusinessObjects Integration with SAP NetWeaver BI

2009/07/29

WALLDORF - July 29, 2009 - SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced its preliminary financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009. SAP's revenues are down 10%, yet the company manages to increase operational result by 9% due to stringent cost cutting....

2009/07/22

Data visualization tools from SAP Business Objects.

2009/07/15

Implementing BI standards requires a pragmatic, phased approach that takes into account the organizational realities of large organizations, and the business value of existing BI applica­tions.This post gives an overview of the advantages of implementing BI standards, and takes a look at some of the real-life, best practice techniques used by industry leaders. Read on to learn how successful organizations have standardized on business intelligence - and why you should join them....

2009/07/15

I recently had to provide a list of best practices in Universe Design - partly compiled from the SAP BusinessObjects training material, as well as my own experiences. I believe that the universe is the foundation of the BusinessObjects system. With poor universe design, required reports are often difficult or even impossible in some cases. Poor universe design can also lead to wrong data, non-optimal SQL generation, incompatible objects and/or Cartesian products (or very wrong data). I've categorised the best practices into two groups, End-User and Cosmetic methods, as well as Functional or Optimisation methods....

2009/07/10

2009/07/02

Let's do a simple test of your information-processing skills. You're a tourist, and you want to visit the Eiffel Tower. Should you turn left or right? I'll give you the answer, and some commentary about the implications of this on corporate decision-making, after the break: a bunch of photos of tourists doing the real-live test (it took only ten minutes to take this series, on a slow day)...

2009/06/11

With SAP BusinessObjects Explorer in the cloud you can visually explore and analyze your Excel spreadsheets. Use Explorer in the cloud with financial data, catalogs, customer lists, music libraries, and many other types of data. Simply upload your Excel file, and you'll be looking at your data in a whole new way....

2009/04/30

2009/04/29

I have often said BI pricing is a buyer's nightmare. No two vendors package products the same way, so defining requirements and evaluating alternatives can be a painful process. You would think that procuring the software is relatively easier, but it's often...

2009/03/27

Presentation from Timo Elliott (SAP BO) detailing why we need BI now, SAP BO's portfolio and their road map for the future.

2009/02/03

Website from Antivia, a company started by former BO employees who have created some additional Plugin type features for Business objects.

2008/08/25

A Canadian poultry firm aims to drastically cut down delays in sales reporting and improve its data analysis capabilities by automating these procedures using business process management (BPM) software tools.

2008/05/02

The purpose of this forum is to provide a free and open discussion area for people to ask questions, provide answers, and share experiences with the products offered by Business Objects SA. This is not the official Business Objects technical support site....

2008/02/20

What's in store in BusinessObjects XI 3.0? Only the integration of text mining and information management capabilities, the incorporation of third-party Web-based data sources and the addition of a search-based interface for exploring structured informati...

2008/01/24

Kick-Off Go to Market Activities with First Combined Product Packages; Customers Gain Solutions for Business Insight, Performance Management, and Compliance

2008/01/22

Business Objects Labs brings you some new software prototypes based on concepts and ideas we've heard from our customers, our partners, and our team. We may or may not put them into our future products, so please download them and give them a try. Let us...

2008/01/15

This white paper focuses on the more practical aspects of implementing BI standards. This document uses research data and the experiences of BI pioneers to outline the necessary steps you need to take to introduce an effective BI strategy within your orga...

2008/01/08

Cindi Howson is the founder of BIScorecard, a Web site for in-depth BI product reviews. She has been using, implementing and evaluating business intelligence tools for more than 15 years. She is the author of Successful Business Intelligence: Secrets to M...

2008/01/05