Using Business Intelligence in an Uncertain World
Business Intelligence can help tame the unpredictability of today’s retail world. Leveraging STORES Knowledge Series webinar with Verlin Youd, Chris Puglise, and Russ Hill and RSR Research's latest Business Intelligence findings, learn what actions retail winners are taking to leverage real-time BI and to make it available when and where it’s needed. Mohamed Amer in Analytics, BI Accelerator, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Crystal Reports, Retail, Web Intelligence , Webinars [Nov. 18, 2009 07:05 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

On-premise vs. on-demand BI: SAP tries for the best of both worlds (link to SearchSAP.com story)
Jeff Kelly at SearchSAP.com reports on upcoming developments to on-demand business intelligence from SAP. Mika Sissonen in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Emerging Technologies, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Nov. 18, 2009 01:22 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Webinar: Whats New in Crystal Reports Server 2008 V1
A summary of a webinar on Crystal Reports Server 2008 V1 I'm doing with the GBN Crystal Reports SIG. Blair Wheadon in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports [Nov. 16, 2009 01:55 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

News release: Companies turn to on-demand BI solutions from SAP
From SAP news release for November 16, 2009: GENBAND, OneSource, and RapidAdvance rely on crystalreports.com to standardize the reporting process, minimize reporting errors and improve data quality. Mika Sissonen in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Emerging Technologies, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Nov. 16, 2009 10:27 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Integrating BI and Text Analysis
An example of how BI and Text Analysis can be used to monitor and manage Voice of the Customer Dan Everett in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Enterprise Performance Management [Nov. 13, 2009 12:23 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP BusinessObjects Portfolio 101 - Part 2
Watch 3 nicely produced videos about the SAP BusinessObjects Portfolio, and learn about the 3 best practices for organizations to achieve strategic alignment, predictable performance, and confident decisions. Jason Cao in Business Intelligence (BI), SAP TechEd, SAP Developer Network, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, Postalsoft, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Web Intelligence [Nov. 12, 2009 03:27 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Upcoming WEBINAR: Delivering Results: Clarity and Sustainability in Retail
The retailing environment today is more complex than ever; however, the rise of social networks offers retailers a new engagement model with their customers. Technology is increasing the power of the consumer with greater ability to discover, share, and spread the word around the globe or your immediate trade area. Register for the webinar to learn more on these and other trends and opportunities. Verlin Youd in Business Intelligence (BI), Mobile, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Consumer Products, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Wholesale Distribution, Retail, CRM, Travel and Logistics Services [Nov. 12, 2009 02:09 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BI for Sales: Pipeline Health Analysis
My view on how BI can help improve sales pipeline management Dan Everett in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, CRM, Crystal Reports, Enterprise Performance Management, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Nov. 09, 2009 04:52 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

What I Learned Installing Crystal Reports Server
My experience installing Crystal Reports Server 2008 V1 Blair Wheadon in Business Objects, Crystal Reports [Nov. 06, 2009 07:38 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Have you seen Crystal shining Identity Management?
Reporting from SAP NetWeaver Identity management 7.1 with Crystal Report. Hong Gun Cho in Crystal Reports, Identity Management [Nov. 06, 2009 02:21 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Delivering Results: Clarity and Sustainability in Today's Retail, a Webinar with NRF's STORES Magazine
Retailers have unparalleled opportunities to gain insights about their shoppers. Social networks and communities are offering retailers a new engagement model with consumers. Additionally, today’s consumers are increasingly expecting retailers they do business with to demonstrate socially responsible behavior. Register for the webinar to learn more on these and hear how SAP BusinessObjects solutions can help you take advantage of these opportunities. Mohamed Amer in Business Intelligence (BI), Wholesale Distribution, Travel and Logistics Services, Retail, Organizational Change Management, Mobile, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, CRM, Consumer Products, Business Suite 7, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Sustainability [Nov. 06, 2009 02:17 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Why join the BusinessObjects Community ?
In this short blog I provide you with the benefits of joining the SAP Mentor program and the BusinessObjects community. Ingo Hilgefort in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, EcoHub, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd, Web Intelligence [Nov. 04, 2009 04:32 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP BusinessObjects Portfolio 101 - Part 1
In response to requests from #SAPTechEd09 attendees, this Part 1 blog includes intro videos to the @BusinessObjects portfolio. Jason Cao in Business Intelligence (BI), SAP TechEd, SAP Developer Network, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, Postalsoft, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Web Intelligence [Nov. 04, 2009 03:34 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Why I Blog on SCN
My response to the SCN Active Contributor Blog Contest Dan Everett in Analytics, SAP Developer Network, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, Partnership, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Careers, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), Beginner, Web Intelligence [Oct. 29, 2009 10:13 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Podcast:: How it Works - Identity Management Reporting
New Podcast about reporting in SAP NetWeaver Identity Management. It will show you how to create a report template using SAP Business Objects Crystal Reports which retrieves data from an SAP NetWeaver Identity Management 7.1 system. This template can then be used for reporting purposes. Oliver Nocon in Crystal Reports, Identity Management, Security [Oct. 27, 2009 07:33 AM | 0 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Crystal Reports and Enterprise .NET developer resources
Where to find resources for developing Crystal Reports and Business Objects Enterprise Applications for Visual Studio and Delphi Prism .NET developers. Trevor Dubinsky in Beginner, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports [Oct. 26, 2009 12:20 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Speed-dating at SAP TechEd Vienna?
New way to meet @BusinessObjects experts at #SAPTechEd09. Join us at Insight Night! Jason Cao in Business Intelligence (BI), SAP TechEd, SAP Developer Network, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, Postalsoft, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Community Day, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Web Intelligence [Oct. 21, 2009 09:51 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

2009 Global BusinessObjects Conference
My personal highlights of the 2009 Global BusinessObjects Network (GBN) conference in Dallas. Blair Wheadon in Crystal Reports [Oct. 21, 2009 12:55 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP BusinessObjects & SAP TechED Vienna
In this blog I share the details on my TechED sessions around Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence, BusinessObjects Explorer, Xcelsius, and Embedded Analytics with the BusinessSuite. Ingo Hilgefort in Analytics, BI Accelerator, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP TechEd, Web Intelligence [Oct. 20, 2009 02:23 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

New SAP Press Book: SAP and BusinessObjects
In this short blog I introduce the upcoming SAP Press Book "Reporting and Analytics with SAP BusinessObjects" Ingo Hilgefort in BI Accelerator, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, ERP, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Web Intelligence [Oct. 20, 2009 01:54 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Part 7: Enterprise BPM framework; Will the CIO be replaced by the Chief Processing Officer ?
At the 14th of October the second BPM theme day for the SAP user group was organized in the Netherlands. The theme of the day was: ----------- Will the CIO be replaced by the Chief Processing Officer? --- During the forum discussion the future role of BPM within the SAP environment was discussed. Frank Luyckx in Business Process Expert, Organizational Change Management, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Service Community, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Composition Environment (CE), Community Day, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, SAP Business Workflow [Oct. 19, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Delphi Prism, how to setup the environment for Crystal Reports 2008 and BOBJ Enterprise R3 development.
This describes the best practices when setting up a development environment for Crystal Reports 2008 and Enterprise R3 with Delphi Prism. This information is also valid for all Visual Studio .NET 2008 users. Trevor Dubinsky in Beginner, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Interoperability .NET [Oct. 19, 2009 05:40 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Retailers – Are you getting maximum out of your investments in Business intelligence solutions ?
Analytics solution for Retail -Application of SAP EPM solution suit to Retail industry ravi vadaga in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Enterprise Performance Management, Master Data Management (MDM), Retail, Web Intelligence [Oct. 13, 2009 10:19 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Part 2 : Retailers – Are you getting maximum out of your investments in Business intelligence solutions ? --Solution Components
This is the 2nd part of the series "Retailers – Are you getting maximum out of your investments in Business intelligence solutions ? " - detailing the potential sub topics for future blogs /discussions. ravi vadaga in Analytics, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, Retail, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Crystal Reports, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), BI Accelerator, Web Intelligence [Oct. 13, 2009 10:18 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Introduction to Delphi Prism applications development.
Introduction to development in Delphi Prism with Crystal Reports and Business Objects Enterprise. Trevor Dubinsky in Beginner, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Interoperability .NET, Partnership, SAP Developer Network [Oct. 09, 2009 10:36 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

A full-dose of SAP BusinessObjects at SAP TechEd 2009 Phoenix
I built an itinerary to give you a full-dose of #businessobjects at #sapteched09 Phoenix. Jason Cao in Business Intelligence (BI), SAP TechEd, SAP Developer Network, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, Postalsoft, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Web Intelligence [Oct. 06, 2009 10:14 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Your chance to bring home solutions from SAP TechEd 2009
Some good things are worth repeating! Last call for Insight Night submissions - deadline is Oct 5, 2009. Jason Cao in Business Intelligence (BI), SAP TechEd, SAP Developer Network, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, Postalsoft, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Web Intelligence [Oct. 04, 2009 02:46 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Trade In Your Unused Crystal Reports Licenses For Discounted CR Server
Do you have old, unused Crystal Reports desktop licenses? If so, you can use these licenses to get up to 40% off a purchase of Crystal Reports Server. Blair Wheadon in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports [Sep. 29, 2009 10:31 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Plant a tree, gain some Insight at SAP TechEd Phoenix and Vienna
Find out what we're doing to help the environment and to recognize attendees of Insight Night, Process Design Slam and RIA Hackers Night at SAP TechEd Phoenix. Plus, submission deadline for Insight Night has been extended. Jason Cao in Business Intelligence (BI), Sustainability, SAP TechEd, SAP Developer Network, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, Postalsoft, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, CRM, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Web Intelligence [Sep. 25, 2009 04:56 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

What to expect at Insight Night - SAP TechEd Phoenix and Vienna
I tell you what you can expect at Insight Night at SAP TechEd Phoenix and Vienna, and share a sample solutions demo from the Demo Team. Jason Cao in Business Intelligence (BI), SAP TechEd, SAP Developer Network, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, Postalsoft, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Web Intelligence [Sep. 22, 2009 02:07 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Unlocking your Web Intelligence Information within Xcelsius
Integrating Xcelsius with your Web Intelligence data Mark Hudson (Antivia) in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Sep. 20, 2009 06:43 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

New Crystal Reports Language Support
Crystal Reports 2008 now has language packs for Finnish and Czech. Blair Wheadon in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports [Sep. 18, 2009 11:51 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BI for CPG: Trade Promotion Management
How BI can help improve trade promotion management Dan Everett in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Consumer Products, CRM, Crystal Reports, Enterprise Performance Management, Retail [Sep. 17, 2009 09:49 PM | 17 Comments | Permalink]

Demo: Extend Your Business Intelligence with crystalreports.com
View this demonstration to see how you can use crystalreports.com to share reports online, schedule reports, and secure your reports. Mika Sissonen in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Emerging Technologies, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Sep. 16, 2009 05:15 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How to use the PDF Merge and Zip Plugin functionality in BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 Web Services Publication API
In this post I will be looking at Publications using the BOE .NET Web Services SDK, specifially the PDF merge and Zip plugins to see how they are handled. Jason Everly in Business Objects, Crystal Reports [Sep. 16, 2009 12:10 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Insight Night at TechEd 2009 Phoenix and Vienna
Tell us your challenge with BI. If your scenario is selected, we'll build a SAP BusinessObjects prototype solution for you and give you a live demo at SAP TechEd. Jason Cao in Business Intelligence (BI), SAP TechEd, SAP Developer Network, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, Postalsoft, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Web Intelligence [Sep. 15, 2009 11:13 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Better Insight in Manufacturing: Moving Beyond Dashboards to True Business Intelligence
Beyond Dashboards : The key to better insights series. The first part of this series will discuss the importance of better information both in terms of quality and its integrity in making the decision making process robust within the organization. Siddharth Taparia in Aerospace and Defense, SAP SAPPHIRE, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Master Data Management (MDM), Manufacturing, Industrial Machinery and Components, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Chemicals, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), BI Accelerator, Automotive, Analytics, Web Intelligence [Sep. 14, 2009 01:26 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Upcoming Event: Maximizing Business Intelligence in a Data-Driven Enterprise
An upcoming webinar on "Maximizing Business Intelligence in a Data-Driven Enterprise" hosted by Processing Magazine Siddharth Taparia in Aerospace and Defense, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Master Data Management (MDM), Manufacturing, Industrial Machinery and Components, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), BI Accelerator, Automotive, Analytics, Webinars [Sep. 14, 2009 01:24 AM | 1 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Crystal Reports .NET Web Forms - Ensure Correct Formatting For 120 DPI Screens
If you're not dynamically setting CrystalReportViewer.RenderingDPI, then you have a bug. Find out why. Ted Ueda in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Interoperability .NET [Sep. 11, 2009 02:27 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Crystal Reports Server 2008 V1 Now Available
Introducing the new Crystal Reports Server 2008 V1 release Blair Wheadon in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, SAP Business One [Sep. 04, 2009 01:11 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Audio customer interview: How Community Bridges uses crystalreports.com
The CIS department manager at Community Bridges, a non-profit organization that serves seniors and disabled citizens, talks about how his organization uses crystalreports.com. Mika Sissonen in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Emerging Technologies, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Sep. 03, 2009 03:34 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Audio customer interview: How OneSource uses crystalreports.com
OneSource's vice president of sales operations talks about how this global provider of business information uses crystalreports.com from SAP BusinessObjects. Mika Sissonen in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Emerging Technologies, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, CRM [Sep. 02, 2009 03:37 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Audio customer interview: How RapidAdvance uses crystalreports.com
RapidAdvance's director of business planning and analysis talks about how this leading provider of cash advance services for small and mid-sized businesses uses crystalreports.com from SAP BusinessObjects. Mika Sissonen in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, CRM, Crystal Reports, Emerging Technologies, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Sep. 02, 2009 01:24 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Case study: How ADP uses crystalreports.com
ADP's manager of sales automation projects talks about how one of the world's largest providers of business outsourcing solutions uses crystalreports.com from SAP BusinessObjects for sales reporting. Mika Sissonen in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, CRM, Crystal Reports, Emerging Technologies, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Aug. 31, 2009 02:57 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Business Objects technology in Healthcare (Part 2 - Crystal Reports)
Continuing our series from part 1 on how to use SAP Business Objects technology in healthcare this blog further describes how to create the Crystal reports based on the existing BI queries for healthcare. PavanKumar Krishnamurthy in Life Sciences, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), Crystal Reports, Healthcare [Aug. 28, 2009 04:50 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Mentor Monday Webinar : Hands-On Web Intelligence for SAP
Next week Monday we will have a SAP Mentor webinar to look at Web Intelligence on top of SAP NetWeaver BW Ingo Hilgefort in BI Accelerator, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Aug. 26, 2009 12:59 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

BI for Retail: Merchandise Planning
How BI can help improve retail merchandise planning Dan Everett in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Enterprise Performance Management, Retail [Aug. 24, 2009 01:12 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Video customer interview: How GENBAND uses crystalreports.com
Video customer interview: The CRM business applications manager at GENBAND, a worldwide supplier of next-generation IP gateways, describes how her organization uses crystalreports.com from SAP BusinessObjects for its business reporting needs. Mika Sissonen in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Aug. 12, 2009 09:51 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Announcing the Xcelsius Flex Your SDK Muscles Ideation Challenge Winners
Read this blog to learn about the winning solutions submitted to the Xcelsius Flex Your SDK Muscles Challenge Takin Babaei in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, EcoHub, SAP Developer Network [Aug. 10, 2009 10:39 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

BI for Manufacturing: Overall Equipment Effectiveness
How BI can help improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Dan Everett in Analytics, Automotive, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Consumer Products, Crystal Reports, Enterprise Performance Management, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas [Aug. 03, 2009 12:06 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]