NEW YORK, NY -- 11/07/07 --
Information Builders, the leader in production
business intelligence (
BI)
solutions, today announced the release of WebFOCUS Mobile Favorites(TM), a
mobile business intelligence solution that allows users to access critical
business data from any mobile device and manage it through a standard BI
dashboard. This innovative offering leverages standard Web
browser technology, allowing mobile BI to be delivered in a more rapid,
efficient, and cost-effective manner.
Mobile devices have improved drastically from their simple voice calling
origins. Smartphones are continuing to make up a greater percentage of the
mobile handset market and many analyst firms profess that all applications
should become mobile-enabled to maximize the effectiveness of these
devices. After communication applications, such as e-mail, the most
important business application a smartphone should enable is instant access
to actionable data, such as business intelligence and reporting applications.
Information Builders Mobile Favorites(TM) offers business decision-makers a
unique tool that is compliant with emerging mobile technology trends. It is
a low cost solution that does not require any additional software or
hardware investments, and no special security enhancements. Mobile
Favorites(TM) allows the user to vary their information requests through
simple, interactive forms, thus providing a greater variety of information.
With its innovative pure browser-based approach to mobile computing,
Information Builders has established itself as the leader in delivering
mobile reporting to business and non-technical users. With just two clicks,
content can be easily added or removed from the Mobile Favorites folder in
Information Builders' standard BI Dashboard. The process is no different
from adding content to the favorites folder in a Web browser. From an end
user perspective, reporting through Mobile Favorites(TM) is as easy to use
as using e-mail or the Internet on a mobile device. Viewing a Mobile
Favorites(TM) report is similar to scrolling through a Web page.
Experienced mobile users can take advantage of parameterized reports and
active reports, which allow users to customize content and apply analytics
on the go. And, Active Technologies also allows interactive dashboards to
be delivered to mobile devices.
Some of the benefits of WebFOCUS Mobile Favorites(TM) include:
-- The ability to share documents across multiple devices --
organizations can deliver applications and content to mobile devices
without having to change their underlying systems infrastructure. Users
typically change or upgrade their devices every 18 months. Once in place,
Mobile Favorites allows BI consumers to be device independent and also
eliminates programmers' burden of customizing reports for multiple devices.
-- No device software to support -- reports are delivered directly to a
device's browser, eliminating costly maintenance, updates, and versioning
for different operating systems; reports are available on all mobile
browsers.
-- No additional hardware required -- standard Web and BI technologies
are used so that dedicated mobile servers aren't needed to convert BI
content to mobile formats or manage interactions.
-- No unique design and delivery tools needed -- create mobile reports
and make them immediately available using standard development and delivery
tools; existing reports can be distributed to any mobile device without
conversion.
-- No special security considerations -- provide a secure connection
through mobile device and virtual protocol networks (VPNs); WebFOCUS
Managed Reporting is used to manage user access and any Managed Reporting
user can be immediately given access to mobile content.
"Today's smartphone and Blackberry users tend to be business professionals
who need to remain connected with their companies when they are on the
move," said Gerald Cohen, CEO of Information Builders. "Mobile
Favorites(TM) is a powerful new tool that will help users not only stay
connected, but also allows them to make informed and effective business
decisions anywhere they go because they have the current, accurate data
they need."
About Information Builders
Information Builders' award-winning combination of business intelligence
and enterprise integration software has been providing innovative solutions
to more than 12,000 customers for the past 30 years. WebFOCUS is the
world's most widely utilized business intelligence platform. It provides
the security, scalability, and flexibility needed at every level of global
extended enterprises. Its simplicity helps create executive, analytical,
and operational applications that reach dozens to millions of users.
Information Builders subsidiary iWay Software provides state-of-the-art,
multi-purpose integration engines that address all SOA, application, data, and information management
requirements. Its integration adapters have been adopted by the leading
software platform providers. Together, these products give Information
Builders' customers the ability to live up to the company motto: Your
business. No barriers.
Information Builders' award-winning technology has successfully provided
quality software and superior services for 31 years to more than 12,000
customers, including most of the Fortune 100 and U.S. federal government
agencies. Headquartered in New York City with 90 offices worldwide, the
company employs 1,600 people and has over 350 business partners. For more
information visit www.informationbuilders.com.
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