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Our investment guide to the joint SAP/BOBJ product portfolio gets an update this week in the light of developments in the company's product strategy over the last couple of months.

The guide focuses on the numerous product overlaps caused by SAP's acquisition of Business Objects, completed in January 2008. It provides readers with an assessment of the future prospects of each product involved based on vendor announcements and actions or, where there is a lack of public information, on the opinion of our experienced team of analysts.

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For the first time The OLAP Report reviews QlikView, the much-hyped analysis tool from Pennsylvania-based vendor, QlikTech.

As well as delving into the architecture and reporting capabilities of QlikView, this review addresses a number of burning questions which have been the subject of much public discussion surrounding the product. These include:

• Can QlikView replace OLAP?

• Is QlikView's method of modeling and viewing data better than that of multidimensional databases?

• Can QlikView replace a data warehouse?

As always with The OLAP Report, this is an unbiased, vendor-independent review.

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QlikTech QlikView Product Overview: Table of contents

In The OLAP Report's much-anticipated annual commentary on the OLAP market shares, the top five vendors unsurprisingly increase their collective dominance of the market.

Also, Nigel Pendse explains how it has now become much more difficult to produce accurate figures.

Click here to read the full commentary.

We would very much welcome your participation in The BI Survey, conducted annually by Nigel Pendse. The Survey will obtain input from a large number of organizations to better understand their buying decisions, the implementation cycle and the business success achieved. Both business and technical users, as well as vendors and consultants, are welcome to take part.

Please click here to participate.

The BI Survey is strictly independent. While vendors assist by inviting users to participate in the Survey, the vendors do not sponsor the survey, nor influence the questionnaire design or survey results. You will be able to answer questions on your usage of a BI product from any vendor. Your data will only be used anonymously, and no personal details will be passed to vendors or other third parties.

As a participant, you will not only have the opportunity to ensure your experiences are included in the analyses, but you will also receive a summary of the results from the full survey. Furthermore, all participants will be entered into a draw to win one of ten $50 Amazon vouchers.

The BI Survey should take about 15 minutes to complete.

This week's 'Special Report' in DM Review is a piece on The BI Survey 7 written by The OLAP Report author, Nigel Pendse.

You can read the full article here

More information on The BI Survey 7 can be found at www.bi-survey.com

Formerly known as Brio, and then Hyperion Intelligence, Interactive Reporting is the latest BI product to be tested in The OLAP Report laboratory.

A user-friendly relational reporting tool, Interactive Reporting now finds itself in an Oracle Hyperion stable already occupied by high profile solutions in the same niche, most notably the former Siebel Analytics, now called Oracle BI Suite Enterprise Edition.

This product overview, available to OLAP Report subscribers only, outlines the strengths and weaknesses of Interactive Reporting across 3 main sections: Architecture & Administration, Front-Ends and Charts.

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Oracle Hyperion Interactive Reporting 9.2 Product Overview: Table of contents

SQR Production Reporting has survived three changes in ownership over the last 10 years and is now resurgent under the Oracle flag, having been resurrected as part of Hyperion SQR Production Reporting.

Now, for the first time in The OLAP Report, we take the lid off SQR Production Reporting to examine the architecture and administration behind it. We also discuss the front-end capabilities available to users, identifying key strengths and weaknesses along the way.

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SQR Production Reporting 9.3 Product Overview: Table of contents

WebFOCUS, from Information Builders, is a well established production reporting tool that can not only access popular OLAP databases, but provides basic OLAP analysis on live data from a myriad of both modern and legacy sources.

This new product overview from Nigel Pendse and Barney Finucane provides an invaluable guide to anyone who is considering purchasing WebFOCUS. It offers an unbiased, independent critique of the product, free of all vendor spin.

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WebFOCUS 7.6 Product Overview: Table of contents