Golden Nuggets Newsletter - June 2007

THIS MONTH'S NUGGETS
» BusinessObjects Releases Crystal Decisions Professional

» Smoother Microsoft Software Licensing

» Announcing BusinessObjects XI R2 Productivity Pack

» New Enterprise XI Certifications for Jon LeBlanc

» Crystal Reports Mentoring & Remote Support

» Training Updates: Last chance for June Crystal Reports!

BusinessObjects Releases
Crystal Decisions Professional


BusinessObjects On June 4, Business Objects released the Professional Edition of Crystal Decisions, its business intelligence solution designed for small to mid-size organizations. With Crystal Decisions, mid-size companies can have the same insight into their business data as the "big guys" at a level of investment appropriate to their size.

The Professional Edition includes all of the features of the Standard Edition: Reporting, query, and analysis; Live data access in Microsoft Office applications; Personal dashboard viewing; and Security, scheduling, and management (including your existing Crystal Reports). In addition, the Professional package adds powerful data integration so that you can deliver trusted BI to all your employees in the tools they use every day.

Later in 2007, Business Objects will release the Premium Edition, which will add scorecards, metrics, and alerting to the Crystal Decisions package.

To learn more:

» Crystal Decisions Professional Edition Data Sheet

» Crystal Decisions Demo

» Edition Comparison: Standard, Professional & Premium

» Contact Erik Golden


Smoother Microsoft Software Licensing

Microsoft Software Licensing can be very confusing and complex. This complexity is compounded as the needs of your organization change and grow. Selection of the most appropriate software licensing plans and the management of your software licensing assets are critical to realizing the full potential of your software investment.

SoftwareOne To address proper software license management, Golden has chosen to partner with SoftwareOne, a Microsoft Gold Partner and one of the elite Microsoft Large Account Resellers. Through SoftwareOne, Golden is now able to offer customers 100% of the Microsoft software licensing programs including Open, Select and Enterprise Agreements.   read the press release


Announcing BusinessObjects XI R2
Productivity Pack


XI BusinessObjects XI Release 2 Productivity Pack simplifies the deployment of pervasive BI throughout the organization. For example, Productivity Pack extends the power of the BusinessObjects XI platform with enterprise search features that allow users to quickly navigate data to find critical information, and provides OLAP analysis for in-depth visibility into their business. In addition, the new query as a web service feature makes it easier to securely connect data from BusinessObjects XI Release 2 and use BI seamlessly within other applications.

BusinessObjects XI Release 2 Productivity Pack includes:

» Business Intelligence Search

» BusinessObjects Voyager

» Query as a Web Service

» Business Process BI Service

» BusinessObjects Live Office

  more details


Crystal Reports Mentoring & Remote Support

Are you feeling overwhelmed with requests for Crystal Reports writing? We know there are a millions reasons why!

Maybe you lack the expertise required for building the more difficult functions. Or maybe there is no time or budget for you to go away for a training class. Or perhaps it's been a while since you attending training and your skills have faded.

Let Golden be your ultimate resource for Crystal Reports support and mentoring. We write difficult reports everyday! Golden can assist by addressing just a few issues or we can develop the reports for you entirely. learn more


New Enterprise XI Certifications for Jon LeBlanc

Jon LeBlanc Golden is proud to announce that team member Jon LeBlanc has recently become a BusinessObjects Certified Professional for Enterprise XI. Furthermore, Jon is also officially accredited to teach the related Enterprise courses SA210, SA310, and SA410 for both public and private training opportunities.

Jon's new certifications add to Golden's overall capabilities for deploying the Business Objects Enterprise platform and the core BI tools from Business Objects. If you need Enterprise XI training, please contact Bill Lee for more information.


UPCOMING EVENTS
Did you miss the April session? You're in luck — Dueling BI visits New Haven in June!
» Dueling BI: Microsoft vs. Business Objects – Which Platform Is Right For You?
Free Seminar— New Haven, CT
Friday, June 22

» Crystal Reports Tips & Tricks
Our free monthly webinar
  Friday, June 15
  at 10:30 am EST
This month's topics:
» Subreports
» Report Performance
» Formula Functions:
  ABS, Join, & Select Case
» Gain Insight Into Your Healthcare Operations
Free Webinar
Thurs. June 21 at 1:00 pm EST
 
TRAINING

View our public class schedule


» Last chance for
  Crystal Reports Design I, II, &
  III!  Series runs June 18-22.

Register here or call Leslie at (860) 242-7704 x114.

 
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