Comshare Partners With ReportingEngines to Offer Embedded Reporting Within a CPM Platform.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich. & OVERLAND PARK Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel, aircraft parts, cement, prepared foods, salt, chemicals, marine accessories, and signs. , Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2003 ReportingEngines to Provide Comshare Decision Users With Web-based Spreadsheet Reports ReportingEngines(TM), a division of Actuate Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTUE) and leading provider of embedded reporting solutions for J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) A platform from Sun for building distributed enterprise applications. J2EE services are performed in the middle tier between the user's machine and the enterprise's databases and legacy information systems. Web and application servers, and Comshare(R), Incorporated (Nasdaq:CSRE CSRE Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity CSRE Closed System Respirator Evaluator ), a leading provider of software applications for corporate performance management (CPM (1) (Critical Path Method) A project management planning and control technique implemented on computers. The critical path is the series of activities and tasks in the project that have no built-in slack time. ), today announced a partnership to integrate the ReportingEngines Formula One(R) e.Spreadsheet Engine into Comshare Decision(TM). As a result of this partnership, Comshare Decision customers will be able to leverage an interactive, browser-based spreadsheet reporting experience within customized CPM applications which leverage the Comshare Decision development platform. "Offering the ReportingEngines e.Spreadsheet Engine as part of the Comshare Decision development platform is extremely valuable to our customers," said Dave King, senior vice president and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , Comshare. "Many executives and business managers prefer to interact with CPM reports in a spreadsheet format. Integrating the e.Spreadsheet Engine into a customized analytic application provides end-users with the web-based, interactive spreadsheet reports that they want." Comshare Decision enables the rapid development of customized business intelligence solutions that provide end users with easy access to financial and non-financial business information for ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. reporting, multidimensional analysis In statistics, econometrics, and related fields, multidimensional analysis is a data analysis process that groups data into two basic categories: data dimensions and measurements. , and advanced exception alerting. The module can support a range of applications including custom performance measurement, balanced scorecard Balanced Scorecard A performance metric used in strategic management to identify and improve various internal functions and their resulting external outcomes. The balanced scorecard attempts to measure and provide feedback to organizations in order to assist in implementing , executive information systems, sales analysis, and customer and product reporting. Information can be displayed as charts, grids, color-coded exceptions, and alerts, and can come from a variety of data sources, enabling a single interface to meet the needs of corporate performance management. Users can create their own analyses and format styles, which can then be saved and recalled as personalized views without them having to rely on IT or finance staff. The module also supports a wide variety of user interfaces including Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
"A corporate performance management application cannot be successful without providing reports that business users can use," said Tom Stafford, director of ReportingEngines. "Because of the vast number of Excel users, it makes sense to incorporate the spreadsheet UI of the e.Spreadsheet Engine in client-deployed Java applications and applets whenever possible. We are pleased to offer our reporting technology as part of the Comshare Decision development platform." ReportingEngines e.Spreadsheet Engine is an API-driven component and rich report designer used to automate Excel spreadsheet reporting functionality from projects deployed from J2EE Web or application servers. This engine dynamically creates and delivers fully functional Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. files, including precise rows and columns, formulas, charts, multiple worksheets and numerous other interactive spreadsheet features from servers and also offers an Excel-compatible, Java-based spreadsheet interface that can be embedded into applets and Java desktop applications. Comshare Decision utilizes the e.Spreadsheet Engine user interface classes to provide a controlled, Excel-like spreadsheet interface in browser-deployed portions of the application. About Comshare Comshare, Incorporated is a leading provider of software that helps companies implement and execute strategy. Comshare's application for corporate performance management encompasses planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial consolidation, management reporting, and analysis. In business for over 35 years, Comshare is one of the top independent software companies, with Fortune 500 and Financial Times Top 1000 customers around the world. Comshare is a Business Objects partner, Siebel Software A family of Web-based customer relationship management (CRM) applications from Siebel Systems, Inc., San Mateo, CA (www.siebel.com). A complete range of products for sales, marketing and customer service are provided. Partner, and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Business Intelligence and Software Products. For more information about Comshare, call 800/922-7979, send email to info@comshare.com or visit www.comshare.com. About ReportingEngines(TM) ReportingEngines, a division of Actuate Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTUE), is the leading provider of embedded reporting solutions for J2EE Web and application servers. ReportingEngines was formed in January 2003 to provide leading edge embedded reporting solutions for the multibillion-dollar J2EE application A J2EE application or an enterprise application is any deployable unit of J2EE functionality. This can be a single J2EE module or a group of modules packaged into an EAR file along with a J2EE application deployment descriptor. development market. The Formula One(R) product line is the industry's only pure Java Refers to initiatives from Sun that specify 100% compliance with its Java specification. The goal is to maintain a consistent, single interface for Java so that all Java Virtual Machines can run all Java programs. See Holy Grail. report engines that provide the same caliber of report delivered from enterprise report servers as an embedded component. The Formula One Engines access any data source, perform calculations, and deliver actionable reports in any format and report style desired. ReportingEngines is located in Overland Park, Kan. For more information about ReportingEngines or for a free trial of e.Report Engine or e.Spreadsheet Engine, visit www.reportingengines.com. Note to Editors: Actuate and Formula One are registered trademarks of Actuate Corporation. ReportingEngines is a trademark of Actuate Corporation. Other company names and trademarks are trademarks of their respective companies. |
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