Crystal Decisions Certified For 'Designed For Windows XP' Logo For Crystal Reports 8.5 And Crystal Analysis Professional 8.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2001 Exceptional Business Intelligence Solutions Are Among the First Compatible with New Microsoft operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. Crystal Decisions, an information infrastructure company that is a market leader in reporting, analysis and information delivery, today announced that Crystal Reports and Crystal Analysis Professional have been certified for the "Designed for Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. " logo from Microsoft Corp. The designation ensures the compatibility of both products with the new Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. XP operating system being released on Thursday, October 25. The certification applies to Crystal Reports 8.5, a world standard for high performance reporting, and Crystal Analysis Professional 8, a front-end Online Analytical Processing Online Analytical Processing, or OLAP (IPA: /ˈoʊlæp/), is an approach to quickly provide answers to analytical queries that are multidimensional in nature. (OLAP (OnLine Analytical Processing) Decision support software that allows the user to quickly analyze information that has been summarized into multidimensional views and hierarchies. OLAP tools are used to perform trend analysis on sales and financial information. ) product that transforms complex multidimensional analysis into easy-to-understand web-based reports for interactive viewing. "The fact that Crystal Reports and Crystal Analysis Professional were certified for use with Windows XP even before the new operating system is released demonstrates our close working relationship with Microsoft and our commitment to quickly equipping our customers with products that support the latest Microsoft releases," said Andrew Handford, vice president of product management for Crystal Decisions. "We have worked with Microsoft since 1993, and our leading technology is incorporated into several Microsoft products. Windows XP logo certification is the latest chapter in a long and successful strategic relationship." "Windows XP marks another big step in Microsoft's continued focus on providing advanced enterprise solutions to our customers," said John Frederiksen, general manager for Windows marketing at Microsoft Corp. "Crystal Decisions' innovative approach to business intelligence solutions provides a great platform that will permit our mutual customers to enjoy a dependable Windows XP computing experience." For More Information For more information on the compatibility of Crystal Decisions with Windows XP and a related special offer for new purchasers of Crystal Reports 8.5 and Crystal Analysis Professional 8, visit www.crystaldecisions.com/winxp/. For more information on Crystal Decisions technologies and services, phone 800/877-2340 (North America) or 604/681-3435 (International), or visit the Crystal Decisions website at www.crystaldecisions.com. About Crystal Decisions Crystal Decisions, formerly Seagate Software, is a privately held Seagate company owned by a group of investors that include Silver Lake Partners Silver Lake Partners is a notable American private equity firm founded in 1999 and headquartered on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California. It focuses its activities in the information technology industry. and Texas Pacific Group. Crystal Decisions is an information infrastructure company, which provides award-winning reporting, analysis, and information delivery solutions. The company's world-class products are used by millions of customers in thousands of companies worldwide and include Crystal Analysis, Crystal Enterprise, Crystal Reports and Holos Holos is an influential OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) product of the 1990s. Developed by Holistic Systems in 1987, the product remained in use until around 2004. Conception The Holos product succeeded an older generation of mainframe products such as System-W. . Crystal Decisions can be found on the Web at www.crystaldecisions.com. Crystal Decisions, Crystal Reports, Crystal Enterprise, Crystal Analysis, Holos and Access. Analyze. Report. Share. are either a registered trademark or trademark of Crystal Decisions Inc. 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