the preferred business intelligence choice designed for growing companies sap product brief

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SAP Product BriefSAP Solutions for Small Businessesand Midsize Companies

SAP BusinessObjects Edge

Comprehensive BI Solutionsfor Growing Companies

The SAP® BusinessObjects™ Edge software is the business intelligence (BI)choice of midsize companies that wantto improve business processes, discov-er new opportunities, and edge out thecompetition. It includes affordable solu-tions that can address just about any BIrequirement, such as operational report-ing, flexible ad hoc query reporting andanalysis, dashboards and visualization,and data quality and integration. The so-

lution provides an intuitive BI experiencefor where and how you work – support-ing search, mobile devices, and dash-boards, as well as integration with famil-iar Microsoft Office applications. Andbecause it is built on a proven platform with open architecture, SAP Business-Objects Edge lets you leverage the ap-plications, data sources, and platforms you already use to run your business.

Flexible Solutions to Address YourComplete BI Needs

This software is offered in three optionsto meet your needs today and growalong with your company (see the figure):• SAP BusinessObjects Edge, standard

package• SAP BusinessObjects Edge, version

with data integration• SAP BusinessObjects Edge, version

with data management

SAP BusinessObjects Edge, StandardPackage

SAP BusinessObjects Edge, standardpackage, helps midsize companies getstarted with business intelligence. It in-cludes the core functionality necessaryto empower end users with greater BIinsight. Through flexible ad hoc report-ing, query, analysis, and dashboards,users can make fast, data-driven deci-sions – all without relying on IT. Usersalso benefit from the convenience ofdata access in the tools they use everyday, like Microsoft Office and Microsoft

SharePoint applications. Plus, built on aproven, open intelligence platform, thestandard package provides secure,managed information access, so theright user receives the right informationat the right time.

SAP BusinessObjects Edge with DataIntegrationSAP BusinessObjects Edge offers a version with data integration that en-ables confident decision making basedon trusted business intelligence. It com-

bines the power of data integration withessential functionality for end users,such as ad hoc reporting, query, analy-sis, and dashboards for better informa-tion insight and reliability. The version with data integration is designed to give your users greater confidence in thedata they are using to make decisions.Once again, this software is built on aproven, open intelligence platform thathelps ensure that information gets tothe right people, when and where they

need it.

THE PREFERRED BUSINESSINTELLIGENCE CHOICEDESIGNED FOR GROWING COMPANIES

The SAP® BusinessObjects™

Edge software is ideal formidsize companies wantingto improve business intelli-gence (BI) processes andget an edge on the competi-tion. It can help you address

just about any BI require-ment – and leverage the

applications, data sources,and platforms your companyalready uses.



Delivering Content on a WirelessDevice

With SAP BusinessObjects Edge, youcan now deliver content over any wire-less device. Users can drill into dataand interact with reports and metrics totake immediate action. Deployment is

quick, requiring no additional servers,and fully leverages the underlying secu-rity of SAP BusinessObjects Edge. Us-ers can be notified when a new reporthas been scheduled or modified. Theycan also define what types of alertsthey want to receive through their mo-bile device.

Advanced Publishing for High- Volume, Personalized Reporting

With SAP BusinessObjects Edge, you

can now publish personalized reportssuch as invoices, statements, and oth-er marketing materials to the first 100recipients in a single publishing ses-sion. An additional license is availablefor publishing to more than 100 recipi-ents. Also known as “report bursting,”advanced report publishing allows IT tocreate multiple reports based on differ-ent data sources – loaded with data,personalized for each recipient, andcombined into a single file (such as

Adobe PDF) – and then distribute them

SAP BusinessObjects Edge withData ManagementSAP BusinessObjects Edge is alsoavailable in a version that providescomprehensive data management func-tionality for midsize companies. With

added functionality to help improvedata quality, it enables you to centralizethe discovery, correction, and preven-tion of data issues across the organi-zation. Users can integrate address verification to help ensure integrity ofcontact data. This functionality intelli-gently verifies address data and sug-gests potential changes to your datarecords. With trusted data and timely,accurate information, your businessusers will have a solid foundation for

decision making.

BI Within Multiple BusinessManagement Applications

As the leading BI solution designedfor small businesses and midsize com-panies, SAP BusinessObjects Edge isbuilt on an open and heterogeneousplatform so your organization can havea complete, trusted view of all its infor-mation assets.

Integration with SAP ApplicationsSAP BusinessObjects Edge has beenenhanced to provide even tighter inte-gration within SAP software environ-ments – delivering an extensive BIsolution for SAP customers. Theenhancements are designed to help you achieve:• Lower cost of ownership• Quicker implementation for realizing

value faster • Flexibility to integrate with existing

and future SAP softwareenvironments

• An even more intuitive experience forend users, especially in the area ofself-service reporting and analysis

Improvements have been made inthe following areas of SAP Business-

Objects Edge:• Management of data warehouse se-

mantic layers in the SAP NetWeaver®Business Warehouse component

• Extended support for data warehousemetadata

• Better integration with the SAPNetWeaver Portal component

• Data integration with SAP Business-Objects Rapid Marts® packages thatare available for SAP solutions

Integration with Microsoft ApplicationsRecently, Microsoft has refreshedmany components of its technologyplatform, such as Microsoft WindowsServer 2008, Microsoft SQL Server2008, Internet Information Services7.0, and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.SAP BusinessObjects Edge supportsMicrosoft SharePoint Services and Mi-crosoft Office SharePoint Server 2007and benefits from a number of architec-tural changes required for the upcom-ing release of the integration kit for

Microsoft SharePoint Server. SAPBusinessObjects Edge is also theanswer for organizations wishing toextend insight from BI to any Web orMicrosoft .NET application. IT depart-ments and developers can reuse thefunctionality of the intelligence plat-form, such as scheduling and security,or embed the existing content in appli-cations by using our updated Microsoft.NET intelligence platform software de- velopment kit.

SAP BusinessObjectsEdge lets you lever-age the applications,data sources, andplatforms you alreadyuse to run your

business.



to a dynamic list of recipients, all with asingle action. Content can be optionallyarchived, printed, or e-mailed. Thismakes scheduling much faster andeasier, enabling cost-effective, one-on-one marketing campaigns and other

personalized, high-volume reporting.

Quick-Start Packs for Faster Timeto Value

As a midsize company, your organiza-tion shouldn’t have to spend your limit-ed time and resources getting up andrunning with BI. SAP BusinessObjectsEdge offers optional quick-start packsto help you tailor BI to meet your spe-cific needs.

Tailored to Your BusinessQuick-start packs help you give practi-cal, real-world relevance to your BI de-ployment. Each pack includes a tailored

collection of templates and data con-nectors based on specific requirementsand best practices. Combined with op-tional rapid deployment services, quick-

start packs can help you get your BI

system up and running – and adding value to your company – in just a shorttime.

Developed by Industry ExpertsQuick-start packs are built by trusted vendors who have a long-standinghistory and expertise in working withmidsize companies to apply BI to spe-cific industries or lines of business.

With these packs, you can be confidentabout getting your deployment right –from the start.

Help Ensure Success with theBusiness Intelligence Leader

SAP BusinessObjects Edge is designedto help ensure your ongoing success. As your company evolves and grows, you can readily upgrade to the versionfor data integration or for data manage-

ment to take advantage of additionalfunctionality. To learn more about SAPsolutions for small businesses and mid-size companies, visit our Web site at www.sap.com/sapbusinesssobjects.

Through flexible ad hocreporting, query, analysis,and dashboards, users canmake fast, data-drivendecisions – all without rely-ing on IT.

Add Data Quality Management

• Data validation

• Global address cleansing

Includes everything in the standard

package and data integration version

Subscription to postal address data is

sold separately

SAP BusinessObjects Rapid Marts®

Add-On for SAP BusinessObjects Edge


with data management


with data integration

SAP BusinessObjects Edge,

standard package

Add Data Integration

• Graphical extract, transform,

and load

• Impact analysis

• Data lineage

Includes everything in the standard

package

• Ad hoc reporting • Analysis

• Dashboards • Office integration

• Security • Scheduling and publishing

• Auditing • Mobile • Widgets

• SAP® BusinessObjects™ Polestar

• Integration for SAP, Microsoft

SharePoint, Oracle, PeopleSoft,

Siebel, and JD Edwards applications

* Download separately

Figure: Three Options Available with SAP BusinessObjects Edge



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SummaryThe SAP® BusinessObjects™ Edge software is the business intelligence (BI) choice ofmidsize companies. It includes affordable solutions that can address BI requirements fromoperational reporting to flexible ad hoc query reporting and analysis, to dashboards and visualization, to powerful data quality and integration, to planning and budgeting.

Business Challenges

• Improve business processes for better decision making and ability to compete• Meet BI requirements for planning, budgeting, reporting, and dashboards• Integrate BI with the applications and data your company already uses• Give users secure access to BI whenever and wherever they need it

Key Features• Choice of solutions – Select from three packages to meet the requirements of your

company, and then upgrade smoothly as your needs change• Ad hoc query, reporting, and analysis – Help business users make fast, data-driven

decisions through self-service, without relying on IT staff• Familiar applications and platforms – Use data within Microsoft Office applications as

well as SAP or Oracle software environments• Wireless delivery – Interact with and share reports over mobile devices• Advanced report publishing – Publish personalized reports to thousands of recipients in

a single session• Tailored implementation – Use quick-start packs to help customize the software to your

specific customer requirements

Business Benefits• Improved business agility and competitive advantage with a BI solution that supports

fast, sound decisions based on up-to-date, trustworthy data• Cost savings achieved through integration of BI data with your current applications and

software environment• Greater flexibility by having BI available for use when, where, and how your business

users need it• Faster ROI through quick implementation and tailoring of software to your requirements

For More Information

To learn more about SAP BusinessObjects Edge, call your SAP representative or visit usonline at www.sap.com/sapbusinessobjects.

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