RE: Question about best query software

We've gone down the path a couple times and I've used a couple tools but
OUR decision in some respects also had to do with "built-in integration"
with our JDEdwards/Oracle software that not all vendors offer.  We ended
up with SPSS (Showcase) Suite and users and IT seem to be happy.  It
does all of the below and more.

Other ones we looked at are New Generation Software (NGS) but last I
saw, their browser-based/windows-based query tool was still a bit
user-unfriendly.  ASC also has tools but not sure of their interface.
Crystal Reports is another one but I doubt it would be CFO-friendly.  If
emailing of the report is not required as part of the package, you might
look into another piece of software to handle that part and many of
those aren't too $$$.  Good Luck! 

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tomasz Skorza
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 2:13 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Question about best query software

Hi 

Could you propose some query tool/software which you test, use and it's
working properly and fast (in building query and executing).
My requirements:
- managing - by Web browser or by software itself;
- browsing/changing reports (rather) (by end-user) - by Web browser;
- ad-hoc query;
- scheduled query;
- sending result's reports also by e-mail;
- saving reports in xls format;
- saving result in phisical fields (but it is not very important);
- renaming file's/field's name with user friendly names;
- it should be user friendly at all :-)
- query building with many SQL functions (like CAST), maybe with own/new
functions;
- retriving data also from MS SQL Database;
- retriving data also from Excel files;
- price - CFO firendly :-)

Thanks for any help

Regards

Tomasz Skorza

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