Re: OLAP Reporting Packages with MAPICS

Choosing a package is allways hard, but I think you should remember none
lasts forever and everything may change in the wink of an eye in software
(alas).  Cr. Reports is good and easy to use, and you have it already.  It
may be low end, but still it can do much more than 'pretty up' Query/400 in
my opinion.  Vanguards tools are another class entirely.  If both ends are
still an option, I think you should reconsider whether you know the target
well enough?  Both are excellent solutions, to similar but different
problems.
Have you tried finding out what
    CR can't do (you know, you have the enterprise version?)
    you need (you should know)
    Vanguard has from the above (you can find out )
?


Good luck,


----- Original Message -----
From: "Heller, Ed" <eheller@defianceprecision.com>
To: <mapics-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 17 October, 2001 06:04 PM
Subject: RE: OLAP Reporting Packages with MAPICS


> > Have you looked at Seagates OLAP products, well beyond crystalreports?
> >
> > http://www.crystaldecisions.com/products/seagateinfo/
> >
> > http://www.crystaldecisions.com/products/crystalanalysispro/
>
> Not closely, which is interesting as we have a number of seats of Crystal
> Reports. Perhaps my major hesitation with Seagate was whether the product
> line will continue to be there in years to come. They appear to be
steadily
> losing market share, and none of us like to be "orphaned," particularly on
> higher ticket items. In fact, much of the reason we are moving this
division
> into MAPICS was general frustration with the lack of support from a dying
> publisher: JBA/GEAC.
>
> That said, are you able to enlighten me with any feature(s) that would
make
> Seagate shine over the few alternatives I originally mentioned? In other
> words, something I can go with to the folks who sign the checks and say
> "here's why Crystal would be our best choice?"
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ed
>
> =============================
> Edward B. Heller
> IS Manager
> Defiance Precision Products
> 419-782-8955 x496
> eheller@defianceprecision.com
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