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Cizer .NET ReportingSmart Business Intelligence
for Best Return On Investment
Copyright © 2005 Cizer Software
A Forum for Business Intelligence…
Who Cizer Software is
Global publisher of Reporting Services browser-based authoring tools for Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services.
Experienced BI provider to multiple U.S. Federal and State Agencies, as well as commercial and public sector organizations.
Member, Business Intelligence Partner Advisory Council (Microsoft BI-PAC)
Joint Development Partner (JDP), Microsoft SQL Server TM Reporting Services
Reporting Specialists in enterprise reporting and scalable Reporting Services solutions
Microsoft ISV Managed Partner, SQL Server Business Intelligence
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We make Reporting Services easy for everyone…
• Business Users / Reporting for Everyone
Cizer Quick Query for instant row-column reports
• SQL Expert Level / Query Builders
• Power Users / Report Builders
Cizer .NET Reporting Security & Query Library Maintenance
Cizer Report Builder from pre-built queries, parameters, templates
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Cizer Query Builder links tables on the fly for more complex ad hoc reports
• Online Administration of Report Libraries & robust User/Role security.
All 100% Pure HTML
– No Downloads of any kind to clients
• Favorites – personalized list of reports for each user.
• Quick Links – easy way to jump to ad-hoc authoring, or to more sophisticated report building.
• Global Libraries – pre-configured components of Queries/Parameters/Templates to build consistent reports – and re-use the components across multiple reports.
• Single Sign-on integration with existing security systems.
Easy to Implement
– Provides ad hoc and production
reporting with a single installation
100% RDL Compliant
– Creates shareable XML Reports
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Quick Query – for those 60-second reports…
• Simple Query by Example Grid is easy to understand and use in minutes
Pure browser environment means no time or money
spent on client installations or
maintenance
Intuitive Interface means no formal Training is
needed, even for non-technical business
users
• Features like Direct to Excel provides the easiest way to move data into Excel
• Security provides data-source and column-level filtering for all users and roles
• .RDL files can be saved, shared, uploaded, copied and modified
• Row column reports become available to every user in your organization
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Cizer Report Builder – Advanced Business Reporting…
• Creating Reports is made easy through the use of Guided Design Wizards access to preconfigured components in the Global Libraries.
• Standard tool icons provide many ways to export, share, and manage your reports.
Emulates Visual Studio in the browser, and requires no
client installation at all
Production Quality Reports, with Charts and Images,
in a drag & drop interface
Access to Global Libraries means Business
Intelligence for every Business User
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• Use Cizer Quick Query to create a data set; then upgrade it to a Cizer Report Builder report to create advanced reports, with full formatting, charts and images.
• Permissions-based publishing allows both private and public distribution of reports across the enterprise.
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Global Libraries – where the benefits of flexible web-reporting are realized…
• Powerful Parameter types support visually pleasing end-user parameter displays and allow sophisticated control of report SQL for optimized performance at run-time.
Queries & Parameters are maintained in a single location rather than in
individual reports to expedite report development and maintenance
from anywhere you work
Skill-specific task sets mean each person’s talents are applied in the
most appropriate way – especially your Admins and DBAs
• Repository for well-designed, pre-tested query and parameter combinations that can serve as re-usable components for reports created by a wide variety of company users.
• Repository for approved chart and report templates that encourage consistent reporting design and practices.
• Power Business Users can use the Query & Parameter combinations to create advanced reports with charting, multi-level grouping, sorting, filtering and expression-control of data and formatting.
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Cizer Query Builder – enables end users to link tables on the fly…
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• Ability to create advanced join constructs including Outer Joins
• Ability to create Data Filters using automatic Lookup’s with distinct data values
• Dynamic HTML Answer-Set to actually see the data returns
• Drag and drop visualization of tables and joins
CNR supports stand-alone security or application-integrated security for Single Sign-On…
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• The log-in can be automated so Users can skip this screen for Single-Sign-On scenarios
• The Cizer.Net Custom Security DLL supports Log-in Integration with existing applications
• Users can log-in with a Cizer.NET Reporting ID or a Windows-integrated ID & Password
• Users & Roles can be synchronized with host applications for ease of maintenance
User Profile Security and Folder Management provide control of data access to deliver the right data to the right users at the right time…
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• CNR Security Model allows data to be delivered based on user profile, preventing unauthorized access to information
• Parameters provide row-column level security within available data sources
Build today on current Microsoft SQL Server investment by using CNRand Reporting Services…
Organizations that currently run on Microsoft SQL Server for their database platform already own Reporting Services.
CNR extends Reporting Services to the browser to allow building and running of ad hoc and production reports with no client installation.
Cizer .NET Reporting will install and run on both MS SQL Server 2000 and 2005 to ensure successful web-based reporting today and an upgrade path to 2005 tomorrow without converting reports.
Cizer .NET Reporting delivers XML reports, a non-proprietary format, to ensure on-going compatibility.
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…and protect your BI investment for tomorrow
Licensing… Per Processor Licensing keeps
administration simple by eliminating burdensome counting of users.
CNR sells for $5,495 per processor – includes:
• Cizer .NET Reporting Portal• Cizer Report Builder• Cizer Quick Query• Cizer Query Builder
Upgrade Subscription with Technical support for one full year included.
Update Subscriptions with Technical Support available after first year for $995/processor.
All prices listed in US Dollars. For volume pricing and government discounts, contact [email protected]
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Return on Investment…
Cost structuresignificantly lowerfor CNR than forBO or Cognos
With processor-based rather than user-based licensing (CNR has no client license fees), more users gain access to data through CNR, and user base can be expanded without additional cost.
Example: $43,960 Cizer .NET Reporting purchase price, which includes all modules as well as a full year of updates and support, includes 8 CNR processors @$5,495 and 2 CNR processors @ no charge.
$50,000 Business Objects annual maintenance fee for 2 Quad Processor servers (equivalent to 8 CNR processor licenses), plus 6 supervisor and 6 designer licenses.
$7,960 Cizer .NET Reporting annual maintenance fee at $995/processor (no charge processors are also covered for $-0-) which includes the on-going Upgrade Subscription with Technical support for one full year, which is one-sixth the annual fee for Business Objects.
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How to Purchase…
Best Value in BI Tools Today
Secure yet Flexible Data Access
Centralized Server Rapid Deployment
Excellent Help Desk Support
MORE REPORTING FOR MORE USERS
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Call 877-586-2650, extension 102
or email us at [email protected]