Integrated PROGNOZ Platform

2012 www.prognoz.com

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

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PROGNOZ Platform is an integrated platform for building Business Intelligence and

Decision Support systems that combines cutting-edge data warehousing capabilities, tools for reporting and OLAP, modeling and forecasting.

PROGNOZ PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE

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FUNCTIONALITY

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DASHBOARD DESIGNER

Advanced reporting capabilities along with business graphics such as tables, charts, maps, measures, and so on

Ease of creating your first analytical application in less than five minutes

Copying, adding individual dashboard components, placing dashboard components at several tabs, and changing data representations

Adding new dashboard components and making different settings in a fraction of time

integration with portals and social media

The Dashboard Designer is available via:

Web

iOS-based mobile application

FUNCTIONALITY

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REPORT DESIGNER

Creating regular print-ready reports of any complexity using text, hypertext, tables, business graphics, and maps

Data clustering, sorting, filtering, conditional formatting, and editing

Report distribution by email and export to different formats

Integration with Microsoft Office

The Report Designer is available via:

Desktop application

Web to view reports only

FUNCTIONALITY

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OLAP ANALYSIS

Data representation in tables, charts, and maps

Simultaneous work with several datasheets and data sources

Filtering, sorting, specifying calculations, Pareto analysis, and trending

Data editing and saving

Conditional formatting

OLAP report saving, export and import

Integration with Microsoft Office

The OLAP Analysis is available via:

Desktop application

Web

iOS-based mobile application

FUNCTIONALITY

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TIME SERIES ANALYSIS

Data representation in tables and charts

Simultaneous work with several workbooks

Time series clustering, sorting, and filtering

Data transformations using function groups such as arithmetical calculations, mathematical transformations, aggregation, smoothing, forecasting, and regression

Calculating statistical measures

Data editing and saving

Conditional formatting

Workbook saving, import, and export

Integration with Microsoft Office.

The Time Series Analysis is available via:

Desktop application

Web

iOS-based mobile application

FUNCTIONALITY

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MODELING AND FORECASTING

Visual designs of models and algorithms of any complexity for econometric, optimization, and forecast calculations

Solving What-if and What is necessary for? problems

Using data warehouse data as input variables and saving calculation results in the warehouse

Multivariate scenario modeling

Extensive library of mathematical and statistical algorithms comprising over 300 functions

Visualization wizards for model settings, including input and output series, method parameters

Visual tools to test complex models and to calculate statistical measures

Data editing and saving

The Modeling and Forecasting functionality is available via:

Desktop application

Web with limited functionality

FUNCTIONALITY

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SCORECARDS

Defining strategy map perspectives

Setting goals and binding them to perspectives

Identifying links between goals

Identifying goal-specific KPIs and rules to calculate achievability of target KPIs

Placing goal-specific KPIs on a strategy map

Drilling down into selected goals to view detailed indicators in tables and their attributes

Filtering indicators in tables by different attributes

The Scorecards are available via:

Desktop application

Web to view scorecards only

DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION TOOLS

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DATA WAREHOUSE DESIGNER

Designing and adding relational objects such as tables, views, SQL queries, stored procedures, triggers, indexes, and integrity constraints

Constructing multidimensional objects such as dictionaries, cubes, computable cubes, virtual cubes

Creating business indicators, a business data layer on top of multidimensional and relational structures in the form of a common hierarchical list comprised of domain-specific indicators

DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION TOOLS

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MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT MODULE

Centralized and distributed master data management architecture

Dictionaries of free structure, including linear, hierarchical, composite ones

Support of unlimited number of attributes

Parameterization of master data elements

Versioning of master data elements

Support of slow changing dimensions

DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION TOOLS

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DATA EXTRACTION, TRANSFORMATION, AND LOADING MODULE

Support of industrial DBMS such as Oracle, MS SQL Server, IBM DB2, and others; files of different formats, multidimensional data warehouses of other providers

Visual design of data transformation and loading processes

Availability of predefined transformations

Capability to implement user-defined data processing algorithms

Audit history of process execution

DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION TOOLS

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APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT, APPLICATION SERVER, AND WEB SERVICES

Collaboration of platform application objects with other applications via Web services to facilitate the development of integrated systems within a service-oriented architecture (SOA ) framework

Employment of a dedicated resource pool to perform resource-intensive tasks and reduce requirements to other system components and to publish or deliver outcomes via different channels such as e-mail, ftp, file server

Performance of regular tasks per pre-defined schedule and action list

Capability to refer to any programs and libraries that support COM technology (for example Excel, Word) and Microsoft.NET

Integrated application development environment that supports all modern capabilities such as IntelliSence, search, project browser, class browser, and code inspector

Screen form designer and embedded macro language for desktop application development

Library of mobile and Web application development components

DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION TOOLS

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BUSINESS GRAPHICS COMPONENTS

Visualization components for Web and desktop applications

Visualization using bubble charts

Library of topographic bases (SVG);

Support of 3D maps

Support of through-time animation of maps

Integration with Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Yandex, Bing, ArcGIS map services

Visualization components for iOS platform-based applications

DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION TOOLS

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INTEGRATION WITH PORTALS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Mechanisms of collaboration and integration with MS SharePoint, IBM WebSphere, SAP NetWeaver portals

Integration with social media and capability to publish links to developed documents and joint discussions in the network

Support of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, LiveJournal, Linked In, Google+.

COMMON METADATA MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

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ADMINISTRATION AND INFORMATION SECURITY MODULE

Access control at the level of objects and individual entries

Flexible user authentication and authorization mechanisms

Discretionary and mandatory access control

Support of a dedicated information security administrator

Auditing of user actions

Conformance of the PROGNOZ Platform to regulatory documents and usability in developing automated systems up to and including 1B protection class

COMMON METADATA MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

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METADATA MANAGEMENT MODULE

All system objects feature a common, open, and extendable metadata model

Developers can define new types of system objects as well as their behavior

Common metadata ensures automatic access control, object saving in repositories, object transfer between systems, and so on

STANDARD PROGNOZ PLATFORM-BASED SOLUTIONS

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PROGNOZ PLATFORM ADVANTAGES

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End-user oriented approach Convenient intuitive interface with extensive library of visualizations

Capability to operate on mobile devices via native application or Web access

Integration with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), enabling users to work with platform components directly in these programs

Compliance with requirements imposed on modern BI platforms

by world advisory agencies

Gartner, IDC, Forrester

In-depth integration into existing IT infrastructure

Open architecture, usability of platform components by external applications

Compatibility with different DBMS, ERP systems, GIS-tools, and corporate portals

PROGNOZ PLATFORM ADVANTAGES

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Optimal total cost of ownership at a wider range of functionality as opposed to key market players

Full spectrum of traditional and advanced Business Intelligence tools

Embedded data warehousing, master data management, and ETL capabilities

Customer pays only for the functionality needed Licensing flexibility, enabling the customer to choose particular modules and customize

configurations of the platform

Cutting-edge tools for advanced analytics, modeling, and forecasting

Rich library of mathematical and statistical methods Tools to solve scenario-based (What-if) and goal-

oriented (What is necessary for?) problems Graphical model building without coding Modern data mining tools

Conformance to latest administration and security standards

Built-in administration and information security tool Secure work with personal information and sensitive

as well as classified data

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North and South America, Australia

+1 202 955 55 20

CIS countries, Eastern Europe +7 495 995 80 76

Western Europe, Africa +32 2 217 19 50

Asia

+86 10 6566 5337

Middle East

+971 4 343 06 76

Washington

Moscow

Beijing

Dubai

Brussels

Minsk Kiev

Perm

Astana

© PROGNOZ, 2012

CONTACT US Head office: 5 S. Danschina St., 614068, Perm e-mail: prognoz@prognoz.ru www.prognoz.ru