Crystal Decisions Releases Crystal Reports 9New version of world's most widely used reporting solution increases developer productivity; Crystal Reports 9 delivers reports to wireless devices and portals, supports Java, and integrates into enterprise Web applications
PALO ALTO, CA -- August 19, 2002 -- Crystal Decisions today announced the general availability of Crystal Reports 9. Designed for use in all three major development environments - Java, .NET and COM - Crystal Reports 9 addresses key requirements in the developer and IT community today: the need for improved productivity and high efficiency in report creation, the need for tight integration of reporting into enterprise Web applications, and the need for dynamic end-user access, interaction, and modification. "With new features like 'Report-Parts', a scalable report application server and a flexible SDK, companies will be able to improve data access, analysis processes and information sharing with users throughout the organization and beyond," said Dan Vesset, research manager with IDC. "Developers will reap the benefits with this new release of Crystal Reports. The ability to easily integrate reporting into enterprise Web applications, combined with ease-of-use capabilities for end user report interaction and modification will help free up developers' time and increase overall productivity." As the world's most widely used reporting solution, Crystal Reports provides sophisticated technology for rapidly transforming data from virtually any data source - including XML, OLAP, enterprise and relational data sources - into interactive content. Using Crystal Reports 9, developers and IT professionals can tightly integrate content into .NET, Java and COM applications for end-user viewing, interaction and modification, and can give end-users the ability to access and navigate key report elements via wireless devices, portals and Microsoft Office documents. Crystal Decisions is addressing the growth of the enterprise Web application development market, and the key needs of the developer and IT market by including more than 50 new features and enhancements to its award-winning reporting technology, such as: "As a leader in enterprise reporting, we are focused on providing developers proven solutions to quickly and easily access data from virtually any data source and create reports for delivery of interactive information to users within and beyond the enterprise," said Tony Wind, chief technology officer, Crystal Decisions. "Crystal Reports 9 is a sophisticated and flexible technology for enterprise-level report creation and integration requirements. Developers now have the ability to store, share and re-use existing reporting components, and integrate reports directly into Java, .NET and COM applications. This new functionality provides tangible productivity gains and enables developers to quickly and cost-effectively put information into the hands of business users for improved insight and better decision-making." Developers Reap Benefits The need for increased productivity is the number one challenge facing developers today. Crystal Decisions enlisted more than 250 companies to participate in the Crystal Reports 9 Beta Program to ensure the new version was developed to meet these specific needs of developers. Participating companies included: Aetna, Cinergy, Discover Card, Intuitive Manufacturing Systems, JD Edwards, KPMG Consulting, and Motorola. Intuitive Manufacturing Systems is a leading provider of ERP solutions for manufacturers. "With Crystal Reports 9, we are able to drive our reports, where appropriate, from ADO .NET datasets generated by the business logic layer, which saves us development time and avoids expensive maintenance costs," said Will Hansen, CPIM, VP Technology for Intuitive Manufacturing Systems. Since Crystal Decisions built the first Windows-based report-writer in 1992, millions of developers around the world have used Crystal Reports to integrate reporting into their applications. Today Crystal Decisions is the de facto worldwide reporting, analysis and information delivery standard with over 12 million licenses shipped and over 300 OEM partnerships and strategic partnerships including SAP, Microsoft, Baan, IBM, PeopleSoft, Siebel, and Hyperion. Pricing and Availability The Developer Edition has a suggested retail price (SRP) of $595US, the Professional Edition has a SRP of $495US, the Standard Edition has a SRP of $195US, and the Advanced Edition has a SRP of $1995US. Special upgrade pricing is available for existing customers. Crystal Reports is available through a worldwide network of resellers and distributors, and the Crystal Decisions on-line store. For more information, phone 1-800-877-2340 (North America) or 1-604-681-3435 (International), or visit the Crystal Decisions Web site at http://www.crystaldecisions.com. About Crystal Decisions For More Information Kristine Berry, Crystal Decisions Public Relations Lauren Stein, Q Public Relations Crystal Decisions, Crystal Reports, Crystal Enterprise, Crystal
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