arcplan is a globally successful software developer
whose business intelligence (BI) solutions
seamlessly link businesses with their data to
provide consistent access to crucial information
across the enterprise. arcplan's dynaSight analytic
development platform marries the benefits of
custom-made solutions with the rapid availability of
packaged applications. Existing systems and
disparate data sources are immediately accessible,
comprehensive analysis and different views and
applications are quickly developed and deployed.
Business and IT professionals design intuitive and
end-user oriented applications without programming
based on a unique drag & drop principle. Real-time
access and analysis to a variety of data sources
leverage the investment of already available systems
and applications. The flexible environment enables
businesses to enrich information with relevant
context in order to align operations and processes
with corporate goals and objectives.

The dynaSight solution offers:
* Seamless integration with multiple data sources.
* Web-enabled, real-time access to critical
business data.
* Unique write-back capabilities for planning and
forecasting.
* Unlimited application flexibility for an
organization's unique needs.
* Rapid development cycles for faster ROI
realization.
* Visual, object-oriented development environment.
* Low total cost of ownership
* arcplan's dynaSight bridges the build vs. buy
dilemma by providing the benefits of custom
applications and availability and low cost of
off-the-self applications.

Value Add and Offering Status:

* Rapid Graphical Development Paradigm - arcplan's
BI platform, dynaSight, is an objectoriented
development environment, which supports rapid
development through the reuse of pre-created and
tested objects, including pre-built user #
interfaces.
* Native Gateways for Popular Data Sources - #
dynaSight offers integration via arcplan
gateways with a sizable number of popular data #
sources, including relational database
management systems (RDBMSs), OLAP data sources #
and application data sources. It is
the only interface partner for SAP BAPI and SEM #
as well as Hyperion Enterprise and
Hyperion Financial Management. It provides #
simultaneous access heterogeneous
databases and can combine data from multiple data
sources in dynaSight documents.

* End-User Ease of Use - End users access all data
sources and applications via a browser, either #
with HTML or Java applets. Only developers and
administrators are required to use the Microsoft
Windows Desktop.
* Write-back capabilities - dynaSight can write
back to data sources, which is a requirement for
financial applications such as budgeting, #
forecasting and financial consolidations.

* Operating Systems Supported (Servers): Windows #
XP, NT 4.0, 2000, ME, 98, 95
* Data Sources Supported:
o XML, XML for Analysis
o ODBC/OLE DB for Relational Databases
o SAP BW (Business Information Warehouse) via
the native SAP BW OLAP BAPI, plus SAP R/3 and
SAP SEM via interfaces developed jointly by #
SAP and arcplan.
o Microsoft Analysis Services via the Pivot #
Table Service (the native OLE DB
provider for Microsoft Analysis Services), #
Microsoft SQL Server
o Hyperion Essbase OLAP Server, Hyperion #
Enterprise, Hyperion Financial
Management
o IBM DB2 OLAP Server, IBM DB2 Cube Views
o Oracle Native Connector, Oracle Express, #
Oracle OLAP, Oracle OLAP DML
o Informix Metacube
o Applix iTM1
o MIKSolution
o MIS Alea Decisionware
o Frango Consolidation and Reporting, Frango #
Advisor
o LDAP

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