Re: Best Reporting Tools???

[Quoted] After an extensive evaluation project for end-user data access tools, our agency ( a 5000 person state department) chose Crystal Reports 7 ...It combined power, relative ease of use ( with much more complexity available to learn if needed ), the flexibility to access many different databases( both native driver and ODBC methods for most) even tho we are primarily an Oracle shop, we had legacy data in several other formats...

We looked at Cognos, Business Objects, and several other major lines, but, in the end, Crystal was the highest ranked ( based on our needs)

It also has full web enabling components ( a Web Server and listener, etc ) and can export data in many, many formats...

Check out their site at
www.seagatesoftware.com/crystalreports

HTH
John Greco

VA Access <vaaccess_at_my-deja.com> wrote:

>The company I'm working for uses an Oracle database for data storage.
>
>Currently we are using some Cognos Impromptu reports and some Access
>reports. Nothing is standardized and nothing really works "perfectly".
>
>I'd like some opinions on good analytical reporting software that can
>be used to create several types of reports. (IE: income statement
>reports, cost analysis, etc...) All of the data needed for these
>reports is stored in the Oracle database. We'd also like the ability,
>at some point, to allow access to these reports via a WAN/Intranet. We
>are going to look at Cognos' new Web based reporting system and see if
>Access 2000 might be a good choice as well. I'm hoping someone can
>give me some good insight.
>
>Also, if anyone has any opinions (good or bad) regarding budgeting
>software packages, that would be helpful as well. We're currently
>looking at packages ranging in price from $5,000 - $50,000. I'd be
>most interested in hearing about companies being extra supportive or
>non-supportive of their product.
>
>TIA!!!
>
>VA Access
>
>
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