Re: Success/Failure stories about Cognos/BusinessObjects/Oracle's Discoverer

From: Chris Duncan <cduncan_at_uk.oracle.com>
Date: 1997/04/04
Message-ID: <33451790.7BA4@uk.oracle.com>#1/1

Sean Kubovcik wrote:
>
> No, I mean Cognos Power Play 5.0. It is a higher end product with
> more features then Impromptu, both from Cognos.
>
> >>>I am piloting a data mart on an Oracle 7.3 server and I am inquiring
> >>>about experiences (good or bad) with any of the following products:
> > >>Cognos Power Play
> > >>Business Objects 4.0
> > >>Oracle's Discoverer
> >
> >You mean Cognos Impromptu, don't you?
> >
> >Steve Robinson

PowerPlay runs off an multidimensional DB which is created from the RDBMS via Impromptu (isn't it ?). It's a different classification of OLAP product and comparing it with BO and Discoverer isn't comparing eggs with eggs. If you need a multidimensional DB I suggest you look at Oracle Express. Received on Fri Apr 04 1997 - 00:00:00 CST