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

> I did something in Cognos. Typical OLAP tools. It provide a standard
> drill-up/down interface for pre-defined models. It is very presentive
> and very user-friendly. Good for DSS. There are some limitations :
>
> 1. Quite standard Interface, not much customization, so make sure user
> like that.
> 2. Still 16 bit application. Performance not very good.
> 3. Quite frequent General Protection Fault.
> 4. Message not user-friendly enough. Sometimes error box without
> message.
>
> Actually, the first point is most critical, make sure do some piloting.
>
> Regards,
> Michael

Regarding points 1 & 2 that Michael makes, Dimensional Insight's CrossTarget product, which I should say also has it's own "standard" interface, also has an API that allows a developer to use the OLAP engine while customizing the interface to their heart's content. Also, CrossTarget is a 32-bit app with what we think is great performance--but you should judge that for yourself.

• Jon

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