RE: BI/Report Writer

["Richard Schoen" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Jim, 

If you're interested in a solution that can run natively on "i" or on
Windows, our iForms product might be an option. 

You can create graphical reports and electronic forms and labels and
simply schedule them via the iSeries scheduler for printing and mailing.


If you would like more info or a FREE demo, please contact me directly
or contact one of our salespeople. 

Regards,
Richard Schoen
RJS Software Systems Inc. 
"Get the information you need. Now!"
Document Management, Workflow, Report Delivery, Forms and Business
Intelligence
Email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web Site: http://www.rjssoftware.com
Tel: (952) 736-5800
Fax: (952) 736-5801
Toll Free: (888) RJSSOFT


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message: 7
date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:35:56 -0600
from: JDHorn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
subject: BI/Report Writer

   We are a 350 person company looking for a BI/Report writing solution.
We
   have a about 10 people creating queries using query/400 and
downloading to
   excel.  Need a replacement for all the old reports we continue to run
but
   few people look at.
    
   We have 30 some salesmen and would like to email sets of information
that
   could be used offline.  Information on sales mostly. 
    
   The concept of building reports with runtime selection input seems
like a
   good idea.  Also creating schedules that would run the queries and
email
   them (with input selection) would be helpful.  Drill down and charts
seem
   important.  Dashboards leave me cold.
    
   The following seem to exist (in no special order): Ibm WebQry, Cognos
BI,
   BCD Clover, SPSS Showcase, Sequel, WebFocus, Infomanager.
    
   Anybody really positive on any of the above products?
   Jim Horn