MITS announced
Epicor Software Corporation
has signed a licensing agreement to distribute MITS Report, the
next-generation operational reporting environment from the
experts in Advanced Reporting and Business Intelligence for
MultiValue databases (including IBM UniData and UniVerse, D3, and
jBase). Through the agreement, Epicor, a leading provider of
enterprise business software solutions for the global midmarket,
is authorized to resell MITS Report to its manufacturing
customers.
"Customers utilizing our Avante`, DataFlo, ManFact, and Manage
2000 manufacturing enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions
will benefit from the streamlined navigation and advanced
reporting capabilities MITS Report offers," says Elizabeth Cain,
manager, product marketing for Epicor. "With the ability to
easily access the data in their enterprise systems, our customers
will be empowered to make better informed business decisions."
In developing MITS Report, MITS focused on specific challenges
its customers and partners were facing when reporting for
MultiValue databases. The result is MITS Report, a revolutionary,
Web-based product that stands apart from other reporting tools in
the areas of ease of use, speed, and security.
"This new agreement paves the way for Epicor manufacturing
customers to get the latest reporting software from MITS," Fred
Owen, MITS president, says. "MITS Report is going to truly
revolutionize the way people get their data."
Unique Architecture
The MITS Report architecture revolutionizes access to
operational data by providing true "self-serve" reporting.
"With
MITS Report," Owen explains, "we have preserved all the benefit
that MultiValue brings in terms of flexibility, through our
unique Report Source architecture, which solves the problems of
query speed, load on the operational system, and data security."
The Report Source architecture exposes all the information stored
in the organization’s system in a familiar, Web-based format.
"This is the reporting product people have been waiting for,"
Owen asserts.
Easy-to-Use Interface
The designers of MITS Report carried out extensive research on
the latest advances in usability to deliver a highly intuitive,
well-organized, and familiar user interface. The navigation
system in MITS Report consists of drop-down menus that eliminate
the need for the wizards many report generators rely on. "Using
MITS Report can be as easy as selecting a predefined report from
a menu. The results are displayed quickly in a familiar Internet
browser setting," Owen states. Advanced users can modify reports
by sorting, filtering, and totaling the transactions - all
directly from the report results screen. They can then save
reports under a different name or menu, or create reports from
scratch.
Fast Access to Data
MITS Report prevents the frustrating loss of time associated
with waiting for vital information to be displayed as reports.
This new reporting environment gives users a way to get at their
organization’s data quickly and efficiently - at interactive
speeds they have become to expect when browsing the Web. Reports
tailored to users’ precise needs are ready not within minutes or
hours but within a few seconds. Having fast reporting speeds
means any modifications made to reports (for example, adding and
removing columns) are viewed in context, with the report changing
instantly on-screen.
Secure Data
MITS Report includes a security layer that grants each named
user certain permissions corresponding to their privilege. This
layer assures that users see only the data they need. Because
there is no direct connection to the MultiValue system database
when users view reports, they cannot gain uncontrolled access to
the database.