The Release of MITS Report Delivers Unprecedented Reporting Functionality
MITS launched 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). This revolutionary, Web-based product stands apart from other reporting tools in the areas of ease of use, speed, and security.
In developing MITS Report, the company focused on the challenges customers were facing in reporting for MultiValue databases. MITS Report is the result of direct feedback from customers and partners as well as an investigation into customers’ common reporting practices.
Unique Architecture
The MITS Report architecture revolutionizes access to
operational data
by providing true "self-serve' reporting. "With MITS
Report," Fred Owen,
president of MITS, 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.
"MITS
Report is going to truly revolutionize the way people get their
data," Owen
states. "This is the reporting product people have been waiting
for."
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.