Posted by Yellowfin Reporting on 07/04/06 00:13

Announcing Yellowfin Version 2.5 upgrade release.
(www.yellowfin.com.au)

Existing SQLserver based users can take advantage of this upgrade as
soon as convenient. Downloads are available through the customer
portal.

V2.5

The changes in this release significantly enhance our BI and
Information Collaboration capability. The needs of technical and
business users continues to drive our development philosophy.

Innovations in release 2.5.

Source Based Access Filter
Yellowfin has introduced an unparalleled security processes for BI
applications - Access Filters. Access filters provide a method for
ensuring cell-level data security and complete report personalisation.
Access filters relate a user to the source system that they are
accessing and ensure that only relevant data is returned to them in a
query. For every data request additional filtering criteria is
dynamically inserted into the query at run-time to restrict the result
set to information that the user is permitted to access.
View & meta data builder
The most compelling change within this release is to the view and meta
data builder. This allows non-developers to build far more complex and
richer data views through a drag and drop interface..

LDAP & OEM Integration
As part of our commitment to building flexibility into Yellowfin we
have enhanced our integration capability with LDAP and Active
directories that allow you to provision not only users but groups from
these applications - reducing the need for replication of
administration functions in Yellowfin.

Customisable Analytic Functions
Analytic functionality is a core requirement for BI applications.
Yellowfin provides you with a set of standard functions out of the box
but also allows you to develop your own to match your unique business
needs.

Enhancements

Drag and Drop Dashboard builder
Improved Filtering - aggregated filters and user prompts
Comments & Discussion Threads - improving information collaboration
Inbox - enabling internal distribution of reports
Improved Web Services - access reports from 3rd part applications

Sneak Peek on Version 3.

V3 will introduce reporting from Lotus Notes/Domino.
* Extend the life and increase the ROI of your Lotus Domino investment
* Thrill your business users with world class reporting capabilities
* Deliver integrated reporting across all your enterprise databases

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