Add open-source BI (business intelligence) vendor Pentaho to the list of vendors rolling out financial incentives to lure customers during the global recession.
On Monday, the company will announce a new migration program along with the launch of its 3.5 release. Under the "Escape" offer, users of Actuate e.Reports, Brio, Cognos Impromptu, Crystal Reports and Oracle Reports can have their BI reports converted to Pentaho for special rates, starting at US$5,000 for 25 reports. For bigger volumes, the cost can go as low as $100 per report.
Meanwhile, Pentaho BI Suite Version 3.5 features a new designer that speeds up the process of building reports, along with "self-service" functionality that lets business users create content and run queries against data without the need for deep technical knowledge, according to the company.
More: http://pcworld.com/article/171107/
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On Monday, the company will announce a new migration program along with the launch of its 3.5 release. Under the "Escape" offer, users of Actuate e.Reports, Brio, Cognos Impromptu, Crystal Reports and Oracle Reports can have their BI reports converted to Pentaho for special rates, starting at US$5,000 for 25 reports. For bigger volumes, the cost can go as low as $100 per report.
Meanwhile, Pentaho BI Suite Version 3.5 features a new designer that speeds up the process of building reports, along with "self-service" functionality that lets business users create content and run queries against data without the need for deep technical knowledge, according to the company.
More: http://pcworld.com/article/171107/
