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Databeacon Launches .NET-Powered Reporting, Analysis Products

Databeacon Inc, a developer of Web reporting and data analysis software and Microsoft Empower ISV partner, announced the availability of the Databeacon Smart Client family of products: Databeacon Smart Client Professional, Databeacon Smart Client Standard, and entry-level Databeacon Analyst. Leveraging Microsoft's .NET Framework, Databeacon Smart Client Professional and Smart Client Standard offer multiple report viewers to ensure 100% adoption of self-serve explorable reports, unparalleled support for Windows desktop tools and no-touch deployment.

Databeacon's new Smart Client family of products adds to its existing Open Client family of products and extends the company's expertise to the rapidly growing opportunity for no-touch deployment software in the enterprise. All Databeacon Web Reporting and Data Analysis software supports multiple server platforms.

"Mid-market enterprises want fast, effective, affordable ways to serve the needs of Web-based users," said Lasha Dekker, vice president of Developer & Platform Group Microsoft Canada Co. "Databeacon's no-touch smart client deployment of explorable reports is a great example of the kind of innovative products our partners are creating on the Microsoft platform to deliver more value to business customers."

"We're most proud of our new explorable report viewer, called Databeacon Player," said Databeacon's CEO, Andy Coutts. "Leveraging Microsoft .NET, Databeacon Player offers a reporting and analysis interface that millions of multimedia player users are instantly familiar with. It's a breakthrough in giving absolutely anyone the ability to get insight out of their data."

In a report entitled "Profiling the Analytic End User for Business Intelligence," Forrester Research states that the vast majority (86 percent) of analytic end users are consumers of information, rather than producers of analysis. According to Keith Gile, senior analyst at Forrester, the key to a successful implementation is targeting the solution to the appropriate end-user constituency.

"Like it or not, many business and casual users will be forced to produce their own reports. As this occurs, the lines blur between business users and casual users," stated Gile.

Databeacon Smart Client Professional and Smart Client Standard use Databeacon's Client OLAP Reporting Environment (CORE) to combine the best of rich client and thin client systems. Combined with the .NET Framework, Databeacon's CORE technology vastly improves Web-based reporting and analysis experiences, while eliminating server loads and providing automatic end-user software upgrades. The new Databeacon Smart Client product family offers speedy deployment, compatibility with existing Microsoft .NET infrastructure, and a familiar interface design to increase user adoption rates.