MCI Consultants, the leading distributor for Applix`s TM1 product in South Africa, today announced new features that offer greater access to and interoperability with data in SAP and SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW).
"Applix TM1 is used by global companies for performing planned and ad hoc analysis, and for reporting on financial and operational information," commented David Menninger, Applix vice-president, worldwide product management and marketing.
"Much of the raw data vital to this analysis and the corresponding decision-making process is generated by and stored in SAP applications. We`ve greatly enhanced our integration with SAP BW in order to give more functionality to our customers."
Applix teams with syskoplan
Applix TM1 is already SAP certified and previously provided access to SAP information through ODBO interfaces. The new features announced today have been developed in conjunction with syskoplan AG, a systems integrator and consultancy headquartered in Gutersloh, Germany.
Connecting via native SAP interfaces allows for significant amounts of data to be transported rapidly from SAP BW to TM1 where users can take advantage of TM1`s flexible reporting, `what if` analysis, budgeting, planning and forecasting capabilities.
Syskoplan AG specialises in business intelligence, customer relationship management, and supply chain solutions for SAP customers. In 2005, syskoplan was named by SAP as one of its exclusive NetWeaver Special Expertise Partners, one of many certifications and alliances syskoplan has with SAP.
"For our customers we clearly see a need for very flexible reporting solutions for business intelligence power users, as well as for flexible, high performance planning and business modelling capabilities," added Thomas Greutmann, senior vice-president of syskoplan AG. "We are convinced that a combination of Applix and SAP BW is ideally suited to meet that demand, especially for customers that follow an SAP IT strategy. It offers end-users additional high-end analytics capabilities while leveraging - and even expanding - investments into an SAP data warehouse infrastructure."
Applix customers worldwide are finding TM1 brings more value to their existing SAP applications. With TM1, organisations can perform rapid ad hoc query and reporting on SAP data, unlocking raw data vital to enterprise-wide performance management activities. Some examples include:
* A cargo airline uses TM1 with SAP for reporting, passenger cost centre accounting and revenue management. The information extracted from SAP and analysed in TM1 facilitates customer planning, customer profitability analysis, freight letter analysis, point-to-point parcel optimisation and scheduling.
* A beverage manufacturer and retailer gets `right time` updates from SAP and analyses the data in TM1 for product and packaging profitability analysis, sales trends by packaging and distribution trends analysis for shelf and packaging optimisation.
* A worldwide film and digital camera equipment manufacturer relies on TM1 for its planning, reporting and performance analysis. The operational information is extracted from an SAP cost accounting system and TM1 is used to manage rolling forecasts and align actuals with performance targets.
Applix TM1
Applix`s TM1 is a unified application, delivering business planning, budgeting, reporting and analytics for powering strategic analysis of financial, operational, transactional and other business data. The annual BPM Partners `Beyond the Hype` Webcast recognised that Applix TM1 application customers had the highest level of satisfaction of any of the leading BPM solutions, suites, tools and vendors. The OLAP Survey 5 gave TM1 the highest marks for speed of query, deployment, and data load and pre-calculation, as well as the highest ranking for overall business benefits achieved and the lowest number of technical problems. Customers using TM1-based applications have won industry awards from several leading publications, including Start Magazine and Business Finance Magazine.
For further information, please contact Aliki Droussiotis, MCI: telephone 011 454-3420, fax 011 454-3417, e-mail aliki@mci.co.za
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Applix is a global provider of business intelligence and business performance management solutions. These solutions enable the continuous management and monitoring of performance across the financial, operational, customer and organisational functions within the enterprise. More than 2 000 customers worldwide use Applix`s adaptable, scalable and real-time solutions, delivered by Applix and by a global network of partners, to manage their business performance and respond to the marketplace in real-time. Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, USA, Applix maintains offices in four countries in Europe, North America and the Pacific Rim. For more information about Applix, please visit www.applix.com.
MCI Consultants
MCI Consultants is a South African-based business information systems consulting firm specialising in providing software solutions to the business community, specifically to the financial services and personnel recruitment industries.
It offers a complete solution, which can include project management, consulting services, installation, training and support, packaged software implementations, product development including e-commerce solutions, hardware supply, installation and design services.
The company`s approach is to continuously provide solutions to meet clients` changing requirements. It takes pride in delivering excellent customer service and building lasting partnerships with clients.
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