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AST enables employees to transform data into knowledge

Johannesburg, 25 Feb 2003

Brio Software, a leading provider of next-generation business intelligence tools represented locally by AST Enterprise Solutions Management, announced that Motorola`s global HR community has chosen Brio Intelligence to run and distribute the company`s human resources reports worldwide.

This expansion of the Brio product into the human resources function enables Motorola managers to obtain a global view of data, in order to better make important management decisions. Motorola employs approximately 97 000 employees worldwide. In an organisation of this size, an in-depth understanding of headcount and other key human resources indicators is critical to the bottom line.

"By moving from regionalised reporting to an integrated Brio Intelligence solution, Motorola saves money and time as reports built in one region or sector are now leveraged throughout the entire company," states Paul Killick, business analyst, HRIS, Motorola. "The real benefit is the value of the information as it is used to make informed decisions throughout the organisation."

More than 1 200 employees all over the world, from a broad cross-section of HR functional areas such as finance, staffing, recruiting and training, use the 750 reports and templates contained in the Brio solution. Most reporting relates to employee demographics or to payroll expenses.

In Motorola`s Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS), the Global Census Report is published weekly, complete with charts indicating weekly headcount totals and quarterly trend data, allowing recipients to track headcount from sector summary to regions, divisions and locations. Another key report published in the SPS is the monthly Business Metrics Report. This critical report monitors performance against key HR operating metrics. All reports are customised with a few mouse clicks and provide summary-level information, allowing decision-makers to drill into detail as needed.

"Motorola`s HR solution demonstrates how global organisations are leveraging enterprise-wide solutions to transform data into knowledge for complex personnel management decisions," says Andrew Cook of AST ESM. "Brio`s ease-of-use empowers non-technical employees, like HR managers, with customised reports, giving them the information needed to effectively run their organisations."

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