AST ESM turns volumes of information into flexible performance tools

AST Enterprise Systems Management (ESM), the sole distributor for Brio Software, has announced the release of Brio Reports 6.2, widely known in the industry as SQR.

Brio Reports 6.2 is the only enterprise-class production reporting solution that generates high-volume, presentation-quality reports with unparalleled performance.

From simple trend summaries to mission-critical analyses, Brio Reports enables developers to easily produce any conceivable report for distribution to diverse audiences. Addressing the most difficult data access, report processing and layout complexities, Brio Reports turns volumes of information into flexible performance tools.

"Internationally and locally major financial institutions are using Brio Reports for high-volume reporting purposes and recently Brio Reports has been deployed into large organisations within the manufacturing arena for the purpose of providing detailed reports on plant and works production," says Andrew Cook of AST ESM.

The latest version of Brio Reports enables true web-based reporting with graphical capabilities, both enhancing the end-user experience and reducing IT overhead. Through browsers, users can access HTML reports and print, download or e-mail them in multiple formats such as PDF, or XML or SPF. To extend these capabilities, the Brio Portal can automatically deliver personalised, dynamic web reports and alerts to a diverse audience with minimal IT involvement, or critical data can be transmitted via SMS or Pager.

"In offices all over the world, executives wait too long for information they need to make business-critical decisions; employees don`t receive current reports they need to do their jobs. Locked up in transactional and legacy systems, the metrics that guide business decisions and track performance can take an IT department several days to access and disseminate," adds Cook.

Brio Reports 6.2 has native drivers for, and optimises performance for data sources such as Oracle, Sybase, DB2, SAP, SQL Server and Informix. Support and connectivity for a range of operating systems such as MVS, VMS, Linux, NT and several Unix platforms are also included.

"With Brio Reports, complex financial statements, bank statements, payroll cheques, telco churn analysis and ERP reports from the SAP and PeopleSoft applications are a click away with the most powerful report processing and data transformation technology in the marketplace," concludes Cook.