Astral Datatech Solutions has announced the local availability of Monarch|ES, a Web-enabled software suite that provides live multi-dimensional data analysis, storage, as well as paperless administration and distribution of reports, documents and forms.
Monarch|ES unlocks the huge investment and knowledge in an organisation`s existing greenbar reports and data sources which are stored in next-generation applications such as ERP and CRM, or legacy host environments. These data fields can be easily identified, captured, stored, and distributed to shareholders, employees and customers.
"Monarch|ES is the evolution of traditional report management systems and distribution solutions and brings powerful business intelligence tools to the enterprise reporting market. This includes complete Web-based report retrieval and viewing, fast report indexing, storage and Web-based administration," says Santa Pieterse, MD at Astral Datatech Solutions.
Using a standard Web browser, Monarch|ES provides users with access to indexed and stored reports as live data tables based on dynamic or saved user queries, and delivered over the Internet or intranet with complete security.
For example, a regional manager may be allowed to access only those sections of an accounting report that pertain to his or her own region.
"Reports are not merely based on physical printed pages as with other systems. This allows administrators to easily limit user access, based on actual report content, to whatever information is necessary to a particular group or users," says Pieterse.
Multiple reports can be combined together or supplement an existing report with additional data. For instance, users can view an organisation`s report information for the entire quarter. With the click of a mouse, the data within the selected reports are rendered as HTML, ready to provide users with the business intelligence which they need to proactively manage the enterprise.
With six different viewing and analysis tools, users at almost any computer skill level can access and aggregate report data to meet their needs - from basic reporting to complex cube-based analysis.
To make things easier, Monarch|ES allows users to easily download reports or data extracted from reports to a variety of formats including HTML, Microsoft Excel, Monarch Portable Report (PRF) and Portable Document Format (PDF). Reports can be compressed, encrypted and password-protected to ensure secure electronic report delivery.
"Deployment of Monarch|ES requires almost no infrastructure changes and the average implementation is two weeks, with a typical return on investment of six to twelve months. The cost savings in reduced report generation, printing and delivery costs for our large corporate customers alone have been quite substantial," says Pieterse.
Every Monarch|ES system starts with the ES Report Portal base module. Based on proven Web technologies such as Java and Corba, Monarch|ES Report Portal delivers the core services on which all other modules depend.
All other modules are optional and can be added one at a time or in groups to enable new capabilities ranging from online business intelligence, Microsoft Excel support, online collaboration and forms-based viewing of report data.
"Monarch|ES is an ideal solution for organisations looking to move from greenbar report output to the Web. No other single solution available locally provides the same combined practical, high value report management, business intelligence and content management," Pieterse concludes.
For more information on Monarch|ES, surf to http://www.astraldatatech.co.za.
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