Dashboards are no longer the preserve of senior management, but are increasingly accepted as a valuable business aid for users at all levels within the enterprise.

This change of emphasis demands a change in approach.  Traditional management dashboards deliver a fixed set of high level data, typically in the form of key performance indicators and summary reports or charts.  If the manager needs more in depth information, then he has to resort to a business intelligence tool, or more likely ask an analyst to investigate, again with a business intelligence tool.

Dashboards used by business users, on the other hand, still need to present high level relevant information in a way that engenders rapid understanding, but must also support the user in the subsequent analysis of that data, and in sharing the results.  And they need to do so within the same intuitive environment – not force the user into a different technology.

XWIS – the Xcelsius WebIntelligence Integration Suite - meets this requirement by integrating the power of SAP BusinessObjects WebIntelligence with the visualisation capabilities of Xcelsius.  It enables speed-of-thought analysis, supporting the user through the process of reviewing information, asking a question, studying the response, and then seeking further information, all within a single tool.

XWIS is authored by SAP Technology Partner Antivia.  It is sold and supported in the UK by Comset - email us for more details.