Brio launches Sqribe inclusive product
Marking the culmination of its just completed acquisition of Sqribe Technologies, Brio Technology has unveiled a new business intelligence platform.
Brio One, as the new product is called, is a combination of upgraded Brio components and Sqribe technology. What it is designed to offer is a a single access point to information--operational or warehoused, a facility for delivering that information across the enterprise, decision processing tools to meet the needs of both information producers and consumers, and offer a range of decision processing tools ranging from personal query to strategic analytical applications.
The combination of both companies' technology appears to have allowed them to offer that.The Brio One platform starts with Brio.Enterprise, a suite itself incorporating enterprise query and reporting tools.
Also included is Brio.Report, which includes the components of what had been Sqribe's Enterprise Reporting Technology--a report builder and viewer and an SQR server.The third component Brio.Portal, designed to offer dynamic access to information, includes all the components of what had been Sqribe's ReportMart enterprise information portal technology.
Pluses of the Brio One platform that the manufacturer points to are a personalized experience for each end user along with the ability to accomodate real-time interaction.
Customers, previously of both companies products have also spoken about the product.
"We're really looking forward to the ability to create a coherent framework for managing the generation and distribution of decision support information on a system-wide basis," said Denham Johnson, interim director of business management systems for the California State University Chancellor's Office.
"We're moving towards a more integrated approach that spans all of our information sources, user profiles and analysis and information delivery requirements. Brio's strategy to provide a platform for universal access to all enterprise data sources adds value to our approach," he said.
Brio One is now generally available at a cost of $15,000 for departmental deployments and $100,000 for enterprise-wide solutions.
The unveiling of this type of platform seems timely.
"Demand among corporations is now intensifying for a complete business intelligence platform that can support the full range of role-based information delivery and analysis," according to Bob Moran, VP of decision support research at Aberdeen Group (www.aberdeen.com). "Companies that adopt a platform model will face fewer infrastructure issues and will be able to increase the value of thier enterprise information and improve overall business performance.