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Panorama Launches NovaView 5 Release 2 for SAP NetWeaver BI

On November 13, 2006, Panorama Software launched Panorama NovaView 5 Release 2 for SAP at the SAP Reporting and Analytics Conference in Orlando, Florida. Panorama was the Premier Sponsor of the event. 

"The SAP Reporting and Analytics Conference opened my eyes to a great market opportunity," said Panorama partner John Arnold, DataLan Corporation. "There is a large unmet need in the marketplace for comprehensive business intelligence applications for the SAP platform.  SAP customers that I spoke with were in early stages of, or had not yet begun, BW implementations.  Some commented that SAP BW and their supporting tool are in their infancy.  Further, the current offerings from 3rd party vendors such as Business Objects, Cognos and others are confusing and many companies are not interested in adding additional platform layer into their environments."

With Panorama NovaView for SAP, the collaboration, ease of use and interactivity that companies experience with Panorama in the Microsoft environment can now be used for SAP.  Panorama NovaView 5 Release 2 connects directly to the SAP NetWeaver platform without the need to extract or modify data or metadata.  As a result, it’s easier, less laborious and less costly to access SAP data for business user insight and analysis.

“Panorama NovaView 5 for SAP enables us to take advantage of multiple platforms, but through a simple, single application,” said Lesley Bourget, Director of Finance, Apotex. “We have the power to merge data from multiple platforms, and benefit from the simplicity of a one-window approach to reporting and analysis. We have already experienced a tremendous shift in efficiency with the Beta release of NovaView 5, and look forward to reaping all the benefits this solution offers us as we move forward with Panorama.”

Panorama is the only company to offer an application that connects information workers directly to SAP NetWeaver BI data, eliminating the need for analyst intervention.  The new release, customized to work with SAP NetWeaver BI, offers advanced functionality and interactivity that includes:

• Advanced caching and connection pooling for the best BW performance available
• Intuitive capabilities such as ‘self service reporting’  and full data interaction including filtering, sorting, exception management and more
• Delivery of BI through a variety of front end tools --  mySAP Portal, SharePoint, Dashboards, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and more
• Integration with the SAP BEx with the ability to run directly on InfoCubes, BW Queries and ODS
• Advanced user collaboration
• Enhanced security options at each level (portal/web/access) to ensure confidential data access at the discretion of the organization

"Panorama Software has a significant advantage in the BI marketplace, said Philip Howard, Director of Research – Technology Bloor Research . “Where other competitors sometimes provide more complicated solutions in overcomplicated environments, Panorama Software provides simple yet intelligent, innovative solutions, and demonstrates this with the latest release of its flagship solution NovaView 5."

Panorama NovaView 5 Release 2 will be generally available this month.  To learn more, please visit www.panorama.com or to arrange a demo, please contact sales@panorama.com