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DSCallards Seminar – “Bringing Data to Life with Xcelsius” – Attracts Over One Hundred Delegates Across All Industries |
19th June, 2008 - DSCallards, the number one reseller of Crystal Reports in the UK, held their third successful seminar entitled, “Bringing Data to Life with Xcelsius”, in its 2008 seminar series at Business Objects Head Office in Maidenhead on Wednesday 18th June 2008. With over one hundred delegate registrations, attendees included representatives from companies that included GlaxoSmithKline, CBI, Balfour Beatty, Royal Mail, Allianz UK and General Dynamics.
DSCallards who have been a Gold Partner of Business Objects for a number of years, worked with Business Objects to deliver a comprehensive set of presentations ranging from how Xcelsius fits in with the big Business Intelligence picture, to an overview of the new features within Xcelsius 2008 to its sophisticated dashboard and scorecard features and their deployment in the field.
Robert Peters from Phoenix Contact Ltd provided an informative dialogue on how they have successfully deployed Xcelsius within their organisation to improve the way data is presentated to key decision makers. The seminar also discussed how to:
“The day went very smoothly”, said Ray Kemp, Technical Director, DSCallards. “From the feedback received, the delegates seemed very impressed with the power of the software and how, by following a few simple steps, they could create stunning interactive visualizations of their core business data”.
For further information on DSCallards seminar programme, visit: www.crystalreports.co.uk.
About Xcelsius 2008
Xcelsius 2008 is the first and only dynamic and customisable data visualization software that enables users of different skill levels to create insightful and engaging dashboards from any data source with point-and-click ease. Xcelsius 2008 offers a comprehensive set of new features and integrations with Crystal Reports 2008 and other market-leading products - making it easier than ever to put the power of relevant intelligent information into the hands of business users.
About DSCallards
Established in 1993, DSCallards brings together and harnesses the power of the world’s leading technologies to bring added value to organisations that include Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd, Geotechnical Instruments, Kellogg Company, N M Rothschild & Sons Ltd, Southampton City Council, Swansea Institute of Higher Education, Virgin Media and Zurich Financial Services. In addition, DSCallards is a specialist development resource, providing developers and businesses with advanced software technologies, an exclusive portfolio of training and consulting services and an application development capability. For more information, visit DSCallards at www.dscallards.com.
About Business Objects
As an independent business unit within SAP, Business Objects transforms the way the world works by connecting people, information and businesses. Together with one of the industry’s strongest and most diverse partner networks, the company delivers business performance optimisation to customers worldwide across all major industries, including financial services, retail, consumer-packaged goods, healthcare and public sector. With open, heterogeneous applications in the areas of governance, risk and compliance; enterprise performance management; and business intelligence; and through global consulting and education services, Business Objects enables organisations of all sizes around the globe to close the loop between business strategy and execution. More information about Business Objects can be found at www.businessobjects.com.
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