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Extending WebFOCUS Business Intelligence to Mobile devices

Extending WebFOCUS Business Intelligence to Mobile devices. Toronto User Group Information Builders (Canada) Inc. April 2011. WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Core Services + Extended Business Intelligence. Intranet. User Facing. Internet. Extended Business Intelligence. Extranet. Mobile

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Extending WebFOCUS Business Intelligence to Mobile devices

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  1. Extending WebFOCUS Business Intelligenceto Mobile devices Toronto User Group Information Builders (Canada) Inc. April 2011

  2. WebFOCUS Business IntelligenceCore Services + Extended Business Intelligence Intranet User Facing Internet Extended Business Intelligence Extranet Mobile Applications Visualization & Mapping App/Dev, Portals & Mash-ups Enterprise Search Predictive Analytics Core Services Performance Management MS Office & e-Publishing Query & Analysis Dashboards Business to Business Real Time Data Warehouse & ETL Information Delivery Reporting Business Activity Monitoring Data Quality Mainframe Cust. Master Data Management Relational 3rd Party Providers … Spreadsheets Access … Data Warehouse Extensions to WebFOCUS platform allow building more application types at lower costs Integration

  3. WebFOCUS Business IntelligenceExtending to Mobile devices Intranet User Facing Internet Extended Business Intelligence Extranet Visualization & Mapping App/Dev, Portals & Mash-ups Enterprise Search Mobile Applications Predictive Analytics MS Office & e-Publishing Core Services Performance Management Query & Analysis Dashboards Business to Business Real Time Data Warehouse & ETL Information Delivery Reporting Business Activity Monitoring Data Quality Mainframe Cust. Master Data Management Relational 3rd Party Providers … Spreadsheets Access … Data Warehouse Extensions to WebFOCUS platform allow building more application types at lower costs Integration

  4. Mobile Business Intelligence Overview

  5. Mobile Business IntelligenceState of the Market • 3 Years ago the vote was • No mobile Business Intelligence (BI) • Custom Client Applications • Today • Everything is going mobile • Benefit: Access to real time information anywhere • Early Adopters: Executives, Middle Managers • Hard Choices • Client vs. Browser based applications • What content to deliver • What BI functions are important • How to deliver on small screen • What makes it difficult • Device choices & Screen size choices

  6. WebFOCUS Mobile Business IntelligenceWhat it provides • Portable Online web content • Reports, Charts and Dashboards across all device browsers • KPIs, Briefing books, Business Analytics, Transactions • Device leveraging web apps for Online and Offline • Embedded Analytics Engine and Data • Transform Reports into Charts and Dashboards • Device aware: Mouse/Finger, Swipe, Tap, Pinch, Zoom • Can use native device apps • Native device portal apps • Access, capture, save, catalog, navigate, search web content • Subscribe and receive alerts and pushed documents • Brings web content easily to the native app user

  7. WebFOCUS Mobile Business IntelligencePortable Online web content • Information Builders Mobile philosophy and BI strategy • Open, flexible and device independent • No additional development or deployment costs • However, tablet market is changing face of mobile BI • Native iPad app was made available • iPad is clear leader in market • Leverage device specific capabilities • Use self-service mobile portal or custom deployment

  8. Across mixed devices: Reporting BB OS6 BB Older Android iPhone

  9. Across mixed devices: Charting BB OS6 BB Older Android iPhone

  10. Across mixed devices: Guided Ad hoc Reporting iPhone Xoom

  11. Across Mixed Devices: User Prompted Reports BB OS6 BB Older Android iPhone

  12. Across Mixed Devices: KPIs BB OS6 BB Older Android iPhone

  13. Across mixed devices: Self-service browser portal BB OS6 BB Older Android iPhone

  14. Device leveraging Offline web apps

  15. WebFOCUS Mobile Business IntelligenceDevice leveraging Offline web apps • Ease of Use • Single Tap UI paradigm • 95% of most commonly used Excel functions • Ease of Development • Client-side dynamic device detection • Build once, fit in any device • Industry Standard • iPhone App-like UI • Most familiar Gestures • Available in HTML or Flash

  16. WebFOCUS Mobile Business IntelligenceAccess Active menu to interact with Data • Tap Column title • Sort • Filter • Calculate • Visualize • Chart • Rollup • Pivot • Tap Cell • Comments • Filter

  17. WebFOCUS Mobile Business IntelligenceData in any Chart, Rollup or Pivot Table • Robust Chart Engine • About 30 Flash/HTML5 Chart types available • Create Charts based on any data • Swap X/Y Fields, Add/Remove Fields • Change Aggregation types • Create Rollup table or Pivot table on the fly

  18. WebFOCUS Mobile Business IntelligenceOffline Interactive Dashboards

  19. WebFOCUS Mobile Business IntelligenceDevice leveraging Offline web apps Droid X Xoom

  20. Native device portal apps

  21. WebFOCUS Mobile Business IntelligenceNative device portal apps – Introducing Mobile Faves

  22. Mobile Faves appWhat it is • Native app for consumption of WebFOCUS content • Provides controlled access to WebFOCUS content through: • Mobile Favorites portal (normal “pull”) • Email attachments (“Open in Mobile Faves”) • Subscribed documents (automatic “push”) • Access to any online WebFOCUS application • Identical app on iPad and iPhone • Android app possible in future

  23. Mobile Faves appEnhance experience beyond browsers • WebFOCUS produces content, leverage on all mobile devices • Access directly • Customized through guided ad hoc form • Embedded in a web app • Delivered via email • Web apps don’t have easy way of managing offline content • Save, email, cataloging of stand-alone content • Active Technologies or PDF documents

  24. Mobile Faves app

  25. Mobile Faves app

  26. E-mail content from Mobile Faves

  27. Open in E-mail attachments

  28. Watch list for push

  29. Search saved documents and comments

  30. Live Demonstration

  31. Mobile BIUsage Benefits and Differentiators

  32. Active Technologies for MobileBenefits • Ease of Use • Single Tap UI paradigm • 95% of most commonly used Excel functions • Ease of Development • Client-side dynamic device detection • Build once, fit in any device • Industry Standard • iPhone App-like UI • Most familiar Gestures • Available in HTML or Flash

  33. Mobile Favorites for iPhone/iPadBenefits • Native iPhone/iPad App interface • Available in Apple App Store • No Additional development • Instant Access to Reports and Dashboards • Seamless User experience • Store locally • Share Reports • Update data

  34. Mobile Faves for iPad and iPhoneUsage Benefits over bare Browser • Values • Easy / fast way to access, view, store, manage BI content • Simple and uncomplicated interface • Start app – Display last Mobile Faves list • Tap item – Display content, Tap save or email • Leverage portable web content model • No separate local app gadgets to manage, update • Share content across devices and platforms • App is administrative – works for any use • Excellent platform for Active Technology capabilities • Analytic – interactive – disconnected • Any user can have own WF Mobile Faves list

  35. WebFOCUS Mobile SolutionsKey Values and Benefits • Active Technologies + Mobile Faves App = Best in Class • Active = Analytics engine embedded in each report • Drill, filter, sort, roll up, report  graph  dashboard • Without waiting on IT • All portable web content • Mobile Faves App • Capture and store BI documents • Subscriptions – Watch lists, email attachments • Easy Tap and Search • Deliver deep Analytics compared to other offerings • Offline, store, subscription watch lists, attachments, ... • No special software or hardware required • Same development tools, servers, processes for each report. Leverage all existing BI investments.

  36. Information BuildersMobile Strategy and Roadmap

  37. Mobile Strategy and RoadmapNative vs. Web based Approach Native vs. Web is not an either or question. The answer is both!Websites should work no matter what device you are on.

  38. Mobile FavesHow it fits into overall IB Mobile Strategy • Value add to portable solutions • Simple interface • Content access through Mobile Favorites server • Exception is email attachments • Current device support • iOS native app only: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch • Market adoption will drive plans porting to Android, BlackBerry, or webOS (HP/Palm) devices

  39. Mobile Faves appAvailability – Release • WebFOCUS 7.7.03 – Available Q3 2011 • Latest Active Technologies – support HTML 5 / Gesturing • Mobile Faves app available now in App Store • Free download (uses mobilefaves.ibi.com site) • Requires license for WebFOCUS Mobile Favorites to work with customers WebFOCUS Server • Mobile Faves works today with WF release 7702M • Without enhanced Active Technologies features

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