To run a business, you have to get information quickly to make well-grounded decisions. Systems that help you ask the right questions to get the right answers are a necessity. SAS Business Intelligence delivers reporting capabilities to suit different needs. It can distribute integrated reports electronically and offers interactive query environments. It also delivers content via Web-based portals, publish-and-subscribe channels and wireless devices.

With a customizable development environment, a flexible and extensible set of interfaces, supporting services and packaged applications for information delivery, SAS Business Intelligence provides key components for end-to-end intelligence creation and delivery. It runs on a variety of platforms, including DB2 for Linux.

Unlike other software vendors, SAS allows you to integrate data warehousing, analytics and business intelligence in ways that make information accessible throughout the enterprise. SAS Business Intelligence ensures that applications you deploy or develop today will still serve you in years to come, despite changes in hardware and operating systems.

For more information about SAS applications, download the brochure about why SAS and IBM for Linux, or visit the SAS Web site.

Transforming data into information to obtain valuable management insights is the job of mySAP Business Intelligence. This Web-enabled solution combines data warehousing and analysis tools to help you make timely decisions that get results.

mySAP Business Intelligence enables you to manage and analyze every single aspect of your business — from beginning to end. It gives you access to internal and external information, including data from business partners.

Because the solution is integrated with mySAP Enterprise Portals, employees can use a Web browser to access and analyze any type of business data. User access and implementation are standardized, using preconfigured user roles and predefined queries.

Mobile standards, like wireless access protocol (WAP), are also supported by mySAP Business Intelligence. You can access strategic information anywhere, anytime, over SAP enabled cell phones, PDAs and other mobile devices.

mySAP Business Intelligence works with all mySAP.com solutions and easily integrates with standards-based, non-SAP systems. It runs on a wide range of platforms, including DB2 for Linux. The result: Quick implementation, a rapid return on investment and the ability to turn data into business results.

For more information about SAP Business Intelligence, download the brochure, or visit the SAP Web site.

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