On Friday, October 03, 1997 9:38 AM, Joe Smith [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
wrote:

> Our applications folks want to examine the possibility of replacing our
> current report writer  on our HP3000 with a client server product.  Our
> current product is not quite there yet, so we would like to explore
> other options.  The product must be usable by 'power user' types, not
just
> programmers.  Any web enabling technology would be a big plus.

There are quite a few - even some HP Channel Partners...

  - Cognos Impromptu (Ad-hoc report writing)
  - Cognos Powerplay (Executive Information Systems)
  - Crystal Reports Professional or Enterprise (version 6.0 just released)

Are among my favorites...  Crystal Reports 6.0 now has web-enabling
features as well...and it's rather inexpensive compared to it's features.

I haven't worked with the latest release of either Cognos product lately,
so I can't comment on their web-technologies - but I can say that they
have all of the features for power users, as well as beginners.  With
Powerplay, you can even create drill-down briefing boards for executives
and managers.

All in all - very excellent tools ---

Good Luck,
Joe

Joe Geiser, CSI Business Solutions LLC
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