Microsoft has made available a preview version of its forthcoming PerformancePoint Server 2007. Due to ship next summer, the tool is designed to open up access to business intelligence (BI) functions for a wider cross-section of the enterprise workforce.
The first Community Technology Preview (CTP) of PerformancePoint Server 2007 combines planning, budgeting, fore- casting and financial consolidation capabilities. A second preview version, due early in 2007, will incorporate analytics and visualisation functions from ProClarity, a BI developer Microsoft acquired earlier this year.
The release will offer a complete performance management app to help firms plan and manage their business effectively, said Microsoft’s Office Business Applications product manager, Renaud Besnard.
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