1. The people behind BIRT BIRT 360:User-Configurable Operationaland Analytic DashboardsThe latest Actuate release introduces BIRT-based dashboardsto its suite of commercial products. BIRT 360 is a browser-based, zero-footprint application that uses the popularGoogle Gadget framework, allowing users to not onlyleverage BIRT-based gadgets but also third-party GoogleGadgets to create mashup applications. These dashboardsinclude: OperationalDashboardsforcontinuousKPImonitoring AnalyticDashboardsforin-memoryvisualdataanalysis andexplorationBIRT 360 was built to ensure an unparalleled user experience,providing visual data exploration functionality and guidedanalytic applications for less-experienced users.BIRT 360ActuateOne is a product suite for rapidly developing anddeploying custom BI Applications and Rich Information ProductApplications that leverage BIRT, a leading open source Eclipseproject founded and led by Actuate. BIRT is the premier Summarydevelopment environment for presenting data from multiple,disparate data sources in compelling visualizations to users. Home Next ContentsBackExit

2. Product Summary: BIRT 360 Overview ActuateOne is a product suite forrapidly developing and deploying The latest Actuate release introducescustom BI Applications and Rich BIRT-based dashboards to its suite Information Applications that leverage of commercial products. BIRT 360 BIRT, a leading open source Eclipse is a browser- based, zero-footprintproject founded and led by Actuate. application that uses the popular Google Gadget framework, allowingBIRT is the premier development users to not only leverage BIRT- environment for presenting data from based gadgets but also third-party multiple, disparate data sources in Google Gadgets to create mashupcompelling visualizations to users. applications. These dashboards include: Applications built with ActuateOneprovide users with one user Operationaldashboardsfor experience regardless of task, toolcontinuousKPImonitoring or skill level; are supported by one AnalyticDashboardsforin-memoryserver with a set of services tovisualdataanalysisandexplorationsupport any deployment and arebuilt with one design using BIRT. BIRT 360 was built to ensure an BIRT360providesuserswithunprecedentedfeatures, unparalleled user experience,ActuateOne provides organizations providing visual data explorationwith agile, self-service access to any includingself-servicedashboardcreation, functionality and guided analyticdata source or document print stream, customizationandsharing. applications for less-experienced users. with a quick time to market and theability to grow with success. As with other BIRT content, BIRT 360 dashboards are fully compatible with other BIRT content and can be embedded in other applications. HomeNextContentsBack Exit 2 3. Product Summary: BIRT 360 Operational Dashboards Google Gadget Specification- With BIRT 360, business users canbased Dashboard Container interact with or drill-down on BIRT 360 is fully compliant with the individual KPIs to answer specific Google gadget specification, and business questions. The operationalcan host any Actuate or third-party dashboards interface is designed gadgets inside a single dashboard or for business users to allow them toenable any Google gadget container create their custom dashboard pagesto host Actuate gadgets. This facilitates without IT intervention. rapid creation of mashup applicationsthat combine services from Actuate Analytic Dashboardsand non-Actuate products. BIRT 360 analytic dashboards are visual data exploration applications.Compelling Adobe Flash-based Combining a set of filter and slicer Data Visualizations gadgets with a set of KPIs built using By incorporating Adobe Flash, rich visualizations, users are promptedActuate offers a wide range of data to explore and drill down into datavisualizations for business users to to gain insights. BIRT 360 makes itchoose from when developing theirKPIs. ThenewGadgetGalleryinBIRT360providesusers easy for business users familiar with a dataset to create new analyticwitheasyaccesstoavastcatalog dashboards. ofdrag-and-dropdatavisualizations. Dashboardsshowalistofconnectors,makingthemeasytouseforless-skilledusers Visualdatarepresentation Drill-down/upanalysis Crosstabsupport Pre-builtor UserconstructedHomeNext ContentsBackExit3 4. Product Summary: BIRT 360 Features ChooseexistingKPIs:Allowsusers Actuate Release 11 presents users tochooseanyKPIfromanexisting with configurable dashboards, BIRTGadgetGallery,existingBIRT enabling them to create a dashboard documents,newKPIsconstructed using Actuate BIRT content or outside usingBIRT360oranythird-partyor content:Googlegadget. ShareKPIs:SaveandshareKPIs; BIRT 360 Operational Dashboards theyrestoredcompleteinthe For operational dashboard users, BIRT encyclopedia.Sharecomplete 360 provides monitoring, linking, dashboardswithotherusersfor sharing, and user self service in effectivecollaboration. operational dashboard creation and Createandsharedashboardsand usage:mashboardapplications:assemble applicationsfromActuateBIRT ContinuouslymonitorKPIs:Letsend content,GoogleMaps,etc.This usersinteractwithorusedrill-down informationcanbelinkedwithinthe capabilitiesonindividualKPIsto answerquestionswitha360-degree dashboardforadditionalinsightintoBIRT360allowsdeveloperstocustomizetheUI, thedata viewoftheirbusiness Choosegadgets:thenewGadgetseamlesslyintegratingthedashboard Createdashboardswithmultiple pages:userscanviewmultiple Galleryshipswithasetofexistingwithothercorporatewebcontent. datavisualizations(gadgets),to perspectivesofthesamedata. whichITcanaddfrequentlyused/ LinkKPIs:Providestrueself- requesteditems.Examplescould serviceenvironmentforcreating include: customdashboardpages;KPI CorporateKPIsgroupedbyfunction linkerautomaticallyestablishessuchassales,marketing,etc. communicationsbetweenrelated User-generatedKPIs KPIsonasingledashboardpage Pre-existingKPIs usingdrag-and-dropconstruction.HomeNext Contents Back Exit4 5. Product Summary: BIRT 360 BIRT 360 Analytic Dashboards BIRT 360 also features new create, Actuate BIRT 360 analytic dashboards display and usage options for both allow users to create their ownoperational and analytic dashboard dashboards, using their own or other users. In the Gadget Gallery, which KPIs, in order to perform comparativereplaces the previous gadget sidebar, and root-cause analyses and to spotusers can: anomalies: Createnewgadgetsfromanyreport CreateKPIs:userscancreateKPIs, orreportletautomaticallylinkingthemtodata Specifyasharedusegadgetallobjects Subscribetogadgets Createdashboardswithmultiple Specifyasingle(operator)userpages:userscanviewmultiple Populatethegadgetgalleryperspectivesofthesamedata. themselves Visuallyexploredata:BIRT360gives Specifyparameters(hardwire)orusersaguidedenvironment,whichis Useparameterstoupdateconducivetoeasysoftwareadoptioninformationacrossallgadgetswith Performcomparativeandrootcausenewselector;theycanalsoseenewanalyses:Userscanlinkdisparate parameterasanewgadgetdatasourcestocreatecomparative Useenabledoperationstomakedashboards.Linkeditemscanprovidechangesdirectlytoareportinainsightintorootcausesofissues, dashboardBIRT360allowsbusinessuserstocreatetheirownKPIsandallowinguserstocorrectunderlying BrowseouttoGoogle,orothersitesvisuallyexploredatainaninteractive, andpullinnon-Actuatecontentproblems.userfriendlyinterface. Createdashboards:Gadgetsin (gadgets)dashboardscanincludemany differentdashboardtypes(charts,etc.)thatcanhelpusersquicklyspottrendsandanomalies Home NextContentsBack Exit5 6. Product Summary: BIRT 360 Benefits FunctionalityEasyandinteractiveUImakesgadgetsnotonlypopular The BIRT 360 engine makes full use theyofferinstantadoption of the new Actuate 11 architecture, SelectionBIRTDesignerships providing in-memory analysis thoughwithmorethan250gadgets;in intelligent use of memory and disc addition,userscanbrowseoutofthe caching. This benefit is available inapplicationandimportvirtuallyany both 32- and 64-bit environments:third-partyGooglegadget Ina64-bitenvironment,thereisnoTrue user self servicememorycapeverythingrunsin Actuate BIRT 360 enables users tomemory. consolidate KPIs on a single page for Ina32-bitenvironment,datais continuous and effective monitoring:swappedbetweendiscandavailablememorytospeedupprocessing. Letsendusersinteractwithorusedrill-downcapabilitiesonindividual Actuate BIRT 360 provides users withKPIstoanswerquestions. gadgets and a Gadget Gallery that Providestrueself-serviceenvironment meet expectations:forcreatingcustomdashboardpages; PresentationFunctional,attention- automaticKPIlinkerautomaticallygettinggadgetsallowusersto establishescommunicationsbetweenimmediatelyunderstandwhattherelatedKPIsonasingledashboardWhenanactionisselected,datamean pageusingdrag-and-dropforexample,clickingaspendingcategoryinthelist, EaseofuseTruedrag-and-construction. AllowsuserstochooseanyKPIfrom theentiredashboardofmetricschangesdropfunctionalityandeasydataassociationmaketheinterfaceuseranexistingBIRTdocument,newKPIstoreflectthatcategory.friendlyanduserusableconstructedusingBIRT360orany InteractivityManygadgetsactuallythird-partyGooglegadget.allowuserstophysicallymanipulatebuttons,gauges,etc.toeasilycreateandviewwhat-ifscenarios;linkeditemsreflectthosechangesimmediatelyHomeNextContents Back Exit 6 7. Product Summary: BIRT 360 The Progressive BIRTiServer:enablestheuseofBIRT InformationObjects,andincludes Design Processscheduling,versioning,andarchiving BIRT 360 is the newest member functions,allowinguserstorunboth of Actuates progressive design on-demandandscheduledreports architecture, which brings thewithoutITinterventionbutwithin principles of open source toIT-control.Thishighlyscalable information applications andimplementationofActuateservices encourages participation, iterative providesmulti-server,multi-project development and modularity. BIRTsupport;high-availabilityclustering, 360 drives business user self-service infailoverandloadbalancing; collaborative reporting. The progressivemetadatacaching;andenterprise design architecture includes: managementandtuningfeatures BIRTonDemand:ActuatesPlatform BIRT360:OperationalandanalyticasaService(PaaS)offering,whichuser-createddashboardsfora enablesanyuser,anywhere,toaccess360-degreeviewofthebusinessinaenterpriseinformationviatheWeb,trueself-serviceenvironment. withoutdownloading/installing BIRTDataAnalyzer:In-memory BIRT360ispart ActuateBIRTdesktopproducts.analyticsapplicationthathelpsoftheActuateOneThese options provide an array ofproductsline,businessusersuncovertrends,choices from which to create uniquewhichprovidesidentifyanomaliesandmodelinformation applications that appeal everyuserinthescenarios.enterprise BIRTReports:webreportsbasedon to any user. withthetoolsopen-sourceBIRTtechnologyfrom Within the progressive design requiredtomaketheEclipseproject,availablewithout architecture structure, BIRT designs soundbusinesschargefromBIRTExchange.can be shared among highly decisions BIRTStudio:self-service,ad-hocwebskilled developers, business usersbasedoncurrent,reportdevelopmentwithinITcontroland consumers. This encourages availabledata. BIRTInteractiveViewer:enduser participation and supports an iterativereportviewingandcustomizationdevelopment environment, which BIRTMobileViewerforiPhone:allowsspeeds development and adoption ofuserstomobilizeandcarrycorporateinformation applications.informationwherevertheygo.HomeNext Contents Back Exit7 8. Product Summary: BIRT 360 Deployment Options BIRT 360 is designed to be used with BIRT iServer. It effortlessly delivers personalized BIRT report content to all authorized users. System Requirements Overall system requirements vary with options chosen. For a system analysis based on your specific needs, please contact an Actuate expert at 1-800- 914-2259 (US & Canada) or contact us by email. You can also contact one ofApplicationsbuiltwithActuateOneprovideuserswithone our officesworldwide. userexperienceregardlessoftask,toolorskilllevel;are For More supportedbyoneserverwithasetofservicestosupport Information anydeploymentandarebuiltwithonedesignusingBIRT. To get more information about BIRT ActuateOneprovidesorganizationswithaquicktimeto 360, please contact an Actuate expertmarketandtheabilitytogrowwithsuccess. at 1-800-914-2259 (US & Canada) or contact us by email. You can also contact one of our officesworldwide.Actuate Corporation Tel: (888) 422-88282207 Bridgepointe Pkwy., Ste. 500 Web:http://www.actuate.comSan Mateo, CA 94404http://birt-exchange.com HomeNext Contents Back Exit8