Comparative Advantage - Current Software Promoting Business Intelligence
Business Critical Included Functionality BBB Intelligence Oracle Business Intelligence Cognos Sales Analysis Business Objects Analytics Hyperion Essbase Noetix Views Oracle Discoverer Cognos Impromptu Brio Intelligence Crystal Decisions
High Business Views w/ Index Identification Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No
                       
Low Open Architecture Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
                       
High Predefined reports that run from the Oracle Apps concurrent manager Yes No No No No No No No No No
                       
High Real Time Order Change Tracking Yes No No No No No No No No No
                       
Medium Order Process Identifiers Yes No Unclear Unclear Unclear No No No No No
                       
High Web Query and Reporting Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
                       
High Automated 1 Day Install for Oracle Apps Yes No No No No Yes No No No No
                       
High Oracle Apps Upgrade Support Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No
                       
High Data driven, break resistant logic will adapt to changes in Oracle Application set ups Yes Partial No No No Yes No No No No
                       
Medium Transparently integrated within Oracle Applications Yes No No No No No No No No No
                       
High No new software to learn, no programming required Yes No No No No Yes No No No No
                       
Medium Online User Guide Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
                       
Medium Real time data access Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
                       
Medium Order Type Sets Yes No No No No No No No No No
                       
Medium Flexfield Support Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No
                       
Low Lookup Code Support Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No
                       
High Cross Operating Unit Reporting Yes Yes No No No Yes* No No No No
                       
High Optional Definitions of Backlog Yes Yes No No No No No No No No
                       
High Reports Net Booking & Backlog Trends Yes Yes Unclear Unclear Unclear No No No No No
                       
Medium ATO/PTO Reporting Strategy Yes No No No No Unclear No No No No
                       
Medium Single Currency Reporting Yes No No No No No No No No No
                       
High Fulfillment Reports & Views Yes Unclear No No No No No No No No
                       
High Margin Analysis Reports & Views Yes Yes, but** No No No No No No No No
                     
License Cost $ $$ $$$ $$$ $$$ $ $ $$ $$$ $$
Time & Resources to Working Solution None 6-12 months 6-12 months 6-12 months 6-12 months None 6-12 months 6-12 months 6-12 months 6-12 months
Bottom Line   Oracle Applications Specific, data transformation, reporting and Analysis solution Oracle Applications Specific, data transformation, reporting and Analysis solution Generic Datawarehouse with pre-packaged data-structures and reports Generic Datawarehouse with pre-packaged data-structures and reports Generic Datawarehouse with pre-packaged data-structures and reports Oracle Applications Specific, data transformation tool Generic Query and Reporting Tool Generic Query and Reporting Tool Generic Query and Reporting Tool Generic Query and Reporting Tool
Functional relationship to BBB Intelligence Overlapping Overlapping Overlapping Overlapping Supplementary Complementary Complementary Complementary Complementary
* optional Absolute Technologies deems this information correct and reliable but not guaranteed.
** doesn't handle ATO/PTO models © 2002 Absolute Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved.