FREIBURG, Germany: Palo, the Business Intelligence of the Jedox AG, was analysed in detail
for the first time by the BI Survey and was able to claim a top position at
the first go in the global list of leading BI-products. With regards to
various categories Palo claimed multiple top positions, against 23 examined
products. In the Business Benefit Index (BBI), a key factor of the survey
that represents the customer value of the products, Palo is placed as the
1st. runner-up. This excellent result proves the high level of customer
value, that the users have acknowledged Palo in important categories of the
Survey: Quick implementation, High Performance, easy-to-use and a high degree
of functionality.
Quick and Easy with high customer value
Palo is the winner of the category, analysing the length of
Implementation of BI-Projects.
With an average of 2,2 months for implementation and 95% of the projects
being realised before the critical 6 month mark, Palo takes the lead in the
list of the shortest implementation timeframes.
Further, Palo is ranked high in performance, one of the main criteria of
success for BI Solutions for the past years. Palo already now is ranked as
the product with the shortest calculation- and loading - timeframes and the
fastest in finishing queries. The High Performance of Palo will be further
enhanced by the innovative GPU Technology in the future.
Palo Users highlight the high degree of usability and functionality;
users questioned are not missing any major function when working with Palo.
Equally, in the so called "Deployment"-rate, where the probability of a
further roll out of the software in the company is determined, Palo is rated
among the leading Solutions.
Open Source BI gaining ground, globally.
The BI Survey, carried out by the BARC institute of research, is the
largest study of the business intelligence market that is provider-
independent. The latest edition of the BI survey 9 is based on 2665
questionnaires, answered by users and consultants. The 23 leading BI-products
were analysed, amongst them, for the first time, two Open Source Providers:
Pentaho and Palo.
Barney Finucane, Lead Author of BI Survey 9, identifies the increasing
use of Open Source Products in the Study as one of the key trends in the BI-
Market: "More than 100 detailed Questionnaires were filled out by users of
Open source products. That counts for an increase of 300% compared to last
year. The majority of them being Palo users, for Palo we have received 60
filled out questionnaires from 15 countries."
Kristian Raue CEO of Jedox, is pleased with the result of the Survey:
"The participation of the Palo Users and their high ratings for Palo,
acknowledge the path we have taken. Open Source Software has long ago
established itself on the Bi Market next to proprietary software, and our
concept of easy, fast and cost efficient BI- Solutions is a winner for any
company. Plus, we offer a sustained concept with professional services, such
as support and consulting, for companies who wish to realize large and
sophisticated BI Applications with our mix of the Commercial Open Source BI
Solutions."
About Jedox
Jedox, headquartered in Freiburg/Germany, with an office in France, is
one of the leading suppliers of Open Source-based Business Intelligence and
corporate performance management solutions in Europe.
Palo for Excel extends planning, analysis and reporting processes with
Excel to a cost efficient Business Intelligence Solution. Whilst the Excel
User Interface remains, Palo's central data storage logic avoids the well
known spreadsheet hell.
Palo for Excel includes the powerful OLAP Server Database, plus the
Microsoft Excel Add-in.
The Palo Suite contains all the Jedox standard applications - OLAP
Server, Palo Web access, ETL Server and Palo for Excel - in an extensive
platform that can be customised to the client's specific needs. The platform
consists entirely of open source products and thus provides a high-end BI
solution completely free of license. The Palo Suite accommodates the entire
range of Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management
requirements including planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting,
dashboarding and analysis. The Palo Suite is fully compliant with the web and
available as a Software as a Service. Companies successfully using Palo
solutions include Bayer, Clariant, Nycomed, Otto Group, media group
Süddeutscher Verlag and Vodafone. Jedox has personnel of 60 as well as 100
partners globally.
Palo for Excel and the Palo Suite are available as a download free of
charge on http://www.jedox.com .
About BARC
Business Application Research Center - BARC - is a leading independent
software industry analyst delivering information to more than 1000 customers
each year. For more than ten years, BARC has specialized in core research
areas including Data Management, Business Intelligence and Document
Management. More than 30 highly-qualified professionals deliver 100% unbiased
and well-founded knowledge about the software market with software
evaluations, conferences, market research and consulting. BARC has offices in
the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and partners
worldwide.http://www.barc.de/en
Presscontact :
Jedox AG
Leif Mergener
Bismarckallee 7a
D-79098 Freiburg im Breisgau
Tel: +49(0)761-151-47-214
Fax: +49(761)15147-10
Email: leif.mergener@jedox.com
Internet: http://www.jedox.com
