21-07-2005

ProReport II - new report generator for ProMark

This autumn ProReport II will be launched – offering all users a series of advantages

The planned release date of ProMark’s new report generator - ProReport II – will be September 2005.

”A successor to the present ProReport module has been anticipated by our customers for some time, and I’m happy that we can finally unveil the new functionality and other details about the product” says CEO Carlos Christensen, Mark Information.

ProReport II is a brand new product, and so it is not just an upgrade of the existing product ProReport.

ProReport II is designed as an ”application server” module which means that data search and generation of reports will take place on the server and not directly on the client PC as was previously the case. This means that export of data is no longer needed before reporting, as the new module reports directly on the data present in ProMark. Similarly, the limitations regarding data size, known from the present ProReport module, are no longer relevant.

  • ProReport II is based on a brand new and modern base technology ensuring both customers and Mark Information a solid future platform including a series of advantages.
  • With ProReport II reporting will be based on ’fresh’ data, and not as in ProReport be based on data from the daily export. This gives true real-time reflections of registered data, and a higher quality in the decision-making process.
  • ProReport II contains a long series of new and improved possibilities for user defined set-up and selection, including formatting, calculation and sorting.
  • Through a modern base technology, you get higher degree of security and elimination of limitations in file sizes on reporting data.
  • Execution performance has improved considerably.
  • Reports can be exported to PDF, Word as well as Excel. HTML formats will be offered in future versions of the product.
  • The same report can be generated by several users at a time. 

ProReport II can co-exist with the present ProReport, meaning that there is no hard-and-fast boundary for existing customers in their conversion process to the new reporting tool.

We have strived to make the conversion from ProReport to ProReport II as simple as possible. The majority of the standard reports in ProReport have been transferred directly to the new format. Certain tailor-made reports may however have to be developed again.

Support and corrections to the present ProReport will be offered until the 31 December 2006.

 

Please contact your Sales Consultant with Mark Information for further information on pricing in ProReport II for your license group.

Miscellaneous questions and answers

Question Does ProReport II replace the present ProReport?
Answer Yes and no. Sales and development of ProReport has stopped but ProReport will still be supported and corrected until the end of 2006.
   
Question We have had some ProReport reports made by ourselves. Can they be transferred to ProReport II?
Answer ProReport II has been developed to cover the most important reporting needs as we know them from ProReport. ProReport II in its first version comes with an extensive base of standard reports, and furthermore, it has many new options for combination and set-up. Very pecific reports will however still have to be developed again for the new format.
   
Question We already have ProReport. What will we have to pay for ProReport II?
Answer ProReport II is free for existing ProReport customers with a valid maintenance agreement until the end of 2006. Any assistance for installation, set-up and report generation can be agreed at prevailing rates.
   
Question If I do not upgrade to ProReport II now, how long can I expect to get support?
Answer ProReport will be supported and corrected until the end of 2006.
   
Question Should we calculate further costs for hardware if we implement ProReport II?
Answer In most cases by far, there will be no additional costs for hardware. In certain cases, however, you should invest in additional memory for the servers running ProReport II for optimal performance.

For further information please contact your local hotline.