SharePoint Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence with Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) provides an infrastructure that makes it easy for decision-makers to access information anytime, anywhere. People can get up-to-date information where they work, collaborate, and make decisions, whether it's on the desktop or over the Web. Art2link can get you started setting you up with the required infrastructure and deployment.
Microsoft Office Excel-based Business Intelligence: Excel Services, part of MOSS, extend the capabilities of Microsoft Office Excel 2007 by allowing broad sharing of spreadsheets, improved manageability and security and the ability to re-use spreadsheet models using a scalable server-based calculation service and interactive Web-based user interface.
Dashboards and Report Center: Create interactive business intelligence (BI) dashboards that assemble and display business information from disparate sources by using built in Web Parts. These Web Parts include dynamic key performance indicators (KPI), Office Excel 2007 spreadsheets, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services reports and a collection of business data connectivity Web Parts that can visualize information residing in back-end line-of-business applications.
Accessing and discovering business data: Seamlessly Art2link can help you connect external data into your applications using the Business Data Catalog (BDC) to create a foundation for business intelligence search. Part of Office SharePoint Server 2007, the BDC simplifies the process of discovering and accessing data residing within backend line of business applications.