Re: Equivalent products to SQR?

[Buddy Sandridge <Buddy.Sandridge@GEAC.COM>]

Does Actuate run on the same variety  of hardware and databases that SQR does?
Or specifically MS Sql & Sybase databases and run on NT, Sun, AIX and HP-UX?

Thanks,
Buddy.




From: ANDREW LIROT <andrew_lirot@YAHOO.COM> on 10/10/2000 11:00

To:   SQR-USERS@list.iex.net@SMTP@Exchange
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Subject:  Re: Equivalent products to SQR?

Actuate, although expensive, offers a complete
reporting solution.  I have worked with SQR, Crystal,
etc. and it far outmatches those tools in the areas
of:
1. Development Environment - its dev environment is
based on VB 3 while offering OO extensions.  Can
connect to multiple data stores.  Visual / Procedural
dev environment may pose steep learning curve for
non-propeller heads.
2. Security Server Admin- the server side can handle
the full range of admin chores, or hand them off to an
LDAP app through their APIs. Scheduling, etc. Page
level security.
3.  Distribution - Strong Web features, including a
complete URL based report requesting, no client, DHTML
rendering server process.
4.  End user navigation Niceties- Hyperlinking, Table
of contents, Search and download.  Professional
Formatting.

Like I said the soilution is a little rich.  30-50K a
processor.