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I recently attended the Maximo UK and Ireland User Group meeting where we were treated to a demonstration of Actuate’s new BIRT reporting capability.
At first glance the software and technology looked rather appealing. The interactive “flash” based reporting seemed to suggest that the long promised and tantalising possibility of easy to create, dashboard style reports, over which the end user has an unparalleled degree of control may finally be a reality.
Just to set this in context, I have been a software developer for over 30 years, currently working in the field of interfacing Maximo with financial systems, it is rare that a new technology spikes my interest and imagination. So when I say that I spent a whole Saturday downloading, installing and attempting to understand what BIRT was all about, you will realise that this is indeed something worthy of note.
I published my findings in a pdf report and was overwhelmed by responses requesting
a copy, so I have now decided to publish this and other BIRT related information
to a wider audience. To obtain a copy of “The BIRT Report -
You will immediately receive a copy of my report and this will shortly be followed by a complete BIRT download and installation guide.
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