Industry Research« Microsoft Low Cost To Scale For BI Reporting And Analysis Platforms | Main | SAP Strong In Application Integration For BI Reporting And Analysis Platforms » Oracle Strong In Java Development, Security For BI Reporting And Analysis PlatformsOracle Business Intelligence 10.1.2 provides a Java application-centric business intelligence (BI) reporting and analysis amalgam of products bundled within the Oracle 10g database and Oracle 10g application server for support of analytic and enterprise reporting. The product provides comprehensive security and administration along with application scalability and basic Microsoft Office integration, but lacks robust report layout and development functionality and ease of use. This product is but one of a few — others include Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and SAP NetWeaver 2004 — that provides BI functionality bundled within a database or application server platform. Based on our analysis, Oracle is a strong performer in both analytic and enterprise reporting with a greater emphasis on analytic reporting. For additional information click here |