Venice Consulting Group (VCG), a leading software development and consulting firm, recently announced the release of Business Intelligence Studio (BIS) software for Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007. The new software solution provides numerous features that help companies maximize their investment in PerformancePoint Server through user-friendly interfaces, creating financial applications that are easier to use and richer in information.

Since its release in 2007, Microsoft PerformancePoint Server (PPS) has grown in popularity through its host of business performance management capabilities and its integration with Microsoft Office. PPS 2007 focuses on delivering three primary missions of planning, monitoring and analytics. BIS enables full utilization of all PPS 2007 features. It is a solution that accelerates the implementation of PPS, enables end user productivity and provides valuable budgeting/planning functionality to facilitate better business performance management.

"Companies are placing great importance on using data to gain competitive advantages, whether through internal process improvements or changes which affect the bottom line," says Per Solli, Chief Executive Officer for Orange Peel. "Yet the issue isn't a lack of data. The dilemma is how to process and interpret the data to make meaningful decisions. Business Intelligence Studio is the perfect compliment to any company using Microsoft Performance Point Server to take business intelligence to the next level."