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1 Dan Grady The search for the killer productivity application is over… Copyright 2009, Information Builders. Slide 1

2 Copyright 2008, Information Builders. Slide 2 What is Search?

3 Intellectual Technologies Copyright 2009, Information Builders. Slide 3

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5 Challenge IT Business Analysts Multiple Application Interfaces Document Files Images Multi Media Reports Servers Database Mainframe

6 Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 6  Productivity:  Employee spend 1 to 3 hours per day searching for information*  Duplication of content and effort  BI for the Masses/Messes:  Current BI penetration 20%  The Google effect on BI  Unnecessary Additional Tools  Information Overload:  Information doubles every two years  Most valuable data is structured in applications and data stores  Acceleration of ad hoc queries Impact Sources: Business Week; Accenture research on companies with annual revenue of more than $500 million; Forrester research

7 Trend: Convergence of Search and Business Intelligence 7

8 Convergence of BI and Search: Leverage the power of each Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 8 Information Inquiries (1)Search for customer account (2)Search for vendor transaction (3)Get account balances (4)Get all transactions exceeding $ X.xx Leverage the strengths of each technology Leverage hardware and software Simplify development, maintenance & deployment Offer better and more complete user experience

9 Business Intelligence Business Intelligence Security GUI Metadata Integration Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 9 Requirements For Successful Implementation Connect to 300 data sources; capture document changes in real time; merge documents; and more.. Use metadata to classify documents, to increase the findability, and to render dynamically search filters… Simple search box, powerful guided navigation, interactive tabular view, multi-drill to additional information… World class Business Intelligence engine that allows you to ask and answer questions additional questions of the searchable content. Robust security for any data source, including row and column level security for structured sources… Integration with other enterprise level security systems.

10 Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 10 WebFOCUS Magnify Single Point of Information Access IT Business Analysts Anyone Multiple Application Interfaces Document Files Images Multi Media Reports Servers Database Mainframe

11 WebFOCUS Magnify Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 11

12 Benefits  WebFOCUS Magnify will increase productivity by allowing you to:  Better locate and leverage relevant products, information and data  Improving planning and forecasting from improved data access and retrieval capabilities  Improve business processes via more efficient information retrieval  Reduce costs of enterprise wide information management  Reduce application development time and increase time to market  Maximize existing content and systems  Increase information reuses for your entire enterprise and beyond (partners, suppliers, customers)  Unlock more value from content due to increased usage from a simple to use interface

13 Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 13 iWay Service Manager Or HOLD FORMAT MAGNIFY (depends on latency of information) How does Magnify work? Search Request Magnify Results Report Request WF Report Assisted Navigation Tabular View Operational Data Stores 3 2 1

14 How do I get there from here? Step 1 Planning Step 2 Indexing Step 3 WebFOCUS Reports Transaction Indexing Set Up Step 4 Interface Setup Search Results Retrieval Set Up  Information Assessment  Information Preparation  Set Expectations and Goals  Define environment, configuration and security Consultant/ Division Leaders Process Tasks Skills  Define reporting goals  Create reporting application  Confirm environment, configuration and security  Outline search result design  Set up retrieval record limits  Testing iWay Architect Or WF Developer Analysts / WF Developer iWay Developer / WF Developer  Create collection process  Information transformation  Feed index

15 What type of applications should I target?  Customer Support/Call Center  Customer History, Product Information, etc..  Retail  Merchandising, Inventory, Sales, Customer Information, Billing, Product information, etc..  Supply Chain  Product Information, Vendor Information, Outsourcing Information, Inventory Information, etc..  Law Enforcement  Criminal History, Criminal Cases, Vehicle Information, Court Records, Citations, Precinct/Department Information  Human Resources  Employee Information, Benefit Information, Hiring Information, Law Suits Pending, etc…  Sales and Marketing  CRM System information: Leads, Contacts, Collateral  Finance  Invoices, Capital Expenditures, Project Management

16 DEMONSTRATION Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 16


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