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Major enhancements provide a streamlined report
design experience, new data source options, & virtual memory processing
for very large reports.
Santa Clara, CA -- July 29, 2005 -- Quadbase Systems,
a leading supplier of Java™-based information delivery and presentation
solutions, today announced the availability of EspressReport® 5.0.
The first major release in over a year provides extensive enhancements and
improvements to the powerful Java reporting engine as well as many new reporting
features.
EspressReport is a sophisticated reporting solution from Quadbase
Systems. Written in pure Java it allows users to develop and deploy
professional-looking reports across virtually any platform. With the robust
API, users can easily integrate reporting into servlets, JSPs, and applications
to deliver Web and print ready content on the fly. The template-based
reporting system extends report design capabilities to end users with the
powerful, easy to use Report Designer UI. With its flexible design and
extensive features, EspressReport can handle virtually any reporting requirement
from the simple output of application data to detailed presentations of corporate
information. EspressReport can generate reports in HTML/DHTML, text, CSV,
XML, Rich Text, PDF, and Excel formats.
Report Designer Enhancements
Many features have been added to v5.0 that simplify the report design process.
EspressReport now allows users to create custom report styles. These styles
can be applied to new reports directly in the wizard, making it easy to carry a
common look and feel across multiple reports. In addition, the Report Designer
interface has been improved, making it easy to move and re-size report elements - even
across different sections. A report explorer tool has been added that allows
users to view all the report elements in a tree form. This new interface allows
users to easily find and select specific elements. New design features allow
users to add a table of contents to any report. The TOC generates links to
specific groups of data, or user-defined bookmarks.
New Data Source Options
Version 5.0 allows users to connect to relational databases using a JNDI lookup
name. Instead of a traditional JDBC URL, reports using a JNDI lookup
can be seamlessly deployed in multiple environments without any configuration
or custom code to specify database connections. In addition, EspressReport
now supports XML query parameters. This feature not only enables more dynamic
XML reporting, but also allows users to employ parameter-based features like
drill-down and sub-report linking for XML data.
New Drill-Down Features
New features allow users to add drill-down to sub-reports. Now reports
built using multiple tables can have actionable content for each table.
In addition, EspressReport now supports crosstab drill-down which allows users
to drill on individual points in a pivot table.
Memory Management
Powerful new features allow users to control the amount of memory used by
EspressReport in deployment environments. Very large reports now run
efficiently in a virtual memory system when the amount of data exceeds a
pre-set threshold. This feature works for any report and any data source
allowing users to pre-empt any memory utilization issues.
ABOUT QUADBASE SYSTEMS, INC.
Quadbase Systems Inc. provides the tools, technologies
and services that enable clients to establish E-commerce Web sites,
Enterprise Information Portals, and to enhance Internet/Intranet
applications. Since 1997, many Global 1000 companies, including:
IBM, Fidelity Investments, Lehman Brothers, PNC Bank, Deutsche Bank,
Daimler Chrysler, Sun Microsystems, Vanguard Group, and GE, have selected
Quadbase solutions for their data delivery and visualization needs.
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