iDashboards Releases Version 5.0

March 12, 2007; 06:33 AM
iDashboards (www.iDashboards.com), the leader in Business Intelligence dashboard software, announced today the availability of version 5.0 at the Gartner Business Intelligence Summit.

iDashboards is an enterprise dashboard application helping companies leverage their information assets in real time through visually rich, responsive, and personalized Business Intelligence dashboards.

The latest features in iDashboards 5.0 include:

• Connectivity to Excel Spreadsheets – employees no longer have to email Excel spreadsheets back and forth, they can view the data online, in rich presentation format.
• Custom Mapping – completely customizable mapping capability as well as new pre-built maps (either geographical or spatial) in the chart library.
• Additional Charting Options – adding to its chart library of over 25 charting options, iDashboards 5.0 now includes bubble charts, configurable speedometer dials, metrics chart with option to represent Euro symbol (€), and new transparent legends.
• Customization – users can create customized presentation formats, including flow charts, images and floor plans displaying color-coded metrics.
• Support for Microsoft’s Analysis Services (OLAP) – ability to seamlessly connect to data cubes in Microsoft’s Analysis Services and visualize through animated charts within iDashboards.
• iDashboards Portlet – ability to embed interactive dashboards as Portlets within any JSR 168 compliant portal such as BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Jakarta Pluto and Vignette.

“When investigating dashboard technology, we had a few requirements of the product – ease of use, affordability, intuitiveness and compatibility with Excel. iDashboards was able to deliver on all fronts,” said Don Anderson, Assistant Controller, Supplemental Heath Care.

“Enterprises continue to struggle with the core challenge of how to present data both easily and effectively to all employees. The expensive BI platforms and ERP or healthcare information systems are continuously falling short of solutions,” said Shadan Malik, President & CEO, iDashboards. “We developed iDashboards to help bring ‘BI to the masses’ and not just the analytically inclined analysts and technologists. 5.0 is another huge step in that direction.”

About iDashboards

Through its award-winning engineering and patented software, iDashboards helps companies leverage information assets through visually rich, responsive, and personalized business intelligence dashboards to analyze, track, and drill-down through a wealth of information. Global enterprises such as Lockheed Martin, Unisys, ADP, and Georgia Pacific are making quicker, well-informed business decisions with the help of iDashboards. The company is privately held and headquartered in Troy, Michigan. To find out more about iDashboards’ solutions, please call (248) 952-0840 or visit www.idashboards.com.