Michael Corcoran

"An SAP system, for example, might be smart enough to recommend a supplier for a certain item a company needs," Michael Corcoran, IB's vice president of corporate strategy, told eWEEK.com.
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Enterprises will be able to put this process-driven BI into action using IB's new WebFocus Power Painter, Corcoran said.
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WebFocus Power Painter, Corcoran said, is the first product to deliver the usability of a Windows-type graphical design through a familiar thin-client interface, allowing power users to develop sophisticated BI content.

eWEEK.com Special Report: Thin ClientsThe WebFocus Power Painter,which utilizes AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) middleware,uses typical pull-down window menus and other familiar tools in its interface, Corcoran said.

The software aims to help enterprises simplify all aspects of report design, development and administration, promoting an environment of self-service reporting and enabling rapid report production and accessibility for users with less technical knowledge, he said.

"Users won't have to learn a new application, they'll just need to know how to use the Internet," Corcoran said."The people don't have to be smarter,the process will be smarter."

Business users will be able to define reports and charts to produce publishable documents that can be accessed and customized by other information consumers to help satisfy thousands of unique information requests, Corcoran said.

Michael Corcoran, chief communications officer for IB, says Telus is a model for other companies."When people know they are being compared, it has a much more dramatic effect," Corcoran says.