Software offers tools to track organization's performance.
Press Release Summary:
Media v5.0 analytical business intelligence tool transforms raw data into targeted information for business decision-making. Graphical interface of dashboard lets users view and understand corporate data more easily so they can make informed business decisions. Enhanced GUI includes Default Chart Properties dialog that sets default properties for all charts, buttons, and text boxes in dashboard, which is customizable and can be configured by various users.
Original Press Release:
Speedware Launches New Version of Media
MONTREAL, April 3 / -- Speedware, a leading provider of innovative enterprise software solutions and productivity tools, today announced the release of Media 5.0 - the latest version of its analytical business intelligence tool. Media transforms raw data into highly targeted information for business decision-making. The new release is a powerful tool that offers users new options to track their organization's performance.
Media 5.0's new functionality and enhanced graphical interface deliver a rich interactive experience. Media 5.0 provides greater flexibility with colors, images and fonts. You can now apply gradients, patterns, images and custom colors almost anywhere: chart foreground and background, dashboard background, chart values, legends and buttons. Charts can now be displayed without title bars and borders to achieve a seamless look. Font size and color can be defined individually for charts, buttons and text boxes. 3D rendering has been enhanced and the 3D effect made available for more charts, including lines, donuts and pyramids.
Default chart properties are another innovative feature of Media 5.0. You can now make global changes to a given property through the Default Chart Properties dialog. This dialog sets default properties for all of the charts, buttons and text boxes in your dashboard. These defaults are applied to any new charts you create but can easily be overridden whenever necessary. Default chart properties speed development and ensure consistency throughout the dashboard.
The improved graphical interface of Media's dashboard lets users view and understand their corporate data more quickly and easily so they can make better-informed business decisions.
"We delivered Media 5.0 as a strategic business tool that would optimize decision-making time. Seeing real-time changes in key areas of company performance gives you the power to make competent decisions," explains Andy Kulakowski, Vice-President & General Manager of Speedware. "Making smart decisions at the right time is the key to success in any organization."
Media 5.0 users have even more options to quickly enhance the look and feel of the dashboard, since a variety of pre-defined themes are supplied with the version. You can even create new themes and re-use them in other dashboards. The Media dashboard is now highly customizable and can be configured quickly by various users at every level of your organization.
Denis Cartier, Technology Architect for Business Intelligence at Groupe Promutuel, is enthusiastic about the latest version: "As a Media user for the last 14 years, I am extremely impressed with the new features. The enhanced graphical presentation combined with themes and improved functionality for chart properties has exceeded my expectations."
The list of new features continues. To improve general dashboard usability, numerous small enhancements have been implemented. For example, smart labels help optimize chart space, the new tooltips feature displays glossary and diagnosis notes when you mouse over a given result, and the zoom functionality lets you zero in on the part of a chart that interests you. You can even add buttons to the dashboard interface to permit quick change of context.
"The entire user experience and presentation of Media 5.0 is outstanding! The new version empowers the user to create dashboards with an expanded choice of colors, images, formats and graphical styles. The result is a wide variety of very impressive charts. From a user standpoint, Media 5.0 is light years ahead of the pack," says Chris Veal, independent consultant to a big four accounting firm.
About Speedware Ltd.
Speedware, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Activant Solutions Inc., is a leading provider of enterprise software solutions. The company provides a complete suite of business intelligence tools, HP e3000 migration solutions, and application development. Based in Montreal with a distribution network spanning 35 countries, Speedware offers market leaders the end-to-end solutions they require to achieve their business objectives and enhance their competitive advantage. For more information, visit Speedware at www.speedware.com.
Source: SPEEDWARE CORPORATION INC.
CONTACT: Chris Koppe, Speedware, (514) 747-7007, ext. 8264, ckoppe@speedware.com
